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The Blue Angels C-130 Support Plane aka. "Fat Albert " going through his maneuvers.

 Enjoy!!

Perfect- I only got video of Fat Albert.

Sure was humid early on... but that means nice contrails.

That prop vortex is neat-o. Great shots. Wish I coulda gone.

That prop vortex is neat-o.

Yeh they look really cool! Nice shots

Thanks guys!!

 Even though it's not a real clear shot I really liked the vortex I cought in the shot!!

Wot, no rockets?

Nice photos.

Wot, no rockets?

Nice photos.

 Thanks!!

 No, I was hoping they would but, because it was over the water and not at an airport or military airbase they don't use them!!

Also, when they do use a runway for a show, they only do one JATO performance a weekend (usually on Saturday).  The reason behind this would be because
1.  When Hurricane Ivan nailed Pensacola 2 years ago, it destroyed many of the JATO bottles that the Blues had.

2. The company that makes the JATO bottles has gone bottoms up and there are no more JATO bottles being made.  Reasoning behind this? The USAF and Marines stopped purchasing them for the Hercs because the new C-130s have greatly improved engine torque, and can take off in the same distance and height without the bottles.  

So, if you want some pictures of a JATO performance, I suggest that you go to a Saturday or Friday Night show because odds are, there will be no more JATO after this year.

Doesn't Fat Albert have JATO? I've always wanted to see what it looks like