[JayP56]

For some reason.....I forget the reason, alot of the Helicopters have gearboxes made of that...at least all the Cobra's, Kiowa's and Blackhawks in my unit were. We lost about 4 cobras in Gulf War I due to brown out during hover, they flopped on their side and proceeded to burn like a giant arc welder.......

[Tree of Liberty]

Pentagon - We are now targeting RG near Baghdad. Apaches firing on them. Center of Baghdad still shaking.

[Hunble]

Magnesium is hard and light weight, that is why it is used in a helicopter.

I just remember playing around with thermite back before I joined the Army. In the Artillery, you would use it to destroy a howitzer tube. It burns very hot and will melt steel, but I was curious how you used it on a helicopter.

Duh, Magnesium is how you ignite the other two ingredients of thermite.