The newer C-130J helps Fat Albert keep up with the Blue Angels. The six-bladed propellers provide up to 20% more thrust compared to the old models, making it feel like a whole other aircraft.

The Fat Albert crew members are the techies in the elaborate, airborne play that is a Blue Angels demonstration. They fly equipment and people between air shows, make last-minute dashes to other ...

Fat Albert is true to its name in appearance alone. Despite the C-130J’s 132-foot wingspan and weighing over 100,000 tons, this plane can book it. Within what felt like seconds, we were off the ...

The U.S. Navy Blue Angels’ C-130T Hercules supply plane, nicknamed “Fat Albert,” flies near the Golden Gate Bridge and Alcatraz during Fleet Week in San Francisco, California on October 9 ...

Pensacola News Journal Executive Editor Lisa Nellessen Savage prepares for take off in the Blue Angels C130J Hercules flight deck, commonly known as Fat Albert, on Thursday, Nov. 10, 2022.

The Blue Angels maintenance and support crew travel aboard a Marine Corps C-130 Hercules aircraft, according to officials, known as “Fat Albert.” ...

The Blue Angels have used support aircraft since the team’s inception but didn’t begin using C-130s until 1970. Since then, the Blue Angels have used variations of the C-130.

Blue Angels' Spokesman Lt. Joe Hanz released this statement: Unfortunately, Fat Albert was unable to join us for the show in Osh Kosh this weekend. During the course of the ongoing Marine Corps KC ...

The Blue Angels' final show for the 2017 season is this weekend. They will fly at 1:30 pm on Friday, and at 2:00 pm on Saturday on Veteran's Day. Gates at NAS Pensacola open at 8 am.

The U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron C-130 Hercules, affectionately known as Fat Albert, recently returned to its role as the logistics and transport aircraft of the Blue Angels.