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At the war's peak the US Army had 21 Chinook companies in Vietnam. [citation needed] Pilots discovered the CH-47A's transmission system could not handle the two gas turbines running at full power, and high humidity and heat reduced the maximum lift by more than 20% in the low lands and 30% in mountain areas. More powerful, improved transmission ...
Doblhoff WNF 342 (Tip-jet helicopter) Flettner Fl 265 (twin rotor liaison-observation helicopter, pioneer of synchropter configuration) Flettner Fl 282A/B "Kolibri" (reconnaissance synchropter) Flettner Fl 339 (reconnaissance helicopter / artillery spotter) Focke-Achgelis Fa 223 "Drache" - military transport helicopter, saw limited use for rescue
The Aerospace General Mini-Copter was a miniature helicopter designed to be air-dropped to U.S. military pilots stranded behind enemy lines or in otherwise inaccessible areas. At its most basic, the Mini-Copter was simply made up of fuel tanks and a rotor unit strapped to the pilot.
The Sikorsky S-76 is a medium-size commercial utility helicopter designed and produced by the American helicopter manufacturer Sikorsky Aircraft. It is the company's first helicopter specifically developed for the civilian market. The S-76 was developed during the mid-1970s, originally being designated S-74 but renamed in honor of the U.S ...
The Sioux is a single-engine, single-rotor, three-seat observation and basic training helicopter. In 1953, the Bell 47G design was introduced. It can be recognized by the full "soap bubble" canopy (as its designer Arthur M. Young termed it), [7] exposed welded-tube tail boom, saddle fuel tanks and skid landing gear.
The Bell P-76 was a single-engine fighter aircraft prototype – an improved version of the Bell P-39 Airacobra, designed during World War II. The design, which was initially designated XP-39E , never entered production
Meanwhile, the Army has identified two of the soldiers aboard the Black Hawk helicopter as Staff Sgt. Ryan Austin O’Hara, 28, of Lilburn, Georgia and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Andrew Loyd Eaves ...
Drone warfare is a form of warfare using robots.Robot types include unmanned combat aerial vehicles (UCAV) or weaponized commercial unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV), unmanned surface vehicles, and ground-based drones. [1]