North American F-86 Sabre Modern Military F-18 Hornet Blue Angels airplane

F-18 Hornet Blue Angels airplane model

The tandem cockpit arrangement and slightly elevated rear cockpit gives the instructor good forward visibility over the student

it made its initial flight at Muroc Dry Lake (now Edwards Air Force Base)

primarily for low-level rocket

dropped paratroops

North American F-86 Sabre Modern Military F-18 Hornet Blue Angels airplaneThe F 86, the USAF's first swept wing jet fighter, made its initial flight on October 1, 1947. The first production model flew on May 20, 1948, and on September 15, 1948, an F 86A set a new world speed record of 670. 9 mph. Originally designed as a high altitude day fighter, it was subsequently redesigned into an all weather interceptor (F 86D) and a fighter bomber (F 86H). As a day fighter, the airplane saw service in Korea in three successive series