‘Every time, we met US Army soldiers, they got jealous: “My daddy flew on one of these in Vietnam!”,’ Roland Bartetzko,…
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Longbow Fire Control Radar For Morocco, Netherlands, And India AH-64E attack helicopters
by Dario LeoneWhen coupled with the Apache’s unique system of sensors approach, Longbow Fire Control Radar gives aircrews the capability to scan large…
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Cool video shows S-97 Raider and SB>1 Defiant flying in formation for the first time
by Dario LeoneOn Jul. 29, 2020, Lockheed Martin and the Sikorsky and Boeing Team demonstrated Future Vertical Lift aircraft in action, showing how…
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Here’s why the CH-37 Mojave is (probably) the worst military helicopter ever made
by Dario LeoneThe empty weight of the CH-37 was 20,800 pounds and the maximum takeoff weight was 31,000 pounds. This gave a useful…
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Legacy Apache deliveries, including new-build and remanufactured helicopters, include 937 A-models through 1997, more than 1,000 AH-64Ds between 1997 and 2013,…
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A quick look at Scaled Composites ARES, the mini A-10 that never was that played the part of the secret Me 263 jet in the movie Iron Eagle III
by Dario Leone‘It’s fast, cheap to operate and easy to build. Most importantly, it has the ONE THING troops want and that the…
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The true story behind the famous sequence of Lone Survivor movie featuring the CH-47 shootdown
by Dario LeoneMarcus Luttrell did not witness the CH-47 Chinook helicopter being shot down as seen in the movie. Based on the non-fiction…
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With airlines not hiring, US Army looks to bring former aviators back
by Dario LeoneAviators are needed for AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, as well as CH-47 Chinooks, UH-60 Black Hawks and in some instances, fixed…
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The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant recently achieved 205 knots, surpassing the top speed of the legendary Black Hawk. Released on Jun 9,…
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Attack Helicopter Crews explain why an Attack Helicopter (if properly flown) would defeat most fighter airplanes in 1v1 air combat
by Dario Leone‘A well equipped attack helicopter flown by a trained crew will defeat most fighter airplanes in 1v1 air combat, should the…
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