Spectacular take-off with afterburner of Blue Angel number 5 during the Wings over Houston Airshow on November 1, 2014.
After Blue Angel #5 takes off, the pilot makes a so-called dirty roll (with landing gear off) with his F/A-18C Hornet.
During airshows, the terms "dirty" and "clean" are used by commentators.
Dirty means not aerodynamic, as the landing gear can still be seen in the photo.
Clean means as aerodynamic as possible.
I am Jaap van den Berg and photography has become a great passion of mine since 2010. Since then I travel all over the world to take pictures of military aircrafts. But besides aircraft I also love to photograph other subjects like landscapes, architecture, flowers, animals, .. Read more…