Not sure I care either way.Honestly, I've seen them both enough to get bored of the act.I'm ex Navy so I have to say the Angels. Home base: Pensacola Naval Air Station.I only heard of Blue Angels. I think the Blue Angels could take this, since they actually have weapons.However, the Thunderbirds would be much better at search and rescue, aquatic and underground operations, and extra-atmospheric operations.New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castIf you love to imagine the planet-exploding battles of the fictional gods who will never be, taking pointless knowledge gathered from a life spent reading and gaming and swinging it like a gladiator's sword in discussions on reddit... then welcome home, my friend. Just saying.If there's anything that army and navy can agree on, it's that we both love to mock the air force.Blue Angles. The Thunderbirds fly the legendary F-16 Fighting Falcon. I thought: How do they land on something that small! I'm also pretty biased because there are people i know that work at Thunderbirds that are such tools they might as well have a TAS number stitched on their coveralls.The best air force in the world is the US navy. You are indeed where you belong. Three weeks we've been watching it and last week, she realizes there are strings. 1 year ago. However, the Thunderbirds would be much better at search and rescue, aquatic and underground operations, and extra-atmospheric operations. To prove everything worked, the combat testbed flew a training sortie and fired its various weapons and tested the electronic countermeasures. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. When they can't utilize that speed the faster of the two doesn't really matter.

I think the Blue Angels could take this, since they actually have weapons. They're puppets.So are the Thunderbirds though. I was stationed at Nellis where I would always steal the Thunderbirds AGE (aerospace ground equipment) to use on our jets (I was in Tomahawk). Then we were doing exercises with the carrier and was watching the planes land. The nod goes to the Blue Angels though.I used to be in the Air Force. That is what is was designed and built for.Try reading this... it might not seem so clear cut:Well, the Thunderbirds do have spaceships and advanced rescue gear, but they aren't really geared for combat. I can't speak for the Blue Angels, but the Thunderbirds definitely maintained the capability for quick turnaround combat ops. The USAF Thunderbirds fly the F-16. With that in mind, Blue Angels. I've always felt the Thunderbirds were more about showcasing the raw power … Plus have you ever seen planes land on a carrier out at sea IRL? Angels just because I think the Navy jets look cooler.My grandma and I watched Thunderbirds.
F/A-18s are way cooler than F-16s. The Blue Angels have always been more popular than the Thunderbirds, but living in Seattle I see the Blue Angels every single year, (except for last) and always liked them. Come join our discussions, post your own battles and kick some ass!Press J to jump to the feed.

There was no sleeping in on practice days.The Blue Angels can do more maneuvers because the navy has less restrictions.New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be castAskAnAmerican: Learn about America, straight from the mouth of AmericansLooks like you're using new Reddit on an old browser. First time I saw a carrier, I thought: How do they have trouble landing on something that big! But I was a Navy brat growing up so I'm kinda biased...Going with the home team, The Blue Angels. Well, the Thunderbirds do have spaceships and advanced rescue gear, but they aren't really geared for combat. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcutsCookies help us deliver our Services. The Blue Angels of the USN fly the F-18.

… It took less than 72 hours to get one of their F-16s combat ready (without actually repainting the exterior). Their performances are very similar.I’m a little biased, but I’ve gotta go with the Blue Angels.They're both incredible and worth seeing whenever given the chance.
You really have to have your shit together and balls of steel to do that.The Thunderbirds fly older F-16s but the Blue Angels fly the faster F-18s!F-16s are faster than F-18s are, and the F-16C block 52s being flown by the thunderbirds are newer than the F-18A/Bs that the blue angels fly.When they can't utilize that speed the faster of the two doesn't really matter.Blue Angels because I used to watch them practice from my lawn.

Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts Painted in classic American red, white and blue – these snazzy fighter jets are impossible to miss. But when I get to see the Thunderbirds, not as often, but still almost annually they always amaze me, much more so than the blues.

The site may not work properly if you don't If you do not update your browser, we suggest you visit Press J to jump to the feed. In a dogfight, the F-16 is considered by most military pilots superior to the F-18.

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