The U.S. Navy plans to modify and repaint 18 low-rate initial production (LRIP) F/A-18E/F Super Hornets for the Blue Angels.
U.S. Navy photo by Adam Skoczylas
Even though the team will only perform using the Super Hornet in 2021, the Blue Angels Transition Team has been busy coming up with the new flight profile at the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division’s Manned Flight Simulator at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Maryland.
Capt. Ryan Bernacchi, former Blue Angels Commanding Officer and flight leader, and director of CNATRA’s Blue Angels Transition Team, revealed that the “Super Hornet’s mission software will be customized to display tailored information to Blue Angels pilots as they execute their precision maneuvers.”
Most importantly for fans, the airshow season next year will be shorten while the 2021 will start later to help the unit transition to the new aircraft.