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US Army AH-64 gunner got the call sign “Muddy” due to having diarrhea in his Apache during an attack training mission
Diarrhea in the cockpit of an attack helicopter
Diarrhea was a common and serious medical condition that afflicted many US troops in Vietnam, in other...
A Chinook pilot tasked to sling-loading a 15,000 lb Daisy Cutter to a safe area got scared and released the bomb 5 feet from...
The CH-47 Chinook
In 1960, Boeing bought Vertol Aircraft Co., a helicopter manufacturer in Philadelphia, Pa. The company had three tandem-rotor helicopters under production: the...
In order to create a successor for the Bell OH-58 Kiowa, Sikorsky unveiled RAIDER X, a prototype for a next-generation scout helicopter for the...
Sikorsky RAIDER X
On Oct. 9, 2023, Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company, introduced RAIDER X, its concept for a fast, agile, survivable compound coaxial helicopter...
In one-on-one air combat, an Attack Helicopter piloted skillfully could defeat most fighter planes.
‘Fighter pilots who face a trained, deadly and sneaky adversary in an attack helicopter will always see its missiles and guns, and never see...
F-117 pilot on Nighthawk’s nicknames when it was a highly classified program and when its existence became public knowledge
‘Black humor and a lack of restraint are common in the community when it comes to airplane nicknames, so I reckon the F-117 didn’t...