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Forum: Rotorheads
6th Dec 2022, 15:54
Replies: 444
Views: 155,539
Posted By Lonewolf_50

No it's not, it's resting. :E Beautiful...

No it's not, it's resting. :E
Beautiful plumage, the Norwegian blue pusher prop, the Defiant ...
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Apr 2022, 20:15
Replies: 444
Views: 155,539
Posted By Lonewolf_50

It might be higher than that, or you might have...

It might be higher than that, or you might have nailed it.
For the CH-60S (which was based on the UH-60L) I find this limitation in an old NATOPS manual: Paragraph 4.5.6 (Prohibited Maneuvers)...
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Apr 2022, 12:34
Replies: 444
Views: 155,539
Posted By Lonewolf_50

JSF was very much the child of the Roles and...

JSF was very much the child of the Roles and Missions debate that raged in Washington after the Gulf War of 1991, the major reduction in defense budgets, the agreement that 'stealth' had proved...
Forum: Rotorheads
19th Apr 2022, 01:03
Replies: 444
Views: 155,539
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Spline Drive, I had the same takeaway by the time...

Spline Drive, I had the same takeaway by the time I was done reading the article. :p
Forum: Rotorheads
18th Apr 2022, 15:37
Replies: 444
Views: 155,539
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Oh yeah. It got even worse in the 90's as the...

Oh yeah. It got even worse in the 90's as the whole budget shrank and APN 1 programs became scarce.
As I remember it, Navy piggy backed onto the Army Blackhawk Multi Year contract to get CH-60 S...
Forum: Rotorheads
16th Apr 2022, 21:57
Replies: 444
Views: 155,539
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Hmm, memory foggy, for some reason I had...

Hmm, memory foggy, for some reason I had remembered that #3 got airborne, but if it didn't it didn't. Had not realized that LRIP phase had not begun when the CNX decision was made, thanks for...
Forum: Rotorheads
14th Apr 2022, 19:03
Replies: 444
Views: 155,539
Posted By Lonewolf_50

My Two Cents, and at the risk of being...

My Two Cents, and at the risk of being controversial: the core problem with Comanche (weight wise) was that the original LHX concept was departed from and the Army insisted on a two pilot cockpit,...
Forum: Rotorheads
6th Apr 2022, 01:53
Replies: 444
Views: 155,539
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Wasn't Comanche a joint S/B project? As to LCS, a...

Wasn't Comanche a joint S/B project? As to LCS, a lot of Naval professionals were unimpressed by it at its debut ... but that's not on topic so I'll not pursue that further.
Forum: Rotorheads
21st Feb 2020, 13:06
Replies: 444
Views: 155,539
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Heh, are you referring to the 2003 raid by 11th...

Heh, are you referring to the 2003 raid by 11th Aviation Regiment, or a different fight?
The Army requirements for Comanche had some very tough to meet lateral movement numbers. I'll offer that...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Jan 2020, 15:31
Replies: 444
Views: 155,539
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Sorry, 280 knots is still slow. There is a...

Sorry, 280 knots is still slow.
There is a rate change that takes a lot more speed to make a difference to a seeker head with tech that is two generations older than what is available now.
What...
Forum: Rotorheads
28th Jan 2020, 12:57
Replies: 444
Views: 155,539
Posted By Lonewolf_50

My instructors at Fallon and Nellis, regarding...

My instructors at Fallon and Nellis, regarding SAM evasion by helicopters, would be laughing pretty hard at your understanding of how slow aircraft deal in modern SAM avoidance.

And that was with...
Forum: Rotorheads
26th Jan 2020, 16:53
Replies: 444
Views: 155,539
Posted By Lonewolf_50

IFMU: gee, what's with the common sense and...

IFMU: gee, what's with the common sense and rational thought in a post?
Are you sure you are in the right place? :E
Forum: Rotorheads
11th Dec 2019, 14:11
Replies: 444
Views: 155,539
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Popular Science: what credibility do you give to...

Popular Science: what credibility do you give to that mag?
Forum: Rotorheads
20th Sep 2019, 18:23
Replies: 444
Views: 155,539
Posted By Lonewolf_50

That's a pretty weird article, about these...

That's a pretty weird article, about these *Vietnam War-era Bell UH-1 utility and AH-1 attack helicopters*
The AH-1W was, for example, hardly "Viet Nam era" given it's two T-700 engines and...
Forum: Rotorheads
7th May 2019, 14:01
Replies: 444
Views: 155,539
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Actually, it is quite successful and doing well....

Actually, it is quite successful and doing well. I invite you to check the calendar. The year is 2019, not 1999. They've gotten through that rough bit (which had some dark times) about introducing...
Forum: Rotorheads
1st Apr 2019, 00:30
Replies: 444
Views: 155,539
Posted By Lonewolf_50

@Commander Cody: thanks for that. and as for...

@Commander Cody: thanks for that.
and as for this
Yeah, funding grabs and Congressional "wisdom" like what brought us F-35. :mad: Part of the terrain, I guess. But it still grates on the nerves.
Forum: Rotorheads
22nd Mar 2019, 12:18
Replies: 444
Views: 155,539
Posted By Lonewolf_50

Sultan, what do you mean by this? Are you...

Sultan, what do you mean by this?
Are you suggesting that Bell is currently in a position to go into the LRIP stage?
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