5086 Helicopters destroyed in Vietnam
Nov 1, 2018 09:31:54 #
5086 Helicopters destroyed in Vietnam
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Nov 1, 2018 09:32:55 #
Nov 1, 2018 09:38:54 #
Huey Driver wrote:
5086 Helicopters destroyed in Vietnam
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Close to the lose of the B17's in WW2.
Nov 1, 2018 10:07:46 #
Just another day at the office................chase
HHT 2/17 CAV, 101st Airborne 1969-70
HHT 2/17 CAV, 101st Airborne 1969-70
Nov 1, 2018 11:04:05 #
Nov 1, 2018 12:47:48 #
I seem to remember them pushing them off the edge of the carriers to make room for the incoming craft at the end.
Nov 1, 2018 13:55:03 #
Nov 1, 2018 18:28:02 #
I flew in one once to get some photos of a church for a book they were putting out. I did enjoy the ride but in the back of my mind I was thinking, if the motor cuts out we wont be able to get to a field to glide into. We will go straight down.
Nov 1, 2018 18:47:37 #
Hal81 wrote:
I flew in one once to get some photos of a church for a book they were putting out. I did enjoy the ride but in the back of my mind I was thinking, if the motor cuts out we wont be able to get to a field to glide into. We will go straight down.
You don't need a field. A helicopter does what is called an autorotation. A good pilot can put one down easily where you might not even know you had touched the ground in an area sometimes not much bigger than maybe 3 or four times the size of the helicopter. Not straight down but a glide much steeper than a fix wing. In an engine failure 9 times out of 10 I would much prefer to be in a helicopter In most aircraft crashes it's forward speed that kills not angle of descentl
Nov 1, 2018 20:32:01 #
And how many men lost?
I miss the days when Hueys would regularly fly through the skies near our house. Loved the sound.
I miss the days when Hueys would regularly fly through the skies near our house. Loved the sound.
Nov 1, 2018 21:03:42 #
SteveR wrote:
And how many men lost?
I miss the days when Hueys would regularly fly through the skies near our house. Loved the sound.
I miss the days when Hueys would regularly fly through the skies near our house. Loved the sound.
Can't tell you the exact number right off hand but of all occupations in Vietnam helicopter pilots had the greatest number of casualties. If you want to find out go to VHPA.ORG web site. I know the exact number and stats are there.
Nov 2, 2018 06:20:45 #
Huey Driver,
Good point. But with all those moving parts it seems we always needed to be prepared to put it down somewhere. I have about 4000 flight hours, with half fixed wing and half rotary wing. Never really added them up but made many more precautionary landings in the helicopters than the fixed wings. Never had an actual emergency full autorotation. I agree with your analysis regarding the moving forward situation, but we need to add, those big fans spinning around on top add a lot more variables when they hit things they shouldn't hit. They become pretty dangerous when coming off and or falling apart.
It's been almost 30 years and I often think of the guys and the times.
Don
Good point. But with all those moving parts it seems we always needed to be prepared to put it down somewhere. I have about 4000 flight hours, with half fixed wing and half rotary wing. Never really added them up but made many more precautionary landings in the helicopters than the fixed wings. Never had an actual emergency full autorotation. I agree with your analysis regarding the moving forward situation, but we need to add, those big fans spinning around on top add a lot more variables when they hit things they shouldn't hit. They become pretty dangerous when coming off and or falling apart.
It's been almost 30 years and I often think of the guys and the times.
Don
Nov 2, 2018 07:50:56 #
Huey Driver wrote:
Can't tell you the exact number right off hand but of all occupations in Vietnam helicopter pilots had the greatest number of casualties. If you want to find out go to VHPA.ORG web site. I know the exact number and stats are there.
Greatest respect to all who served, but I think the door gunners had a greater death rate than pilots. The VC shot at them first as they were the ones that were shooting back. My bro, RIP, got shot out of the door, but survived.
Nov 2, 2018 07:56:03 #
SteveR wrote:
And how many men lost?
I miss the days when Hueys would regularly fly through the skies near our house. Loved the sound.
I miss the days when Hueys would regularly fly through the skies near our house. Loved the sound.
You probably missed this,from the article,
"Records show that 7,013 Hueys served in the Vietnam War. Almost all were Army.
Total helicopter pilots killed in the Vietnam War was 2,202. Total non-pilot crew members was 2704. Based on a database from the Pentagon, we estimate that over 40,000 helicopter pilots served in the Vietnam War."
Nov 2, 2018 08:41:29 #
Huey Driver wrote:
5086 Helicopters destroyed in Vietnam
http://www.ww2wrecks.com/portfolio/5086-helicopter-losses-during-the-vietnam-war/
http://www.ww2wrecks.com/portfolio/5086-helicopter-losses-during-the-vietnam-war/
Not counting the occupants. When you're flying slow and close to the ground, that's what happens.
By the way, was that ever actually a "War"?
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