Lumpen Poison Fish. Poison Fish. TASTY FISH!!! Donating Members 5,181 Member For: 22y 28d Gender: Male Location: The Bogan Shire Posted 12/12/06 09:25 PM Share Posted 12/12/06 09:25 PM (edited) Walking along the beach yesterday and got buzzed by two Blackhawk's each about 15 minutes apart, following the coastline about 200 foot off the ground! Jeez, they're not half small! I was racking my brain trying to think where they'd be from. The nearest base of any sort is Evans Head but it's Air Force, so maybe Armidale? Anyway I'm wondering, what would the range of a Blackhawk be with two large external fuel tanks on it as I'm really interested where they came from.Also, the little planes in Aerobatic's world champs. What are they?Lumpy Edited 12/12/06 09:25 PM by Lumpen Proletariat Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31088-one-for-the-aviation-buffs/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
rboksic Donating Members 514 Member For: 20y 11m 14d Posted 12/12/06 10:01 PM Share Posted 12/12/06 10:01 PM Walking along the beach yesterday and got buzzed by two Blackhawk's each about 15 minutes apart, following the coastline about 200 foot off the ground! Jeez, they're not half small! I was racking my brain trying to think where they'd be from. The nearest base of any sort is Evans Head but it's Air Force, so maybe Armidale? Anyway I'm wondering, what would the range of a Blackhawk be with two large external fuel tanks on it as I'm really interested where they came from.Also, the little planes in Aerobatic's world champs. What are they?Lumpy ←The little planes are called "Extra 540" the new ones the older ones Extra 360 .The blackhawks can be launched from ships as well Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31088-one-for-the-aviation-buffs/#findComment-475836 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blonk Iconoclast Donating Members 4,330 Member For: 20y 6m 16d Gender: Male Location: CH Posted 12/12/06 10:12 PM Share Posted 12/12/06 10:12 PM UH-60 Blackhawk Specifications Primary Function: Infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces in day, night or marginal weather conditions. Contractor: Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. Crew: Two pilots, one flight engineer and one gunner (able to carry up to 11 fully equipped troops) Unit Cost: $10.1 million (1992 dollars) Powerplant Two General Electric T700-GE-701C engines (1,630 shaft horsepower each) Dimensions Length: 64 feet, 8 inches (17.1 meters) Rotor Diameter: 53 feet, 7 inches (14.1 meters) Height: 16 feet, 8 inches (4.4 meters) Weights Empty: 11,516 lb Maximum Takeoff: 22,000 pounds (9,900 kilograms) Performance Speed: 184 mph (294.4 kph) Ceiling: (ISA day) 19,1510 ft Range: 445 nautical miles; 504 statute miles (unlimited with air refueling) Armament - Approx. 800km 2 machine guns, 16 Hellfire anti-tank missiles or 4 rocket pods, mine dispensers Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31088-one-for-the-aviation-buffs/#findComment-475841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blonk Iconoclast Donating Members 4,330 Member For: 20y 6m 16d Gender: Male Location: CH Posted 12/12/06 10:15 PM Share Posted 12/12/06 10:15 PM No match for a Typhoon Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31088-one-for-the-aviation-buffs/#findComment-475842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
exahsix Member 296 Member For: 19y 6m 13d Location: Monterey, NSW Posted 12/12/06 10:29 PM Share Posted 12/12/06 10:29 PM How many times will I have to say thisTHE PLANE WILL FLY!!!!!!!! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31088-one-for-the-aviation-buffs/#findComment-475843 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rboksic Donating Members 514 Member For: 20y 11m 14d Posted 12/12/06 10:39 PM Share Posted 12/12/06 10:39 PM UH-60 Blackhawk Specifications Primary Function: Infiltration, exfiltration and resupply of special operations forces in day, night or marginal weather conditions. Contractor: Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. Crew: Two pilots, one flight engineer and one gunner (able to carry up to 11 fully equipped troops) Unit Cost: $10.1 million (1992 dollars) Powerplant Two General Electric T700-GE-701C engines (1,630 shaft horsepower each) Dimensions Length: 64 feet, 8 inches (17.1 meters) Rotor Diameter: 53 feet, 7 inches (14.1 meters) Height: 16 feet, 8 inches (4.4 meters) Weights Empty: 11,516 lb Maximum Takeoff: 22,000 pounds (9,900 kilograms) Performance Speed: 184 mph (294.4 kph) Ceiling: (ISA day) 19,1510 ft Range: 445 nautical miles; 504 statute miles (unlimited with air refueling) Armament - Approx. 800km 2 machine guns, 16 Hellfire anti-tank missiles or 4 rocket pods, mine dispensers←You forgot to say it can run for 30 minutes with no gear box oil if a oil line is damaged Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31088-one-for-the-aviation-buffs/#findComment-475844 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ms700 Moderating Team 10,170 Member For: 22y 2m 12d Gender: Male Location: Sydney Posted 12/12/06 10:47 PM Share Posted 12/12/06 10:47 PM Walking along the beach yesterday←Find that a bit hard to believe......you?walking?exercise?or is there a bottlo between the beach and your place? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31088-one-for-the-aviation-buffs/#findComment-475845 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lumpen Poison Fish. Poison Fish. TASTY FISH!!! Donating Members 5,181 Member For: 22y 28d Gender: Male Location: The Bogan Shire Posted 12/12/06 10:59 PM Author Share Posted 12/12/06 10:59 PM Walking along the beach yesterday←Find that a bit hard to believe......you?walking?exercise?or is there a bottlo between the beach and your place? ←6km a Day,sometimes 9km. 6 days of 7. Gym 2 times a weekStarting to get back into swimming training too... Lumpy Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31088-one-for-the-aviation-buffs/#findComment-475848 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blonk Iconoclast Donating Members 4,330 Member For: 20y 6m 16d Gender: Male Location: CH Posted 12/12/06 10:59 PM Share Posted 12/12/06 10:59 PM And also apparently they dont float!!!! Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31088-one-for-the-aviation-buffs/#findComment-475849 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ralph Wiggum Moar Powar Babeh Lifetime Members 19,331 Member For: 19y 6m 20d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 12/12/06 11:12 PM Share Posted 12/12/06 11:12 PM No match for a Typhoon←funny looking blackhawk..... Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/31088-one-for-the-aviation-buffs/#findComment-475854 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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