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Excessive Helicopter Weight Challenges Army Aviation

Pat Host

Tuesday, May 3rd, 2016

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Excessive Helicopter Weight Challenges Army Aviation

CH-47F Chinook and AH-64E Apache. Photo courtesy Boeing.

ATLANTA--The increasing weight of Army helicopters has become such a problem a key officer believes it is limiting, as opposed to providing, options to a commander. U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence and Fort Rucker Commanding General Maj. Gen. William Gayler said Friday the service aircraft have been gaining weight “for all the right reasons,” including new technology designed to protect crew or passengers. This technology includes countermeasures to protect helicopters from ground-fired missiles. Army Aviation Center of Excellence Capability…

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