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…
- HelicoptersLosses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
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…
- HelicoptersMilitary Aviation
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…
The Sikorsky-Boeing SB>1 Defiant recently achieved 205 knots, surpassing the top speed of the legendary Black Hawk. Released on Jun 9,…
- Military Aviation
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…
- HelicoptersMilitary Aviation
Cobra Vs Apache: which one is the better attack helicopter? The perspective of a former AH-64 Pilot
by Dario Leone‘This is the standard which is better: an AK-47 or M-16 type question,’ Joe Difrancesco, former AH-64 Apache Pilot in the…
- HelicoptersMilitary Aviation
Bell 360, Raider X to compete head-to-head for US Army’s FARA Program
by Dario LeoneFARA is aimed to fill a critical capability gap currently being filled by AH-64E Apache attack helicopters teamed with Shadow unmanned…
- Helicopters
‘Did you know that CH-47 crew can land the Chinook on water, shut down, climb up on top for a photo, then get back in, start up and take off?’ CH-47 pilot lists 14 Amazing Facts about Chinook Helicopter
by Dario LeoneDavid M. Densford, Chinook pilot with 4,000 flt hrs and 24 years in the CH-47 models A thru F, lists 14…
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Flight lead and MH-47 Pilot of Operation Neptune’s Spear was able to evade missile lock from Pakistani F-16 three times
by Dario LeoneRetired CW5 Douglas Englen, who was the flight lead of Operation Neptune’s Spear, was able to defeat and evade the fighter…
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