avia.russian.ee said:The helicopter looks too thin even for pilots.
Weaver said:Does anyone know in detail why the S-67 Blackhawk was judged as "unsatisfactory" by the US Army? It looks damn-near perfect to me! (Although Pioneer's reservations about the ventral tail fin struck me too...)
I'm particularly disappointed that Westland's didn't get a chance to licence-produce it for the AAC and the RM Commandos too, but that's really one for the What If? forum.......
sferrin said:Weaver said:Does anyone know in detail why the S-67 Blackhawk was judged as "unsatisfactory" by the US Army? It looks damn-near perfect to me! (Although Pioneer's reservations about the ventral tail fin struck me too...)
I'm particularly disappointed that Westland's didn't get a chance to licence-produce it for the AAC and the RM Commandos too, but that's really one for the What If? forum.......
Cheyenne had a ventral fin as well and it didn't seem to bother the army. ???
Weaver said:Does anyone know in detail why the S-67 Blackhawk was judged as "unsatisfactory" by the US Army? It looks damn-near perfect to me! (Although Pioneer's reservations about the ventral tail fin struck me too...)
Mark Nankivil said:Anyone know of decent drawings for the S-67?
Enjoy the Day! Mark
Triton said:If the Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk had been purchased by the United States Army, what would have been its designation? AH-61?
sferrin said:(Maybe the S-67 threads should be combined? ??? )
Triton said:The Sikorsky S-67 Blackhawk, not be confused with the Sikorsky S-70 that become the US Army's UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, was a prototype helicopter built with R&D funds in 1970. Like the Bell Model 309 King Cobra, the S-67 Blackhawk was an unsolicited response to the Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne. The two seat helicopter was designed around the dynamic drive and rotor systems of the Sikorsky S-61, it was designed to serve as an attack helicopter or to transport up to eight troops in combat.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_S-67
http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/sik_s-67.php
http://www.helis.com/70s/h_s67.php
AeroFranz said:The outer ones must definitely be airbrakes, since they have symmetrical upper/lower deflections. actually they look identical to the airbrakes on an A-6 Intruder.
mil said:Who can help to find pictures or photos Sikorsky S-67 which have been made during the evropejsko-Asian tour across England, Germany, to Iran in 1974году before flight in Fornboro.
Colonial-Marine said:I love the S-67 design, sort of like an American Hind I suppose. I highly doubt 15 soldiers could have fit inside however, that figure can't be right.
Any photos of the seating layout? And when it came to armor protection, any details?