Reply #11: During the last fuel Crisis in the 70s.... [View All]

[TheMightyFavog]

Both the Thunderbirds and the Angels switched from the F-4 Phantom to smaller, more fuel effiecint aircraft.

The Tbirds switched to the T-38 Talon Trainer, and the Angels switched to the venerable A-4 Skyhawk ground attack aircraft.

Now, the USAF still uses the Talon, IIRC, we could easily switch the Thunderbirds back to those, as for the Navy, We migth be able to get them use the F-5 Tigers from the Top Gun School instead of the F-18s. Then again, Perhaps going to the T-45 Goshawk Trainer would be a better move. It's proven to be a good aerobatic platform. It's an Americanized version of the BAE Hawk, the aircraft used by the RAF's aerobatic team, the Red Arrows.