Seen on the street in Kyiv.

Words of Advice:

"If Something Seems To Be Too Good To Be True, It's Best To Shoot It, Just In Case." -- Fiona Glenanne

“The Mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” -- The TOFF *

"Foreign Relations Boil Down to Two Things: Talking With People or Killing Them." -- Unknown

“Speed is a poor substitute for accuracy.” -- Real, no-shit, fortune from a fortune cookie

"If you believe that you are talking to G-d, you can justify anything.” — my Dad

"Colt .45s; putting bad guys in the ground since 1873." -- Unknown

"Stay Strapped or Get Clapped." -- probably not Mr. Rogers

"The Dildo of Karma rarely comes lubed." -- Unknown

"Eck!" -- George the Cat

* "TOFF" = Treasonous Orange Fat Fuck, A/K/A Dolt-45,
A/K/A Commandante (or Cadet) Bone Spurs,
A/K/A El Caudillo de Mar-a-Lago, A/K/A the Asset., A/K/A P01135809

Sunday, September 16, 2018

Your Sunday Morning Rotor Noise

H-21:


The H-21 was designed for Arctic operations. Of course, the Army tried using them in Vietnam. It didn't do very well.
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4 comments:

CenterPuke88 said...

Was that the “flying banana”? And just how could a chopper designed for sub-zero operations not be a great choice for Vietnam...I mean, it almost hits freezing in the far north and the mountains, etc?

9/16/2018 10:29 AM
Deadstick said...

CP88, I believe "sub-zero" meant like 60 below...

9/16/2018 4:49 PM
J4rh34d said...

Interesting that the H-34/HUS,a helicopter with the same R-1820 air-cooled engine, fared better. I was in several "vertical envelopments" in I Corps in 1966. The different location of the engine probably helped with coolong.

9/17/2018 8:33 PM
Brian Train said...

Both models were used extensively by the French in Algeria (desert and mountains, and it can get cold), which gave the American Army added impetus to create an airmobile division.

9/21/2018 2:40 PM

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