tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post8458688930921658097..comments2023-01-08T10:21:20.391-04:00Comments on Buddventures: US Army Aviation MuseumBuddhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11263393911226757167noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-84480604428594961882009-12-13T05:41:19.495-04:002009-12-13T05:41:19.495-04:00Great Site. Enjoyed the write ups as well as all t...Great Site. Enjoyed the write ups as well as all the fine photos.<br /><br />Thanks for sharing,<br /><br />Bubba Coston<br /><br /><a href="http://www.lonestarbirddawgs.com" rel="nofollow">Lone Star Bird Dawgs</a>Lone Star Bird Dawgshttp://www.lonestarbirddawgs.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-73176755312133242122008-12-07T00:52:00.000-04:002008-12-07T00:52:00.000-04:00American used the Lockheed P-2 Neptune during the ...American used the Lockheed P-2 Neptune during the Vietnam War as a patrol airplane and sometime as small gunship.<BR/><BR/>Developped at the end of WWII, the Lockheed P-2 Neptune was an American naval patrol bomber and anti-submarine aircraft.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3261365384420993783.post-44558775418863031482008-03-06T21:42:00.000-04:002008-03-06T21:42:00.000-04:00THE CHEYENNE DIDNT HAVE TWO TAIL ROTORS,ONE WAS AC...THE CHEYENNE DIDNT HAVE TWO TAIL ROTORS,ONE WAS ACTUALLY A PROPELLER.THE LARGE WEAPONS MOUNTS WERE ACTUALLY WINGS THAT PROVIDE LIFT, THIS HELICOPTER COULD ACHIEVE 215 KNOTS FLAT OUT AND ABOUT 240 KNOTS IN A DIVE, IT COULD ALSO DO LOOPS AND ROLLS, THE APACHE CAN SOMETIMES BUT ONLY WITH A VERY SKILLED PILOT. THE FUNDING FOR THE CONTRACT FOR LOCKHEED RAN OUT BEFORE THEY GOT ALL THE BUGS OUT,THEREFORE,THEY USED THE APACHE INSTEAD. ALSO THE LARGE HELI WITH LITTLE INTERNAL SPACE BUT COULD CARRY THINGS IS KNOWN AS A SKYCRANE, THE ARMY USED THESE TO TRANSPORT VERY HEAVY ITEMS SUCH AS TANKS OR FIELD ARTILLERY, ALSO IT HAD A BOX THAT COULD BE HOOKED UP THAT WOULD CARRY TROOPS, OR BE A MOBILE COMMAND CENTER, OR COULD BE USED AS A PORTABLE MASH UNIT OR BE FITTED WITH STRETCHERS AND JUST BE USED AS A LITTER FOR INJURED SOLDIERS. ARMY HAS IT ON RECORD THAT A SKYCRANE ONCE CARRIED 87 TROOPS.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com