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FYI the Army does fly aircraft, and have pilots. We had rivalry with the Army ROTC during my time in Air Force ROTC.
by nightski 4y ago
FYI the Army does fly aircraft, and have pilots. We had rivalry with the Army ROTC during my time in Air Force ROTC.
- hef19898 4y agoDo Apaches fly high enough for an intercept of something flying at 60k feet? I woupd have rather called in the Space Force with an invisible F-45 or something.
- boomboomsubban 4y agoThe record for highest a helicopter has flown is 41,000 ft. The Apache's max is around 21,000 feet, weather depending.
- hef19898 4y agoAirbus Helicopters holds the record for the highest take from Mount Everest's summit, they didn't play around with anything less the highest point of earth. But ok, a sidewinder shot from a Apache flying at the top of his ceiling should do the job as well. My personal pet theory so is, that some USAF pilot wants to become a fighter ace of aces for balloons and is using his political connections within the USAF and the Pentagon to lobby for enough balloon shoot downs to get there. Come thinking of it, maybe it is the USAF fighter pilot community launching those balloons themselves???
- boomboomsubban 4y agoYeah, but their planes are primarily suited for cargo/troop deployment and the balloon was to high for helicopters.