God bless their souls, and comfort their families.
Posted on 08/21/2009 8:48:11 PM PDT by RDTF
FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. — The Army has identified four soldiers killed in a helicopter training accident in Colorado.
Those killed in Wednesday's crash were 40-year-old Chief Warrant Officer Terrance Geer, 41-year-old Chief Warrant Officer Robert Johnson, 33-year-old Staff Sgt. Paul Jackson and 28-year-old Staff Sgt. Chad Tucker.
The soldiers identified Friday were all members of Delta Company, 1st Battalion, 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment at Fort Campbell.
Army Special Operations Command officials say their MH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crashed while conducting mountain and environmental training near Colorado's second-highest summit, Mount Massive
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God bless their souls, and comfort their families.
Even in training, their flight profiles are unbelievably hairy and dangerous.
Condolences to the families and friends of Terrance Geer, Robert Johnson, Paul Jackson and Chad Tucker.
America’s finest.
R.I.P.
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Prayers for the Family.
Semper Fi, from a Marine
Thank you, brave warriors for your service to America. May God have mercy on your souls. May He comfort their loved ones and give them strength in the difficult days ahead.
More G2shalom b'SHEM Yah'shua HaMashiach
All 4 dead in Army Black Hawk helicopter crash (Denver Post)
I pray that Yah'shua bring comfort to the families and friends.
G2 on the crew:Copter crew flew scores of war missions before crash in Colorado
What blows me away is that the Blackhawk doesn’t perform very well at 14,000 feet. It is an amazing helicopter but its lift seems weak at high altitudes.
Such a tragedy. Flying any vehicle in mountainous terrain is dicey under the best of conditions.
Thank you for your kind reply.
God bless you, and these troops and their families!
from UH-60 Black Hawk Service ceiling: 19,000 ft (5,790 m)
Service ceiling and performance are two different things. 12,500 is about maximum for decent performance for any helicopter with 14,000 being a limit for stable hover. I suspect 19,000 would be if the aircraft was flying at cruise speed and in stable air under stable flight.
Hovering ceiling I.G.E. ISA ft 20,000 Service Ceiling ft 20,000 I guess that is why "Flight for Life" uses
The Eurocopter AS350 B3 AStar
Prayers Heavenward
Thanks for the ping
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