The Diamond
Lead, right wing, left wing and slot fly loops, rolls and passes with wingtips about 18 inches apart.
Diamond maneuvers →U.S. Navy Flight Demonstration Squadron · 2026
Fly every pass of the Blue Angels demonstration in 3D. Each maneuver is choreographed from the team's 2026 Maneuvers Manual and flown by a physics-based flight model.
Signature maneuvers
Watch from the crowd line, ride along in a chase plane or orbit the formation. Altitude, airspeed and G update live as each jet flies.
Who flies what
The Diamond flies the close formation work, the two solos fly the opposing passes, and all six join as the Delta. Fat Albert, the Marine Corps C-130J, opens the show.
Lead, right wing, left wing and slot fly loops, rolls and passes with wingtips about 18 inches apart.
Diamond maneuvers →The lead and opposing solos fly head-on crosses, the sneak pass, knife edges and high-alpha passes.
Solo maneuvers →All six jets close the show together with the Delta Roll, the Fleur De Lis and the Loop Break / 6-Plane Cross.
Delta maneuvers →The Marine Corps C-130J flies a low transition takeoff, parade and flat passes, and a steep assault landing.
Fat Albert maneuvers →Weather sets the script
The manual publishes a different sequence for each cloud ceiling. Play any of them maneuver by maneuver in the theater.