Blue Angels Fleet Week 2007 Section High Alpha Pass

This is the Section High Alpha Pass and Muscle Climb performed over the waters of S.F. Bay at Fleet Week 2007. The video looks kind of funny at the end because #6 basically flew over my head, and I leaned back at 90 degrees to keep him in the shot. My ears rang for about a week after this one..

Category:

Autos & Vehicles

Tags:

• fleet
• week
• 2007
• cobra
• blue
• angels
• san
• francisco

[Airshowfan2]

Not a Cobra manuever, but cool.

[protagonistsf]

Can you tell me which manuever it is? I thought they announced it as the Cobra...

[Airshowfan2]

This manuever is called the Section High Alpha Pass, where the jets slow to 120 knots, and pull back on the stick staying level. (A Cobra is pulling 90 degrees all the way back, as these are at about 25 at angle) Afterward, the lead solo, Lcdr. John Allison will call for burners, and 5 will go level, as #6 performs a max performance climb called the muscle climb.

[protagonistsf]

Thanks, Airshowfan2. I updated the tags on the video. You are better than wikipedia!

[Ghost096]

lol i love this maneuver, your basic 15 tons of jet levitation trick hahaha the section high alpha is a gorgeous maneuver with the 2 solos fly as slow as physically possible without dropping out of the sky. igniting afterburners number 6 climbs 50 degrees nose up while number 5 rockets forward both show off the F/A-18's solid balance of finesse and muscle

[Airshowfan2]

Wikipedia is helpful, but it's extremly bad because ANYONE can go in and edit things. That's why you really cannot trust it.

No problem.