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Army Adopts NASCAR Technology for Helicopters
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| January 11, 2005
| Stefanie A. Gardin
Posted on 01/21/2005 11:31:45 AM PST by Mr. K
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good idea
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posted on
01/21/2005 11:31:46 AM PST
by
Mr. K
To: Mr. K
Extra large Slurpy holders? ...actually this reminds me of a funny story...Soldiers will always prefer to take a vehicle that has cup holder for their coffee so HUMVEES are always last on the list.
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posted on
01/21/2005 11:36:33 AM PST
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - They want to die for Islam, and we want to kill them.)
To: Mr. K; WestCoastGal; glock rocks; ChefKeith
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posted on
01/21/2005 11:37:06 AM PST
by
NormsRevenge
(Semper Fi ...... The War on Terrorism is the ultimate 'faith-based' initiative.)
To: Mr. K
Without the civilian sector, our military would be nothing. That's probably a big reason all these communist countries have such crappy militaries.
To: Mr. K
The helicopters will only be able to turn left. And every square inch of them will be covered with advertising.
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posted on
01/21/2005 11:38:58 AM PST
by
southernnorthcarolina
(OK, Congress is back in session -- Where's my tax cuts for the rich? )
To: Mr. K
Great idea. However, the government will probably pay as much for the tear offs as for the actual windshields.
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posted on
01/21/2005 11:40:49 AM PST
by
sparkomatic
(This happens every time one of these floozies starts poontangin' around with those show folk fags!)
To: Mr. K
Yeah, I need those for my sunglasses for everytime that I get a nick or scratch on the lenses.
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posted on
01/21/2005 11:42:06 AM PST
by
Sax
To: southernnorthcarolina
LOL!
The whole world hates a smartass...
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posted on
01/21/2005 11:45:51 AM PST
by
Publius6961
(The most abundant things in the universe are hydrogen, ignorance and stupidity.)
To: 2banana
Soldiers will always prefer to take a vehicle that has cup holder for their coffee so HUMVEES are always last on the list. You can wedge your coffee cup in the radio mount, or build your own cupholder like I did.
To: southernnorthcarolina
The helicopters will only be able to turn left. And every square inch of them will be covered with advertising."I can't say enough about the job my guys back in the 305th Batallion Mechanic Crew did to get the Coca-Cola - Mars Bar - Viagra - Apache in tip top fighting form today. We had some trouble with the Coca-Cola - Mars Bar - Viagra - Apache pushing into the turns back there, but we dialed in some more rotor and she just flew like a dream."
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posted on
01/21/2005 11:46:11 AM PST
by
Onelifetogive
(* Sarcasm tag ALWAYS required. For some FReepers, sarcasm can NEVER be obvious enough.)
To: Mr. K
Considering that the home of Army Aviation, Ft. Rucker, is in Alabama, it's amazing that somebody didn't think of this a looooong time ago. There are probably a lot of things that ground crews can learn from pit crews. For that matter a NASCAR garage can probably teach military maintenance depots a lot about supporting expeditionary warfare. Heck, that's what NASCAR is all about -- Where we racin' next Sunday?
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posted on
01/21/2005 11:47:31 AM PST
by
Tallguy
To: antiRepublicrat
You can wedge your coffee cup in the radio mount, or build your own cupholder like I did. yeah, but it will always spill on you...usually right before you have to meet with the SGM!
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posted on
01/21/2005 11:47:32 AM PST
by
2banana
(My common ground with terrorists - They want to die for Islam, and we want to kill them.)
To: Mr. K
Sgt. 1st Class Paul Kagi and Sgt. Michael Mullen, Virginia Army Guard helicopter mechanics, submitted the idea to use windshield tear-offs to the Army Suggestion Program There are a LOT of military improvements that have happened because of enterprising military members using that suggestion program. I hope these guys get the full $25,000.
To: Tallguy
yeah- how about changing the tires and getting it back in the air too
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posted on
01/21/2005 11:50:07 AM PST
by
Mr. K
(all your tagline are belong to us)
To: Tallguy
Quote: Where we racin' next Sunday?
Iran :)
To: sparkomatic
I read an article on the NASCAR tearoffs a couple of years back.
At the time, they used 2 layers, max, since more affects the view.
And it saves about 50% the cost of a new windshield.
To: superiorslots
When's qualifying? Is it on TV?
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posted on
01/21/2005 11:54:39 AM PST
by
Sax
To: southernnorthcarolina
"The helicopters will only be able to turn left. And every square inch of them will be covered with advertising."
the Viagra Apache would offend the Islamofascists
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posted on
01/21/2005 11:57:43 AM PST
by
Rakkasan1
(Justice of the Piece: There is no justice, there's 'just us'.)
To: Sax
Live coverage on Cnn and Fox starting at 3:45 am Iran time and 9:45 pm our time. Nuke sites are Irans qualifying event.
To: Sax
The FMTV has cup-holders/boot-mudscrapers/button guards on the dashboard.
And power steering, and automatic transmission.
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posted on
01/21/2005 11:58:44 AM PST
by
donmeaker
(Burn the UN flag publicly.)
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