Black Hawk helicopter’s altimeter may have been inaccurate, pilots may have missed some calls from control tower
A preliminary analysis of the flight data and voice recorder on board a Black Hawk helicopter leading up to the collision ...
Lawsuits: Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office ignored safety of doomed helicopter
The morning of July 16, 2022, four first responders with the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office air support unit climbed aboard what lawsuits describe as a death trap. The three crew members who ...
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Napalm in the Morning: The Aircraft of “Apocalypse Now”
The helicopter is the most prominently featured aircraft in Apocalypse Now, but the aircraft tied to the film’s famous bit of dialogue is the Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter. Advertisement cookies are ...
County remembers decorated war hero Capt. Curtis Fitzgerald I
Vietnam hero Capt. Curtis Wayne Fitzgerald I, 77, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 4. Services for Fitzgerald, under the direction of Herrington/Land of Memory Funeral Home, are set for 1 p.m. Friday, Feb.
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The UH-60 Black Hawk Can Do Almost Anything
Given the variety and flexibility of the Black Hawk, dozens of nations have imported one variant or another for their own ...
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Evolution of the Huey
Throughout the history of aviation, certain designs have emerged which have become icons within popular culture. One such ...
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41 bodies recovered from D.C. plane crash site as search continues. Here's what to know
The midair collision between an American Airlines plane and an Army Black Hawk helicopter killed all 67 people aboard both aircraft on Wednesday night near Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
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SANDF soldiers fighting well-equipped M23 rebels in DRC are surviving on 1 meal per day, have old, unserviced helicopters & communication cut-off
South African National Defence Force (SANDF) personnel deployed in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), are reportedly surviving on just one meal a day, operating with outdated and unserviced ...
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Helicopter in DC plane crash was flying twice as high as it should have, lacked new tech as FAA nixes all chopper traffic near collision site
The military helicopter that collided with an American Airlines flight over Washington, DC, was flying nearly twice as high as it should have been — but the Black Hawk was not equipped with a ...
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Confirmed: Georgia Soldier was 1 of 3 on helicopter in DC crash. Here's what we know
Another person involved in this week's deadly plane-helicopter crash was from Georgia. The U.S. Army has released the names of two of the three people on the Black Hawk helicopter that crashed ...
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Army Black Hawk helicopter in DC crash was practicing disaster drill
Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth later revealed the three crewmembers aboard the UH-60 helicopter were on a "routine annual retraining" carrying night-vision goggles on board. The military has ...
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This Speed Demon Gunship Helicopter Can Reach 265 MPH
Manufacturer: Bell Helicopter Armament: 7.62mm machine guns, Mk 44/46 torpedoes, rocket pods, various air-to-surface missiles, various anti-tank missiles, automatic cannons, 12.7mm GAU miniguns 30.