Bell's concept for MV-75 replacement for both USMC skids. I know the UH-1Y doesn't accommodate many combat equipped Marines. How does that compare to the MV-75?
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Fancy.
Ton of Army MV-75 feel good on social media. Clearly this is the new hotness.
Some nice footage of the USAF MH-139 - one of the finest military helicopters in the world. Boeing is the Prime for the MH-139 with the aircraft provided by Leonardo and completed in Philadelphia, PA.
Ignorant comments by the poster.
The Joint Base Andrews USAF Continuity of Government mission is currently provided by 25 UH-1N helos, many of these airframes regenerated from boneyard and are former USMC HMLA aircraft. These aircraft will be replaced with 25 x HH-60W reconfigured for high density VIP PAX seating and preserves the LM/Sikorsky CSAR helo production capability. Wise move by the AF.
Leonardo TH-73/AW119 and MH-139/AW139 both lead by a former HC-6 squadron mate and TPS grad. These programs are as American as they come.
Ignorant comments by the poster.
The Joint Base Andrews USAF Continuity of Government mission is currently provided by 25 UH-1N helos, many of these airframes regenerated from boneyard and are former USMC HMLA aircraft. These aircraft will be replaced with 25 x HH-60W reconfigured for high density VIP PAX seating and preserves the LM/Sikorsky CSAR helo production capability. Wise move by the AF.
Leonardo TH-73/AW119 and MH-139/AW139 both lead by a former HC-6 squadron mate and TPS grad. These programs are as American as they come.
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Interesting article on JPL and rotor blade design, with the rotors going faster than the speed of sound:
arstechnica.com
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab make a breakthrough in rotor technology
Testing shows rotor blades won't disintegrate when they spin at supersonic speed.
arstechnica.com
FVL = Airwolf.....Interesting article on JPL and rotor blade design, with the rotors going faster than the speed of sound:
Engineers at NASA's Jet Propulsion Lab make a breakthrough in rotor technology
Testing shows rotor blades won't disintegrate when they spin at supersonic speed.
This is different: tanking off a Chinook while in flight. 20,000 lbs of gas to give?
www.twz.com
Night Stalker MH-47 Chinooks May Get Aerial Refueling Tanker Role
Special ops MH-47 Chinooks that could refuel other aircraft midair would give the Night Stalkers their own organic tanker capability. Special ops MH-47 Chinooks that could refuel other aircraft midair would give the Night Stalkers their own organic tanker capability.
www.twz.com
Clearly Army and SOF are thinking about a world where a FARP is not available
The MH-60R continues its run... South Korea to get 24 more.
www.naval-technology.com
US clears $4.2bn MH-60R, Apache helicopter package for South Korea
The US Department of State has authorised two possible Foreign Military Sales to the Republic of Korea, valued at a combined total of $4.2bn.
www.naval-technology.com
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Understood, My mind sees all those rotor blades intermingling with unhappy results. 53's always had a pucker factor and the simulator I sat at for the V22 was not much better from the guy in back POV. IFR from that tiltrotor looks like a better option.