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Scratch Monkey posted:Helos suck and you guys rock Ftfy
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Aug 27, 2021 14:26
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When I'm on the flightline sometimes the control tower gives me and my truck the right of way to hover-taxiing helos so I'd say helos and I are equal in our worth; an uneasy alliance.
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Aug 27, 2021 14:27
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:I've staged off of every parachute rated helo in the US Army inventory from 1988-1995 and I still love to fly in them. I can't hear worth a poo poo anymore, but I love riding in helos. Hope you're not one of the guys who did a Cobra jump at Benning.
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Aug 27, 2021 15:43
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Humbug Scoolbus posted:I've staged off of every parachute rated helo in the US Army inventory from 1988-1995 and I still love to fly in them. I can't hear worth a poo poo anymore, but I love riding in helos. That's great, sir, but I asked if you would like any churros.
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Aug 27, 2021 16:03
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Wibla posted:Spoiler alert: it can get really loving rough. Also: helo pilots are INSANE. Oh ye of little faith
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Aug 27, 2021 16:08
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Wibla posted:Spoiler alert: it can get really loving rough. Also: helo pilots are INSANE. One of our crew chiefs, formerly of the 160th, looked at the RAF’s Chinook airshow demo and said “not with me in it.” https://youtu.be/30eBkUTQQYQ
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Aug 27, 2021 16:16
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Aug 27, 2021 17:46
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MrUnderbridge posted:Hope you're not one of the guys who did a Cobra jump at Benning. Nope. but I have skid jumped a Little Bird.
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Aug 27, 2021 18:44
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They ended their careers after bragging about it. They could have gotten away with it, but couldn't keep quiet.
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Aug 28, 2021 04:01
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MrUnderbridge posted:They ended their careers after bragging about it. They could have gotten away with it, but couldn't keep quiet. What's the story here?
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Aug 28, 2021 05:06
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quote:The thing is, helicopters are different from airplanes. An airplane by its nature wants to fly and, if not interfered with too strongly by unusual events or by a deliberately incompetent pilot, it will fly. A helicopter does not want to fly. It is maintained in the air by a variety of forces and controls working in opposition to each other, and if there is any disturbance in the delicate balance, the helicopter stops flying, immediately and disastrously. There is no such thing as a gliding helicopter.
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Aug 28, 2021 06:51
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Sounds like I'm a natural helo pilot then lol
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Aug 28, 2021 07:02
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And then you see that whole idea turned on its head when you seep chopper pilots harvesting Christmas trees.
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Aug 28, 2021 07:06
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Helos are deathtraps and their pilots are insane! Also I'm don't wear seatbelts anymore cus I don't wanna get trapped in a possible car fire after an accident. ... "Sir this is a Wendy's drive-through." WHO YOU CALLING SIR I WORK FOR A LIVING?
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Aug 28, 2021 08:18
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Phanatic posted:One of our crew chiefs, formerly of the 160th, looked at the RAF’s Chinook airshow demo and said “not with me in it.” It’s a shame that vid doesn’t show the ground for context, I think it’s even more nuts than it looks. I saw this display at Ascot when we went to the Red Bull Air Race there. The pilot was called Charlie Brown!
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Aug 28, 2021 08:43
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Shooting Blanks posted:What's the story here? Since Benning has the airborne school, a couple of instructors decided to jump in a way nobody else had. So they geared up and with a willing Cobra pilot, got into the empty ammo bays. This was early 80's before extra electronics got wedged in there. They went up to jump altitude, rolled out and got picked up by another accomplice after landing. Command knew about it, but weren't going to do anything until the guys decided to tell everyone what they'd accomplished. Once word got out, command cracked down, the two jumpers had their careers cut short, and I didn't hear about the pilot and the get away driver, but doubt it was a pleasant experience for them either. Not just a barracks tale, as I heard about it from Dad, who was in the command chain when it happened.
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Aug 28, 2021 23:39
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MrUnderbridge posted:Since Benning has the airborne school, a couple of instructors decided to jump in a way nobody else had. So they geared up and with a willing Cobra pilot, got into the empty ammo bays. This was early 80's before extra electronics got wedged in there. They went up to jump altitude, rolled out and got picked up by another accomplice after landing. While it still sounds like a sea tale, it sounds like a completely real and factual one to me, and I love it.
