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Dare I ask... Favorite helo?

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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Thursday, March 20, 2003 6:00 PM
Well, after the events of today, I've got new respect for the Apache. Takes enemy fire, goes down in bad weather and makes a hard landing, takes off again and makes it back to base... Impressive helicopter. Give em hell boys!
"1-6 is in hot"
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, March 25, 2003 8:05 PM
Here is my entry for Favorite helo:
OH-58D KIOWA WARRIOR RECONNAISSANCE/ATTACK HELICOPTER

My brother is a Helo Mech in the Army and this is the bird he's assigned to. I wish someone made ti so I could build it and send it to him before he goes to Iraq.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 26, 2003 2:00 PM
i like the littlebirds and blackhawks out of blackhawk down
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, March 26, 2003 4:01 PM
CH-53e supper stallion. The awsome lifting power and its pure beauty makes it my favorite.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, March 27, 2003 2:30 PM
Keyworth said it for me....Huey slick ...........................................got in in ................got you out
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, March 28, 2003 10:56 AM
The Blackhawk,rode in 'em while with the 101st.Good looks,smooth ride,easy to rappel from!
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 5:34 PM
Mine is the Huey Medi-vac from VN.
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Posted by wibhi2 on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 5:47 PM
the AH-1G. I think I've built the revell kit 10 times since it first came out - There was a great story a friend of mine once told me (ex green beret) about how one resuced his backside in the jungles of nam.
3d modelling is an option a true mental excercise in frusrtation
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Posted by keavdog on Wednesday, April 2, 2003 6:22 PM
I like the OH-6 Cayuse and its subsequent variations - MD 500/530 defender. Versitile little chopper and according to Nicholas Cage's Firebirds - an apparently formidable foe for the Apache - so just how many chopper-chopper aerial engagements have there been???
Regardless - I have build a few of them, Tamiya's old OH-6, Hasegawa's MD500 TOW and the Torpedo toting version with the tall gear.

Thanks,

John

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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, April 3, 2003 11:58 PM
Well my choice is the Sikorsky HH-60H Rescue Hawk,
A light gun ship with the heritage of HAL-5, primary mission was SAR. Going in hot to rescue our fellow airman (all services). HCS-5,

Fly Navy

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, April 15, 2003 6:30 PM
AH-6 little bird. Period. It'll Rip you a new one before you can say what the hell is that?
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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Thursday, April 17, 2003 2:51 AM
There is somethin spiffy about an H-6 with twin miniguns and rockets....
"1-6 is in hot"
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, April 18, 2003 4:47 AM
Fav helo, definitely the Sea King.

Worked as a maintainer on them for 5 years, they would go for ever if you give them a flogging. If she ain't leaking, she's empty!!

Paul.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 21, 2003 11:45 AM
I'm a blackhawk pilot at fort hood and we used to have to slow down for the apaches, we were were usually weighing in at 19,000lbs hauling gear to National Training Center. Whats even faster is the Chinook. The apache is just more nimble, but they're not faster. A myth too many people buy into. The 'hawk straight and level will leave an apache, but they take a beating like no other.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 28, 2003 2:51 PM
I get real tired seeing every airframe I touched or flew in museums, now.

My favorite is the Huey, God bless 'em. I had quite a bit of time in the N model and liked it more than the other versions.

For all around ego, though, the AH-1 can't be beat. You had to fly it, not fly the computer.
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 28, 2003 4:56 PM
Hmm.. pretty narrow field here, just American, Russian and the odd Euro thrown in. May I remind you guys of the pride of South African aviation; The Rooivalk







You must admit, its a pretty rugged looking piece of kit, which is arguably more rugged than the average Apache.. These things are more or less build like a Land Rover.. The only tools you'll need are a monkey wrench, hammer and a small selection of screwdrivers.. Here's the link to the page where I lifted these pics from: http://www.army-technology.com/projects/rooivalk/

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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 3:12 PM
Rooivalk is quite the interesting helicopter. Kinda looks like the offspring of an Apache and a Mangusta....
Impressive looking piece of equipment nonetheless....
"1-6 is in hot"
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, April 30, 2003 4:23 PM
Interestingly enough the Rooivalk is based on a puma.. Talk about unruly kids..
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Posted by fuzzy on Friday, May 2, 2003 4:19 PM
Definitly the Huey. Lots of time crewing H models. What a view out the barn door in
the summer. Blackhawks are great but you'll freeze in the back. Attack helo favorite
would be the AH-1S.
Fuzzy
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, May 3, 2003 5:51 PM
Sorry Guys, for me it's got to be the Bell 212. Huey with a spare engine. Worked on them in my time with Bristow Helicopters, what can I say, the ultimate flying truck!

