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RobVG — 8/3/2002 9:15:11 AM (archived)

I've heard they have to fight a 35 lb. continuous pull on the stick. Also I believe they (the Blue Angels) don't wear G-suites, instead they contract their stomach muscles (among others) to keep their blood in their head.

It's probably not as fun as it looks.

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Aerobatic patrols in the world - Raoul - 7/31/2002 7:49:04 PM
- Re: Aerobatic patrols in the world - SteveS - 7/31/2002 4:14:51 PM
  - Sweat - RobVG - 8/3/2002 9:15:11 AM
    - That's right - Larry J - 8/4/2002 1:59:04 PM
  - Snowbirds - Larry J - 8/2/2002 12:41:57 PM
- The Thunderbirds flew T-38s for many years - Larry J - 7/31/2002 12:08:42 PM
  - Re: The Thunderbirds flew T-38s for many years - MrPex - 7/31/2002 1:34:46 PM
    - They were flying T-38s for the formation crash in 1982 - Larry J - 8/2/2002 12:35:54 PM
      - Misc. - RobVG - 8/3/2002 9:00:53 AM

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