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                        Dare I ask... Favorite helo?

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                        Cobrahistorian
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Aaaaah.... Alpha Apaches... A beautiful thing!
                        Dare I ask... Favorite helo?
                        Posted by Cobrahistorian on Friday, February 21, 2003 2:25 PM
                        Ok guys, since the "favorite" bug is going around, I had to ask. Now I'm not asking BEST or most successful here, just favorite and why.

                        Everyone on here knows mine, but for those of you who don't AH-1G. Phenomenal aircraft that was loved by literally everyone who flew it. LOTS of weapons, decent range, and once they swapped the tail rotor over to the right side, it was nearly flawless. Of course then they went ahead and "improved" it.

                        Rolling in hot!

                        Jon
                        "1-6 is in hot"
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                        dkmacin
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Upper left side of the lower Penninsula of Mich
                        Posted by dkmacin on Friday, February 21, 2003 3:54 PM
                        HH65A Dolphin. (Areospatiale 366G)
                        Great aircraft (until congress stuck it's nose in and made us put on Avco Lycoming engines replacing the turbomeccas), for being French built.
                        Spent over 2000 hours in the back and many jumps out of. . . and I always got home.
                        Of course the orange paint job is stupid, should have stayed white. . .and sources tell me the HH65C will have. . . tada Turbomecca engines!

                        Don
                        I know it's only rock and roll, but I like it.
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                        Jim Barton
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                          February 2003
                        Posted by Jim Barton on Friday, February 21, 2003 3:56 PM
                        Although I don't model helicopters currently (I built the "Huey" in the 1970's when I was a kid), I like the ones with the twin rotors on top, such as the CH-46 and the CH-53. North Island Naval Air Station near San Diego still has a bunch of them; I love going to nearby Point Loma and watching them take off and land; they fly right past you at eye level.

                        "Whaddya mean 'Who's flying the plane?!' Nobody's flying the plane!"

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                        berny13
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Panama City, Florida, Hurricane Alley
                        Posted by berny13 on Friday, February 21, 2003 4:16 PM
                        UH-1 HUEY. The can do all choper. It was the most used in Viet Nam and was tasked to do a lot of things it wasn't designed to do. It did it and did it well.

                        Had to make a few corrections. My keabord kan't spel or tipe todae.

                        Berny

                         Phormer Phantom Phixer

                        On the bench

                        TF-102A Delta Dagger, 32nd FIS, 54-1370, 1/48 scale. Monogram Pro Modeler with C&H conversion.  

                        Revell F-4E Phantom II 33rd TFW, 58th TFS, 69-260, 1/32 scale. 

                        Tamiya F-4D Phantom II, 13th TFS, 66-8711, 1/32 scale.  F-4 Phantom Group Build. 

                         

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                        midnightprowler
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: East Bethel, MN
                        Posted by midnightprowler on Friday, February 21, 2003 4:17 PM
                        My favorite is the Bell 47-g. I always loved the tv show Tthe Whirlybirds, and fell in love with choppers. A close second would be the Huey.

                        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

                        Ask me about Speedway Decals

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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 21, 2003 5:12 PM
                        Boy Jon,
                        That's a tuff one. As for the utility category ... the long cabin Hueys. Looks great and a very reliable bird. (If I were going into combat ... give me the Black Hawk. The first helicopter ever built with a spec from Uncle Sam that it be invunerable to a single 7.62 round. Ray Leoni and his design team should be proud)
                        For attack ... you can't beat the Cobra. Classic sleek airframe the performed extremely well considering the state of the art at the time.
                        For observation --- the OH-6 Loach. Ask Hugh Mills.
                        Paul
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Friday, February 21, 2003 7:55 PM
                        i think my would have to be for attack and durablity, the hind gun ship that thing is a flying tank. and because i work on them the ch-46e, that plane is a marvel of human genius
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                        Papa-Echo-64
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Seattle
                        Posted by Papa-Echo-64 on Friday, February 21, 2003 9:31 PM
                        Bell Huey UH1-D Vietnam 'Slick' The B-17 of the Vietnam conflict.......They took alot and were reliable!
                        Straighten up and fly right.....
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                        FITTER
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                          February 2003
                        • From: USA
                        Posted by FITTER on Friday, February 21, 2003 9:35 PM
                        For me, it's a toss-up between the Cobra and the Loach (can you say "Pink Team?"). I've been collecting the kits in all scales since they came out, including original-issue Revell Cobras and Hueys, as well as subsequent reissues. Remember the old Tamiya 1:48 OH-6A? When that Squadron book (Gunslingers in Action) first came out I think I wore my first copy out. Too bad we are still stuck with that antiquated Revell 1:32 Cobra... I think it's about time that someone makes a decent one in 1:35.