Also worked on S-76A and A+, looks nice from the outside, but changing the mag plug on the main rotor gearbox is a true bitch of a job! About 1,1/2" of clearance from the firewall (not good for wire locking!).

Not to say the hell hole on the 212 is a barrel of laughs, especially when the a/c had been flying oil field support in Nigeria for 2 years (We're talking BIG bugs preserved in jam like Aeroshell 41 hydraulic fluid)!

Got chased across an airfield in a Land Rover by a Mil-24 at Redhill once, scary moment, but that's another story!

Beers,

Rob M.
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Posted by gregers on Saturday, May 17, 2003 9:10 AM
Hi folks I know that i am in danger of being strangled with a flexi-file by the helicopter purists for this one but. 1 V22 OSPREY I know it's not a real copter by definition, but it is a rotery winged craft . 2 FAIREY ROTODYNE cos its just plain odd and if you have read my comments on another thread you will know i LIKE odd....Gregers
Why torture yourself when life will do it for you?
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Posted by rdxpress on Tuesday, May 20, 2003 12:57 AM
Here Again,
Late as usual! My fav is the AH-56A(Should be E or F by now!) Cheynne.
Flight wise it could do what NO other helo can do, would carry more, faster than
Cobra or Apache !
NOTE to CobraH, The Blue Thunder was destroyed at end of filming as it was not
cost efective to restore it to stock, and it was more dramatic to see it hit and blown
up. I didn't see Amerika so not know what was used. BTW the pilot that had to fly
BT in the movie (I dont remember his name, Sorry) told me it flew like a pig!!!
Good Hunting,
rdxpress
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, June 3, 2003 6:22 AM
Favorite Helo would have to be a Mil-24 Hind. Is there anything cooler or meaner looking in the world? Hokums are cool too but still no Hind.
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Posted by Anonymous on Sunday, June 8, 2003 2:37 PM
Well for me its the CH-47 C/E first one I logged many hours in combat in one the other is the Slick and N model naval version .We use those in Anartica with the C-130 VXE-6 Ice Birds .The squadron was decommioned in 2000. I have slung out many a down huey and snake. http://www.angelfire.com/ga3/BROTHERSinARMS/index.html ....... I guess they called us Salvation and homewardbound.....
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 11, 2003 12:37 PM
After all these gun ships, time to be boring:-)
It has to be the Wessex, worked with and flew in them. Very closely followed by the sky crane. What I wouldn't do to see one of those babies up close.
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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Thursday, June 12, 2003 1:28 AM
Rdexpress,

I wasn't aware that the BT helo was destroyed. I know that the miniseries "Amerika" did use at least two similarly built aircraft, probably those used for the BT Television show that came out after the movie, but they could have been built later. Too bad that it flew so poorly, it certainly looked cool!

I've got a bit of original documentation on the Cheyenne and have spoken to a few guys who actually flew it. Impressive bird, but too far ahead of its time... Of course, I'm waitin for the Comanche... hopefully I'll be transitioned to Aviation from Armor by the time they're reaching combat units!
"1-6 is in hot"
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, June 16, 2003 8:21 PM
CH-47.....next question

"No Crap..there i was....1,500 feet, inverted, with a sling-load"

2 Burnin' - 6 Turnin'
Ramps Up, Ready In The Rear

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, June 18, 2003 4:17 PM
In the weird and wacky category, I would say the Kamov Ka-26 (NATO "Hoodlum"), especially in the "skycrane" configuration.



dig those funky twin radials & twin counter-rotating blades.

B
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, June 20, 2003 11:07 AM
theAH6 the MH53 and the Westland Lynx are my favourites.
I flew in a 32 Sqn RAF Gazelle once with a test pilot - i'll never forget that one!
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Posted by Duke Maddog on Wednesday, June 25, 2003 2:15 PM
I like the Hind as well, I have 7 built in 1/72 scale: 2 German, 1 Iraqi and four Russian. I have an Mi 8 and an Mi 17. The -8 is Russian, and the -17 is German.

One of the most lethal looking choppers I think is the KA 50 Hokum or the Mi 28 Havoc. I love the camo pattern on my Havoc. In my Marine unit, I have the AH 1J, AH 1T, and AH 1W in 1/72 scale. I agree with everyone else: it is an awesome looking machine!
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