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Offline Furball

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« on: July 13, 2006, 03:28:16 PM »
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« Reply #1 on: July 13, 2006, 03:29:56 PM »
How fast do they retreat? Sorry - Just can't resist.
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« Reply #2 on: July 13, 2006, 03:56:10 PM »
It's a shame we have to put the Blue and Red on the flag when they arrive.
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« Reply #3 on: July 13, 2006, 03:58:04 PM »
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How fast do they retreat? Sorry - Just can't resist.


"never need to worry about retreating blade stall" would have been teh betterer
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Offline Gh0stFT

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« Reply #4 on: July 13, 2006, 04:01:29 PM »
"After decades of delivering to the US government and commercial operators, this is our first entry into the US military market,"

didnt knew that, but it looks like the US goverment loved the eurocopter
and now the US military should enjoy it too? :)
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« Reply #5 on: July 13, 2006, 04:05:15 PM »
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It's a shame we have to put the Blue and Red on the flag when they arrive.


how fast you judge
design is european but chopper is manufactured by US company EADS North America.
Only parts produced in france are  rotor blades and engines, after couple years this items will be manufactured in US too.

http://www.uh-145.com/index.htm
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Offline Brenjen

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« Reply #6 on: July 13, 2006, 04:10:33 PM »
Who cares where it was made or who designed it? As long as it's the best; the U.S. deserves the best! :aok
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« Reply #7 on: July 13, 2006, 04:53:09 PM »
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How fast do they retreat? Sorry - Just can't resist.




ha ha ha ha.... that was the first thing that came to my mind too.. ha ha ha
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« Reply #8 on: July 13, 2006, 05:30:50 PM »
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how fast you judge
design is european but chopper is manufactured by US company EADS North America.
Only parts produced in france are  rotor blades and engines, after couple years this items will be manufactured in US too.

http://www.uh-145.com/index.htm


This.

I've been through that American Eurocopter plant in  Columbus, MS a few times.  I've also worked in a flight research lab that leased space to Eurocopter to aid in their manufacturing, and got to meet some great people in the process. This contract will create many good jobs for good American people.  Sure beats having both the contract and the manufacturing go overseas.  

These are being built in Mississippi, not France.
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« Reply #9 on: July 13, 2006, 06:54:25 PM »
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How fast do they retreat? Sorry - Just can't resist.



hehe the only helicopter that flies backwards faster than it does forward...couldn't resist either.


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« Reply #10 on: July 13, 2006, 06:58:24 PM »
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It's a shame we have to put the Blue and Red on the flag when they arrive.


You mean paint them white...
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Offline Eagle Eye

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« Reply #11 on: July 13, 2006, 07:00:55 PM »
US goverment dont buy best. They buy lowest bidder.
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Offline Dace

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« Reply #12 on: July 13, 2006, 07:02:19 PM »
I think he's saying they will already have an all white flag on them when they arrive.;)
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« Reply #13 on: July 13, 2006, 07:20:34 PM »
Sorry to spoil the stupid and obvious jokes but Eurocopter is not French any more than Airbus is. Stop giving the bloody French the credit for every European aircraft! You all seem to think that everything out of Europe is French. :confused:

In fact the that helicopter is basically German being a descendant of the BK117 made by Kawasaki and MBB meaning Messerschmitt, Bolkow, Blohm. Yes folks the US army is buying Messerschmitts............... .

So the headline on this thread needs to change to:

US Army to fly German helicopters or US Army to buy Messerschmitts
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Offline cpxxx

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« Reply #14 on: July 13, 2006, 07:22:21 PM »
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US goverment dont buy best. They buy lowest bidder.


Where does that leave the F22, the F15, F14,................................
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