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OH-69A Acoma Scout - A fun what-if before the New Year.

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Posted by SteveH1Eng on Tuesday, January 19, 2010 11:41 AM

I could, but I'd probably get fired.

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Posted by raptordriver on Monday, January 18, 2010 10:00 PM

Cool!

Andrew

 

 

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Posted by midnightprowler on Monday, January 4, 2010 8:36 AM

You work at Bell?  Any chance you could dig up some pics of Hueys being assembled??

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Posted by SteveH1Eng on Saturday, January 2, 2010 9:56 PM

We at Bell at working on that program now. (AOA)

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Posted by Retired Gunpilot on Friday, January 1, 2010 8:59 PM

Well actually you are both a little wrong because I doubt we will ever see true attack helicopters in the Army if and when the AH-64 is finally retired. The latest name crave here at Rucker is the ARH naming convention and that stands for Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter. We had a ARH-70 for a little while before it was cancelled and the Army is now working on an AOA (Alternative of Analysis) on a new armed reconnaissance helicopter. It will be interesting to see if all future scout/attack helicopters will become ARHs or whether they will revert back to the older AH and OH names.

Happy New Year and BTW that is a sweat what-if build.

Charlie

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Posted by SteveH1Eng on Thursday, December 31, 2009 3:15 PM

Naaa, I didn't take it that way. I was just clarifying my thinking. :-)

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Posted by midnightprowler on Wednesday, December 30, 2009 7:53 AM

That is true, the Kiowa was desinged as a observation bird, originally designated OH-58.  Didnt mean my comments as a criticism, sorry if it sounded that way, very nice work, and cool idea!

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Posted by SteveH1Eng on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 7:06 PM

Well, I went with Observable Helicopter due to the Kiowa "Warrior" naming convention. Which doesn't follow the AH-58D designation, even though it can attack as well.

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Posted by midnightprowler on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 7:52 AM

Very creative idea, and nice work.  I would lean twords it being a AH-69A, for attack, versus a scout giving the heavy machine gun.

Hi, I am Lee, I am a plastiholic.

Co. A, 682 Engineers, Ltchfield, MN, 1980-1986

1 Thessalonians 4:13-18 1 Corinthians 15:51-54

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  • From: Lafayette, LA
Posted by Melgyver on Sunday, December 27, 2009 11:40 AM

Steve,

Neat idea for an old "Movie" kit!  I have one in my stash.  Thanks for sharing.  I may have to dig out my copy of the movie and watch it again.

Clear Left!

Mel

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OH-69A Acoma Scout - A fun what-if before the New Year.
Posted by SteveH1Eng on Friday, December 25, 2009 7:11 PM

A fun what-fi of the Blue Thunder helicopter.

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