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A pair of Blue Angel number 7's?

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Last months Motor Trend (or was it Road & Track) had a Corvette vs. F-18 article featuring the Blue Angels. Also showed two different #7's, one single-seat and one two-seat. Would that be an A-, & B-model?
 
As I understand it, and please tell me to STFU if I am wrong, but the actual number on the jet is irrelevant. It can be changed fairly quickly to whatever number they need. Same with the Thunderbirds. I thought I saw somewhere that the Thunderbirds squadron actually has 12 F-16s at any one time with simple decals that can be placed on or pulled off in a matter of minutes for the aircraft number.
 
As I understand it, and please tell me to STFU if I am wrong, but the actual number on the jet is irrelevant. It can be changed fairly quickly to whatever number they need. Same with the Thunderbirds. I thought I saw somewhere that the Thunderbirds squadron actually has 12 F-16s at any one time with simple decals that can be placed on or pulled off in a matter of minutes for the aircraft number.

True statement. Jets rotate through all the time.

Whoever said the 7 jet is a pig... it's the same as the rest. Same jet, same motors, 800 #'s less internal gas for the back seat.
 
Preference

A former Thunderbird pilot told me that the "slot" position uses the most fuel, so they prefer to have the jet with the "best" engine in that spot.
 
Driving by the Blues ramp yesterday, total of 9 jets on the ramp and 2 more in the hangar
 

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