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Forum: Military Aviation
7th May 2024, 07:16
Replies: 8
Views: 1,891
Posted By Commando Cody

V-22 is a larger aircraft meant for a different...

V-22 is a larger aircraft meant for a different mission. Valor off a DDG would be more of a threat to the "H-60s forever" crowd.
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Apr 2024, 06:21
Replies: 7
Views: 2,022
Posted By Commando Cody

I wonder if AI fighter "pilots" have any instinct...

I wonder if AI fighter "pilots" have any instinct towards self preservation. You can do some pretty aggressive and potent things if you don't care if you yourself are "killed".

The second...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Apr 2024, 06:02
Replies: 271
Views: 54,507
Posted By Commando Cody

I suspect that Valor will use the same...

I suspect that Valor will use the same methodology used by the V-22 if the proprotors can't be raised for whatever reason. If they are stopped in the 12-4-8 o'clock position, the blades don't hit...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Apr 2024, 08:09
Replies: 13
Views: 1,853
Posted By Commando Cody

Well, that H-60 is still around for LAMPs is not...

Well, that H-60 is still around for LAMPs is not surprising. Regarding V-22, it's admittedly too big for the role and was never intended to be based on a DDG or the like. OTOH, that does not rule out...
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Mar 2024, 21:20
Replies: 186
Views: 38,966
Posted By Commando Cody

If this was in response to my comment, FWIW I...

If this was in response to my comment, FWIW I must say that I believe the Ukraine War was an excuse, not a reason. The use of drones was new, but they actually weren't that capable in the aggregate....
Forum: Rotorheads
29th Mar 2024, 22:23
Replies: 186
Views: 38,966
Posted By Commando Cody

This is already starting. Northrop Grumman pulled...

This is already starting. Northrop Grumman pulled out of the T-X competition, even after having flown a prototype of their entry in the program, because they felt that the program was not going to...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Feb 2024, 01:02
Replies: 186
Views: 38,966
Posted By Commando Cody

https://digitaledition.rotorandwing.com/april-may-...

https://digitaledition.rotorandwing.com/april-may-2018/breaking-down-the-bell-525-crash-report/
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Feb 2024, 05:48
Replies: 186
Views: 38,966
Posted By Commando Cody

Actually the record is worse than that. Also...

Actually the record is worse than that. Also faltering were OH-58F, Advanced Aerial Scout (AAS) and using Apaches, .
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Feb 2024, 22:59
Replies: 6
Views: 3,193
Posted By Commando Cody

...or Citations, given the drawing

...or Citations, given the drawing
Forum: Military Aviation
19th Nov 2023, 22:57
Replies: 17
Views: 3,982
Posted By Commando Cody

I don't think Singapore does since they would...

I don't think Singapore does since they would have had to pay the whole development cost themselves to add that unique capability to their SGs.
Forum: Military Aviation
16th Nov 2023, 16:42
Replies: 17
Views: 3,982
Posted By Commando Cody

It was the introduction of FBW on the QA and SA...

It was the introduction of FBW on the QA and SA (and consequently the EX) that permitted activation of the Eagle's outboard wing stations.
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Nov 2023, 01:30
Replies: 186
Views: 38,966
Posted By Commando Cody

If the particular operation is just controlling a...

If the particular operation is just controlling a drone in the near area after launch, then probably you could get away with #2 being somewhere else, if you could solve the problem of secure,...
Forum: Rotorheads
8th Nov 2023, 01:41
Replies: 186
Views: 38,966
Posted By Commando Cody

Regarding Apache acting as an armed scout, that...

Regarding Apache acting as an armed scout, that was the fifth attempt to replace the OH-58 and how that turned out was what drove Army to start FARA. One of the FARA missions is to launch ...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Nov 2023, 17:35
Replies: 186
Views: 38,966
Posted By Commando Cody

I would opine that it would be more likely that...

I would opine that it would be more likely that Army would relax one or more of the FARA requirements. For example, lowering the required and desired max speeds, for example, could result in a...
Forum: Rotorheads
4th Nov 2023, 01:55
Replies: 186
Views: 38,966
Posted By Commando Cody

A couple of years back Sikorsky said they no...

A couple of years back Sikorsky said they no longer saw a commercial application for X2 technology; hence the concentration on military.
Forum: Military Aviation
3rd Nov 2023, 20:08
Replies: 431
Views: 195,251
Posted By Commando Cody

One might also look at previous joint projects...

One might also look at previous joint projects fixed and rotary winged with France and see parallels. The French have a history of starting out they want to be collaborative, but then demanding...
Forum: Rotorheads
3rd Nov 2023, 20:05
Replies: 186
Views: 38,966
Posted By Commando Cody

Your 1st sentence actually has two propositions: ...

Your 1st sentence actually has two propositions:

The first: "...Sikorsky could have self funded a demonstrator...". Actually, they did two--the X2 demonstrator and the S-97.

The second: "......
Forum: Rotorheads
30th Oct 2023, 02:38
Replies: 186
Views: 38,966
Posted By Commando Cody

By running around to multiple sources, it seems...

