Air wolf is one step closer to reality!!
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eeeexcellent!
If memory serves, that is a Sikorsky somethingorother. I will look at that link. I dig it.
If memory serves, that is a Sikorsky somethingorother. I will look at that link. I dig it.
Brett
Meat-Hippy
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Air Wolf was a Bell 222.......
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I disagree. Off to Google.
EDIT: I now agree.
EDIT: I now agree.
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- Sandy, Ut
Russians have had Air Wolf capable helicopters for many years, a random drunk miner in the middle of nowhere Wyoming (Atlantic City) told me about them one night.
I learned a lot that night...
I learned a lot that night...
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Doesnt our military have some form of this already?
I remember out driving around a military training area south of boise in a stock toyota 4runner (no top) on the gravel roads one night. We were being watching and tailed by a military helicopter less than 500 ft off the drivers rear corner. Big, bad, and mean... But we couldnt hear it untill we turned off the truck.
I remember out driving around a military training area south of boise in a stock toyota 4runner (no top) on the gravel roads one night. We were being watching and tailed by a military helicopter less than 500 ft off the drivers rear corner. Big, bad, and mean... But we couldnt hear it untill we turned off the truck.
kmboren
Recovering XJ owner anonymous
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- Southern Utah
I am pretty sure we do it is just not public knowledge. I dad use to make deliveries to Edwards airforce base in CA. and he heard a few stories about helicopters not that far away from people eating lunch that were very quite.
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I don't think it's a myth. I walked around a corner at MMP, late for one of the American Le Mans races, and there was an Apache hovering about 12' off the ground, I didn't hear it until I rounded the corner and even then, at less than 50' away it was QUIET.
And it was on the lee side of the structure, so none of the Tooele Valley wind to block the noise.
And it was on the lee side of the structure, so none of the Tooele Valley wind to block the noise.
kmboren
Recovering XJ owner anonymous
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- Southern Utah
I don't think it's a myth. I walked around a corner at MMP, late for one of the American Le Mans races, and there was an Apache hovering about 12' off the ground, I didn't hear it until I rounded the corner and even then, at less than 50' away it was QUIET.
And it was on the lee side of the structure, so none of the Tooele Valley wind to block the noise.
That like the stories that my dad has heard at Edwards. They were sitting eating lunch and felt like something was behind them and there was an apache hoovering in near silence.
I'm not an Army guy but the Apache does seem to have something that will let it hover quietly, but I believe it affects performance. I could be very wrong. But I have seen Bell JetRangers that were quiet enough to have a conversation while next to it. Noise cancelling device slung under it. Now that I recall, it WAS a black helicopter...
Loved the Airwolf series, and fuselage kits for Airwolf replicas are still popular with the RC helicopter people. Another good show was Blue Thunder.
Loved the Airwolf series, and fuselage kits for Airwolf replicas are still popular with the RC helicopter people. Another good show was Blue Thunder.
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I always liked that Stringfellow had a mountain cabin, but Airwolf was in a cave in like, Monument Valley or something LOL
I always liked that Stringfellow had a mountain cabin, but Airwolf was in a cave in like, Monument Valley or something LOL
eeeexcellent!
If memory serves, that is a Sikorsky somethingorother. I will look at that link. I dig it.
Bell 222. Newb.
I was a big Airwolf fan when that show was on. My Cub Scout pack was the "Airwolfs". Not that long ago the actual Airwolf helicopter was auctioned off on Ebay.
kmboren
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- Southern Utah
Bell 222. Newb.
I was a big Airwolf fan when that show was on. My Cub Scout pack was the "Airwolfs". Not that long ago the actual Airwolf helicopter was auctioned off on Ebay.
If you wikipedia it. it was sold to a German company that turned it into an air ambulance. It crashed in a Thunder storm and killed all 3 people that were on board. Sad story and ending to such a cool Helicopter.
UNSTUCK
But stuck more often.
I uses to wheel in a canyon north of Phoenix where the Apaches would run their tests flights. Almost every trip out there we would run into them. Sometimes we would come around a corner and it would be just sitting there maybe 100 feet in the air. We had no idea it was there. Other times they would come up from behind us and "get us". We would put our hands up in the air. They would sit there for a second then pull straight up and leave the canyon. I'm sure they reported "mission accomplished". We never saw or heard them coming.