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WingingIt74
08-20-2009, 01:32 PM
RAH-66 Comanche
http://www.olive-drab.com/images/id_ah66comanche_01_700.jpg

AH-56 Cheyenne
http://www.internetage.com/cartercopters/othercraft/ah-56a-2.jpg
WingingIt74
08-20-2009, 03:15 PM
How about the X-49 SpeedHawk
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piasecki_X-49
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Piasecki_X-49-3.jpg
WJCJR1
08-20-2009, 05:14 PM
How about the X-49 SpeedHawk
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/bf/Piasecki_X-49-3.jpg

NICE!

Wayne
WingingIt74
08-20-2009, 05:17 PM
I bet they never really opened her up.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yu2CwHwxJYA

UH-60 Performance for comparison.
Never exceed speed: 193 knots (222 mph, 357 km/h)
Maximum speed: 159 kn (183 mph, 295 km/h)
Cruise speed: 150 kn (173 mph, 278 km/h)
dbcisco
08-20-2009, 06:19 PM
I worked on the first UH-60s, they didn't impress me much. When I got to work on turning the CH-53E prototypes into a production model I was really impressed with how complex a helicopter can be. I spent a week of training just learning the procedure for folding and unfolding them and starting the engines getting them ready to fly.