This is probably one of the coolest Thunderbirds video ever.
Filmed from the cockpit of U.S. Air Force Flight Thunderbirds demo team’s Lead Solo, the following video provides a previously unseen point of view of the team’s most famous maneuvers, including the crossover break, the belly-to-belly Calypso pass and the solo’s maximum performance maneuvers.
The video was filmed with GoPro cameras installed inside the cockpit of pilot Maj. Blaine Jones, who flies the #5 position within the team.
Jones is a former F-22 pilot, who joined the team in 2012 as opposing solo (#6).
H/T to Neil Walker and Tom Demerly for the heads-up
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Blue Angels are better than the ThunderChickens.
I raise you one Blue Angels “Dream” Video. This isnt the original with A-4’s but updated with F-18’s.
how come the guy that ejected a while back was wearing a red flight suit?
Blue Angels are better than the ThunderChickens.
I raise you one Blue Angels “Dream” Video. This isnt the original with A-4’s but updated with F-18’s.
how come the guy that ejected a while back was wearing a red flight suit?
Great video!
Best T-Birds vid I’ve ever seen.