By running around to multiple sources, it seems that what we know so far is the Army wants is (I relaize some of this may have been stated here earlier):
Maximum speed: at least 180 kt with a hoped...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Oct 2023, 01:50
Replies: 186
Views: 38,966
Posted By Commando Cody

The thing I was trying to explain that Cheyenne...

The thing I was trying to explain that Cheyenne and Cobra were not a more and less complex proposals to meet the same requirement. They were different craft proposed for different programs with...
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Oct 2023, 01:32
Replies: 186
Views: 38,966
Posted By Commando Cody

Keep in mind that Army specified the speed...

Keep in mind that Army specified the speed requirement for AAFSS, which begat Cheyenne. Sikorsky's proposal was also complex with its "Rotoprop" tail rotor....
Forum: Rotorheads
27th Oct 2023, 01:18
Replies: 186
Views: 38,966
Posted By Commando Cody

Amen! Keep in mind that Defiant X couldn't...

Amen!

Keep in mind that Defiant X couldn't keep up with Valor and it was working to the same speed requirement. FARA requirements don't specify anywhere near that speed and there's no chance Army...
Forum: Military Aviation
24th Oct 2023, 02:01
Replies: 16
Views: 4,631
Posted By Commando Cody

Saudis have also said that the Typhoons they want...

Saudis have also said that the Typhoons they want to order must come with ECRS.Mk2 and the Large Area Display. The former is already going to be in UK Typhoons, not sure if the latter is a definite...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Oct 2023, 05:57
Replies: 186
Views: 38,966
Posted By Commando Cody

For Lonewolf 50: Agree. UH-60 and AH-64 can wait...

For Lonewolf 50: Agree. UH-60 and AH-64 can wait for T901, they can carry out their present duties with the T700. For FARA, though, without the T901 there's no program because that aircraft can't...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Oct 2023, 02:27
Replies: 186
Views: 38,966
Posted By Commando Cody

...in 2024

...in 2024
Forum: Military Aviation
20th Oct 2023, 02:26
Replies: 296
Views: 138,717
Posted By Commando Cody

They didn't say there was no CGI in Top Gun 2. ...

They didn't say there was no CGI in Top Gun 2. What they said was that there was no CGI used for any of the Super Hornets' flying (although there was some juxtaposition of shots for the shot of one...
Forum: Military Aviation
15th Oct 2023, 03:55
Replies: 4,692
Views: 243,381
Posted By Commando Cody

Coming next year to a theater near you... "Top...

Coming next year to a theater near you... "Top Gun: Mad Max".
Forum: Rotorheads
15th Oct 2023, 03:49
Replies: 186
Views: 38,966
Posted By Commando Cody

The reasons Army went with Valor are fairly...

The reasons Army went with Valor are fairly straightforward. One of the biggest was Sikorsky's proposal was, in the words of the GAO denying the protest, "...technically unacceptable because...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jul 2023, 02:22
Replies: 455
Views: 142,348
Posted By Commando Cody

OK, I guess I'm going to have to give the answer....

OK, I guess I'm going to have to give the answer.

Remember I said you were on the right track? The character did appear in that cartoon starting in 1972, but that was not where the character...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jul 2023, 01:32
Replies: 455
Views: 142,348
Posted By Commando Cody

Sorry, ...

Sorry,


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The show you're thinking of did not premiere until 1972, whereas the...
Forum: Military Aviation
11th Jul 2023, 00:35
Replies: 455
Views: 142,348
Posted By Commando Cody

the term "Fat Albert" has been used generically...

the term "Fat Albert" has been used generically for some time applied to aircraft that appear "stout". C-130s, C-17s, C-5s, etc. In fact I've even seen it applied to the early 737s! In the case of...
Forum: Military Aviation
9th Jul 2023, 06:38
Replies: 455
Views: 142,348
Posted By Commando Cody

If you're talking about the F/A-18s you're...

If you're talking about the F/A-18s you're absolutely right.

If you're talking about Fat Albert:

...
Forum: Military Aviation
8th Jul 2023, 22:23
Replies: 455
Views: 142,348
Posted By Commando Cody

USMC paid $29.7 million for the C-130J they got...

USMC paid $29.7 million for the C-130J they got from RAF. Don't know if that included the cost of refurbishment to USMC requirements which included removing the refueling probe, eliminating external...
Forum: Military Aviation
2nd Jul 2023, 01:57
Replies: 455
Views: 142,348
Posted By Commando Cody

There'll be no problem selling them. Heck, even...

There'll be no problem selling them. Heck, even the USMC bought one of them a while back to support the Blue Angels!
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Jul 2023, 00:10
Replies: 40
Views: 22,648
Posted By Commando Cody

Someone has to be willing to pay for those units...

Someone has to be willing to pay for those units built to keep the production line warm. If the US Gov't isn't willing to pay, the question would be would Textron/Bell be willing to build them on...
Forum: Rotorheads
9th Jun 2023, 07:43
Replies: 139
Views: 60,382
Posted By Commando Cody

Remember we're talking the FAI's definition for...

Remember we're talking the FAI's definition for the purposes of being eligible for the official speed record. As far as the wing on the Cobra goes, its primary purpose is to have some place to hang...
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