700 MPH @ 100 feet - Blue Angels Sneak Pass

Blue Angels solo plane sneaking up on the crowd 100 ft. off the ground - just under mach 1. Alliance Airport - Fort Worth, Tx © 2008 Payte Productions

From the Blue Angels... What are the fastest and slowest speeds flown during an air show?

The fastest speed is about 700 mph (just under Mach 1; Sneak Pass) and the slowest speed is about 120 mph (indicated speed; Section High Alpha), both flown by the solo pilots during the show.

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[TheCrunk200]

the sneak passes don't come from the side of the crowd ... they fly from behind and "sneak" up on them .. Obviously you've never been to a Blue Angels airshow

[bpayte]

@TheCrunk200 Actually you're wrong ...the #5 Solo comes from the side and #6 Solo comes from behind the crowd right after #5 passes. The other 4 Blue Angels perform the Left Echelon Roll right before the Sneak Pass which would have you looking in the opposite direction of #5 Solo sneaking up on the crowd. I've seen them perform 20+ times.

[TheCrunk200]

@bpayte this is at alliance airport in fort worth, this solo is coming from right to left, therefore he is not the sneak. Im not wrong.

[bpayte]

@TheCrunk200 From the crowds perspective he is traveling left to right. Both solos are considered part of the sneak pass after the Left Echelon Roll ...the Blue Angels even state this!

[MegaGuy72]

i just have one thing to say if this plane was truly going 700MPH it would've broken the sound barrier because the speed of sound at sea level is 700MPH and as altitude increases the speed of sound decreases

[bpayte]

@MegaGuy72 As I posted above: At sea level a sonic boom happens at around 761 mph. The Blue Angels also state that the sneak pass is flown at or close to 700 mph.

[bpayte]

@notsnuf98 Depends on the altitude of the plane. At sea level a sonic boom happens at around 761 mph. The Blue Angels also state that the sneak pass is flown at or close to 700 mph. So who failed? ;)

[COBRA1GUNSHIP]

@snoopy9949 believe me thats how fast they go. i have seen them many times and other air force f/a-18's

[superskullmaster]

@MegaGuy72 you fail at life. A 30 second google search could have saved you from the uncalled for embarrasment that bpayte has given you with his 100% factual post. You should kill yourself for pretending to have a brain.

[Cdino88]

@snoopy9949 show me where i said that jet broke the sound barrier...go ahead, i'm waiting. i have personally seen top fuel dragsters go in 330+mph. you are not going to tell me that is 350-400 mph. are you one of those uneducated people that think they know what they are talking about but really don't?

[snoopy9949]

@Cdino88 If you think this jet is breaking the sound barrier you must be nuts. 350 to 400mph at the very max. Are you one of those people who think every puff of condensation is a sonic boom?

[Cdino88]

@snoopy9949 have you witnessed other videos of jets breaking the sound barrier? they are going faster than 700 mph and the person recording is able to keep the jet in frame. the x-34a unmanned ramjet went 7,000 mph and they were able to keep in the viewfinder. stop being ignorant.

[JACOBiiTE]

Holy Shit!!