I have noticed many of the militarys Black Hawk helicoptors have been falling out of the sky and I for one would like to know why! I will not except a cheep explanation because I know somethings wrong, so what is it? During the Vietnam war many of the Hueys went down because of a problem with a part in the transmissions and now we have this going on and our troops are paying dearly for it, so fess up Pentagon to the people, we want to know!
2007-01-21 15:13:14 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
It's the same reason the 737 crashes more than the 747 -- they are more frequently used.
And I also believe, why I am not laying fault on those who maintain the choppers, I believe it is because of the atmosphere the choppers are in. They are most likely being constantly used, and the sand probably gets into all the parts of the motor. I can imagine that could freeze some of the parts.
A few of them may have been shot down, and a few could have crashes indirectly related to being shot at, but a majority are mechanical issues that just happen.
2007-01-21 15:28:54 · answer #1 · answered by amg503 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The only reason that you've "noticed" that the Crashhawks..er, Blackhawks were falling out of the sky is because the few instances that exist are trumpeted over and over and over again in the media.
Army Aviation has an excellent safety record, even accounting for combat losses.
2007-01-23 10:32:33 · answer #2 · answered by BDZot 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You know something is wrong do you? Have you ever been to iraq or afghanistan, or anywhere in the middle east? No, i don't think so. And you have no idea how hard it is to fly a helicopter, let alone fly a helicopter in those weather conditions. So, im sorry, you will just have to accept the fact that helicopters shouldnt even be able to fly in the first place, they break almost every rule in physics, so imagine flying something like that in the worst conditions on the planet.
2007-01-21 15:45:13 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
an similar movie will be conflict: la. The movie follows a platoon of Marines who bypass on a rescue challenge for civilians in an LAPD station with a view to convey them lower back to the ahead operating Base at Santa Monica Airport throughout an alien invasion. i in my opinion loved the movie, yet each body has their personal reviews.
2016-10-15 22:17:49 · answer #4 · answered by charis 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If it's man made it's bound to fail at time's.Parts fail sometimes even though they are thoughly checked a hidden crack in apart such as tail rotor shaft the ship will come down.Each crew cheif checks before every flight .Pilot's do a walk around check.They
have been around for say 25 years,maybe some need to be refurbished.
2007-01-21 15:28:09 · answer #5 · answered by thresher 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Helicopters are pretty complex.
More than say, a car.
Complex machines can fail catastrophically.
If your car stalls, you can just pull to the side of the road.
Also, no one shoots RPG's or Stingers at your Camaro.
2007-01-21 15:31:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
hmmm...maby because the insurgents are shooting them down??
2007-01-21 15:30:27 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
What does "cheep" mean? Can you please rephrase your question in english.
2007-01-21 15:16:44 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