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[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 69 points 11 months ago (3 children)

If a badger mauls me to death because I tried to pet it, I want you all to know that I never said they weren't vicious predators. My name is in no way a statement on the docile nature of badgers. They are dangerous and I won't feel safe trying to pet it.

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 54 points 11 months ago (2 children)

If you ever die in a badger related incident, I hope your partner starts posting for you

[–] Lucien@hexbear.net 35 points 11 months ago
[–] SwitchyWitchyandBitchy@hexbear.net 2 points 11 months ago

Please don’t fly any WWII era Soviet fighters.

[–] mayo_cider@hexbear.net 16 points 11 months ago

I... Uhh... Yeah, same

[–] RNAi@hexbear.net 59 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

This one killed me, I hope that guy was a dipshit

[–] WoofWoof91@hexbear.net 52 points 11 months ago (2 children)

that just means the blackhawk is even worse lol

[–] CrushKillDestroySwag@hexbear.net 56 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Helicopters in general. That's why there'a a TrueAnon rule, and why the actually important people travel by motorcade.

[–] asg101@hexbear.net 43 points 11 months ago

Helicopters: A group of loosely related parts flying in close formation.

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 36 points 11 months ago

There's that one company that wants to make electronic helicopter taxis for the ultra-rich. I wish them well lol

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 48 points 11 months ago

"We call them Crashhawks for a reason" -One of the former military guys that's been on wtyp

[–] SacredExcrement@hexbear.net 29 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I'm not going to profess to be some sort of expert on combat aircraft or complicated machines in general, but when I look something up and I immediately see this

Still, the Osprey isn't historically reliable when it comes to combat readiness. In fact, the program missed the boat on meeting its reliability rate goals in every year from 2011 to 2021 — despite taking its first flight in 1989.

in an article titled 'Why they call the Osprey the 'widow maker', I'm going to assume it's a piece of shit, especially knowing what I already did about it's extended development and previous crashes and issues

It's a fucking overcomplicated helicopter, and those are already accident prone pieces of shit, I don't think there has ever been a time when adding MORE delicate systems to an existing machine has increased it's reliability

[–] mbfalzar@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 11 months ago

I've never seen a mechanic more worried than when his Osprey stopped leaking

[–] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 56 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The jokes write themselves!

[–] nohaybanda@hexbear.net 27 points 11 months ago (1 children)

God, I hate reddit debatebros

agony-shivering

[–] FALGSConaut@hexbear.net 9 points 11 months ago

I agree, but occasionally they can be very funny. The enemy of my enemy has some good dunks sometimes

[–] egg1918@hexbear.net 51 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

US forces in Iraq and Syria have been subject to 78 attacks resulting in 66 injuries since the start of Al-Aqsa Flood. There have been no deaths.

Since Al Aqsa Flood started a V22 Osprey has crashed with 8 servicemembers and a helicopter crashed in the Mediterranean carrying a full SF team. Everyone on both aircraft died.

thonk

Edit: I think they said 1 contractor died from a heart attack because of one of the missile strikes

[–] MemesAreTheory@hexbear.net 41 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Where's that emoji with an al-queda member on a couch with a TV remote just watching America destroy itself?

[–] smokeppb@hexbear.net 48 points 11 months ago

When your best defense is "hang on we have deadlier aircraft in the US air force!"

[–] ChapoKrautHaus@hexbear.net 47 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Never forget that the Army wants its own much larger fleet of Ospreys. We're talking about the V280 Valor, they want to replace all Blackhawks with those starting in 2030.

A thousand Ospreys! Unlimited crashes! Endless VTOL genocide!

[–] ChapoKrautHaus@hexbear.net 28 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Actually went ahead and looked up some numbers - as long as the Army doesn't change its plan, production will begin in 2027 already and the V-280 will have to replace at least 3,000 Blackhawks and Apaches. Oh and this crap will get pushed on the allies, so get ready for Fallschirmjagers drowning in the Baltics in this POS contraption lol.

[–] Tankiedesantski@hexbear.net 20 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Comrades Bell Helicopter and Boeing are about to kill way more Imperialist soldiers than any first world leftist movement has in a long time.

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 9 points 11 months ago

I want to believe that there's some aircraft engineers sitting around a table like sicko-pig

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 23 points 11 months ago

V-280 Valor

I like how it has the v-tail of the Beechcraft "fork-tailed doctor killer" Bonanza lmao

[–] Weedian@hexbear.net 44 points 11 months ago (2 children)

who would have thought the aircraft more complicated than a helicopter, that can't glide for shit, and is routinely flown low to the ground would be unsafe

[–] LaGG_3@hexbear.net 30 points 11 months ago (1 children)

And I think it can't do autorotation either?

[–] 7bicycles@hexbear.net 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Autorotation of a plane, glide characteristics of a helicopter

[–] happybadger@hexbear.net 29 points 11 months ago

The helicopter that doubles as a submarine in 7th Fleet, the one where everything always crashes because it's overworked and undermaintained. RIP Captain Stupid-Ass.

[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 35 points 11 months ago

This tickles me more than Kissinger did

[–] InevitableSwing@hexbear.net 30 points 11 months ago

"Posting station"? Is that ironic or unironic?

Reddit user UR_WRONG_ABOUT_V22 has died in a V22 Osprey crash, his wife now has taken control of his posting station

[–] barrbaric@hexbear.net 27 points 11 months ago

Wait a minute, this isn't fakenews

[–] culpritus@hexbear.net 23 points 11 months ago (1 children)

An Osprey is a bird of prey that hunts fish primarily. They do talon grabs skimming the surface of the water in flight as well as dives directly into the water.

[–] GrouchyGrouse@hexbear.net 5 points 11 months ago

I learned that playing Trout Lake on the Apple IIGS in grade school.

chomsky-yes-honey

[–] artificialset@hexbear.net 19 points 11 months ago
[–] Venus@hexbear.net 17 points 11 months ago

Time for reddit user "IM_RIGHT_ABOUT_V22" to be born

[–] 420blazeit69@hexbear.net 6 points 11 months ago

He died doing what he loved

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 11 months ago

That's not the reliability I've come to expect with something that was named Gundam 22.

[–] shath@hexbear.net 5 points 11 months ago