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| Author: | loftus [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:14 am ] |
| Post subject: | Look what flew into KDED |
Larry, Bernice and I were hanging out at the hangar yesterday, I'd just finished the last few details on the 100 hr and cleaned the Tangerine baby, and this little toy flew in. She was loaded for bear, they were off to shoot up some shit on the nearby military practice area. What an awesome machine! Crew were great, I think I noticed some white stains around Larry's fly after we got a close up look and talked a bit with the guys. Pilot looked all of 19, but we calculated he was a bit older than that as he's been flying these for 7-8 years. Sound is awesome. Got some cool video, but probably better not to post on You Tube etc. |
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| Author: | MadMuz [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:19 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look what flew into KDED |
Nice.... matt black, no numbers, minigun hanging out of the drivers window  who could ask for more  did you sneak up and put a wolverine sticker on it   Did they get to see annoying orange? They would be impressed to see that as well, probably 
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| Author: | loftus [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look what flew into KDED |
No annoying orange was all tucked away. Man once those blades started spinning, annoying orange would have been hovering.That little mini-gun apparently pops off about 3000 rounds per min. There was one on the other side as well. Kitted for in-flight refueling, the whole deal. |
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| Author: | Henry Bowman [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:44 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look what flew into KDED |
Were they S.O.A.R? Or Chairforce Pave/Lows? Worked with the AF CCT a bit years ago, good group. |
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| Author: | loftus [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look what flew into KDED |
Henry Bowman wrote: Were they S.O.A.R? Or Chairforce Pave/Lows? Worked with the AF CCT a bit years ago, good group. Could be; Rangers on their way to blow up shit. I'm sure that range north of Deland has to be hog free this morning. |
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| Author: | Henry Bowman [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 8:57 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look what flew into KDED |
Yea it looked like a soar bird. The 160th special operations aviation regiment. Best and brightest pilots Army has nicknamed the Nightstalkers. Ive shot miniguns from a helo, it really takes the whole "skill" thing out of the equation! |
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| Author: | Animal [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:46 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look what flew into KDED |
I really need to hang out at that Airport more. some really cool stuff does fly in and out of there, that is for sure. sunday morning we had another airshow in front of the house, to biplanes where doing aerobatic and mock dog fighting, it was cool, they flew out of sight chasing each other and doing loops and rolls in the mock dog fight. one even had a smoke system on it. it did a few vertical rolls and hammer head with the smoke on. |
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| Author: | GyroGeorgia [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 9:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look what flew into KDED |
I think those rotor-tips are major cool... Wonder if we will ever design a composite rotorblade for gyro's, with special tips? |
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| Author: | MadMuz [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:12 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look what flew into KDED |
GyroGeorgia wrote: I think those rotor-tips are major cool... Wonder if we will ever design a composite rotorblade for gyro's, with special tips? I doubt it, the turned down tips would help stop the air flowing over the tips of the driven rotors.... I don't think it would be any advantage to an autorotating gyro rotor, in fact it would prolly interfere.... I think the next step in improving gyro rotors will be to make them from carbon fiber.... I think that is where the next improvement will come from, prolly shorter rotors with wider chord, carbon fiber, stiff as (like rigid, but still teetering).... just my thoughts
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| Author: | ScaryGary [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 10:42 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look what flew into KDED |
Too cool !
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| Author: | Dropbear [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 11:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look what flew into KDED |
MadMuz wrote: GyroGeorgia wrote: I think those rotor-tips are major cool... . I think the next step in improving gyro rotors will be to make them from carbon fiber.... I think that is where the next improvement will come from, prolly shorter rotors with wider chord, carbon fiber, stiff as (like rigid, but still teetering).... just my thoughts DONE!!  Just the ticket .... happening as we speak .... testing this week @ Yass!!!! 
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| Author: | loftus [ Tue Feb 24, 2015 11:24 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look what flew into KDED |
So, you and that devil Des talking working on those top secret blades? 
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| Author: | loftus [ Thu Feb 26, 2015 6:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look what flew into KDED |
Those guys are busy this week, must be graduating a class or something. Same pilots different shoot em up crew today. Skydivers in the background. The light was quite dramatic today. Larry and I had a fun flight earlier. Really enjoying hanging out at KDED. |
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| Author: | Animal [ Thu Feb 26, 2015 8:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look what flew into KDED |
next time ya see them tell them about my pad and to feel free to drop in sometime, Cindi would love to see them, she use to work on blackhawks and ah-64's in the army. |
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| Author: | loftus [ Thu Feb 26, 2015 8:14 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look what flew into KDED |
Animal wrote: next time ya see them tell them about my pad and to feel free to drop in sometime, Cindi would love to see them, she use to work on blackhawks and ah-64's in the army. Hey, tim, I flew over your house - nice airboat
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| Author: | Animal [ Thu Feb 26, 2015 9:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look what flew into KDED |
loftus wrote: Animal wrote: next time ya see them tell them about my pad and to feel free to drop in sometime, Cindi would love to see them, she use to work on blackhawks and ah-64's in the army. Hey, tim, I flew over your house - nice airboat I have a front seat that came with it, so I want to install it sometime soon. |
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| Author: | loftus [ Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:23 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look what flew into KDED |
Here's the Blackhawk video from Monday |
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| Author: | Gabor [ Thu Feb 26, 2015 10:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look what flew into KDED |
Sure ...rub it in! |
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| Author: | MadMuz [ Fri Feb 27, 2015 3:50 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look what flew into KDED |
Lofty, you are a bit slow mate, look at the neat camera on the front of the BH while they weren't looking you could have just gone and 'borrowed it' That looks like a bit better quality than chinese ones 
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| Author: | loftus [ Fri Feb 27, 2015 8:37 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Look what flew into KDED |
MadMuz wrote: Lofty, you are a bit slow mate, look at the neat camera on the front of the BH while they weren't looking you could have just gone and 'borrowed it' That looks like a bit better quality than chinese ones Don't think I never thought about it.
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