Monday, December 19, 2011
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Thursday, December 15, 2011
Found this cool Team Mikado Logo Promotional Video. Team Mikado Logo are some of the most talented RC Helicopter Pilots in the world. http://owl.li/80ga2
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Tuesday, December 13, 2011
Friday, December 9, 2011
Nitro vs Electric RC Helicopters -
Just ask anyone out there who has had the opportunity to fly an RC helicopter how much fun can be had and you will get a quick answer in return. Many people choose to fly RC Helis as a pastime just to find that doing so can quickly grow into a lifetime hobby. The one thing to keep in mind when you first decide to try flying your own helicopter is whether you want to buy a Nitro RC helicopter or an electric powered one. There are benefits and drawbacks to both but by knowing these in the beginning you will be better prepared to make the decision on which one to buy.
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Just ask anyone out there who has had the opportunity to fly an RC helicopter how much fun can be had and you will get a quick answer in return. Many people choose to fly RC Helis as a pastime just to find that doing so can quickly grow into a lifetime hobby. The one thing to keep in mind when you first decide to try flying your own helicopter is whether you want to buy a Nitro RC helicopter or an electric powered one. There are benefits and drawbacks to both but by knowing these in the beginning you will be better prepared to make the decision on which one to buy.
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Wednesday, December 7, 2011
New AH-1Z Cobra Deployed with Marines
The AH-1Z Cobra attack helicopter has been deployed with the 11th Marine Corps Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) stations at Camp Pendleton, California. The MEU consists of 3 U.S. Navy assault ships and one Landing Helicopter Dock assault carrier that are capable of being available for military or humanitarian operations. The MEU’s aircraft inventory consists of twelve (12) CH-46E Sea Knight and four (4) CH-53E Sea Stallion transport helicopters, three (3) UH-1Y utility helicopters, six (6) vertical landing jet fighters and four (4) AH-1Z Super Cobra attack helicopters.
The new Cobra Helicopter is more lethal than it’s predecessor, the AH-1W “Whiskey”. The AH-1Z helicopter carries twice the weaponry, longer flight times, can fly further, faster and quieter than previous versions of the Cobra helicopter. The newest upgrades on the AH-1Z are airframes rated for 10,000 flight hours, a new four-bladed rotor systems with semi-automatic blade fold capability, new composite rotor blades, upgraded main transmissions, four-bladed tail rotor systems, strengthened landing gear, and larger wing pylons with additional weapons stations.
Skip Robinson at VerticalMag.com wrote an excellent description of the new cockpit/avionics suite and weaponry, “The AH-1Z Zulu’s new-generation, fully integrated glass cockpit/avionics suite is designed to reduce workload and improve crew situational awareness and safety. A new nose-mounted turreted weapons control and targeting system — the electro-optical/infrared Target Sight System (TSS) from Lockheed Martin — has integrated state-of-the-art sensors, providing Cobra pilots with enhanced capabilities to acquire, track and designate targets. The system provides superb imagery through a stabilized sensor suite including a third-generation forward-looking infrared camera, color video display and a laser target designator and rangefinder. With TSS, Cobra pilots can now identify a threat from substantially longer standoff ranges, allowing them to accurately engage enemy forces with much improved combat survivability.
The new larger wings and pylons give a mission commander a wide range of weapons or fuel loads. Weapons carried include a selection of unguided rockets, Hellfire guided missiles and even wingtip-mounted Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. External fuel tanks can carried to increase the helicopters endurance during long-range missions."
It has taken over a decade of development to get the AH-1Z Cobra ready for deployment. The Super Cobra will be the MEU’s main rotory-wing attack aircraft. As one Zulu helicopter pilot said, “The Zulu is foremost tasked with direct air support of Marine infantry ground troops in any operation, including amphibious assaults — that is our bread and butter and our main purpose of being.”
With its operational career ahead of it and a long history behind it, the Marines believe the AH-1Z helicopter will give the 11th MEU the highly capable and hard-hitting combat power they deserve. By all indications, the 11th MEU is well protected.
The new Cobra Helicopter is more lethal than it’s predecessor, the AH-1W “Whiskey”. The AH-1Z helicopter carries twice the weaponry, longer flight times, can fly further, faster and quieter than previous versions of the Cobra helicopter. The newest upgrades on the AH-1Z are airframes rated for 10,000 flight hours, a new four-bladed rotor systems with semi-automatic blade fold capability, new composite rotor blades, upgraded main transmissions, four-bladed tail rotor systems, strengthened landing gear, and larger wing pylons with additional weapons stations.
Skip Robinson at VerticalMag.com wrote an excellent description of the new cockpit/avionics suite and weaponry, “The AH-1Z Zulu’s new-generation, fully integrated glass cockpit/avionics suite is designed to reduce workload and improve crew situational awareness and safety. A new nose-mounted turreted weapons control and targeting system — the electro-optical/infrared Target Sight System (TSS) from Lockheed Martin — has integrated state-of-the-art sensors, providing Cobra pilots with enhanced capabilities to acquire, track and designate targets. The system provides superb imagery through a stabilized sensor suite including a third-generation forward-looking infrared camera, color video display and a laser target designator and rangefinder. With TSS, Cobra pilots can now identify a threat from substantially longer standoff ranges, allowing them to accurately engage enemy forces with much improved combat survivability.
The new larger wings and pylons give a mission commander a wide range of weapons or fuel loads. Weapons carried include a selection of unguided rockets, Hellfire guided missiles and even wingtip-mounted Sidewinder air-to-air missiles. External fuel tanks can carried to increase the helicopters endurance during long-range missions."
It has taken over a decade of development to get the AH-1Z Cobra ready for deployment. The Super Cobra will be the MEU’s main rotory-wing attack aircraft. As one Zulu helicopter pilot said, “The Zulu is foremost tasked with direct air support of Marine infantry ground troops in any operation, including amphibious assaults — that is our bread and butter and our main purpose of being.”
With its operational career ahead of it and a long history behind it, the Marines believe the AH-1Z helicopter will give the 11th MEU the highly capable and hard-hitting combat power they deserve. By all indications, the 11th MEU is well protected.
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