PENSACOLA, Fla. – The Blue Angels Navy demonstration team’s F/A-18C Hornet, which sustained engine damage after a bird-strike April 21 and repairs, arrived April 26 for its weekend “Wings Over Myrtle Beach” air show. The jet was flown from Vero Beach, Fla., following repairs to its left engine and vortex generator. The Blue Angels’ maintenance team replaced the GE F404-GE-400 engine, and personnel from Navy Fleet Readiness Center Southeast in Jacksonville replaced the vortex generator this week. Both repairs were done at Vero Beach Regional Airport. Final cost of the repair has not been determined, according to a Blue Angels media release. But early estimates put the damage at about $1 million. (Source: Blue Angels media release 04/26/18)
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