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Old 12th Nov 2023, 19:47
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Dag,

If you are trying to make a point of some kind....care to dress it up so we can figure out what it is please?

The vintage aircraft you mention came about before the US Military had a proper set of specifications for combat helicopters....with the first being the UH-60 Blackhawk which came about from the UTTAS Program which incorporated knowledge and experience gained from the use of those aircraft you mentioned during the Vietnam War (less perhaps the 212 which in military garb is the UH-1N.

The UH-72 was not designed or built to meet the stringent design requirements that led to the design of the UH-60 and is nothing more than a EC-145 with minor differences for use in permissive environments.

The 145 will do a good job in Cyprus and Brunei so long as it is limited to oprations much like any normal public transport or utility helicopter.



https://www.army.mil/article/239417/...ity_helicopter





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