Uma umuntu ecabanga ngethimba lokuboniswa kwezindiza e-United States Navy (USN) , lokho okushiwo engqondweni kungenzeka ukuthi yi-Blue Angels - eye yaba yikhampasi yokubonisa ibhayisikobho kusukela ngo-1946, okwenza ibe yithimba elidala elisemthethweni elihamba phambili elihamba ngezinyawo le-acrobatic ngaphansi kwegama elifanayo izwe, futhi endala kunazo zonke e-United States. I-Blue Angels iphinde ibonise i- United States Marine Corps Aviation.
I-Blue Angels
I-Blue Angels yasungulwa ekupheleni kweMpi Yezwe II.
Ithimba liqale ukuhamba ngezinyawo ezintathu zamaGreencats eGrumman F6F-5 ekwakheni, ngokushesha ngemuva kwalokho kuthuthukiswa ku- F8F-1 Bearcat . Umkhuba wokusebenza uzokhipha ngokuhamba kwesikhathi isimiso sokubonisa ukufaka 4, bese-ke izindiza ezinhlanu.
- Ngo-1949, leli qembu laqhubekela phambili ku-jets ngesimo se-Grumman F9F-2 Panther . Ukuze athumele abasebenzi kanye nemishini ukuvela nakwezindawo zokubonisa, nabo bathola i-Douglas R4D Sky Train.
- Ngo-1950, ithimba le-Blue Angels lahlakazwa okwesikhashana ngenxa yeMpi yaseKorea, kodwa laphinde lakhiwa ngo-Okthoba 1951 futhi lakhuliswa ku-Grumman F9F-5 Panther futhi lathengisa iR4D Sky Train i-Curtiss R5C Commando . Ngasekupheleni kuka-1954, i-Blue Angels yathola umshayeli wawo wokuqala wokuqala waseMarine Corps, futhi yaguqulwa ku-Grumman F9F-8 Cougar .
- Ngo-1956, i-Blue Angels yanezela indiza yesithupha ekuboniseni indiza futhi yanikeza ukusebenza kwayo ngaphandle kwe-United States ku-International Air Exposition eToronto, eCanada. Futhi, baphinde bathuthukisa kusukela ku-R5C Commando logistics logistics kuya kuDouglas R5D Skymaster .
- Ngo-1957, leli qembu lishintsha ku-Grumman F11F-1 Tiger (okokuqala ihamba ngezinyawo ezincane, bese kuthi izinguqulo ezindala).
- Ngo-1968 leli qembu lathengisa izindiza zezokuthutha ze-R5D Skymaster yeC-121J Constellation .
- Ngo-1969, i-Blue Angels yaqhubekela phambili kuMcDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II ngo-1969, kanye nokuthuthukiswa ku-C-121 Super Constellation. (Inothi lokugcina: I-F-4 yiyena kuphela indiza ezogeleza yiziNgelosi ze-Blues kanye ne-Air Force Thunderbirds - nakuba i-Thunderbirds isebenzisa i-F-4E)
- Ngonyaka we-1970, indiza yezinsiza yayishintshelwa ku-Lockheed KC-130F Hercules, eyenziwa yi-crew yonke.
- Ngo-1974 i-Blue Angels yahlaselwa kuDouglas A-4F Skyhawk II futhi yahlelwa kabusha ku-Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron.
- Ngo-1975, i-KC-130 isetshenziswe kuqala ukubonisa i-Jet-Assisted Take-Off (JATO).
- Ngo-1986, i-Blue Angels yashintsha endizeni yabo yamanje - uMcDonnell Douglas F / A-18 Hornet.
