Different Helicopters in the Army Aviation Field

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In the Army Aviation field, there are many different types of helicopters. There are two helicopters that go head to head as favorites. One is the AH-64 Apache and the other is the UH-60 Blackhawk. Ordinary people might say they are just helicopters, that they are both the same, but that is not the case. They both have two turbo jet engines, four main rotor blades and three main landing wheels instead of landing skids. But the reality is that as similar as they are they are also very different and serve different roles.
As you look at the helicopters you can say they both have the same main rotor blade. But the reality is that the main rotor blades are not the same. On the UH-60 Black Hawk they are bigger to provide more power for lift, and they also use nitrogen for balancing. On the AH-64 the main rotor blades are smaller and more aerodynamically designed for noise reduction and they do not use nitrogen. So as you can see although they both have four main rotor blades they are not the same.
Both of these helicopters also have three main landing gear wheels and can taxi forward and accomplish run on landings, but they cannot both taxi backwards. The Black Hawk, due to its design it cannot back up on the ground, on the other hand the AH-64 can not only back up it can also turn in either direction as it backs up making it versatile for any take off environment.
The Apache and the Black Hawk can both fly at night. The only difference is that Black Hawk pilots need to wear night vision goggles that are not part of the helicopter. These goggles don’t have any special characteristics. Of course the goggles are much better grade than the ones ground troop’s use, but none the less they are just goggles. The Apache has a full integrated ...

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...e Black Hawk’s were used for transport of troops and equipment. The Apache helicopter was used to destroy enemy tanks, bunkers and other strategic equipment such as radars and enemy fighting positions as well as provide aerial cover for the convoys and troops.
So as you can see these helicopters are very similar they both have two engines, they both have Main Rotor blades, and they both have wheels instead of landing skids. But they are two very different helicopters all together. The Black Hawk is great for transport but the Apache is a mean monster ready to destroy anything in its path. It has been told by the Iraqi people that during the war when they saw an Apache flying around or towards them, they ran and looked for cover because they knew destruction was coming. The Apache installs fear in the enemy they don’t even have to shoot just their presence is enough.

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