The Marine Corps is just weeks away from awarding a contract for the first lot of CH-53K King Stallions,[...]
Sikorsky has 20 aircraft in production as of April 3 and has flown nearly 1,500 hours of its planned flight test regime. Deficiencies found during testing range from seat cushion design and handholds to engine gas reingestion, Rudder said. Test aircraft have flown faster than 170 kts, up to 18,000 feet and at greater than 60 degree bank, according to Sikorsky.
“The vendor and the program office are going to fix these,” Rudder said. “And we’re going to hold them accountable to fix it.
The U.S. Army's top officials on Tuesday had to defend the service's decision to stop buying CH-47 Chinook helicopters to pay for futuristic aircraft and other modernization programs.
Last year, Army officials made a decision to find about $30 billion to help pay for the service's modernization strategy over the next five years. The service did that by cutting or terminating 186 existing programs, Army Secretary Mark Esper told members of the House Appropriations Committee's defense subcommittee as he described the proposed fiscal 2020 budget request.
Aircraft movement regulations require a certified Brake Rider in the cockpit to immediately apply brakes to prevent such a calamity. There should also be Wing Walkers with wheel chocks in hand. And having two small tugs daisy-chained together is sketchy. Proper supervision would have a single big tug perform the operation. I cannot tell if the tow bar broke.
By: TomcatViP
- 5th May 2019 at 15:34Permalink- Edited 5th May 2019 at 15:35
Exiting times that we live:
It’s premature to talk dollars, [Army Secretary, Marc] Esper replied. “Whether we help fund that at some point, I don’t know, I’m not going to talk about that right now,” he said. “My comment was only we need aircraft in the future that can do that heavy vertical lift movement, but can … survive in a very contested airspace and keep up with the FARAs and FLRAAs.”
“We have not used the ducts not so much for propulsive efficiency or anything like that. We use the ducts primarily to protect personnel,” said Gaffney, a veteran of decades of military helicopter programs. “Running around at night in the dark — Army operations, probably half of them at least are in time of darkness … if you have an open propeller, someone could walk into it.”
What's the basic design flaw? Have you read the article?
"Yes, the ducted fans can vary the pitch of their blades in useful ways, making the aircraft more agile, Gaffey told me in an interview, and agility is crucial for the low-speed, low-altitude operations the Army envisions, ducking behind buildings and sneaking down streets to avoid Russian and Chinese anti-aircraft missiles. But that’s not this design feature’s most important virtue."
By: SpudmanWP
- 17th May 2019 at 00:14Permalink- Edited 17th May 2019 at 00:15
The article was talking about exposed props around the cabin that soldiers can easily run into, especially in night ops or where vision could be obscured, like smoke.
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By: BlackArcher - 11th April 2019 at 19:48 Permalink
IAF to begin inducting Apache gunships in August
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Russia completes preliminary flight tests of Mi-26 T2V helicopter
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By: TomcatViP - 14th April 2019 at 14:00 Permalink - Edited 14th April 2019 at 14:01
Long Live the King: With Problems Fixed, CH-53K Contract Expected in Weeks
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Rotor & Wings.com
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By: TomcatViP - 14th April 2019 at 14:08 Permalink - Edited 14th April 2019 at 14:09
Army Secretary Defends Decision to Cut CH-47 Chinook Program
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Military.com
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By: TomcatViP - 28th April 2019 at 13:45 Permalink - Edited 5th May 2019 at 15:33
Video: Towbar Fails As A U.S. Marine Corps CH-53 Super Stallion Is Being Loaded Onto A Ship
As it seems they failed to secure the towbar with a safety chain (could it be the one used to link both tractors?)
Source:
The Aviationist.com
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By: djcross - 29th April 2019 at 18:51 Permalink
Aircraft movement regulations require a certified Brake Rider in the cockpit to immediately apply brakes to prevent such a calamity. There should also be Wing Walkers with wheel chocks in hand. And having two small tugs daisy-chained together is sketchy. Proper supervision would have a single big tug perform the operation. I cannot tell if the tow bar broke.
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By: SpudmanWP - 29th April 2019 at 19:03 Permalink
ClusterTruck all around
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By: TomcatViP - 5th May 2019 at 15:34 Permalink - Edited 5th May 2019 at 15:35
Exiting times that we live:
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Breaking Defense.com
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By: BlackArcher - 8th May 2019 at 19:13 Permalink
Indian MoD approves procurement of 10 more Kamov Ka-31 AEW&C for $518 million
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New Brazilian navy aviation squadron receives first H-225M helicopter
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F-35 Joint Strike Fighters at Williamtown RAAF base susceptible to 'intergranular corrosion', KPMG report finds
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Pentagon review pits Boeing vs Lockheed for marine helicopters
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By: Deino - 10th May 2019 at 07:06 Permalink
Z-20 entered PLA Army Aviation service
https://twitter.com/RupprechtDeino/status/1126448076342870016
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By: BlackArcher - 13th May 2019 at 19:16 Permalink - Edited 15th May 2019 at 21:42
First Apache AH-64E Guardian helicopter handed over to the IAF
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By: TomcatViP - 15th May 2019 at 20:58 Permalink - Edited 15th May 2019 at 21:40
Airbus's "Chorizo Picante" doomed for... basic design failure*:
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BreakingDefense New.com
Read:
https://www.verticalmag.com/news/air...-fara-program/
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By: swerve - 16th May 2019 at 23:39 Permalink
What's the basic design flaw? Have you read the article?
"Yes, the ducted fans can vary the pitch of their blades in useful ways, making the aircraft more agile, Gaffey told me in an interview, and agility is crucial for the low-speed, low-altitude operations the Army envisions, ducking behind buildings and sneaking down streets to avoid Russian and Chinese anti-aircraft missiles. But that’s not this design feature’s most important virtue."
Where's the flaw?
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By: SpudmanWP - 17th May 2019 at 00:14 Permalink - Edited 17th May 2019 at 00:15
The article was talking about exposed props around the cabin that soldiers can easily run into, especially in night ops or where vision could be obscured, like smoke.