- Kusukela ngo-1992, i-Blue Angels iye yaba nezindiza ezimbili ezilandelanayo zokusekela / zokuphatha ezibizwa ngegama elithi "Fat Albert". UFat Albert nginguTC-130G noFat Albert II uyi C-130T. Eminye imibukiso yomoya ephethe iqembu, uFat Albert uyingxenye, enza ama-flyovers futhi abonise amandla ayo okuthatha amafishane amancane (abuye asetshenziselwe ukukhombisa amandla akhe okuthatha ama-rocket asetshenzisiwe (RATO) kodwa ngenxa yokunciphisa ukuthengwa kwama rockets lo mkhuba wehlisiwe ngo-2009).
- Futhi, ngoJulayi 2014, umshayeli wokuqala wesifazane wajoyina i-Blue Angels.
Okwamanje, isimiso sombukiso weBlue Angels sinamabhanoyi angu-6 ahlukana ngokuthi "i-Diamond" (i-Blue Angels 1 kuya ku-4) kanye ne-Solos ephikisanayo (i-Blue Angels 5 no-6). Kodwa-ke, kunezimboni ezingu-10 eziphelele - ama-model A ama-F / A-18 A, amafomethi amahlanu ama-F / A-18 C (lezi ziyizindiza ezilodwa), eyodwa F / A-18 B kanye no-F / A-18 Izibonelo zeD (izindiza ezimbili).
Ngokuvamile, lezi jets eziyisithupha zisetshenziselwa izindiza zokubonisa ziyizinguquko ezilodwa, futhi konke okumele kube khona njengama-spares, uma kwenzeka ukuthi enye yezindiza enkulu ingenakulungiswa futhi ayikwazi ukulungiswa ngaphambi kokuqala kombukiso.
Ehlangothini lomlinganiso we-equation, kunabasebenzi abangu-126 bamaNavy nabaseMarine Corps abelwe abaphathi be-Blue Angels - 16, abangu-110 ababhalisiwe. Kuye kwaba nezinye izindiza ezintathu ezihlotshaniswa neqembu leBlue Angels: I-North American SNJ Texan, eyayisetshenziselwa ukulingisa indiza yase-Japan A6M Zero emibonisweni phakathi nenkathi ka-1946. I-Lockheed T-33 Shooting Star , eyasetshenziswa ekuqaleni nasekuphakathi kwawo-1950 njengendiza yezokuthutha i-VIP yeqembu.
I-Vought F7U Cutlass. Leli qembu lase lithole ama-F7U amabili ngasekupheleni kuka-1952, futhi yaqhutshwa njengesibonakaliso saso phakathi nenkathi ka-1953.
Kodwa-ke, i-F7U yayingeyona ingxenye yezinhlelo ezijwayelekile zeBlue Angel (ngaleso sikhathi iqembu lisebenzisa i-F9F Panther). Abashayeli bezindiza nabasebenzi basemhlabathini bathola ukuthi lo mkhiqizo awunelisekile futhi uhlela ukuyisebenzisa njengoba indiza enkulu yeqembu ikhanseliwe.
Kodwa i-Blue Angels akuyona yodwa ithimba lokuboniswa kwezindiza uMbutho weNavy owake waba nawo ... nje nje iqembu lokuqala lokuboniswa ngokusemthethweni lensiza. Nakuba nginesiqiniseko sokuthi kukhona ngaphezulu, amaqembu wangaphambili okuboniswa kwangaphakathi ahlanganisa:
Okhokho abathathu oLwandle
Abakwa-Three Sea Hawks - Ukuqala kokuqala ngoJanuwari 1928, leli qembu lalinamabutho amathathu eBoing F2B-1 nakwa-F2B-2 eSan Francisco. Ngenxa yokusebenza kwabo okubonakala sengathi kuyingozi, umphakathi wawuthiwa yi "Suicide Trio".
