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.

Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe "Air Crane"

Kamov Ka-50 "Black Shark" and it's other variants.

Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 "Comanche" Well, I like the concept anyway.

Boeing CH-47 "Chinook" Because tough.

MBB/Kawasaki BK 117 A good work horse. Air med-evac, fire fighting, etc.

Mil Mi-24 "Hind" 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 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.

[krissy]

[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.

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