wanttaja@ssc-vax.UUCP (Ronald J Wanttaja) (09/04/84)
<why waltz when you can rock and roll?> Saw "Red Dawn" again the other night, political/realism/left*right wing flames aside, I feel it is a pretty good shoot-em-up. Did everybody catch the Joe Bob review of this movie? Classic! Anyway, I digress. One thing I really liked about this movie was the accurate Sovblok hardware. The buddy I went with had the same opinion, and he's a Ranger at Fort Lewis. I could see how the producers got most of the gear, or mocked it up like the fighters at the airbase. But: WHERE DID THEY GET THOSE (operating) HELICOPTERS??? They appear to be Hind-A models, but close inspection with Jane's shows some differences. Does anyone have any information about the helos used in this movie? Do the Soviets have a export civil version of the Hind? Were they modified Westlands? The aircraft credits listed "Wright Aviation International"... anyone know anything about this company? Ron Wanttaja (ssc-vax!wanttaja)