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Dare I ask... Favorite helo?

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 1, 2003 12:32 AM
Well You did ask!! My favourite would be the Bristol Sycamore. Why? First helio I flew in. My wife says it should be the Ericson Aircranes Elvis Georga Peach and Hulk because the saved our house during the bushfires a year or so ago. Well the fires did get to within 20metres of the house so I geuss she has a point. TTFN Dai
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 7, 2003 10:40 AM
MH-53 PAVE LOW

Big, Bad & Beautiful!!

(Hope R-M won't sue me for saying that...)




"Plastic Good - Diecast BAD!"
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, July 7, 2003 9:13 PM
my favorite helo is the huey, it has been around for a long time now and still in use in all kinds of scenarios, in vietnam it had alot of uses medivac,gunship,transport. there isnt to many helos around that has that ability of use the hueys had since vietnam except for on and that is the blackhawk it is taken over the huey description but huey is still the favorite
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 16, 2003 5:30 PM
Hello all,
Being new to this forum let me join in with Davey5 and TeamTornado and mention the C(ivil) word.
Small: Hughes (MD) 500. D-version, Tall Skids. Like the one TC flew in the TV series Magnum
Medium: EC155. A beefed up AS365N Dauphin. Beautiful curves on that one. Ok Davey: I admit: I like the S76 as well.
Big: Both BV234 (civilian Chinook) and S64. To my knowledge Columbia Helicopters (Oregon) is one of the last companies with BV234's. And who or what can beat the S64E's from Erickson Skycrane?!

Gertjan



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Posted by UH-1V_CE on Saturday, July 19, 2003 11:53 PM
Well my screen name says it all! I get to crew UH-1Vs and UH-1Hs almost every day I
work. They are horribly reliable. Our helos were made from 1969 to 1974. I wish the army would put alittle more money into them. Our O.R . rate is higher than most blackhawk med units (so I am told by our pilots). We have a hanger full of broken hawks from another unit. The Army has extended the service life of the huey to 2008. You can't dispute it's success being the blackhawk was made to replace it in 1978. I will say that the hawk has alot more power, and alittle more user friendly. Dave
Crew Chiefs keep em up!
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Posted by r13b20 on Saturday, August 2, 2003 8:01 PM
Well... since I work there... NO LAUGHING... Schweizer Aircraft Corp.'s 300C. piston engine, civil and (some) military applications
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, August 5, 2003 7:59 AM
Well I might be alone in this but my all time favourite is the Mi-24A. In it's time it was the Bogeyman to end all Bogeymen to any western armour crew and I think the old glasshouse canopy actually makes it look more sinister than the D,E and F model. My love of this beasty and perhaps the scarcity of information on it have prompted me to start scratchbuilding one in 1/25th scale... it's a big mother in that scale I can tell you.
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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, August 6, 2003 8:58 PM
Hi all...

Just thought I'd add my vote... Despite the fact that there are some truly mean- looking and well known helos out there (AH-64, AH-1, CH/MH-53, Mi-24, Etc...), and some real sexy ones, too (S-76, A-109 and the HH-65 Dolphin)... My vote goes to the HH-60J Jayhawk. It looks great in USCG paint, and is just a damn fine aircraft. Besides, it's used to save lives, and that (IMHO) is a truly important mission... Not to knock the combat and transport helos, but something about the Jayhawk and its SAR mission appeal to me.

Brian
SJAFB
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 8, 2003 1:56 AM
The CHINOOK is my faverite helo, all those rotors, all those cargo hooks one awsome chopper. Can't wait to see Panda's 1/35 CHINOOK kits
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, August 8, 2003 2:05 AM
The CHINOOK is my faverite helo all those rotors all those cargo hooks. one awsome chopper. Can't wait to see Panda's 1/35 CHINOOK kits It's gonna be great . marke
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 8, 2003 6:11 AM
kamov ka-50 werewolf!
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 8, 2003 10:44 AM
SH-3H Sea King. It's just so darn cute.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 8, 2003 10:46 AM
Umineko, 'bout time you posted on the Forum. I see you joined a while ago. If you can, post up some pics of your Mi-24A in whatever stage you're at, so we can see how it's coming along.
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Posted by sharkbait on Saturday, November 8, 2003 2:32 PM
To Fly in order of smile thinking about them:
1 Bell 205a-1 (UH-1H) with or without a belly tank or waterbucket and that great noise - calm day no wind -35 C heard one coming for 20 minutes 40 NM -46 statute!!
2 Bell 206L-1 just a pleasant ride and good little slinging machine. Outorotates real well too!!!!!!
3 Bell 212 (UH-1N ) with the PT6- 3B engines especialy slinging over the jungle.
6 Bell 412 fast and a real stump puller.
4 As 355 Twinstar ( on fixed floats yet! just too much fun )
5 As 350 Astar ( Good heater but doesn't outorotate as well as the 206L1)
6 SK-76 A ++
7 Bell206B (Fun on floats too)
8 Bell 47G, G2 and G4A ( you always love your first !!!) agreat learning machine - got to drive one after 20 years and smiled for days.
9 Hughes 500D ( fun but cockpit too small)

You have never been lost until you've been lost at Mach 3!

