« previous next »
Pages: [1] 2   Go Down

Author Topic: The Corsair of the New Millennium  (Read 740 times)

Offline Red Tail 444

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2497
      • http://www.redtail.org
The Corsair of the New Millennium
« on: February 25, 2003, 11:33:58 AM »
(Don't flame me, I know this is an Army ride...)

With all the non-combat related deaths the Blackhawk is involved in, I wonder if it's earned the reputation of the Ensign Eliminator, 2003 Version.

Like the Corsair, it's a superior aircraft given its role, but is the flight envelope and margin of error so small, like the Hog, that the penalty for error needs to be this severe? 4 more guys died today in an exercise.

Gainsie


Any thoughts
Logged

Offline GtoRA2

  • Persona Non Grata
  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 8339
How did the Huey
« Reply #1 on: February 25, 2003, 11:56:15 AM »
compare?

The good old Uh-1?

I do not think the comparison is all that good. I thought the blackhawk was like a caddy and easy to fly?

Besides the Corsair got a bad rep from the very early models, by the time the F4u-1A, was with the Marines, and Navy it was a fine aircraft, and I would say only marginally more dangerous to its pilot then the Hellcat or Mustang.
Logged

Offline nuchpatrick

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1062
      • http://www.361stvfg.com
The Corsair of the New Millennium
« Reply #2 on: February 25, 2003, 11:59:26 AM »
The Blackhawk is the most widely used huey in the US arsenal.. The Army,Navy,Coast Guard, and AirForce both use different versions..

Its the only reasion you see it so often.... Also theirs not much room for error..as aposed to fixed wing a/c
Logged

Offline Furious

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 3243
The Corsair of the New Millennium
« Reply #3 on: February 25, 2003, 12:11:46 PM »
Quote
Originally posted by nuchpatrick
The Blackhawk is the most widely used huey in the US arsenal.. The Army,Navy,Coast Guard, and AirForce both use different versions..

Its the only reasion you see it so often.... Also theirs not much room for error..as aposed to fixed wing a/c


Huey is a helicopter made by Bell.

Blackhawk is a helicopter made by Sikorsky.

All helicopters are not hueys.
Logged

Offline Kanth

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2462
The Corsair of the New Millennium
« Reply #4 on: February 25, 2003, 12:18:59 PM »
Thank you, I was about to flip out.

(Ex-UH60 Mechanic)

Quote
Originally posted by Furious
Huey is a helicopter made by Bell.

Blackhawk is a helicopter made by Sikorsky.

All helicopters are not hueys.
Logged
Gone from the game. Please see Spikes or Nefarious for any Ahevents.net admin needs.

Offline midnight Target

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 15114
The Corsair of the New Millennium
« Reply #5 on: February 25, 2003, 12:44:22 PM »
Quote
Originally posted by Kanth
Thank you, I was about to flip out.

(Ex-UH60 Mechanic)


hehe

Ninja Kanth!! Run away!!
Logged

Offline Tommy

  • Zinc Member
  • *
  • Posts: 25
The Corsair of the New Millennium
« Reply #6 on: February 25, 2003, 12:47:07 PM »
If you going to quote the name of the uh-1 then do it right. :)


UH-1 Iroquoise  by Bell Helicopter

Huey is not the official name of this helicopter.
Logged

Offline GtoRA2

  • Persona Non Grata
  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 8339
The Corsair of the New Millennium
« Reply #7 on: February 25, 2003, 01:00:08 PM »
Oh Dear me!

I am going to burn in Heligoflipter hell for not getting the name right!

LOL!

does any call it this?? >Iroquoise
Logged

Offline nuchpatrick

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1062
      • http://www.361stvfg.com
The Corsair of the New Millennium
« Reply #8 on: February 25, 2003, 01:42:33 PM »
Okay next time I'll call it a heilo :D instead of huey..I didn't feel like spelling it all out... :p
Logged

Offline Holden McGroin

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 8591
The Corsair of the New Millennium
« Reply #9 on: February 25, 2003, 03:31:25 PM »
The last Blackhawk will be sling loaded to the scrap yard by a Huey.

If I can't call it a Huey, I guess I can't call a Thunderbolt II a Warthog.  Shucks, I guess I'll just have to be wrong.
Logged
Holden McGroin LLC makes every effort to provide accurate and complete information. Since humor, irony, and keen insight may be foreign to some readers, no warranty, expressed or implied is offered. Re-writing this disclaimer cost me big bucks at the lawyer’s office!

Offline midnight Target

  • Plutonium Member
  • *******
  • Posts: 15114
The Corsair of the New Millennium
« Reply #10 on: February 25, 2003, 03:36:22 PM »
When my nephew was 3 he used to call them Hoctiplurs...
Logged

Offline Kanth

  • Gold Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 2462
The Corsair of the New Millennium
« Reply #11 on: February 25, 2003, 03:50:38 PM »
QUAH!!!!!!  ;)
Logged
Gone from the game. Please see Spikes or Nefarious for any Ahevents.net admin needs.

Offline eskimo2

  • Platinum Member
  • ******
  • Posts: 7207
      • hallbuzz.com
The Corsair of the New Millennium
« Reply #12 on: February 25, 2003, 05:05:39 PM »
Quote
Originally posted by midnight Target
When my nephew was 3 he used to call them Hoctiplurs...


:)

My daughter called them "Hoppidoppers" when she was two.

eskimo
Logged

Offline Dune

  • Silver Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 1727
      • http://www.352ndfightergroup.com/
The Corsair of the New Millennium
« Reply #13 on: February 25, 2003, 05:29:43 PM »
The F4U and the Blackhawk combined aren't as dangerous as that damn Tilt-rotar thingie the Pentagon won't kill.

Half-helo, half-plane.  And people wonder why they keep falling from the sky.  I only wish it didn't take 15 Marines with it every time.  :(
Logged

Offline -Concho-

  • Parolee
  • Nickel Member
  • ***
  • Posts: 784
The Corsair of the New Millennium
« Reply #14 on: February 25, 2003, 06:15:16 PM »
Quote
Originally posted by Dune
The F4U and the Blackhawk combined aren't as dangerous as that damn Tilt-rotar thingie the Pentagon won't kill.

Half-helo, half-plane.  And people wonder why they keep falling from the sky.  I only wish it didn't take 15 Marines with it every time.  :(


v-22 osprey?
Logged
Pages: [1] 2   Go Up
« previous next »