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  Encyclopedia: Landing Platform, Helicopter
A Landing Platform, Helicopter is a warship designed to deliver troops into a war zone by helicopter, but which usually has a limited capability of landing troops by sea using small landing craft.
These ships are the indirect functional descendants of the Escort aircraft carriers used by the U.S. Navy and the Royal Navy in World War II.
The WW II vessels did not have helicopters but were similar in size and in polyvalence.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Landing-Platform,-Helicopter   (141 words)

  
 AH-64 Apache - Military Aircraft
The Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) (formerly Hughes) AH-64A Apache is the Army's primary attack helicopter.
Apache helicopters played a key role in the 1989 action in Panama, where much of its activity was at night, when the AH-64's advanced sensors and sighting systems were effective against Panamanian government forces.
Apache helicopters undergo tail rotor, gearbox inspections (Army News Service, Nov. 17, 1999) - The Army's AH-64 Apache helicopters are undergoing inspections to determine the serviceability of the aircraft's tail-rotor system and gearbox components.
www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/ac/ah-64.htm   (4958 words)

  
 ipedia.com: Amphibious assault ship Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
The heart of the American fleet are the ships of the Tarawa class, which dates back to the 1970s and the newer Wasp class amphibs debuted in 1989.
The disastrous Gallipoli landings of 1915 showed that this type of operation was impossible in the face of modern weapons, especially the machine gun.
The first use of helicopters in an amphibious assault came during the Anglo-French invasion of Egypt in 1956.
www.ipedia.com /amphibious_assault_ship.html   (1017 words)

  
 helicopter - about helicopter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
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Helicopters by-the-Sea, a Boston helicopter company, is specialized in helicopter sightseeing flights over Boston Gloucester Rockport Essex Cape Ann and Robinson R44 helicopter flight training in Boston and aerial photography over Boston
A '''helicopter''' is an aircraft which is Lift (force)lifted and propelled by one or two large horizontal rotors (propellers).
artmam.net /helicopter.htm   (652 words)

  
 helicopter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Description: Online Helicopter Resources For the online exchange of information and knowledge for all who are in the helicopter industry.
The BellNet eXchange is FREE for those customers who want to LIST their helicopter for sale and to potential buyers who wish to SEARCH for a used helicopter.
Portable helipads, we manufacture helicopter landing/drilling platforms, strong, light weight and adjustable, adaptable to varying terrain for skid mounted helicopters up to 12,000 lbs.
ranoc.com /helicopter.htm   (1015 words)

  
 helicopter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
Provider of helicopter transportation services to the oil and gas industry.
Manufactures portable and permanent helicopter landing and drilling platforms.
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