Viper pics

Anonymous

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November 2005

Viper pics

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 15, 2005 10:11 AM

Let's see if these pics work. If they do some of you may enjoy them.

Dave[:0]

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AH1Wsnake

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December 2002
From: Modeling anything with "MARINES" on the side.

Posted by AH1Wsnake on Thursday, September 15, 2005 2:17 PM

Thanks for the shots, Dave. Looks like it might be the roll-out bird? I believe all the current birds under testing have had the exhausts turned 90 degrees to reduce heat buildup issues on the tailboom (although I can't vouch for the way it looks Wink [;)]

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, September 15, 2005 3:19 PM

You are correct, that is the original rollout bird from 2000.

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MBT70

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March 2004
From: Pacific Northwest

Posted by MBT70 on Saturday, September 17, 2005 9:23 PM

That's not a rollout ... that's a hangout ... or a dangleout. Do my eyes deceive me or is it packin' 16 Hellfires? And a couple Sidewinders? That's snake-times-two ....

Life is tough. Then you die.

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AH1Wsnake

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December 2002
From: Modeling anything with "MARINES" on the side.

Posted by AH1Wsnake on Saturday, September 17, 2005 9:37 PM

QUOTE: Originally posted by MBT70

That's not a rollout ... that's a hangout ... or a dangleout. Do my eyes deceive me or is it packin' 16 Hellfires? And a couple Sidewinders? That's snake-times-two ....

Yep, it's a whole new animal. Both the outboard and inboard stations will be capable of carrying a full load of Hellfires, and the wingtip stations will be sidewinder / sidearm capable.

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Anonymous

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November 2005

Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, September 18, 2005 11:13 AM

All new glass cockpit, better counter-measures, better equipment in the flir ball/laser designator and better, stronger, more efficient engines.

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MBT70

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March 2004
From: Pacific Northwest

Posted by MBT70 on Sunday, September 18, 2005 11:59 AM

I got wood ......

Life is tough. Then you die.

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supercobra

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June 2003

Posted by supercobra on Monday, September 19, 2005 1:46 AM

QUOTE: Originally posted by davsteph

All new glass cockpit, better counter-measures, better equipment in the flir ball/laser designator and better, stronger, more efficient engines.

Unless things changed very recently it will be the same old GE T-700-400 engines. The UH-1Y will get the 401Cs but the AH-1Z won't. Of course the tranny on the Z will be able to handle a lot more of their power than the W could.

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"There are only two kinds of people that understand Marines: Marines and those who have met them in battle. Everyone else has a second-hand opinion."

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