Allyn@uunet.UU.NET (01/05/90)
From: <ames!ames!claris!portal!cup.portal.com!Allyn@uunet.UU.NET> Does the Army still operate these? How do they get around the "non-fixed winged aircraft" restriction? Allyn Lai allyn@cup.portal.com
major@beaver.cs.washington.edu (Mike Schmitt) (01/10/90)
From: ssc-vax!shuksan!major@beaver.cs.washington.edu (Mike Schmitt) In article <12823@cbnews.ATT.COM>, ames!ames!claris!portal!cup.portal.com!Allyn@uunet.UU.NET writes: > > > From: <ames!ames!claris!portal!cup.portal.com!Allyn@uunet.UU.NET> > Does the Army still operate these? How do they get around the > "non-fixed winged aircraft" restriction? Yep, the OV-1 Mohawk is operated by "Military Intelligence" Aviation units for reconnaissance. It carries different pods for photo recce and/or SLAR (side-looking-airborne-radar), and IR (infra-red). Employment is low-level, close-in 'look' at the near-battlefield (takes a picture, looks for 'movers' or detects 'heat' = kitchen stoves) Army fixed-wing aviators (Military Intelligence/Aviator officers) fly them and they are assigned to the Aviation Company of a Corps level Military Intelligence Battalion. Anybody remember the old MIBARS? (Military Intelligence Battalion, Aerial Recconnaissance) Army also flies the fixed-wing RU-21, SEMA (Special Electronics Mission Aircraft), again an intelligence collection-type aircraft called, GUARDRAIL. How do they (Army) get around a 'non-fixed winged aircraft restriction'? Well, obviously, there isn't one. If there is any 'restrictions' imposed by the Air Force - it might be Transport (remember the C-7 Caribou fiasco?) and/or fixed wing fighters (??????) mike schmitt