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2021-06-07 Science & Technology

The Army's Legendary Little Bird Might Be Flying Away for Good

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Posted by Besoeker 2021-06-07 07:39|| || Front Page|| [3 views ] Top

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Besoeker,
Was it Rob, that hopped and skipped his damaged little bird down the Panama streets during Operation Just Cause to keep his team from being killed?

Only time will tell if New school beats Old School in a REAL combat situation.

Posted by NN2N1 2021-06-07 08:38|| 2021-06-07 08:38|| Front Page Top

#2 Kurt Muse extraction...didn't know any of the operators but here is the story.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-06-07 09:37|| 2021-06-07 09:37|| Front Page Top

#3 Another somewhat recent Muse story.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-06-07 09:40|| 2021-06-07 09:40|| Front Page Top

#4 Interesting story I won't bore anyone with, but Mannie Noriega... another Klingon creation gone terribly bad.

"Zonians"... so-called Americans living in the Canal Zone at the time. Another interesting breed. I should leave it at that, but go ahead and spit once or twice for good measure.

Posted by Besoeker 2021-06-07 10:01|| 2021-06-07 10:01|| Front Page Top

#5 How Noriega came to power. BTW, Otter's are pretty reliable airframes.

Link to NYT 'bad weather' crash story

Posted by Besoeker 2021-06-07 10:09|| 2021-06-07 10:09|| Front Page Top

#6 So, digital airframe, fuel efficient, fly-by-wire, realtime airframe and operator telemetry to Overwatch and OP center...

Flies like a brick when a bullet hits the console.
Can't wait for the silent electric model.

Posted by Skidmark 2021-06-07 10:35|| 2021-06-07 10:35|| Front Page Top

#7 Is it Autogyro season again, already?

Posted by swksvolFF 2021-06-07 11:55|| 2021-06-07 11:55|| Front Page Top

#8 So the answer is nope. US SOCOM has contracted for block 3 of the MELB. Nothing secret here. The composite blades are in production, the performance of the blades are so strong, that new airframes were ordered and being delivered. The new avionics package is in development, all the money is appropriated by congress and the contracts are all in the delivery phase. The blades and airframe are Boeing and the avionics are Rockwell. All programs are on schedule or ahead.
Now to the new recon aircraft. Lockeed would love to get that coveted slot in our arsenal. But the new aircraft will be way too big. There is a reason for the little bird, otherwise it would all be blackhawks and 47s in the 160th. BTW, the new recon aircraft is as long as a 47. Wont work...

Posted by 49 Pan 2021-06-07 12:01|| 2021-06-07 12:01|| Front Page Top

#9 Thanks for the update.
Some of us love the LB.

Posted by Skidmark 2021-06-07 12:17|| 2021-06-07 12:17|| Front Page Top

#10
Thanks Besoeker for the extra info.

NOTE: my apologies for going off topic focus to everyone.

Posted by NN2N1 2021-06-07 17:16|| 2021-06-07 17:16|| Front Page Top

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