As someone who worked developing helicopter simulators, I can tell you they have no business being able to stay in the air. It is a spectacular feat of engineering that they don't vibrate themselves to pieces.
I have a daughter that works on them. She just got back from Iraq. She supervised the tear down of 2 birds to the airframe in country. The helos they worked on had been there for 4 years. The exrays revealed over 300 cracks in the airframe that got repaired then they rebuilt the entire heli.
Helos were invented because regular aviation didn't have enough ways to get yourself killed. Helos added about 12 new ways. Vortex ring state. Settling with power. Loss of tail rotor authority. Ground resonance. I'm missing a bunch. They all twist and pogo stick your spine in a different way. Still it's an interesting concept, which they are still working on.
As someone who worked developing helicopter simulators, I can tell you they have no business being able to stay in the air. It is a spectacular feat of engineering that they don't vibrate themselves to pieces.
I have a daughter that works on them. She just got back from Iraq. She supervised the tear down of 2 birds to the airframe in country. The helos they worked on had been there for 4 years. The exrays revealed over 300 cracks in the airframe that got repaired then they rebuilt the entire heli.
There's a line about choppers on the show 'The Unit'.
"6000 pieces flying in close formation."
You want to talk about a bucket of bolts, CH-46 bruh!
I got to ride one when I got CASEVACed and was pumped full of morphine. Talk about WOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!
Never flew in a Blackhawk, but last year I took a ride in a Cobra at an air show and it was a surprisingly smooth ride.
Blackhawks are a smooth ride compared to others.
Let me give you a little hidden gem: The best place to sit in a blackhawk is the right rear. Especially with the doors open!
You get all the tail rotor wash? 😄
Unless a white officer shoots one down I don’t see this trending.
I'm a MH-60 Seahawk pilot and I approve of this message.
Go Navy
ARMY UH-60M Crew Chief (DD214 in hand) checking in. I'm glad I didn't have to deal with all the corrosion precautions you do sir...
Hey my brother in law is too. He's active reserve now tho. But he's a liberal cuck I doubt I'd bump into him on here
Those that have are not around to tell share their brave story.
Hell, while we're at it, "Helicopter names are RACIST!"
Iroquois
Kiowa
Chinook
Apache
Blackhawk
Lakota
Comanche
Please delete this. If a lib is lurking it WILL become a new cause for them.
I'm surprised its not the shit-hooks. But then again shit-hooks are way faster
Don't tell that to an Apache pilot. It will hurt their feelings, lol.
Facts don't care about their feelings! Lol
Pinochet69 has entered the game
Y'all should spam this hashtag at Rep Illan Omar just to see if it triggers her.
As an Apache Attack Helicopter I stand with my Blackhawk brethren
Helos were invented because regular aviation didn't have enough ways to get yourself killed. Helos added about 12 new ways. Vortex ring state. Settling with power. Loss of tail rotor authority. Ground resonance. I'm missing a bunch. They all twist and pogo stick your spine in a different way. Still it's an interesting concept, which they are still working on.
I identify as a a helicopter, and am sorely concerned by this situation. Thank you for bringing this to people's attention fren.
The proper term is African-American hawk helicopter.
you can all me Irene just don't call me Shirley
Thats waaaaaaacist!
Love it...
Super Cracker out!