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MillCreek

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Gyrocopter lands on US Capital lawn
« on: April 15, 2015, 04:53:26 PM »
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-military-unaware-aircraft-violated-dc-airspace/story?id=30343860

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/helicopter-lands-west-front-us-capitol/story?id=30339315

In the first link, we see that the military keeps MH-65 helicopters on standby to deal with slow-moving aerial threats.  The only Dolphin helicopters I have ever seen are operated by the US Coast Guard, and I don't think they are armed.  Are there armed Dolphin helicopters? I wonder who operates them.
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Re: Gyrocopter lands on US Capital lawn
« Reply #1 on: April 15, 2015, 05:23:02 PM »
Quote from: MillCreek on April 15, 2015, 04:53:26 PM
http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/us-military-unaware-aircraft-violated-dc-airspace/story?id=30343860

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/helicopter-lands-west-front-us-capitol/story?id=30339315

Are there armed Dolphin helicopters? I wonder who operates them.

Paging DM1333.

I've only ever flown in unarmed USCG HH-65s, but I always sat in a gunner's seat when I flew, so I think they all have seats for trigger pullers.
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Re: Gyrocopter lands on US Capital lawn
« Reply #2 on: April 15, 2015, 05:40:55 PM »
HITRON arms their MH-65's



« Last Edit: April 15, 2015, 06:08:59 PM by dogmush »
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Re: Gyrocopter lands on US Capital lawn
« Reply #3 on: April 15, 2015, 06:05:25 PM »
Quote from: dogmush on April 15, 2015, 05:40:55 PM
HITRON arms their MH-65's



That's a lovely picture of a yellow box with some text in it. :cool:

I don't think helis.com likes people hotlinking...
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Re: Gyrocopter lands on US Capital lawn
« Reply #4 on: April 15, 2015, 06:07:05 PM »
Huh.  Shows on my box.  Wait one.
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Re: Gyrocopter lands on US Capital lawn
« Reply #5 on: April 15, 2015, 08:29:29 PM »
What happened to the AAA on the rooftop that we were told about after 9/11/01?

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090224102940AAzeOmT

http://hillbuzz.org/one-part-of-new-white-house-missile-defense-system-completed-22071

Was all of that removed because of the sequestration?

FDR/Truman had AAA coverage  (M-2s and 40mm pom-poms plus possibly some 20mms)

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Re: Gyrocopter lands on US Capital lawn
« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2015, 08:48:27 PM »
Civil disobedience is now terrorism... [tinfoil]
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Re: Gyrocopter lands on US Capital lawn
« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2015, 08:54:50 PM »
I was wondering if the pilot spoke with an Australian accent.


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Re: Gyrocopter lands on US Capital lawn
« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2015, 09:12:53 PM »
Quote from: brimic on April 15, 2015, 08:48:27 PM
Civil disobedience is now terrorism... [tinfoil]

To be fair, the government ALWAYS thinks civil disobedience is terrorism.  It's only if you win you get to call it "civil".
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Re: Gyrocopter lands on US Capital lawn
« Reply #9 on: April 15, 2015, 09:48:05 PM »
Quote from: vaskidmark on April 15, 2015, 08:29:29 PM
What happened to the AAA on the rooftop that we were told about after 9/11/01?

https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090224102940AAzeOmT

http://hillbuzz.org/one-part-of-new-white-house-missile-defense-system-completed-22071

Was all of that removed because of the sequestration?

FDR/Truman had AAA coverage  (M-2s and 40mm pom-poms plus possibly some 20mms)

stay safe.

Eyewitness reports on the nooz say he came in really low, just above the tops of the light poles. Could be he was too low for most of the AA systems to get a bead on.

Also, they probably didn't want start spraying fire into an area with a large number of tourists for such a small vehicle.
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Re: Gyrocopter lands on US Capital lawn
« Reply #10 on: April 15, 2015, 11:43:38 PM »
Big deal...  ;/

Of course, "because 9/11" we need to make a big fuss about everything. Restricted this and prohibited that and security here and lock down there. You see, "they hate us for our freedoms so we need to take those freedoms away so then we'll be safe"...
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Re: Gyrocopter lands on US Capital lawn
« Reply #11 on: April 16, 2015, 02:13:17 PM »
After 9/11 we had a few avenger turrets in various places (one was in the parking lot at the Navy annex where I used to work), those have since been removed.

I believe we also had a few surface launched AMRAAM (also called CLAWS or whatever the Norwegians call the system we sold to them) in places, I believe one was at Boling (sp?) AFB along 295.  That is also gone.

The USSS (or a military unit that works with them) has some stingers, but in general, I believe we don't do fixed AAA or SAMs any more because supposedly the surveillance is sufficient to enable intercept by aircraft...or provide enough warning for USSS or whomever to break out a stinger.
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Re: Gyrocopter lands on US Capital lawn
« Reply #12 on: April 16, 2015, 10:35:25 PM »
The guy flew some 70 miles or so, the SS were pretty much aware that he was planning the event and had been notified that he was heading out - per news reports I have listened to on the radio.

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Obviously the answer is to clamp down hard on private aviation.
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