delusional...?

[Paul Albertine]

So I am watching the story about the Marine UH-1 that is missing in Nepal....a UH-1. ..  has four rotor blades?  Why do the Marines have UH-1's....every other branch has variations of the HH60's  

Or did my bourbon sit on the shelf to long?

[kid purington]

                  ..visual..

[kid purington]

          ..I don't know Paul,..perhaps the guy who painted this sign might have a clue...

[Ken Lowe]

It has to do with compatibility with their Cobras, plus deck loading.
Company I retired from supplies the targeting sensor for the UH-1.

[Richard King]

the way I remember it, the Army tried to force the Marines to buy the Blackhawk. The Marines told the Army to stuff it. They wanted their aging hueys and cobras upgraded with same engines and transmission ect, as Ken Lowe said.

I think they made a good move.

[Ken Lowe]

The Blackhawk also doesn't meet the squad/platoon size the Marines use versus the Army. That's also another reason why they stuck with the V-22.

[BOB NELSON]

HAY IM A  TIN CAN SAILOR SO PLEASE TELL ME WHAT  THE LONG THING STICKING OUT FROUNT OF THE HE LO IN PICTURE  VINH LONG 66 67

[Richard King]

Bob, that is a picture of an Air Force Pave Hawk HH-60. They support Special Operations activity. The Army 160th SOAR flies a similar BlackHawk. What you see is a refuel probe. They can slip up to a C-130 tanker and get a fill up in flight.

[STUBBY]

   Naah Richard thats a BallPointPen for Sky-Writing

[BOB NELSON]

THANKS  BUDDY ,, I DID FLY IN HELO  ONE TIME ,,SOME ONE FLEW ME FROM SAIGON TO  VINH LONG ,DONT EVEN KNOW WHO IT WAS ,, THANK AGAIN

[Richard King]

one more BS story and Ill shut up.

When the Blackhawk made its appearance in the Army 30 some years ago, the story was going around that when they flew the last "hawk" to the bone yard there would be a Huey there to pick up the crew.