[2Jedismom]

merely 47,000 aircraft parts all flying in close formation

LOL!

I would really love to got up...but I don't suppose a civilian normally gets taken up in a Black Hawk...nobody exactly offered while I was at the unit. LOL!

[Ramius]

Aha! I finally found some pics: Here's an H-52. Ridden on many, many of these. They *always* flew with the side door open. When I asked why... I didn't like the answer. "It's easier to get out in a crash" they said.

And a H-65 Dolphin. Pure electric sex on a rotor, this machine is. (sorry, but its true). Really sweet. Really fast. Flys like a dream.

And a CH-47. This thing doesn't even *look* like it should fly, especially from the inside. The scariest moment I have ever had in an aircraft was in one of these. Landed (sortof) in the fog on the USS Ogden after a 90 minute flight, with less than ten pounds of fuel left on board. Ten pounds. That's about thirty seconds of fuel. No thanks. :-)