Morning, MoJo!
Posted on 10/25/2002 2:26:13 AM PDT by Snow Bunny
Morning, MoJo!
I am ready, but the weatherman is not. Here in the Twin Cities (MN) snow and cold are predicted. Oh well, week-end is a state of mind, isn't it?
Dear Mr. Black Bear,
I need to ask a favor of you. I understand you're a citified critter, right? Well, do you know where the payroll processing center is? You do! Great!
Please go there this evening and wait for the pretty lady who is always smiling to come out. She will be on her way home shortly after nightfall. Wait until she gets under a street lamp or parking lot light, right? Then, look at her with your chin raised up a little bit.
You see, you have this device under your chin that will let us see what she looks like, and since nobody here has seen her, that would be doing us a great favor. Can you do that for us...please?
Thank you,
HiJinx
Canteen Cut-up
and all around Bad-Boy
Great Idea!
That's in Post #68. On this thread.
You could GO there now! ;^)
The only things known at this time are that a plane has crashed in foggy conditions, the tail number matches the senator's campaign plane, and there are 8 (all) fatalities.
Both the Senator and his wife were manifested on the plane, and neither of them has been reachable by phone.
It is believed both may have died in the crash.
The "Huskie" was used primarily for crash rescue and aircraft fire-fighting. It was in use with the U.S. Navy when delivery of the H-43As to the USAF Tactical Air Command began in November 1958. Delivery of the -B series began in June 1959. In mid-1962, the USAF changed the H-43 designation to HH-43 to reflect the aircraft's rescue role. The final USAF version was the HH-43F with engine modifications for improved performance. Some -Fs were used in Southeast Asia as "aerial fire trucks" and for rescuing downed airmen in North and South Vietnam. Huskies were also flown by other nations including Iran, Colombia, and Morocco.
A Huskie on rescue alert could be airborne in approximately one minute. It carried two rescuemen/fire-fighters and a fire suppression kit hanging beneath it. It often reached crashed airplanes before ground vehicles arrived. Foam from the kit plus the powerful downwash air from the rotors were used to open a path to trapped crash victims to permit their rescue.
The HH-43B pictured, one of approximately 175 -Bs purchased by the USAF, established seven world records in 1961-62 for helicopters in its class for rate of climb, altitude and distance traveled. It was assigned to rescue duty with Detachment 3, 42nd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, prior to its retirement.
SPECIFICATIONS
Rotor diameter: 47 ft. 0 in.
Overall length: 47 ft. 0 in.
Height: 17 ft. 2 in.
Weight: 9,150 lbs. max.
Armament: None
Engine: Lycoming T-53 of 860 hp.
Cost: $304,000
PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed: 120 mph.
Cruising speed: 105 mph.
Range: 185 miles
Service Ceiling: 25,000 ft.
The "Huskie" was used primarily for crash rescue and aircraft fire-fighting. It was in use with the U.S. Navy when delivery of the H-43As to the USAF Tactical Air Command began in November 1958. Delivery of the -B series began in June 1959. In mid-1962, the USAF changed the H-43 designation to HH-43 to reflect the aircraft's rescue role. The final USAF version was the HH-43F with engine modifications for improved performance. Some -Fs were used in Southeast Asia as "aerial fire trucks" and for rescuing downed airmen in North and South Vietnam. Huskies were also flown by other nations including Iran, Colombia, and Morocco.
A Huskie on rescue alert could be airborne in approximately one minute. It carried two rescuemen/fire-fighters and a fire suppression kit hanging beneath it. It often reached crashed airplanes before ground vehicles arrived. Foam from the kit plus the powerful downwash air from the rotors were used to open a path to trapped crash victims to permit their rescue.
The HH-43B pictured, one of approximately 175 -Bs purchased by the USAF, established seven world records in 1961-62 for helicopters in its class for rate of climb, altitude and distance traveled. It was assigned to rescue duty with Detachment 3, 42nd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico, prior to its retirement.
SPECIFICATIONS
Rotor diameter: 47 ft. 0 in.
Overall length: 47 ft. 0 in.
Height: 17 ft. 2 in.
Weight: 9,150 lbs. max.
Armament: None
Engine: Lycoming T-53 of 860 hp.
Cost: $304,000
PERFORMANCE
Maximum speed: 120 mph.
Cruising speed: 105 mph.
Range: 185 miles
Service Ceiling: 25,000 ft.
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