WHATZISS "DÉNOUEMENT" STUFF?

June 27, 2006 | | Comments (6)

Okay, SangerM gets the brag. He undoubtedly remembers looking down at it on more than one occasion...

It's the skid toe shoe for Hubert.

I don't care *what* kind of shoe it is--it's too tight around my toes!

MajMike was savvy enough to guess that Sanger knew what he was talking about, but he muffed the location. Nope, not vegetation-dings, either, John. The chipped areas are from gravel 'n' stuff kicked up by the rotorwash in "unimproved" LZs (never did see an "improved" LZ, except the hot ones that got worked over by suppressive fires) and the abrasions (red circle) are from contact with the towbar during ground-handling. The towbar attaching ring is on the inside of the skid, just aft of the skid shoe and the bar angles up when it's hooked to a tug; hence, the abraded area is always on the side facing toward the fuselage. In this case, the fuselage was to the right, so the toe shoe was on the left. Elementary, my dear Mikey.

A little tip-toe on the skid-toe, eh, AFSis? Makes getting in-and-out of a Huey a whole bunch easier than a Cobra...

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By AFSister on June 27, 2006 12:45 PM
*snerk* Yes... but I look pretty good sitting in that cockpit, eh? I was amazed at how small it was. Are you *sure* you have a 27" zipper?
 
By Justthisguy on June 27, 2006 5:28 PM
Dang!, but that's a big grin, AFS! You tryin' to imitate that Norma Jean Baker person, or what? (Actually, I think you do it better than she did; hers always looked kind of exaggerated, aware of the camera, etc.) You look more like a normal regular good-lookin' woman.
 
By SangerM on June 27, 2006 8:30 PM
nyah, nyah, nyah... I an't always smart, but somtimes, I'm downright brilant... And I've seen 'er in person, and that pic don't do justice... nyah, nyah, nyah
 
By John of Argghhh! on June 27, 2006 8:34 PM
Why, Sanger, that is *so* unbecoming! 8^D
 
By AFSister on June 27, 2006 10:37 PM
oh jeez.. you guys are MAKING ME BLUSH! Thank you for the compliments.
 
By cw4(ret)billt on June 28, 2006 10:00 AM
I was amazed at how small it was. That's because the fuselage is only 36" wide. Stick control linkages, weapons controllers, wire bundles, avionics and an air-conditioned, armored seat and the available space on the *inside* gets reduced. And if you think your anatomy was crowded with the canopy door *open*... Are you *sure* you have a 27" zipper? *snicker* Ask FbL. Or Brab, or BCR, or ALa, or AB. The zipper (and the protected contents) are of a vertical orientation. Pah-lenty of room.