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Offline Machlooper

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Images of downed US Heli in Pakistan!
« on: May 03, 2011, 10:14:27 pm »
Don't know about everyone else but this don't look like a bit of BlackHawk to me!!!!
Is it a piece of false evidence or did the U.S loose a piece of 'Secret' new kit in the raid to get Bin Laden.......


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Re: Images of downed US Heli in Pakistan!
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2011, 07:18:06 am »

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Re: Images of downed US Heli in Pakistan!
« Reply #2 on: May 04, 2011, 03:54:34 pm »
God bless the internet!  :bowdown:

Could this be what we see....




EDIT: apparently now this is just an artisits impression of what it "Might" have been!!  :duh:
« Last Edit: May 04, 2011, 04:07:56 pm by Machlooper »

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Re: Images of downed US Heli in Pakistan!
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2011, 04:51:22 pm »
H-60 family's tail rotor is on the starboard side.

More images of the wreckage:

http://www.pprune.org/rotorheads/450511-identify-helo.html

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Re: Images of downed US Heli in Pakistan!
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2011, 06:44:00 pm »
Well the hub cap on the tail rotor was almost certainly borrowed from the Commanche main rotor head.  :stirthepot:

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Re: Images of downed US Heli in Pakistan!
« Reply #5 on: May 05, 2011, 06:28:20 am »
Best photo yet!!



Note the tail rotor driveshaft draped over the wall!! Doubt thus is a mock-up as some are saying!!

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Re: Images of downed US Heli in Pakistan!
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2011, 09:21:54 am »
Presumably the aircraft came down in a less than completely controlled state, yet, seeing as the tail rested, or more likely struck the wall, there appears to be precious little damage to the wall.

Maybe they build walls of stronger stuff in Pakistan.

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Re: Images of downed US Heli in Pakistan!
« Reply #8 on: May 05, 2011, 07:23:23 pm »
The U.S government have admitted the helicopter that crashed was a never before seen 'Stealth Heli'!
Well whoopee, now let's see one!!  :airforce_shock:

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Re: Images of downed US Heli in Pakistan!
« Reply #9 on: May 05, 2011, 11:47:25 pm »
Looks likely to be a pimped up Blackhawk, or at least use of lots of Blackhawk parts.

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Re: Images of downed US Heli in Pakistan!
« Reply #10 on: May 06, 2011, 10:25:14 am »
The tail in Ascot's pictures appears to have suffered fire damage (either that or is has been rolled in some very dark mud), which is not present in the pictures posted by ML.

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Re: Images of downed US Heli in Pakistan!
« Reply #11 on: May 09, 2011, 02:25:32 am »
Can anyone explain why they would persist with the tail rotor instead of blowing air out the tail - as has been demonstrated for decades now, surely that would have a vastly decreased the radar signature?

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Re: Images of downed US Heli in Pakistan!
« Reply #12 on: May 09, 2011, 07:13:31 am »
Well if it is a pimped up BlackHawk then the tail and stealthy bits would be bolt on parts over the original skeleton and internal structures. You can see the tail rotor drive shaft in some of the photos. This more than likely runs along the same route as the parent machine whereas a NOTAR design would require a complete redesign of the tail section taking a long time (simulations, test flights etc) and money to develop.
Plus , we don't know how long these stealth helis have been operative . Afterall the Blackhawk and stealth technology have been around for the best part of 25 years as far as we know!