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Happy Birthday Blackhawk!

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  • From: Upper left side of the lower Penninsula of Mich
Happy Birthday Blackhawk!
Posted by dkmacin on Monday, October 17, 2005 8:20 PM
The Sikorsky Blackhawk/nighthawk first flew on this day in 1974.
Happy Birthday!!

Don
I know it's only rock and roll, but I like it.
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  • From: Seattle
Posted by Papa-Echo-64 on Monday, October 17, 2005 8:53 PM
HAPPY B-DAY!! Happy B-Day [bday]
Straighten up and fly right.....
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Posted by intruder_bass on Monday, October 17, 2005 10:02 PM
I love this helicopter!!!!
Like russian pilots say - "let the number of take off's be equal to number of landings!!!"
P.S.
here is my Vodka
Cheers!
Andy
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  • From: phoenix
Posted by grandadjohn on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 12:06 PM
I knew about it before they named it "Blackhawk"(UTTAS), by the way the HUEY"s 50th is this month also. First flight was on October 22, 1956. Opps, off by a year, but they are still flying.
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  • From: Moooooon River!
Posted by Trigger on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 1:45 PM
I'm the same age as the Black Hawk? Not too sure how I feel about that...
------------------------------------------------------------------ - Grant "Can't let that nest in there..."
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  • From: San Jose, California
Posted by toadmanstankpictures on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 4:41 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by grandadjohn

I knew about it before they named it "Blackhawk", by the way the HUEY"s 50th is this month also


Now that's cool!! Some of the NCO's in my first USAR unit used to joke that when the last Blackhawk was retired, the crew would be picked up by a Huey!

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Posted by UH-1V_CE on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 6:57 PM
...and still has not replaced the Huey as intended.
Crew Chiefs keep em up!
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Posted by jinithith2 on Tuesday, October 18, 2005 9:17 PM
Happy B-Day [bday] Blackhawk! hmm... what should I give him (her? it?)????
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  • From: Piedmont Triad, NC (USA)
Posted by oldhooker on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 12:42 AM
HAPPY BIRTHDAY BLACKHAWK!! Happy B-Day [bday]

On the same subject, I found an old picture I made down at Ft. Bragg when the first Blackhawk came into Simmons Army Airfield, in late 1978. It was out of Ft. Cambell, and I remember most everyone on the airfield came up to Base-Ops to see it.



Take care,
Frank

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 12:02 PM
Happy B-Day [bday] I wish you a long and happy life. Many thanks.
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Posted by Screaminhelo on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 6:34 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by toadmanstankpictures
Now that's cool!! Some of the NCO's in my first USAR unit used to joke that when the last Blackhawk was retired, the crew would be picked up by a Huey!


I've loaded six Hueys on a trailer and only one HawkEvil [}:)]

BTW, for her birthday, I a gave the Mother Ship a new primary servo, brand new cam-loks and a bath.

Mac

Mac

I Didn't do it!!!

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Posted by UH-1V_CE on Wednesday, October 19, 2005 7:06 PM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Screaminhelo

QUOTE: Originally posted by toadmanstankpictures
Now that's cool!! Some of the NCO's in my first USAR unit used to joke that when the last Blackhawk was retired, the crew would be picked up by a Huey!


I've loaded six Hueys on a trailer and only one HawkEvil [}:)]

BTW, for her birthday, I a gave the Mother Ship a new primary servo, brand new cam-loks and a bath.

Mac

Well what do you expect when the UH60 has sucked up so much money that could have gone for other things. LIKE....funding upgrades for the huey. The huey has been severely neglected because it was going to be replaced "any day" by the UH60. Oh, and what will the UH60 be like when it’s as old as the huey? Six hueys (that are at least 30 years old) on a flatbed truck verses One of the 171s UH60Ls that are under 10 years old. HMMM is that what you call fuzzy math? If the army dumped half of what they spent on the UH60 for the huey, it may be a valid argument. Now with that being said, I would love to crew hawks too. You just can’t beat the performance!Evil [}:)]
Crew Chiefs keep em up!
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