The official Navy line is the Blue Angels name came from the paint scheme for the aircraft combined with the elite nature of the high-flying team. An alternate version of the story is that early Blue ...

The United States Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron, better known to aviation fans worldwide as the Blue Angels, first took to the skies as a team on June 15, 1946. Legendary Admiral Chester W.

Weight Empty: ~10,450 lb (4,740 kg)Standard conditions (normal loaded): ~18,000 lb (8,165 kg)Maximum Takeoff Weight: 24,500 lb (11,113 kg) Empty: ~23,000 lb (10,400 ...