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Fat Albert Being Cut After 33-years.

woodreau From United States of America, joined Sep 2001, 890 posts, RR: 7
Posted (3 months 3 weeks 4 days 11 hours ago) and read 3860 times:

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/ap/ap/f...to-come-down-after-33-years/nT5kx/

Maybe this will alleviate the obstruction clearance requirements to climb to 15,000 before proceeding on course over Key West.

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Revelation From United States of America, joined Feb 2005, 10445 posts, RR: 20
Reply 1, posted (3 months 3 weeks 4 days 8 hours ago) and read 3730 times:

Hmm, would be better if the word 'blimp' was in the title.

I thought you were talking about the Blue Angels C-130 "Fat Albert".

Any idea what would be replacing the blimps, if anything?

Quoting woodreau (Thread starter):
Maybe this will alleviate the obstruction clearance requirements to climb to 15,000 before proceeding on course over Key West.

We'll hire some aerospace contractor to study that and get back to you on it...

Inspiration, move me brightly!

DiamondFlyer From United States of America, joined Oct 2008, 1294 posts, RR: 3
Reply 2, posted (3 months 3 weeks 3 days 22 hours ago) and read 3234 times:

Quoting Revelation (Reply 1):
Hmm, would be better if the word 'blimp' was in the title.

It is not a blimp. It's an aerostat. And its not just the one in Florida being shut down, its the entire network, the Tethered Aerostat Radar System being shutdown.

-DiamondFlyer

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Oroka From Canada, joined Dec 2006, 787 posts, RR: 0
Reply 3, posted (3 months 3 weeks 3 days 11 hours ago) and read 2976 times:

Quoting Revelation (Reply 1):
I thought you were talking about the Blue Angels C-130 "Fat Albert".

Same here. Never heard of the Florida Fat Albert.

HaveBlue From United States of America, joined Jan 2004, 2069 posts, RR: 1
Reply 4, posted (3 months 3 weeks 3 days 10 hours ago) and read 2933 times:

Quoting Revelation (Reply 1):
Hmm, would be better if the word 'blimp' was in the title.

I thought you were talking about the Blue Angels C-130 "Fat Albert".

Agreed, I too thought the OP was referencing the Blue Angels C-130. The only thing 'cut' in regards to the BA Fat Albert was the JATO takeoffs after they ran out of bottles 2 years ago...

Quoting Oroka (Reply 3):
Same here. Never heard of the Florida Fat Albert

I've known about the Key West blimp/aerostat since I was kid. My uncle who worked at NASA sent me a 8x10 photo of it when I was a kid, thought it was pretty cool.

Here Here for Severe Clear!

KC135TopBoom From United States of America, joined Jan 2005, 11705 posts, RR: 52
Reply 5, posted (3 months 3 weeks 2 days 1 hour ago) and read 2494 times:

Quoting Revelation (Reply 1):
I thought you were talking about the Blue Angels C-130 "Fat Albert".

Me, too. I am happy the USMC/Blue Angels C-130 is continuing on the show circuit. If it was cut, that would be a defense cut to far.

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