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The Sikorsky Raider X (stylized in all-caps as RAIDER X) (Sikorsky S-102 [1]) is a compound helicopter concept with two coaxial rotors and a single pusher propeller, designed by the Sikorsky Aircraft division of Lockheed Martin for the United States Army Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program. The Raider X concept was announced in ...
The Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a tandem-rotor helicopter originally developed by American rotorcraft company Vertol and now manufactured by Boeing Defense, Space & Security.The Chinook is a heavy-lift helicopter that is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters.
Around 02:38, the helicopter was fired upon and shot down by a previously undetected group of Taliban fighters approximately 220 m (240 yd) south of the helicopter. The group fired two or three RPG rounds from a two-story building, the second striking one of the helicopter's three aft rotor blades. The resulting explosion destroyed the aft ...
On 13 February 1991 Lynx helicopter ZE380 was hauling an underslung load from Bessbrook to the joint British Army-RUC base at Crossmaglen. To accommodate the underslung load the pilots had to fly relatively low and were restricted to a maximum speed of 60 knots; internal cargo stowage which needed to be unloaded on the ground left helicopters vulnerable to attack from IRA mortars.
New footage capture by airport security cameras shows the moment an American Airlines Flight and army helicopter collide near Reagan National Airport. American Eagle flight 5342 – carrying 64 ...
Officials have released new information regarding the U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter that collided with American Airlines flight 5342 on Wednesday, Jan. 29, which resulted in the death of 67 ...
A post shared on social media purportedly shows a recent video of Kurdish rebels shooting down a Turkish helicopter recently. Verdict: Misleading The video dates back to 2016. Fact Check: The ...
During the Gulf War in 1991, the UH-60 participated in the largest air assault mission in U.S. Army history with over 300 helicopters involved. Two UH-60s (89-26214 and 78–23015) were shot down, both on 27 February 1991, while performing Combat Search and Rescue of other downed aircrews, an F-16C pilot and the crew of a MEDEVAC UH-1H that ...