NAS Pensacola

McDonnell Douglas/Boeing F/A-18E Super Hornet

Compared to the original F/A-18 A through D models, the F/A-18E Super Hornet has larger wings, longer fuselage and newly-designed engines. The super hornet was rolled out at McDonnell Douglas in 1995.

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McDonnell Douglas/Boeing F/A-18F Super Hornet

The large Leading Edge Extension (LEX) is one of the features of the F/A-18E and F.

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McDonnell Douglas TA-4 Skyhawk

All the A-4 models have been retired in the United States. The Blue Angels used the A-4. This model served as a trainer. It has tandem seats as shown in the picture.

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Panavia Tornado

Two German Tornados usually visit the airshow every year.

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Lockheed S-3B Viking

The S-3B was formerly configured for Anti-Submarine Warfare (ASW). Nowadays, it is used for other purposes, such as aerial refueling operations.

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McDonnell Douglas/Boeing T-45C Goshawk

The original model, Hawk, was developed by BAe in UK as a trainer. Its first prototype flew in 1973. The Hawk was redesigned for aircraft carriers in the United States. The first prototype of the T-45A flew in 1991.

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Grumman G-164A Show Cat

The night airshow was open to public on Friday evening in 2006. Fat Albert of the Blue Angels demonstrated JATO. A helicopter and the biplane in the picture flew with fireworks. There were several more performers.

This biplane also performed a solo flight and a flight with a woman on the wing in the daytime. We enjoyed a lot.

• Gene Soucy Airshows

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