Negative. LCS-3 is currently deployed with an MQ-8B. MQ-8C is still in test and has not deployed.Also currently deployed on LCS-3.
Negative. LCS-3 is currently deployed with an MQ-8B. MQ-8C is still in test and has not deployed.Also currently deployed on LCS-3.
- Land on a small boy flight deck- Not sure what the 60H does better in comparison to the 60S, except for software and GAU17s (which can be changed)
How the -46 got so long in the tooth before we decided we needed an immediate replacement is beyond me. The Sierra is not a great replacement for the -46 or the -60H, but it's what we've got!
Ripped off tail wheels? Never seen a tailwheel ripped off, just a lot of broken locking pins. We've got a guy with a necklace of 7 bent or broken pins. He flies like an inverted rock and he hasn't ripped a tailwheel off yet. But then again, there was a dept head at one of the HSLs back in the late 80s that smashed ESM antennas while practicing boost-off to a runway. Amazing landing considering he got the ESM antennas without damaging the APS-124 radome or rotor blades.- Land on a small boy flight deck
- Be traversed on a small boy flight deck
- Absorb yaw rates during shitty CAT I FRP boost-off landings without ripping off the tailwheel
- Dump fuel from AUX tanks
- Jettison AUX tanks
- Auto transfer fuel
- Never have fuel split issues
- Carry torpedos (not done by 60H, but could've been with software and a few wires)
- Give mission system SA of any sort to the crew chief
- Be easily preflighted in the rain on a ship while wearing a vest
I also prefer the 60B/F/H/R pitot-static system to that of the 60A/L/M/S.
Not trying to be a smartass, and I realize many of the above bullets can be rolled into 2 specific systems, but I do think we lost a lot in marinizing a Blackhawk instead of building a new Seahawk.
I've heard some other people who share your opinion. What's the story behind the Bell hate?Sweet as long as they aren't produced on the Bell production line you might see some success.
Sweet as long as they aren't produced on the Bell production line you might see some success.
I've heard some other people who share your opinion. What's the story behind the Bell hate?
Multiple issues with the Bell production line with regards to the upgrades (Y/Z) transition. The list is too long to really go into detail and to be honest not really something I think needs discussed on this forum but long story short somebody in the Bell QA department needs to do a better job. They say things will be back on track soon, but I (and many other skid pilots) remain cautiously optimistic.