An air war is not a good idea: the collateral damage from the air wars of the last 25 years are one of the major reasons for ISIS coming into being.

The plane has a 200hp four banger spinning a cute little four foot pinwheel on the front that drags a few thousand pounds of fiberglass leisurely through the air with the benefit of lift from it's diminutive wings.

Yeah, that long after the helicopter had departed I would have blundered into it without a second thought. Scary.

For shits and giggles, here's a shot one night back in October 2008, while we (USS Decatur, and USS Thach) transited the Strait of Hormuz...because flank speed bitches!!!

What a great article, thanks for the read! But you also included the reason why this much common sense will not prevail:

Helicopters with GUNS!

No, simply try to choose sweet jumps that have drop distances smaller than medium-sized canyons.

Now that was funny.............

Salesman shouldn't have told them it was the "best f**king car on the lot".

is this an ironic post or just a really bad one? hard to tell sometimes.

You may think that you just need to scrape off the glass, and you'd be wrong. You'll realize this the first time you have to come to a quick stop.

For once, no stupid music, but music that conveys the beauty and excitement of flight. Wonderfully shot video.

Wow. I thought this would be merely interesting. But those shots of airplanes landing in the snow in slow motion, topped by that last shot of that Swiss A340 (I think) were spectacular. And, in this case, because the music didn't suck, it actually added to experience. I found this whole thing oddly soothing. Going to…

That, and sending in the Coast Guard legitimizes their territorial claim, or at least can be construed that way, since Coast Guard vessels are mainly used to patrol a country's recognized territorial waters.

I think you nailed it at the end. It's a way to build a warship to control an area without building a warship to control an area. :) I'm surprised they didn't stick VLS tubes on this thing.

Nah, that was the proper response.

Blame lawyers for why you won't get it.

I need Vespa racing.

Looks like it's time for a little Delta rescue action.