Helicopters

AH-64E V6.5, the newest version of the Apache attack helicopter, Completes First Flight – The Aviation Geek Club

The upgraded E-model Apache, known as Version 6.5, or V6.5, is the next configuration of the AH-64, the world’s premier attack helicopter. The newest version of the AH-64E Apache has successfully flown with an upgraded capabilities suite as Boeing continues to modernize the platform. The upgraded E-model Apache, known as Version 6.5, or V6.5, is …

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Sikorsky unveils RAIDER X, next-gen scout helicopter prototype for US Army’s FARA competition aimed to develop a successor to the Bell OH-58 Kiowa – The Aviation Geek Club

Nearly a decade ago, the US Army retired its last helicopter designed specifically for the attack reconnaissance mission – the OH-58 Kiowa Warrior. On Oct. 9, 2023, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, introduced RAIDER X, its concept for a fast, agile, survivable compound coaxial helicopter that will equip future aviators to address evolving peer and …

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Call Sign Vodka: the US Army UH-60 Pilot who played a prank on Bagram Tower when by using heavy Russian accent he pretended to be a Russian Mi-8 pilot requesting to land – The Aviation Geek Club

‘It became instant radio folklore, with enough copycat Vodkas calling international control towers with worse and worse accent,’ Joshua Havill, US Army UH-60 Blackhawk pilot. The book War and Coffee by US Army UH-60 Blackhawk pilot Joshua Havill is a first-person account of being deployed to Afghanistan as a helicopter pilot with the “Screaming Eagles” …

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The tragic fate of Airwolf Bell 222: a few years after the show ended it was destroyed due to pilot error during a storm killing three aboard – The Aviation Geek Club

Pilot error caused the former Airwolf Bell 222 and its crew to impact near a rock quarry close to Halbeswig at 100 MPH. The rotor blades clipped the tops of several trees, and then crashed on the mountainside. The Bell 222 is a twin-engine light utility helicopter that can be configured in 5 or 6-seat …

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The Argentine Air Force may buy surplus CH-46 Sea Knight medium-lift helicopter stored at 309 AMARG – The Aviation Geek Club

The Argentine Air Force may give new life to the Boeing CH-46 medium-lift helicopter, retired from service in the US Navy and Marine Corps. The Argentine Air Force may give new life to the Boeing CH-46 medium-lift helicopter, retired from service in the US Navy and Marine Corps. On Sep. 15, 2023 Argentine Air Force …

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USMC AH-1W and UH-1Y crews who were able to take off during the Taliban attack on Camp Bastion recall providing CAS to the airfield defenders – The Aviation Geek Club

‘Usually, we respond to TICs for other units. However, everyone acted instinctively, got to the aircraft and got the alert aircraft launched despite taking fire on the flightline,’ Lt Col Stephen Lightfoot, commanding officer of HMLA-469. Advertise US and British forces, strongly supported by air power, invaded Afghanistan in late 2001 in response to the …

USMC AH-1W and UH-1Y crews who were able to take off during the Taliban attack on Camp Bastion recall providing CAS to the airfield defenders – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

Vietnam War AH-1 pilot who lifted four US Army soldiers clinging to the Cobra’s skids and rocket pods out of harm’s way received the Medal of Honor – The Aviation Geek Club

On Sep. 5, 2023, President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to former US Army Capt. Larry L. Taylor for his heroic actions and as AH-1 helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War in 1968. On Sep. 5, 2023, President Biden awarded the Medal of Honor to former US Army Capt. Larry L. Taylor, a native …

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That time a Marine landed his AH-1W Attack Helicopter at Ball Field to retrieve Cell Phone he left at local Restaurant – The Aviation Geek Club

The AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter landed at the town athletic fields to retrieve a cell phone one of the crew had left at a local restaurant earlier in the afternoon. Originating from a concept demonstrator delivered to the US Army in 1962 based upon a UH-1 Huey, the AH-1 is the world’s first attack …

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Poland cleared to purchase up to 96 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters – The Aviation Geek Club

The State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to the Government of Poland of 96 AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and related equipment for an estimated cost of $12.0 billion. The Government of Poland has set forth plans to acquire a fleet of AH-64E Apache attack helicopters along with associated equipment …

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If properly flown an Attack Helicopter would defeat most fighter airplanes in 1v1 air combat. Attack Helicopter Crews explain why. – The Aviation Geek Club

‘Fighter pilots who face a trained, deadly and sneaky adversary in an attack helicopter will always see its missiles and guns, and never see a fleeing bunny to add to the kill list,’ Nick Lappos, former US Army AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter pilot. An attack helicopter is an armed helicopter with the primary role of …

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