So who will be first to design the new specops stealth chopper?

[Zathros]

That Google 3d link has some great stuff in it. I'm Osama'd out. The news has regurgitated this story so much, I'm sure he must be pretty well digested by now. I feel sorry for the sheep, who's going to take care of them now, if you know what I mean.

[nebeltex]

i understand you Z.... i am more than ready for this crud to be a minor post-script to history on the big picture. the best thing i can say is in the future someone will ask, "who was 'osama'?" and they'll reply, "he was kind of like ryan seacrest, but more evil."

[SJPONeill]

I think that this is the first model of the StealthHawk to be released...
StealthHawk enters production – in China The World According to Me…

[Zathros]

I worked at Sikorsky for 9 years. That being said,that model is really "funny". It is much like the old Aurora models of stealth aircraft that looked nothing like the real thing.


I think it is a variant of the S-92. The drive shaft for the tail rotor is far too long to be off of a Blackhawk, and they don't even remotely look like that. Also, that picture of the tail rotor is not what it appears, as far as it is mounted to the helicopter.. In the attached picture, it looks like the tail rotor assembly flipped over from the torque of the drive shaft. On the helicopter facing from the rear, that tail rotor is probably on the left side. The black tiny parallelogram is the top and the flat spot is the back of the helicopter you are looking at. The 2 men of the picture hint at the scale. That is definitely not based on a Blackhawk, it's huge.

The S-92 is all that's left, it is also the most modern helicopter in the world. New standards had to be developed as it exceeds every standard for a helicopter of that class by that much.

The LHX75 is just for reference and rules any variation of that helicopter out because it is too small.

The S-92 SAR looks like the likely candidate. IMHO.