Aerospace
New Planes, Cool Tricks: Navy’s Storied Blue Angels Will Fly On Fresh Wings — But Still Powered By GE Engines
The U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels flight demonstration team was established with a big goal in mind: to put on a good show. The year was 1946 and, with World War II over, Chief of Naval Operations Chester Nimitz was looking for ways to maintain public interest in naval aviation. He envisioned a corps of expert pilots performing deft combat maneuvers while admiring crowds watched from the ground.
Britain’s Elite Red Arrows Aerobats Have GE Tech in Their Quivers
The Red Arrows, who came to Farnborough to celebrate their 50th anniversary, are the RAF’s official aerobatic display team and the U.K.’s answer to the U.S. Navy’s Blue Angels.