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    Just saw on TV. in a word, AWESOME that they may have used some tech that we really don't know about!
    And I, I took the path less traveled by
    and that has made all the difference......yet...
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    http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/0...k-hawk-050411/

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    I trust you are not in too much distress. —Captain Eric Moody, British Airways Flight 9

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    Quote Originally Posted by Perriwen View Post
    http://www.armytimes.com/news/2011/0...k-hawk-050411/
    Sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet
    Yeah you gotta love this stuff!!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by GothamSpotter View Post
    It might have looked like this:

    That top copter looks like an S-76 with some Commanche thrown in.
    I like they might have practiced at Area 51. Maybe they used captured alien technology!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Gerard View Post
    That top copter looks like an S-76 with some Commanche thrown in.
    I like they might have practiced at Area 51. Maybe they used captured alien technology!!!!
    Well, the S-76 WAS developed from the Black Hawk.

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    Quote Originally Posted by GothamSpotter View Post

    Is that Pavehawk #468? If so that's one of ours. It was the replacement to #110 lost in the Perfect Storm. As for the special helicopter, impressive. Never heard a thing about it. And if it hadn't of crashed I probably never would have.

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    So while the mission was an overall success, and they tried to blow up the helo, is the fact that the tail remained intact a partial failure in that aspect of the mission?
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    Quote Originally Posted by mirrodie View Post
    ......is the fact that the tail remained intact a partial failure in that aspect of the mission?

    everyone is talking about a super secret helicopter that has never been seen before..... YES
    The three most common expressions in aviation are, "Why is it doing that?", "Where are we?" and "Oh Crap".

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    yes no one's saying how that aspect was a failure. Just thought I was the only one.
    And I, I took the path less traveled by
    and that has made all the difference......yet...
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    I don't see that aspect as a failure...it's just not a big deal. Protecting the chopper's secrecy wasn't really part of the mission. It broke, they blew up what they could and even with remaining parts people STILL don't know exactly what it was.
    Email me anytime at [email protected].

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    It is probably the ONLY failure in the entire mission. They should have erased any and every trace of evidence before they left....or dropped a few 1,000 pounders after dust off.

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