The Hatters High, Imiphefumulo Emithathu Ephakeme, kanye Nezinhlanzi Ezinhlanu Zokudoba
I-High Hatters - eyakhiwa ngasekupheleni kwawo-1920, futhi yenza ngokuyinhloko ogwini olusentshonalanga, leli qembu lahamba ngamabutho amathathu eBoing F2B-1, avela e-VF-1B squadron esekelwe ku-CV- 3 USS Saratoga . I-Hatters High yahlakazwa ekuqaleni kwawo-1930. Imimoya Emihle Eyesithathu - eyakha ngo-1929, leli qembu laqala ukusebenzisa ama - fighters e- Curtiss F6C-4 , lashintshela eBeing F4B-1 izindiza ngo-1930, kwathi ngo-1931 yawaleka ama-Boeing F2B-1. Leli qembu liphawulwe njengelungu leqembu lokugcina elisezingeni eliphezulu ngaphambi kweMpi Yezwe II. Izinhlanzi Ezintathu Zokudoba - ezakhiwe ngo-1930, futhi zenza ngokuyinhloko ogwini olusempumalanga, leli qembu lawela Curtiss F6C-4. Leli qembu lahlakazwa ekuqaleni kuka-1931.
AmaGrey Grey
I-Grey Angels - leli qembu le-Marine Aerial Performance lwakhiwa isikhathi esifushane ngo-1948 linyuka iManton McDonell FH-1 Phantom. I-Grey Angels ibhekwa njengeyimboni yokuqala ye-US aerobatic yokubonisa izindiza ezindizayo ezindizayo.
I-Phantom yama-Marine (aka Flying Leathernecks)
Ebizwa nangokuthi "i-Flying Leathernecks", leli qembu lalingumlandeli weGrey Angels. Eyakhelwe ngo-1949, leli qembu laseMarine Aerial Performance lahamba nge-Phantom iMcDonell FH-1. Leli qembu lamiswa ngaphandle kwe-VMF-122 Squadron eCherry Point, okokuqala ehamba ngezindiza ezijwayelekile ze-VMF-122, futhi kamuva (ngo-September 1949) uhlelo olusha olusha lokupenda olwandle oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka oluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka. Ngo-1950, leli qembu lishintsha ku-McDonell F2H-1 Banshee . I-Phantom yaseMarine yahlakazeka ngenkathi iMpi yaseKorea iqala.
I-Albino Angels
Eyakhelwe ngemva kokuphela kweMpi yaseKorea, leli qembu lawela iDouglas A-4D Skyhawk. Enye ithimba elifushane, i-Albino Angels yaxoshwa emva kwemibono emibili yezindiza. Ithimba lahlukanisa ukuthi yiyona yodwa ithimba lezokubonakaliswa kwe-aerobatic ukuvula isimiso sabo ngokusungulwa kusuka kumthwali wezindiza.
I-Air Barons
Eyenziwe phakathi nango-1958, indima enkulu yale thimba kwakuwukumele ibutho le-Naval Air Reserve. Lapho kutholakala kuqala, i-Air Barons yashaya i-Grumman F9F-6 Cougar, futhi ngenxa yobukhona beqembu, yashintsha eMfuleni we-North American FJ-4B (ohlelweni olusha olwamukelwa ngo-1962, i-FJ-4B yaba yi-AF-1E ), ilandelwa yiDouglas A-4B Skyhawk (ne-A-4L model). Kwakungakaze kube sekupheleni kuka-1968 ukuthi leli qembu lathola isimo esisemthethweni njengethimba lokubonisa indiza.
Enye yezinhlelo ze-Air Barons zaqashelwa ekubukeleni kwabo komphakathi kwakuyi-air air refueling. Bonke abashayeli bezindiza kuleli qembu babeqhubela phambili abagibeli bezindiza (abagibeli bezindiza ezigcinwe kuzo), futhi ngaleyo ndlela kwakungezakhamizi zomphakathi - ezikhuthaza isiqubulo sethimba: "Ngambili Isakhamuzi". Ngenxa yeqembu labazali beqembu leqembu (VA-209) elahlekelwa - lashiya i-Air Barons ngaphandle kwezindiza nokusekela - ekupheleni kuka-1971, leli qembu eliyingqayizivele le-aerobatic laphinde lahlakazwa.