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Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Just a question
Did we really send SEALs out on a mission to kill bin Laden in a helicopter that stalled? If so, what does that say about the equipment the rest of our servicemen and women are working with?
Possibly a density-altitude problem. One news report quoted someone as saying the air temperature at the compound was much higher than expected.
ReplyDeleteOr maybe the the fixed-wing pilots are right: "Air planes just naturally want to fly. Helicopters just naturally want to crash."
Apparently it was something of a new breed of "stealth" chopper, and the military is sitting on further information.
ReplyDeleteSeriously: http://militarytimes.com/blogs/gearscout/2011/05/04/mystery-helo-is-stealth-blackhawk/ .
Also, if it got low enough, and the compound walls were high enough, I could see a definite air density problem...