Post-Hagel visit:
For instance, the Army will be able to train pilots using night-vision goggles in the Lakota. They are currently trained to use night-vision goggles once they graduate to Chinook or Black Hawk choppers, which are far more expensive to fly. There is not enough time under the current training syllabus to train on night vision since students must be trained on two training aircraft, the general said.
Lundy said moving night-vision goggle training into the Lakota will save the Army about $30 million per year.
So the cost savings the Army is claiming to save is by using the UH-72 instead of the H-60 and not even against other alternative training aircraft.
Think of the money (a lot more than $30M) they would save with a more suitable, less than 50% cost per hour, single engine trainer that can do everything the Lakota can do. Especially with the cost to acquire 100 ADDITIONAL Lakotas factored in........
No wonder the Army doesn't want to produce any sort of AoA data, and do math in public.