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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 8, 2003 8:33 PM
Not being a helio modeler in the main I do however have a couple of favourites:-
Iroquois (sorry if the spelling is out) reason. One of them bulled myself and another operator doing forward control/relay from of the top of a mountain during a bushfire. We left our departure a bit late and it was only the choppers down draught that kept the fire away as we scrambled aboard and flew off to safety!
Bristol Sycamore......First flight in a chopper
Ericson Aircrane/Skycrane.......Elvis.Hulk ,Georgia Peach and now Isabel for all the work they did in protecting the state during the Bushfires over the past few years.
Also a BIG thankyou to the crews as well.
Elvis and Isabel arrived in Sydney last week for this season.
That is my list
Dai
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Posted by tempestjohnny on Saturday, November 8, 2003 11:30 PM
AH-6 and OH-58 litle bugs witha big bite.

John

 

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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 10, 2003 12:07 PM
Attack Helo: AH-1W Super-Cobras (a liittle bias but basically any Cobra)...Deadly
Medium Lift: H-60 Series...tough, fast, and lethal
Heavy Lift: CH-53E...They're fast and can haul a load
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Posted by wibhi2 on Monday, November 10, 2003 10:22 PM
ya know, a ch-47 has a very impressive noise level - especially when the pres. and crew
fly over your house - not only can ya here them coming from 20 minutes out, but when they get over head they can certainly rattle the windows and cause the floor to vibrate.

Fav's
CH-54 for heavy loads
UH-1's
oh-58
all time fav: AH-1G
3d modelling is an option a true mental excercise in frusrtation
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Posted by lizardqing on Monday, November 10, 2003 10:38 PM
I've not built a helo since I was a kid when I did an apachee but now a days i would have to say the Blackhawk since the local rangers fly em over my roof top regular. Do get to watch them jump from 1500 ft though which is pretty cool to see. I might have to break down and build one of these days.
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, November 11, 2003 5:48 AM
jon what do you think????

AH-64D Longbow then the AH-64A+ Apache

CW3 Bob R. Roebuck
"CHECKMATE 08"

P.S. Have a "HEAVY CAV" day!!!
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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Tuesday, November 11, 2003 7:03 AM
Bob,

Hmmm... you like the D better than the A+? I've heard a few guys say the other way around. Still, the Apache's one hell of a bird no matter how you cut it. By the way, looks like I'm goin Apaches with a Cav unit myself!

Take care!
"1-6 is in hot"
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 13, 2003 3:31 AM
jon,
great, i love the DWO lots of power without the added weight, DWI if i am in a high radar threat, because of the RFI, "best money the army ever spent." A+ was a good aircraft awesome power but not as much situational awareness without a TSD. D model does everything except it does not make espresso. "DAMN" I have some new pictures for you of my helmet also we have a new mod for the aircraft which includes 1 new ant. and reciever for pics please send email one more time. will tell you what the mod is when i get your e-mail.

CW3 bob roebuck
"CHECKMATE 08"

p.s. so the ah-64 is not a attack helicopter eh!!!! well i have a bone to pick with you. the z model what a joke, my marine brothers told me about that piece. by the way i have a former w model pilot in my unit.
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Posted by Cobrahistorian on Thursday, November 13, 2003 9:48 AM
Bob,

email is fssflt@aol.com. Lookin forward to hearing from you!


"1-6 is in hot"
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 13, 2003 10:59 AM
Hey All,

Sentimental fave has to be the UH-1E. Crewed em in HML-167 at Marble in 70-71.
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 13, 2003 4:18 PM
Ahhh so many
i like the Jolly green giant (sorry for forgetting what its called)the one that lands at the beginning of Firefox
the UH 1B/C the ones the Navy used in Vietnam for dropping of SEALs with the guns and rockets
the Loach OH 6
the British Gazzells and Lynxs and Blackhawk and russian alligator
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Posted by Anonymous on Thursday, November 13, 2003 6:47 PM
I'd have to go with the Blackhawk. Almost as versatile as the Huey. But if u really want to do some damage, look no further than the cobra!

For ruggedness go with a good ol huey.
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Posted by Anonymous on Friday, November 14, 2003 9:56 PM
Hi Redbird1
I was at Chu-Lia in 70-71 we beat the same air space I was army then since became a marine I remember I those days UH-1 is a good bird for any mission . by the way welcome home Marine
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 15, 2003 7:22 PM
My fav is the Bell 47D especially the HTL-4, I have a kit from Academy I am getting ready to start work on. I had some problems the first time I built the kit with the engine..Instructions were very vague.

Anybody with experience on this ????

The 47 was a work horse with great history. My next fav is the Huey UH-1B.
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Posted by Anonymous on Saturday, November 15, 2003 7:26 PM
BELL 47 Does anybody have experience building the Academy 1/35 scale?
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, November 17, 2003 8:44 AM
Hey pepperfly

Chi Lai in Jooly huh?....LOL......we sure did beat the same airspace, prolly killed the same trees too....wonder how many other gunners out there will admit to (like me) shooting up our own rocket pods.....hahahahaha......and thanx for the welcome home Army, back at cha. Semper Fi.
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