They (Aircraft) are checked after and before a flight. So what is wrong?
2007-08-21 21:35:46 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
They're being shot down, but the military will continue to refuse to acknowledge these events!
2007-08-22 00:44:16 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
failures happen in-flight, because that is the time when most of the equipment is working. the preflight check is done to ensure the crew that everything is OK BEFORE the flight. Most things do not accidentaly break themselves while not working.
Not to mention human errors, enemy fire etc.
I remember the phrase "helicopter flying is not like car driving.. when engine stops working, you don't simply drive to the side of the road" and the same works with "when something starts to rattle inside..."
years ago an apache was reported to be shot down by a farmer's shotgun.... anyway the pictures showed the untouched apache probably forcelanded due to hydraulics failure or something like that ..precautionary landing, not claimed shotdown
2007-08-21 22:32:17 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Helicopters arent toasters. They have MILLIONS of parts and peices. Things go wrong. Short of breaking down and reassembling the thing after every flight you cant be sure. Checking the aircraft consists of checking what you can reach and see, so much goes on under the surface.
Add the facts your in the desert and possibly being shot at? Stuff* happens.
Dont forget pilot error
2007-08-21 21:49:05 · answer #3 · answered by thekingbeav 3 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Do you honestly think anyone on Y/A has the answer? Right now, the military is saying it is mechanical failure. In case you're not aware of it, mechanical problems do occur. I'll bet that the 737-800 that burned at Naha Airport was checked out and it still caught fire. Accidents happen. If it turns out that it was shot down, I have no doubt the investigation will state that.
2007-08-21 21:47:43 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 1⤋
Yeah good old fashioned gravity, gets ya all the time.
2007-08-21 23:26:04 · answer #5 · answered by conranger1 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It is Black Hawk, they are well known to go down from Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan.
Time for their builders to review its safety. Like they did for the Apache.
2007-08-21 22:10:41 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
It is still under review and we will have answers soon.
2007-08-22 02:50:37 · answer #7 · answered by aitkenpatty 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
A background check on each passenger might lend some insight.
2007-08-21 21:55:49 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 5⤋
gravity
2007-08-21 21:43:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Its war, sh!t happens
2007-08-21 22:03:15 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