Author Topic: The Corsair of the New Millennium (Read 615 times)

Greese · « **Reply #15 on:** February 25, 2003, 06:16:12 PM »

Yeah, I was going to say the Osprey.

I don't think it's widely used though.

mjolnir · « **Reply #16 on:** February 26, 2003, 02:24:22 AM »

First off, hard to call the Blackhawk the Ensign Eliminator, when there are no ensigns in the army (only the navy felt the need to rename all the officer ranks). Second, the majority of the flying in the Army is done by warrant officers anyway. Minor points, I know, but it's like calling the blackhawk a huey. It just ain't right.

And I agree, the Osprey has already earned itself the nickname of "Marine Killer." It's a shame it took the big heads so long to realize that it wasn't fit for service yet.

Arlo · « **Reply #17 on:** February 26, 2003, 05:54:02 AM »

Huey=Iroquoise ... it's right.

Just like:

Warthog = A10 Thunderbolt II
Viper = F-16 Fighting Falcon
Hog = F4U Corsair or ... P-47 Thunderbolt

Don't get anal over "official" names. Pilots (and fans) will generally call them by their most popular names. And the UH-1's most popular name is "Huey" (As in "Baby Huey").

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Originally posted by Tommy
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.

Fishu · « **Reply #18 on:** February 26, 2003, 06:26:34 AM »

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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.

Got to start from somewhere

Remember that the first airplanes weren't quite as safe either.. those just didn't carry alot of passengers

Helicopters weren't either so safe at first..

If a plane and a chopper can be combined together well, it'll have tremendous effectiveness value.
I'm looking towards such airplanes.

-Concho- · « **Reply #19 on:** February 26, 2003, 09:20:11 AM »

Should do some research on how many Marines are killed on ch-46 and ch-53 helos. there is alot that goes on that no one ever hears about.

osage · « **Reply #20 on:** February 26, 2003, 11:16:58 AM »

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Originally posted by Tommy
If you going to quote the name of the uh-1 then do it right.

UH-1 Iroquoise by Bell Helicopter

If you really want to do it right: UH-1 Iroquois

osage · « **Reply #21 on:** February 26, 2003, 11:25:56 AM »

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Originally posted by mjolnir

And I agree, the Osprey has already earned itself the nickname of "Marine Killer." It's a shame it took the big heads so long to realize that it wasn't fit for service yet.

If you look at the accident reports it appears that pilot error was a big factor in all the Osprey accidents. They should have retrained their best helo pilots for the Osprey instead of trying to familiarize ex-cargo plane fliers with the nuances of helicopter flight. One of the worst accidents apparently involved a vortex ring scenario, which an experienced helo pilot would probably never have gottten into.