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Postby Kelburn » Thu May 03, 2007 8:21 pm

Sorry about the lack I just don't have much general knowledge of Helicopter types
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Postby creator2003 » Thu May 03, 2007 8:39 pm

thanks man i know we have alot of rotorheads around here , anything really with blades and a hover would do me for a job if i was own one well theres alot on that list id have
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Postby J_Eden » Thu May 03, 2007 8:45 pm

Theres only one chopper up there! Nothing will beat the wop wop wop sound of the Huey ;)

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Postby ZK-KAG » Thu May 03, 2007 8:55 pm

J_Eden wrote: Theres only one chopper up there! Nothing will beat the wop wop wop sound of the Huey ;)

James

Someone after my own heart! I love the Huey!! :wub: It will be sad to see them go for sure :( :unsure:

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Postby benwynn » Thu May 03, 2007 9:02 pm

My Cousin flies them in the Airforce, He says they wont be around for much longer!
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Postby Naki » Thu May 03, 2007 9:06 pm

Bell 609 tilt rotor would be my choice! Half aeroplane/half helicopter.

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Postby ZK-Brock » Thu May 03, 2007 9:16 pm

The Bell 47 Sioux :P !

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Postby pois0n » Thu May 03, 2007 9:45 pm

Euuuughh!

Looks like a remote controlled helicopter! :(
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Postby Jimmy » Thu May 03, 2007 10:14 pm

I like the R22 cos I haven't had to learn the names of any others so as to go download em :lol: R22 is nice and not bad for defualt. If im checking out scenery or somthign and want a choper thats what ill use.

I don't know much about the helicopter industry so havnt really gone and looked for some to download..

Maby someday ill get some more chopers in my hanger :D

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Postby Bandit » Thu May 03, 2007 11:26 pm

A toughie!

Not much comes close to the sound of those Huey blades chopping through the air.

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But for general flying I'll have to go with the 500 family of birds. Then again the 117 is one sexy bird.

The Squirrel's pretty reliable. Then again..

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Postby ardypilot » Thu May 03, 2007 11:57 pm

The Chinook!
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Postby chopper_nut » Fri May 04, 2007 12:42 am

This was a tough one for me. Most of my helo flights have been in Bell 206s but Ive always liked the sound of the MD500, and the smell!! I had to go with the MD500 on this one. Something special about that little helicopter ;)
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Postby Timmo » Fri May 04, 2007 7:37 am

I actually chose the R22- Its a chopper with a bad rep in the public eye, mostly due to operators trying to do things with it that it was never designed for, but its one that provides decent performance at a decent price. Its bigger brother the R44 has a similar crusing speed to a small turbine helo but with vastly reduced operating costs....\

As for real world flying, I preferred the S-300 over the R22......the controls felt more 'mechanical'/had more feeling than the r-22
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Postby SUBS17 » Fri May 04, 2007 11:20 am

ZK-KAG wrote:
J_Eden wrote: Theres only one chopper up there! Nothing will beat the wop wop wop sound of the Huey  ;)

James

Someone after my own heart! I love the Huey!! :wub: It will be sad to see them go for sure :( :unsure:

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They're getting old and they shake like mad :D , always fun to go for a ride in though.
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Postby SUBS17 » Fri May 04, 2007 11:22 am

Trolly wrote: The Chinook!

Thats a big chopper nice to go for rides in also. As for me my votes on the other as in AH64D Apache longbow.(although I might be persuaded to also like the KA50 when Black Shark is released)
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Postby Charl » Fri May 04, 2007 5:55 pm

J_Eden wrote:Theres only one chopper up there! Nothing will beat the wop wop wop sound of the Huey  ;)

James

True...except its bigger brother is better in every other way:

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Bell 412 by Jordan Moore.
It's faster than the MD500E which is my personal weapon of choice, and has great detailing in the model.
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Postby h290master » Sat May 05, 2007 1:09 pm

Id choose the Apache to get the job done, but for recreation i prefer flying in the Jetranger
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Postby squirrel350 » Sun May 06, 2007 8:19 pm

J_Eden wrote: Theres only one chopper up there! Nothing will beat the wop wop wop sound of the Huey ;)

James

Except my baby the Bell 222B nothing beats the "Sound Of Life"

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