Im thinking of joining the Army or Marines to fly planes as a pilot but I cant find what type of planes the Army flies. I dont care about helicopters. \\
Thanks
2007-12-26 05:51:10 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Military
Far as i know, the US Army does not fly fixed wing aircraft, only choppers.
2007-12-26 06:05:01 · answer #1 · answered by cheechalini 4 · 2⤊ 5⤋
Army Airplanes
2016-10-07 05:40:53 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My source is I'm a retired Army Aviator. To answer your question, yes the army has some fixed wing, but mostly helicopters. 99.9% of the time you will graduate flight school as a helicopter pilot. Once you have been in for a while you can submit a fix wing course packet. You will be evaluated before a board and if selected you can attend the fix wing course. I notice others have tried to say you have to have 20/20 vision and a 4 year degree to become an Army Aviator. NOT TRUE. Less than 20/20 is waiverable, depending on the type of vision and to be a Warrant Officer you are not required to have a 4 year degree, although it wouldn't hurt to have the degree to compete for a slot.
2007-12-26 06:45:32 · answer #3 · answered by dave b 2 · 8⤊ 0⤋
Just a bit of history. DuringWWII, the Air Force was part if the army. It was the Army Air Corps.
After WWII, It spun off and became the US Air Force. But the army didn't get out ofthe airplane business completely. The Army still flies helicopers and some smaller fixed wing aircraft and still has its own flight school.
2007-12-26 07:18:54 · answer #4 · answered by TedEx 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
regardless of all these idiots saying that Obama is weak.... Obama is being DIPLOMATIC! Yes yes, lets rush off to war with a nuclear armed country afterall we only conducting military operation in 2 countries on miltiple fronts..... give me a break, some of the people commenting here dont know anything about strategy on a military or diplomatic level. This is just Russia attempting to reassert itself as a global power. American power is not on the decline but rather overstretched and not directed to defend/attack a single enemy (like during the cold war) Russia will have to do more than fly an outdated rotary airplane over a carrier for us to show concern
2016-05-26 08:27:03 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Some Special Forces units have their own aircraft and pilots, but the Airforce provides most of the US Army air assets.
The Army basically sticks with rotor-wing assets.
2007-12-26 07:24:45 · answer #6 · answered by John S 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pilots are assigned to the Army and Marines in order to conduct air support in operations and supplies.
2007-12-26 07:53:08 · answer #7 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Check out the Army Aviator's Lounge
2007-12-26 06:05:07 · answer #8 · answered by Steven G 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
The Army does fly some planes. You don't hear about it because the Army cannot fly fixed wing aircraft into combat, so Army fixe wing ops isn't sexy.
2007-12-26 06:26:21 · answer #9 · answered by DOOM 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋
The Army was the first to fly, and has flown and not flown at various times. To get the current facts, contact the Army. The last I heard, the Army had ceased using planes, and gone strictly to helicopters, but that may have changed...or not. Ask The Army.
2007-12-26 06:36:24 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋
Y E S, Fixed Wing and Helicopters.
http://www.usarmyaviation.com/fixedwing.htm
http://www.usarmyaviation.com/avnarchives.htm
For general information:http://www.armyaviation.com
2007-12-26 08:35:33 · answer #11 · answered by Vagabond5879 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