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To: BuckeyeTexan

“They cannot put a helicopter over the balloon because the wind would suck the balloon up into the blades.”

huh? Helicopters push air down


723 posted on 10/15/2009 1:06:52 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

I thought wth as well.


736 posted on 10/15/2009 1:08:05 PM PDT by jra
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To: driftdiver

Just relaying info, not making it up. :)


745 posted on 10/15/2009 1:09:13 PM PDT by BuckeyeTexan (Integrity, Character, Leadership, and Loyalty matter - Be an example, no matter the cost.)
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To: driftdiver

...”huh? Helicopters push air down”

You forgot, This Is ObamaWorld.


750 posted on 10/15/2009 1:09:47 PM PDT by gathersnomoss (General George Patton had it right.)
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To: driftdiver
Helicopters suck things up....can life water off the road being 250 above it....Witness that at the MGM fire...was at a triage area....Those copters would slam doors shut on ambulances if you didn't put all your weight behind them..Awesome power.........
811 posted on 10/15/2009 1:15:54 PM PDT by goat granny
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To: driftdiver
They pull air up under the bird and then push the air down away from the bird. I have had countless hours in all the military birds and everything must be tied down to the bird or your body. If something small falls out ie... canteen, pistol it can bring the bird down by getting sucked into the turbine or hitting a rotor.
851 posted on 10/15/2009 1:21:39 PM PDT by Arkansas Tider (Army EOD)
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