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Aug 29, 2021 00:03
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https://twitter.com/mathew_dev/status/1431773734549999623?s=20
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Aug 29, 2021 01:30
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If I'm gonna get sniped I'd rather it happen without the sore feet. Also, the fuckin' heat from that must be miserable.
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Aug 29, 2021 04:12
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https://twitter.com/HayesBrown/status/1431808358722543619 "While you were designing sensible payloads, I studied the blade..."
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Aug 29, 2021 04:51
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The Hellfire's going to be the first missile to run out of variant letters.
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Aug 29, 2021 04:55
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It’s not explosive. It just becomes this giant death knife star thing.
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Aug 29, 2021 05:24
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I found this article about what's known about it: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/how-tos/2021/08/26/the-telltale-traces-of-the-us-militarys-new-bladed-missile-r9x/
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Aug 29, 2021 05:30
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I saw a report on where they had used one in Yemen maybe? where it had killed one dude sitting in a car, but everyone else in the car only had minor injuries from shattered glass, and the immediate and complete voiding of their bowels. I mean, drone striking someone is always going to be hosed up. edit: there you go, clearly the memory was wrong, anyone else in that car was probably toast.
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Aug 29, 2021 05:36
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Vince got in trouble for trying to slap his troubles away.
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Aug 29, 2021 05:36
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Memento posted:I saw a report on where they had used one in Yemen maybe? where it had killed one dude sitting in a car, but everyone else in the car only had minor injuries from shattered glass, and the immediate and complete voiding of their bowels. I might be pulling it out of my rear end but I think I remember it basically being one with an inert or training warhead, so just 100lbs of missile hitting someone at max ~1k mph.
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Aug 29, 2021 06:00
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They used it on Soleimani. No warhead, just multiple giant blades popping out at the last second. Everyone inside the vehicle and the vehicle itself shredded. This Twitter thread documents examples. Absolutely demolished. https://mobile.twitter.com/mmissiles2/status/1277691975391641602 AlternateAccount fucked around with this message at 06:36 on Aug 29, 2021 |
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Aug 29, 2021 06:34
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AlternateAccount posted:They used it on Soleimani. No warhead, just multiple giant blades popping out at the last second. Everyone inside the vehicle and the vehicle itself shredded. This is the type of stuff I’m talking about when I tell people that humans, specifically those in western countries, are bored. We need to invent new and exciting ways to kill people. That’s boredom. It’s psycho and sociopathic. But it’s boredom as a species. I think half the reason chuds want to be the main character in a 24 episode is there’s nothing left for humans to do or discover and we subconsciously realize space exploration is probably out of reach. If this was a nature documentary, this would be the point in evolution where the bugs ran out of things to do so they eat each other. E: bored may be the wrong word. “Lack of purpose as a species” may be more appropriate. E2: and the evolution timeline is a long one. I think we’ve been bored as a species for a long, long, long time. boop the snoot fucked around with this message at 11:13 on Aug 29, 2021 |
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Aug 29, 2021 11:09
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The swords have speed holes
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E: Forgot which thread I was in, my b
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Aug 29, 2021 13:46
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While I admire the desire to reduce collateral damage, I’m not sure sword missile is the right choice
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Aug 29, 2021 15:14
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Internet Wizard posted:While I admire the desire to reduce collateral damage, I’m not sure sword missile is the right choice it's the only choice
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Aug 29, 2021 16:04
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I didn't like The Matrix films but when the agent guy says humanity is a plague he sure nailed it. edit: should specify modern man, things were fine for a good while
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Aug 29, 2021 16:47
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Lets not apply the failings of the United States to all humanity.
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Aug 29, 2021 17:24
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yeah don't want the glorious actions of the British and Dutch East India Companies lumped in there. modern goes back a far ways
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Aug 29, 2021 17:33
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Grip it and rip it posted:Lets not apply the failings of the United States to all humanity. We're not doing anything unique or new, we're just doing most of it more quickly and efficiently than previous empires.
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Aug 29, 2021 19:26
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Godholio posted:We're not doing anything unique or new, we're just doing most of it more quickly and efficiently than previous empires. It's Shake 'N Bake and I helped.
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Yikes https://twitter.com/paulmcleary/status/1432041318742695937?s=20 How it started: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/aug/27/us-marines-stuart-scheller-video
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