The Fleet Week Airshow Has a Stellar Lineup Including the Blue Angels

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of the Fleet Week tradition, there will be an exciting airshow featuring the Blue Angels. The airshow will showcase many of the branches of military service including the U.S. Coast Guard, Navy and Marines as well as some of the country's leading aerobatic pilots.

The event is free; however, premium tickets are available. There are two ticket options and the seats are located right on the waterfront at the Marina Green and offer unobstructed viewing. The first option is a reserved seating area and the second is the Fleet Week VIP fully catered flight deck club. For ticket information visit www.fleetweek.us or call 805-684-0155 ext 46.

The air show opens with a Coast Guard helicopter demonstration. USCG HH-64 Demonstration www.uscg.mil/

The United States Coast Guard (USCG) is a military branch of the United States involved in maritime law, mariner assistance, and search and rescue, among other duties of coast guards elsewhere. Its stated mission is to protect the public, the environment, and the United States economic and security interests in any maritime region in which those interests may be at risk, including international waters and America's coasts, ports, and inland waterways.

Next over head will be Melissa Pemberton an Aerobatic Pilot, www.sportsgal.com/

She is the first of our aerobatic performers. At only 24 years old, she puts on a high energy action packed display. Melissa is a competitive aerobatic pilot and is a U.S. Unlimited Aerobatic Team member.

The first of the jets in the airshow is the F/A-18 (F/A for Fighter/Attack) Super Hornet. The Super Hornet is a combat-proven strike fighter with built-in versatility. It's a larger, evolutionary redesign of the F/A-18 (what the Blue Angel's fly). Compared to the Hornet, the Super Hornet is larger, heavier and has improved range and payload capability. It is supersonic, meaning it can travel faster than the speed of sound (Mach 1) or 768 mph.

Following the Hornet are the H-60 CSAR Combat Search and Rescue Helicopters (CSAR)

The primary role of this helicopter is to recover downed pilots.

Next up are the F-16 Vipers www.388fw.acc.af.mil/viperwest/

The F-16 known as the "Fighting Falcon", more commonly known to military pilots as the Viper. The F-16 piloted by Russ Piggott, is a compact, extremely maneuverable multi-role fighter aircraft. The F-16 has proven itself in air-to-air combat as well as air-to-surface attack. It provides a relatively low-cost, high-performance weapon system for the air forces of the United States and other allied nations.

Our second aerobatic performer is Tim Weber www.timweberairshows.com/

Tim is a self-taught musician who performs to the music he both writes and produces. You will experience an adrenaline pumping, hard-core, surface level aerobatic routine. In a very physical performance Tim pulls 10G positive and 6G negative forces. This is Tim's third year at Fleet Week.

After Tim's thrilling performance, the jets are back with the Patriot Jet Demonstration Team

www.patriotsjetteam.com/

Sponsored by Fry's Electronics and Hot Line Construction, the Patriots L-39s have electrified spectators with fast paced formation flying. For the first time at Fleet Week, the team will be flying six jets.

The show will then feature John Klatt in his first appearance at Fleet Week John Klatt Aerobatic Pilot http://www.johnklattairshows.com/

John Klatt, sponsored by the National Guard, just can't get enough of flying. On weekends, he puts on dazzling airshow performances that are packed with excitement and planned explosive maneuvers. During the week, he's a professional pilot for a major national carrier and his third flying job is as Lieutenant Colonel in the cockpit of an Air National Guard F-16.

Following John Klatt will be a United Airlines 747 www.unitedairlines.com

The Boeing 747 is a widebody commercial airliner and cargo transport, often referred to by the nickname jumbo jet or Queen of the Skies. Introduced in 1969, it is among the world's most recognizable aircraft and was the first widebody ever produced.

Prepare to be wowed as Sean Tucker from Team Oracle www.teamoracle.com/ takes to the skies. Sean has been flying airshows world-wide since the mid-70's and has won numerous aerobatic competitions. He has flown more than 1000 performances at more than 425 airshows, in front of more than 80 million fans. In the upcoming season alone, Tucker and Team Oracle will entertain nearly 10 million fans at 15 shows throughout North America. The level of professionalism and excitement in Sean's airshow displays is no coincidence. He practices his airshow routine three times every day. Twice during the performance, Sean will fly the aircraft backwards, straight-down, tail-first at more than 100 mph. Over half of Sean's maneuvers are original and have never been duplicated by another aerobatic pilot.

"I like to think that I bring the fans' dreams of flying into the plane with me; and there's nowhere I'd rather be than in the cockpit. That's why I train so hard to keep the edge!" said Sean Tucker.

Lastly, the showcase of the airshow is the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels www.blueangels.navy.mil/

3PM-4PM Friday, Saturday, Sunday*

The Blue Angels show flight demonstration begins with the C-130 aircraft affectionately known as Fat Albert. The Blue Angels' C-130, exhibits its maximum performance capabilities during a ten-minute performance. Following Fat Albert are the Blue Angels in their F/18 Hornet jets.  The Blue Angels flight demonstration exhibits choreographed refinements of skills possessed by all naval aviators. It includes the graceful aerobatic maneuvers of the four-plane Diamond Formation, in concert with the fast-paced, high-performance maneuvers of its two Solo Pilots. Finally, the team illustrates the pinnacle of precision flying, performing maneuvers locked as a unit in the renowned, six-jet Delta Formation. The team is stationed at Forrest Sherman Field, Naval Air Station Pensacola, Florida, during the show season. The Blue Angels are scheduled to fly 68 air shows at 35 air show sites in the United States during the 2010 season, as the team celebrates their 23rd year of flying the F/A-18 Hornet. Last season, more than 8 million spectators watched the Blue Angels perform. Since its inception in 1946, the Blue Angels have performed for more than 463 million fans.

The event will be live on the radio, listeners can tune into KSFO 560 on Saturday and Sunday.

The event is free however premium tickets are available with an unobstructed view.  Visit www.fleetweek.us or call 805-684-0155 ext 46

* All flight times are approximate and subject to change.

SOURCE Air Show Network; Fleet Week