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Wendell Beitzel  > Transportation > Airplanes > 2009 Seafair Airshow
The first Seattle Seafair Airshow I have actually been around for!
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Wendell Beitzel > The show started off with 2 F-14 Tomcats to warm the crowd up.
Wendell Beitzel > Not really sure what this plane was.  It looked like some kind of older Air Force jet.
Wendell Beitzel > 2009 Seafair Airshow >  Wendell_20090801_011662
Wendell Beitzel > 2009 Seafair Airshow >  Wendell_20090801_011663
Wendell Beitzel > Fat Albert!!!!  This is the Hercules C-130 that is the Blue Angels support plane.
Wendell Beitzel > At land based airshows Fat Albert often takes off using  rockets mounted under the main fuselage.  Unfortunatley they didn't put that into this show, although it did show off a pretty impressive climb, as you can see here!!
Wendell Beitzel > Fat Albert made several low passes over the water.
Wendell Beitzel > 2009 Seafair Airshow >  Wendell_20090801_011667
Wendell Beitzel > First sight of the Blue Angels, flying their F/A-18 Hornets.  Here you can see the classic 4-man diamond formation in the upper left, and the 2 solos in the bottom right.
Wendell Beitzel > The classic 4-man diamond formation, made up of planes 1 through 4.
Wendell Beitzel > This was pretty much right over my head, probably 300-500 feet up.
Wendell Beitzel > 2009 Seafair Airshow >  Wendell_20090801_011671
Wendell Beitzel > This was kind of a lucky shot, getting the solo heading right with the diamond in the back heading left.
Wendell Beitzel > These next 3 shots show the precision of the Blue Angesl fkying.
Wendell Beitzel > 2009 Seafair Airshow >  Wendell_20090801_011674
At land based airshows Fat Albert often takes off using rockets mounted under the main fuselage. Unfortunatley they didn't put that into this show, although it did show off a pretty impressive climb, as you can see here!!
Wendell Beitzel > At land based airshows Fat Albert often takes off using  rockets mounted under the main fuselage.  Unfortunatley they didn't put that into this show, although it did show off a pretty impressive climb, as you can see here!!
At land based airshows Fat Albert often takes off using rockets mounted under the main fuselage. Unfortunatley they didn't put that into this show, although it did show off a pretty impressive climb, as you can see here!!
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