Beware China's... uh... autogyros?

"Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom" (will-alib) 01/17/2020 at 13:40 • Filed to: None

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Trying to figure out the tactical use for these, but am amused they made the crews sit in them on the back of a truck for the parade. 

WRXforScience > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 01/17/2020 at 13:47

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Quiet reconnaissance, but they fly low and slow (but are small) so I’d be worried about small arms fire bringing them down. Gyrocopters/Autogyros have very short takeoff and landing and are much simpler, safer, and cheaper  than helicopters.

ClassicDatsunDebate > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 01/17/2020 at 13:47

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Burns was right, their will be Autogyro s flying to Siam.

For Sweden > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 01/17/2020 at 13:48

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This is the kind of strategizing that the capitalists cannot hope to match

vondon302 > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 01/17/2020 at 13:48

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Autogyro swarm!

TheTurbochargedSquirrel > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 01/17/2020 at 13:53

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Why is my first thought “Florida vacation activity”?

ttyymmnn > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 01/17/2020 at 13:57

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Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > WRXforScience 01/17/2020 at 14:01

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Quiet is relative; I assume these are powered by 2 strokes. 

facw > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 01/17/2020 at 14:02

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Recon? Special forces insertion? SAR? Overwhelming Taiwanese air defenses with shitty targets that aren’t really worth shooting down?

wafflesnfalafel > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 01/17/2020 at 14:05

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man... I would not want to pull that duty - even if there is no conflict I’ll bet they have a ton of just training injuries/deaths...

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > For Sweden 01/17/2020 at 14:11

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Au contraire. I’m picturing a counter-autogyro force to match this capability.

benn454 > WRXforScience 01/17/2020 at 14:21

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 There is zero protection. You could probably bring one of those things down with a 12 gauge.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > facw 01/17/2020 at 14:22

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Homeland Defense from autogyros

Chariotoflove > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 01/17/2020 at 14:26

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Target practice.

My bird IS the word > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 01/17/2020 at 14:35

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Fast, non electronic communications/couriers?

That’s all I got.

Wacko > facw 01/17/2020 at 14:46

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shitty targets

ttyymmnn > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 01/17/2020 at 15:00

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Near Houston. 

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > ttyymmnn 01/17/2020 at 15:07

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When your police chief really wants a helicopter but the budget isn’t there for it.

WRXforScience > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 01/17/2020 at 15:16

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At about 1000' you they’re really hard to hear (about all the closer you get to them when they’re flying). There’s a small hobby airport near one of the race tracks I run at and there are a couple gyrocopters and ultralights that routinely fly around. If you don’t see them, you don’t know they’re there. Driving on the highway right beside/under them you don’t hear them at all.

Also, they can hover in relatively low speed winds (30-40mph). They’d be great for patrolling remote areas, you could land and take off anywhere with an opening a couple hundred feet long and 50' wide.

benn454 > Wacko 01/17/2020 at 15:47

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 Goddamn Mongorians.

SOCdriver > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 01/18/2020 at 15:48

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These are good for recon if you don’t have the capabilities to launch and control small drones.  The down side is that they are target practice for anyone that sees them.  They are light, have limited armor and expose the crew.  It would not be hard for a SAW or similar small automatic crew weapon to take one down.  We don’t use them because we have a plethora of small drones to use instead.