not quite the Blue Angels, but helo heaven

[Intruder Driver]

http://www.alert5.com/2007/03/army-copter-pilot-takes-to-sky-for-show.html

This'll probably give all the helo wannabes a bit of excitement.

 

[rare21]

pretty neat stuff, didnt know the Army had that team

 

[scoober78]

I concur..neat stuff. I had no idea that they existed.

I have to say though...that the smoke generators seem uh....not neccessary?

 

[Raptor2216]

I'm sure this is one of the many ways for the army to recruit but last I checked, the Army doesn't fly cobras. Why not use the apache...i've seen videos of it doing rolls and loops...the cobra can't do anything like that.

 

[JTS11]

I've heard it said that only cool thing you can do in a helo at an airshow, is ball it up.

Did a search and couldn't find this on here anywhere, but here's a shitter doing loops and rolls.

 

[MasterBates]

Sheer power is nice...

 

[scoober78]

Something tells me that Natops might have something to say about that...

 

[phrogpilot73]

I'm sure this is one of the many ways for the army to recruit but last I checked, the Army doesn't fly cobras. Why not use the apache...i've seen videos of it doing rolls and loops...the cobra can't do anything like that.

Actually, the Army reserves do fly Cobras. The reason they wouldn't use an Apache, is that they're a little busy - what with Iraq and Afghanistan...

 

[Raptor2216]

Actually, the Army reserves do fly Cobras. The reason they wouldn't use an Apache, is that they're a little busy - what with Iraq and Afghanistan...

I finally learned something on AW.

Here goes a thread jack but its too good not to post:

 

[MasterBates]

Yeah, the helo saws are a trip to see in action.

I have trimmed trees, but not on purpose. (Bell 204 Tail Rotors are rugged little bastards thank god)

 

[JMMH]

A friend at Red Bull told me about this:

I think it's cooler than the Army stuff, but I'm biased.

 

[MasterBates]

Rigid heads are nice..

British Lynx is an awesome bird, and they CAN make rigid heads fold for shipboard use. Plus, less moving parts = lower maintenance..

 

[zab1001]

I'm wasted, so forgive me for not googling. The US Army Reserves STILL have Cobras?

Skid?

 

[Lawman]

I'm sure this is one of the many ways for the army to recruit but last I checked, the Army doesn't fly cobras. Why not use the apache...i've seen videos of it doing rolls and loops...the cobra can't do anything like that.

Cost for one, an Apache is going to be obscenely more expensive to operate and maintain for something of as low importance as a recruiting tool. Not to mention you dont need all the wizz bang gear of an Apache to fly around and do some neato passes for the crowd in order to make some kids think "I wanna do that someday." So long as its loud, moving, and painted cool people at airshows will watch it and enjoy it.

Plus they still have a few Cobras so its about the same kind of representation that the Navy had when they were using A-4's for the Blues before switching to Hornets when all the A-4's werent out on the boats other then for training purposes.

 

[Gatordev]

Yeah, the helo saws are a trip to see in action.

I have trimmed trees, but not on purpose. (Bell 204 Tail Rotors are rugged little bastards thank god)

I've never really understood how they prevent it from spinning, but I guess the gyro motive force (or whatever it's called that makes a bicycle wheel stay straight) would help.