                        Jon... I may need to add a copy of your new book to my library!

                        FITTER out
                        IBTL
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                        dkmacin
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Upper left side of the lower Penninsula of Mich
                        Posted by dkmacin on Friday, February 21, 2003 9:50 PM
                        Hey guys,
                        You all seem to put massive firepower as a requirement.

                        Look at the movie TOPGUN
                        The most powerful weapon in the US armory (at the time F14) and the pilots required rescue from the USCG. . .
                        Search and RESCUE is where it is at.

                        Don
                        I know it's only rock and roll, but I like it.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 22, 2003 6:16 AM
                        Mine's the Mi-24 Hind. Such a sinister looking machine!



                        Regards,

                        Pat
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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        Posted by djmodels1999 on Saturday, February 22, 2003 6:54 AM
                        I too have 'something' for the Mil 'copters. Really like the Hind (nice pic Bubbamoosecat), but I prefer the Mi-8/-17 and ever more the bigger ones such as Mi-6, Mi-10 and Mi-26... Awesome!

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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 22, 2003 7:16 AM
                        Those Russian transport choppers are some hard workhorses for sure. I used to ride some Ukrainian Hips in Kosovo. Not a pleasant ride, but they seemed like reliable machines.

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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        Posted by djmodels1999 on Saturday, February 22, 2003 8:32 AM
                        Here's my one...



                        It's the 1/72 KP kit, with re-built rotor, in the colours of the Polish relief squadron in Ethiopia.Smile [:)]
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                        Cobrahistorian
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Aaaaah.... Alpha Apaches... A beautiful thing!
                        Posted by Cobrahistorian on Saturday, February 22, 2003 9:05 PM
                        Hips and Hinds and Hormones Oh my!

                        Cool stuff everyone! I'm chomping at the bit to get back to working on my models. Book's almost finished.
                        Fitter, it'll be in stores in September!

                        Back to work!

                        Jon
                        "1-6 is in hot"
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 22, 2003 9:28 PM
                        Nice work, Djmodels! I'd like to see more folks post pics of their models here. I have this kit as well and want to do the Ukrainian helo pictured above. How'd that kit go together?

                        Pat
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                        Anonymous
                        • Member since
                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, February 22, 2003 9:41 PM
                        I've had the pleasure of working at many different military bases as a civilian contractor. The one helo that always got my attention was the CH-53. At one base a 53 would buzz past our hanger going full tilt everyday at 1500. The hangar would rumble and shake, I loved it. Awesome bird!!!

                        Darren
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                        Keyworth
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: NE Georgia
                        Posted by Keyworth on Saturday, February 22, 2003 10:27 PM
                        Learned to love the Huey a couple of wars back-the unmistakable sound of it's rotors beating the jungle into submission always meant "Help's on the way".
                        "There's no problem that can't be solved with a suitable application of high explosives"
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                        ILuv3ggs
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Brisbane, Australia
                        Posted by ILuv3ggs on Sunday, February 23, 2003 2:33 AM
                        My favorite Attack Helicopter would have to be the Cobra...just find it to be an awsome looking helicopter



                        As for a troop transport - the Black Hawk - tis just such a kool helicopter.



