Wassup!

[Baloki]

What do you think of helicopters? Or Helos as they're known by people who play COD or SALMON or TROUT or whatever that game is.

[Freya]

I live near a hospital. The life flight coptor hovers over our house. They are loud but go you guys for saving people! Our windows are good so when inside you hardly notice.

[Pumpkin]

who r u

[Ayen]

They're loud.

[Pant Leg Eater from the Bad World]

Helicopters are smurfing awesome!

I worked on these bad boys for the last 6 years.

This one specifically.
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And this one. I'm the one standing by the red thing.
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[Shiny]

Give me drone or give me death!

[escobert]

What do you think of helicopters? Or Helos as they're known by people who play COD or SALMON or TROUT or whatever that game is.

I think that Baloki should fly them to me and then we can frolic together in a meadow.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

I like helicopters. Here's some of my mah favs.

http://www.militaryfactory.com/aircraft/imgs/sikorsky-ch54-skycrane_4.jpg

http://img1.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20140315204736/aircraft/images/2/26/Ka-50_Black_Shark_Powerful_Battle_Helicopter2.jpg and it's other variants.

http://www.haynes.tv/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/us-RAH66-Comanche.jpg Well, I like the concept anyway.

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/Chinook_hc2_za682_arp.jpg Because tough.

http://www.flugzeuginfo.net/acimages/bk117b2_kp.jpg A good work horse. Air med-evac, fire fighting, etc.

http://cdn-www.airliners.net/aviation-photos/photos/9/8/9/1117989.jpg It's been around forever. Also Metal Gear.

[Pant Leg Eater from the Bad World]

Sharky's list is pretty good. Except for the Chinook. Ugh. Worthless aircraft. And dangerous to boot. They are just the big brother to the Marines CH-46, which is being replaced by another worthless aircraft, the MV-22 Osprey. They look pretty neat though, I suppose.

I actually really wish the CH-54 Tarhe program hadn't been cancelled by the US Army. It is lonely being the only Heavy Lift Helicopter in the US military. While the 54 couldn't carry as big of a load as the 53, it could carry it right up to the belly, which made it much safer. Keeps the cargo from swinging around.

The Sikorsky UH-60 'Black Hawk' will always be my favorite helicopter. All of its versions. It is an extremely versatile aircraft and I hate that all the other armed forces get them and we don't. Even the Coast Guard has them!
I've gotten the privilege to work on them a little bit while deployed on a ship. The squids let me touch their precious Sea Hawk (SH-60) and help change a fuel line. It wasn't much, but I loved it.

[sharkythesharkdogg]

Well, huh. I always thought they were decent, and rugged. Just dated. Kinda like the BUF.

You would know better than anybody around here. ^^;

[Pant Leg Eater from the Bad World]

They are extremely nice to fly in though. Super smooth ride. Unlike the incredibly bumpy and bouncy ride you get in a Super Stallion. I say they are dangerous because if they crash, everyone inside is probably going to die because the blades are going to go right through cabin and fuck shit up.
I should probably retract that worthless statement. They are pretty good as far as troop movement goes, in all actuality. But still not great when it comes to cargo lift. Like I said, they should have stuck with the Tarhe for that.

[krissy]

http://www.arngren.net/air.airwolf0.jpg

[sharkythesharkdogg]

They are extremely nice to fly in though. Super smooth ride. Unlike the incredibly bumpy and bouncy ride you get in a Super Stallion. I say they are dangerous because if they crash, everyone inside is probably going to die because the blades are going to go right through cabin and smurf trout up.
I should probably retract that worthless statement. They are pretty good as far as troop movement goes, in all actuality. But still not great when it comes to cargo lift. Like I said, they should have stuck with the Tarhe for that.

I have heard of some horror stories about cargo slamming around inside them, and really making problems.


http://www.arngren.net/air.airwolf0.jpg

You've won the thread.

[Shlup]

My dad let my little brother play war games (Call of Duty, etc) since he was a toddler. As a result, every time a helicopter would pass by the house he'd start crying and run inside.

[escobert]

They are extremely nice to fly in though. Super smooth ride. Unlike the incredibly bumpy and bouncy ride you get in a Super Stallion. I say they are dangerous because if they crash, everyone inside is probably going to die because the blades are going to go right through cabin and smurf trout up.
I should probably retract that worthless statement. They are pretty good as far as troop movement goes, in all actuality. But still not great when it comes to cargo lift. Like I said, they should have stuck with the Tarhe for that.

Ever flown an apache!? They're my favorite helis in DayZ. Although the Heuy can be fun

[theundeadhero]

I've loved helicopters since I was a little boy. I've had the chance to fly in UH-60s several times and had a big stupid grin on my face each time. Riding around in a kiowa would be super cool but I don't think it will ever happen.

[Pant Leg Eater from the Bad World]

Ever flown an apache!? They're my favorite helis in DayZ. Although the Heuy can be fun

Nah, I've never been in an Apache. I've seen plenty of them though. But like theundeadhero, I really want to fly in a Kiowa. They are pretty B.A.