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Chuck wrote:
2. With the Bell's ARH being modified from an existing commercial aircraft (407X) and since these aircraft are to be kept similar, it would seem that the supportability for these aircraft would be more extensive as logistically the Army could purchase many parts from a local CSF nearest to them. John Hairell ) replied: Except the Army doesn't usually get its spare parts that way Chuck says: Times are a changing, they are on record of saying just that.... wrote in message ups.com... Chuck Kemp @ send no stinking spam wrote: [stuff snipped] Also, the rollover design that everyone crows about in the event of a crash, was predicated on the design of the OH6, which didn't have outboard weapons pylons and the such. Doesn't the ARH have to have the capability to shoot stingers, hellfires and rockets? I don't think the MELB currently does this either but the OH58D does. No doubt the MELB can be made to do so, but its another area for redesign... The current AH-6J and M have the capability of shooting Hellfires and standard 2.75 inch rockets. They tested Stingers on them but AFAIK they've never been used operationally. The Little Bird fleet was standardized with wiring for Hellfires several years ago. There's an onboard lasing system for designation or they can be designated by somebody else. Food for thought: [more stuff snipped] 2. With the Bell's ARH being modified from an existing commercial aircraft (407X) and since these aircraft are to be kept similar, it would seem that the supportability for these aircraft would be more extensive as logistically the Army could purchase many parts from a local CSF nearest to them. Except the Army doesn't usually get its spare parts that way. John Hairell ) |
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