                        Cya
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                        djmodels1999
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: United Kingdom / Belgium
                        Posted by djmodels1999 on Sunday, February 23, 2003 11:23 AM
                        To Bubbamoosecat:

                        The kit is just fine, if a bit basic. The rotor head needs improvement, and so do the exhaust pipes (which I replaced) and the canopy did not fit particularly well. I built that one about 6 years ago. Did not want to open up the side doors and add details there, but I added a few bits in the cockpit proper.
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, February 23, 2003 8:22 PM
                        The big ol' gruesome Mi-24D is may fave. Frightening beast, that one. Looking forward to Trumpeter's 1/35 release.
                        Dad was in the Coast Guard, so I'm kinda partial to Sea Kings, too.
                        Ah, but then the Skycrane was a cool, wacky chopper, too...
                        ~Brian
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                        paulnchamp
                        • Member since
                          January 2003
                        • From: Warwick, RI
                        Posted by paulnchamp on Sunday, February 23, 2003 8:37 PM
                        At the risk of straying off track here, I always thought "Blue Thunder" was one cool looking helo. . .
                        Paul "A man's GOT to know his limitations."
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                        J-Hulk
                        • Member since
                          February 2003
                        • From: Tochigi, Japan
                        Posted by J-Hulk on Sunday, February 23, 2003 8:42 PM
                        Yeah, Chief Brody fighting Clockwork Orange in it made it even cooler.
                        You ever build the Monogram kit?
                        ~Brian
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 24, 2003 5:07 PM
                        Berny13 may be confused on the greatest fighter (ha, ha just kidding ya') but he is right on with the UH-1. Power, versatility, lethality, reliability and so much more. It redifined warfare and made it possible for what began Vietnam as a conventional Army, to fight an unconventional war. No helicopter has had such an impact on the world, just ask a Vietnam vet.

                        Either the UH-1 or that thing Daddy Warbucks had in Annie (sorry, just another attempt at humor).
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Monday, February 24, 2003 9:37 PM
                        No contest- UH60 MG. I've always liked the Hawk, and the twin fifties on the sides of the chopper make it one beutiful bird.
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 25, 2003 4:39 PM
                        Great White Sharks prefer Blackhawks:


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                        jimz66
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Winsted CT
                        Posted by jimz66 on Tuesday, February 25, 2003 6:00 PM
                        I would have to say that my favorite Helo of all time would be a toss up between the Sea Stallion and the Apache. I say the Apache because my cousin flew it and I say the Sea Stallion because I love it's shear size and super power.

                        Hey the Great White is my favorite shark too. Cool image man.
                        Phantoms rule the skies!!!
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, February 25, 2003 11:33 PM
                        I'm going to say the Cobra. While in the Army in 80s we (us MPs) were sent to Grafenwoher ( I apologize to my German friends, I'm certain I spelled that wrong) and on an Army live fire range there isn't much to do. That is of course if you don't know what is firing where. Then it's like a trip to Disneyland. One night we found out that the Cobras were conducting a night time live fire and we boot footed it out there before they arrived. There was tower next to the firing line that put us about 20 feet above the hovering Cobras. When they opened up with anti-tank missiles and guns....well...it was a religious experience.

                        I would say the next in line would be the Hind. DIdn't care much for Hueys, they had a habit of making your teeth rattle loose. But I love the sound of them.

                        There you have it.
                        Steve
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                        Anonymous
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                          November 2005
                        Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 12:56 PM
                        For favorite helicopter I'm going with the AH-64 because of the wallop it can deliver. Plus being a 4 bladed helo it is comparativly quiet/stealthy. I also like the wide variety of sights(thermal,infared) it uses.


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                        Cobrahistorian
                        • Member since
                          December 2002
                        • From: Aaaaah.... Alpha Apaches... A beautiful thing!
                        Posted by Cobrahistorian on Wednesday, February 26, 2003 2:42 PM
                        You know...
                        Ask any Army Cobra pilot and they'll say the Apache is a great weapons system.... but its not an attack helicopter.
                        Its just not as flexible as the Cobra, especially the W and Z model Cobras nowadays. After looking at the capability of the AH-1Z,
                        the Army needs to seriously reconsider the Apache! Of course, the Comanche is pretty damn impressive too. Lets just hope they don't
                        squash it!

                        Rolling in hot!

                        Jon
                        "1-6 is in hot"
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