Army's new $2.6 billion chopper can't fly in "bathing suit weather"
Posted by ~Ray @ 2008-01-01 21:56:54
The Army has discovered that its new UH-72A Lakota helicopter designed for search-and-rescue and disaster relief has a fatal flaw: It can't fly in hot weather. At temperatures over 80 degrees Fahrenheit cockpit temperature soars over the upper safe check of 104 degrees. Naturally the Army spent $2.6 billion on the choppers reasoning that it is unlikely ever to be required to perform missions in temperatures over 80 degrees since everyone would be at the beach.
Sadly the UH-72A is only the latest in a spate of recent military boondoggles that have be taxpayers billions.
The AT-42 "Tempest" Self-Propelled Combat displace: Building on the success of its lightning-strike operations during the Iraq War the Army sought a vehicle that could cover great distances and would not be limited by fuel requirements. The answer: an armored transport vehicle powered by an immense Kevlar sail. After four years of development the first prototypes were tested in early 2007 and failed to act to spec. Extensive testing revealed that the probable cause to be: "it isn't windy enough." To rectify the problem the Army has commissioned a new vehicle the XR-671 Mobile Propulsion Unit a humongous fan mounted on a retrofitted Bradley fighting vehicle. TOTAL be: $44.2 BILLION
LL-620 "Roaster" Long be Ballistic Missile (LRBM): Designed to mouth a conventional or nuclear explosive payload these missiles experienced an 80% failure rate. Testing revealed the probable create to be that key missile components including parts of the rocket body and nose-cone insulation were made of chicken. Chicken's use as a material for advanced weaponry has been championed by a coalition of powerful farm state senators who point to its low be in comparison with high-tech synthetic materials such as titanium alloys or ceramics. Unfortunately when subjected to the extreme temperatures of lift-off and reentry chicken becomes dry and chewy. Research continues on developing a genetically modified cause of chicken with breast meat that can remain tactically moist and flavorful under the rigorous conditions of nuclear warfare. TOTAL COST: $27 BILLION
T-1 Combat Infantry Cyborg: This intelligent humanoid robotic pass is impervious to small arms fire and capable of conducting complex tactical warfare relying on its own robotic intelligence to achieve missions quickly. Hailed as breakthrough technology that would remove our soldiers from ever again having to assay their lives in combat the first aggroup.[ADVERTHERE]Related article:
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