[Zakeet]

This is another article by my newspaper reporter daughter. The lucky little twerp got the grand tour, including a spin in the flight simulator. If the Army keeps treating her this well, her mother and I will never get her to switch to a respectable profession.

[null and void]

Perhaps she will grow it into a responsible position.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

Emily writes well.

[taxcontrol]

A female reporter giving a decent interview / report about the military.... better watch out. The Army will be courting her left and right and before you know it, she will find some strapping young lad and get attached.

[cll]

Looks like they have put more lipstick on the pig. I mean the Hawk, of course.

[taxcontrol]

BTW, nice article. Facts, to the point, no pontification.

[cll]

Please tell your daughter tha Sikorsky is spelled like so.

[squarebarb]

Excellent article. I used to be a reporter myself and got a spin more than once in fire service helicopters.

It's well written, very readable. She'd better look out, lots of goodlooking guys at Fort Hood. :^)

[snowrip]

The version is a solution to needing an upgraded helicopter but not having enough money to design one from scratch,

Get rid of the illegals... the military could use the $68,000,000,000 America spent last year on illegal alien-related social services, healthcare, etc.

[mass55th]

Thought you were talking about the comic book characters. Boy, that ages me.

[Fury]

Ping...

[mad_as_he$$]

Yikes a journalist that can actually write a cogent article! You must be very proud. Thank you!

[2Jedismom]

Woohooo!

I love Black Hawks!

[Popocatapetl]

I just wonder if the US military is investigating the "fanwing" aircraft. It is a British invention that uses what looks like grain harvester blades, or an encased paddlewheel, for lift.

Aerodynamically, it should be better all around than a helicopter. Quieter, heavier lift capability, higher efficiency and easier maintenance. It is also VTOL.

I gather DARPA has invested some money into it, but the Brits are just very slow in development, unlike US aircraft manufacturers. Also, their design, which looks somewhat like a light aircraft, may not be optimal.

But all told, the design looks so promising, I could imagine a large one capable of carrying a Stryker over a distance.

[Dick Vomer]

I don't understand why they are upgrading the "lousy" Blackhawks for the Army, when "everyone" knows the Osprey is the aviation transport of the future...just ask the Marines that are going to get stuck with that pile of pork.