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Re: Stealth gunship
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lugnet.build.military
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Tue, 24 Jul 2007 04:36:50 GMT
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In lugnet.build.military, Magnus Lauglo wrote:
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I’d guess that it has less to do with making the aircraft harder to see, and
more to do with making it just that little bit harder to track and hit if
you’re firing at it, but who knows?
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Plus, it just looks cool! Nice work, Magnus.
The landing gear is quite clever; just looking at the first couple pics, it
doesn’t even seem like it’s there. How is the tail rotor held on? Is there a
half-pin in the arch, or is it just jammed in there? And the minigun solution is
simple, but very effective.
I’m looking forward to your next vehicle. How about an
EFV?
Marc Nelson Jr.
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| Marc, (...) :) Thanks! (...) It's held in by a half pin, which means that it stays on well enough unless someone knocks against the tail. (...) It would be cool to build something like that, it would allow me to build an armored vehicle a littl (...) (17 years ago, 25-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military, FTX)
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| Robert, The US seems to have moved away from having lighter undersides on both planes and choppers (perhaps because so many missions are at night) but I've seen a number of Russian helicopters with lighter undersides. I'd guess that it has less to (...) (17 years ago, 23-Jul-07, to lugnet.build.military)
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