05-05-2011, 01:35 PM | #15 |
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Looks a little like Airwolf. Remember that show?
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05-05-2011, 02:05 PM | #17 | |
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Damn! what gave us away...
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05-05-2011, 02:26 PM | #18 |
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Wait. Didn't that Pakinstani guy twitter about all the noise the choppers made the whole time they were there?
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normally, they fly farther up as to not draw attention. but since you were right behind me, I figured it was you trying to mess with me. next time, just drop in the bed and save on fuel
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05-05-2011, 03:22 PM | #21 |
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The probability that the SEALS didn't destroy something critical or important is extremely slim in my mind. While it is definitely possible that they may have left something important, it was likely something that is more complicated than it appears.
Take the gurney flap for instance on spoilers. Nobody understood what it was for a long time and so even though they duplicated it, they didn't know what it was doing and as such didn't understand the benefit of having it, and sometimes made changes to it which negatively impacted the intent of the element. From an engineering standpoint, even if you have a fully functioning copy of a competitor's product, it doesn't guarantee that you'll understand even the basic physical design and what does or doesn't make it work. That's why I would be more worried about keeping track of the engineers and scientists who do know how it works more so than about the bits and pieces they left behind in Pakistan. |
05-05-2011, 03:30 PM | #22 |
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Id say the communication equipment would be a big info target if survived, stuff they use has to be 10x what we could wish for. If your talking black ops unknown aircraft. Its gonna be well beyond standard issue.
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05-05-2011, 04:21 PM | #23 |
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I wondered why a perfectly good helicopter would just "stall" then "hit a wall"
If it was some sort of prototype, I can see that. Prototypes are always buggy as crap! Good thing they blew most everything up!
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05-05-2011, 04:30 PM | #24 |
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something to note.
taking small arms fire... so obviously we're speculating.... but.. helicopters are under enormous stresses when transitioning from forward flight to hover... you are basically beating the air into submission to keep the aircraft from smacking the ground which is what it is trying to do. couple that with the fact that it was Hot, heavy, and out of ground effect.. a simpey hydraulic line failure or an engine failure, would cause it to land hard... in this scenario the aircraft was probably not in a single engine state, so if an engine flamed out while transitioning into his hover he'd have to plant it... now way he could lift out under single engine power... Now, could small arms fire have contributed to the cause of the mechanical failure... I guess we'll never know...
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05-05-2011, 05:32 PM | #26 |
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One thing is for sure, our armed forces (or certain groups within rather) have a hell of a lot of weapons tech that we've never seen before. I'm not saying there's some big conspiracy with plasma rifles or any stupid crap like that, but think about the fact that the f-22 came out in what, 1997? In 1997 I was on a Mac with half the computing capacity of my current cell phone.
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05-05-2011, 06:54 PM | #28 |
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I wouldn't be surprised if there is a handful of modified Pavehawks that have reduced IR, radar, and acoustic signatures. I'm doubtful that there is a new class of stealth utility helicopters that the US is operating though.
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