[BroJoeK]

headline: "The Coast Guard Puts the Helicopter to a New Use (photos) – 9-10"

I don't know about these new-fangled helicopters (Sikorsky R-4 Hoverfly), I mean, how practical can they ever really be?
They carry so little (500 lbs), fly so low & slow (75 mph max), and they make that funny "chop-chop" noise -- sure they might rescue somebody wounded, but what if there's actual fighting going on?

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[henkster]

I don’t see the “helicopter” ever doing much. The motors just don’t have enough power to lift a heavy machine much less any meaningful payload. They might work as artillery observation spotters but won’t ever do any real work.

(I’m channeling my inner de Severksy)

[Homer_J_Simpson]

but what if there's actual fighting going on?

One day the weak and ungainly helicopter will be able to provide an important edge in certain situations.

"We Were Soldiers" final battle scene