Helicopter pilots face a wide range of dangers that regular pilots do not—from hostile ground forces, environmental hazards, and the general dangers that come with an inherently un-airworthy platform.
“Bingo” means the point of no return: the call that fuel is running dry and the mission is over. The same call now threatens the attack helicopter itself. Army aviators face an existential crisis.
All branches of the U.S. military utilize an assortment of highly effective and state-of-the-art weapons, gear, and vehicles for combat missions. That's also true of aircraft, including helicopters, ...
One of the newest additions to the helicopter fleet of the United States is by far the fastest attack helicopter on the planet, only introduced to the service in 2010 This new twin-engine iteration is ...