Friday, March 25, 2011

STOL Grassoppers t/o & land under 100 feet--who needs helos?

STOL Grassoppers t o amp land under 100 feet who needs helos

STOL Grassoppers t/o & land under 100 feet--who needs helos?

A great video proving our point if these STOL aircraft once in the air can get over 200 mph you have to ask what s the benefit of more expensive louder slower IR hotter exhaust VTOL helicopters For example the U S Army designation UV-18 Twin Otter http en wikipedia org wiki De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter Quote quot Maximum speed 183 knots 210 mph 340 km h quot We used to have UV-18s so there s no excuse why the Army doesn t have some NOW to resupply and maneuver small recce teams in Afghanistan Moreover a smaller diesel piston-engined STOL plane can be engine exhaust muffled to be ZERO offering no MANPADS SAM infared signature and be co-located with the ground maneuver units they are providing maneuver air support The words of former Iraqi Coalition Authority Director of Air Ops Major General George Molan Australian Defence Forces quot Even in this the highest technology war in history there is a role for a man in a light manoeuvrable aircraft who can use his initiative report and transfer data remain on station with the ground troops day and night and most importantly establish a personal relationship with the warriors I do not accept the argument that a manned aircraft cannot be used due to the threat I believe that this argument has been confused by the control of training and operations of the aircraft by the U S Air Force in Iraq The threat to the pilot of aircraft in Iraq operations is far less than to the equivalent Soldier on the ground in an equally expensive and complicated armoured vehicle The benefit in having a pilot in the loop in talking to troops on the ground is priceless particularly in less highly technically advanced armed forces The threat to a pilot manoevring low to optimise his effectiveness is not at all unreasonable in an Iraq-like insurgency Threat is relative and should not be judged by highly sophisticated U S standards quot http www combatreform org USARMYAVIATIONDIGEST grasshoppersmustreturn htm http www combatreform org killerbees2 htm In WW2 the 11th Airborne did an airborne troop insertion with L4 Grasshopper Cubs http www combatreform org paratrooper htm And Piper Cubs armed with 2 36 quot bazookas killed German tanks in WW2 http www combatreform org killerbees htm Want to know more Our book quot Air-Mech-Strike Asymmetric Maneuver Warfare for the 21st Century quot is ONLINE for FREE skyjacked by Google http books google com books id RCWtHnYZ0LMC amp amp pg

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