Posted: 5/18/2010 9:22:53 PM EDT
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So I'm watching predator, and wanting to know what kind of helicopter they are using in the beginning. Looks like a Huey but isn't
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I thought it was a Huey 
screen pics would help, been a year since I saw it last... I know they have Miniguns on board tho  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MBXeIBUCjKg there is a clip If it is a huey im surprised(just doesnt look like one) |
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"Get to the chopper"...pffft...more like, "GET TO DA' CHOPPA'!"
Related: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPIO86jTrQQ -Ed |
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http://www.fbheliservices.com/FBH/Files/Brunei%20212.JPG Bell 212 Helicopter.. Typical civilian helicopter painted in military livery for Hollywood purposes, even though we fly them... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Uh-1n_takeoff.JPG/800px-Uh-1n_takeoff.JPG the military variants are different. YEP you're right the hueys in "we were soldiers" and others ive saw look different The nose looks more rounded Maybe i need to get my glasses check 
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http://www.fbheliservices.com/FBH/Files/Brunei%20212.JPG Bell 212 Helicopter.. Typical civilian helicopter painted in military livery for Hollywood purposes, even though we fly them... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Uh-1n_takeoff.JPG/800px-Uh-1n_takeoff.JPG the military variants are different. YEP you're right the hueys in "we were soldiers" and others ive saw look different The nose looks more rounded Maybe i need to get my glasses check Don't go that route, just accept that they are helicopters of the general type used, trust me on this. To this day it drives me nuts watching any movie that involves Army helicopters in any way. I can't count the number of times I have been watching a movie only to have it disrupted by "that is a Hotel Model, they would have had Bee models in 65" or some crap like that. My father does it, my father in law does it. It drives me nuts. |
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http://www.fbheliservices.com/FBH/Files/Brunei%20212.JPG Bell 212 Helicopter.. Typical civilian helicopter painted in military livery for Hollywood purposes, even though we fly them... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Uh-1n_takeoff.JPG/800px-Uh-1n_takeoff.JPG the military variants are different. YEP you're right the hueys in "we were soldiers" and others ive saw look different The nose looks more rounded Maybe i need to get my glasses check There are many different versions. The UH-1Y and AH-1Z have different (two engines rather than one) engines. They are bigger and have a lot of upgrades over the Vietnam era variants. |
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http://www.fbheliservices.com/FBH/Files/Brunei%20212.JPG Bell 212 Helicopter.. Typical civilian helicopter painted in military livery for Hollywood purposes, even though we fly them... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Uh-1n_takeoff.JPG/800px-Uh-1n_takeoff.JPG the military variants are different. YEP you're right the hueys in "we were soldiers" and others ive saw look different The nose looks more rounded Maybe i need to get my glasses check The helicopters used in We Were Soldiers were in fact UH-1H transports, of the type used in Vietnam; known as "slicks", they were the prime movers in VN; their armed counterparts were UH-1Bs, smaller in dimensions, but shared the same engine, transmission and rotors as their larger brethren, but also packed firepower in the form of M-60s, 2.75 inch rockets, 40mm grenades and 7.62mm miniguns, some even packing .50caliber MGs and heavy 5 inch rocket pods. 
Here; Col. Hal Moore (Mel Gibson) and Capt. Bruce "Snake" Crandall (Gary Sinise) have a chat on the tarmac at Ft. Benning. Notice the threet UH-1H helicopters behind them. 
Another scene in the movie, you can see the line of UH-1Hs ferrying reinforcements in the middle of the battle. 
FInally; here's a scene at the height of the US assault on the NVA camp; the UH-b is here, firing away with it's side-mounted M134 minigun mounted on an XM27 weapons system. The UH-1B is considerably smaller than the H model. |
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http://www.fbheliservices.com/FBH/Files/Brunei%20212.JPG Bell 212 Helicopter.. Typical civilian helicopter painted in military livery for Hollywood purposes, even though we fly them... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Uh-1n_takeoff.JPG/800px-Uh-1n_takeoff.JPG the military variants are different. YEP you're right the hueys in "we were soldiers" and others ive saw look different The nose looks more rounded Maybe i need to get my glasses check The helicopters used in We Were Soldiers were in fact UH-1H transports, of the type used in Vietnam; known as "slicks", they were the prime movers in VN; their armed counterparts were UH-1Bs, smaller in dimensions, but shared the same engine, transmission and rotors as their larger brethren, but also packed firepower in the form of M-60s, 2.75 inch rockets, 40mm grenades and 7.62mm miniguns, some even packing .50caliber MGs and heavy 5 inch rocket pods. http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/movie/we_were_soldiers/23.jpg Here; Col. Hal Moore (Mel Gibson) and Capt. Bruce "Snake" Crandall (Gary Sinise) have a chat on the tarmac at Ft. Benning. Notice the threet UH-1H helicopters behind them. http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/9/98/Vlcsnap-95915.jpg/500px-Vlcsnap-95915.jpg Another scene in the movie, you can see the line of UH-1Hs ferrying reinforcements in the middle of the battle. http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/f/f9/Vlcsnap-163052.jpg/600px-Vlcsnap-163052.jpg FInally; here's a scene at the height of the US assault on the NVA camp; the UH-b is here, firing away with it's side-mounted M134 minigun mounted on an XM27 weapons system. The UH-1B is considerably smaller than the H model. Well like I said, they are hueys. just diffrent versions. I didnt realize what changes they made through the years I was wrong 
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http://www.fbheliservices.com/FBH/Files/Brunei%20212.JPG Bell 212 Helicopter.. Typical civilian helicopter painted in military livery for Hollywood purposes, even though we fly them... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9a/Uh-1n_takeoff.JPG/800px-Uh-1n_takeoff.JPG the military variants are different. YEP you're right the hueys in "we were soldiers" and others ive saw look different The nose looks more rounded Maybe i need to get my glasses check The helicopters used in We Were Soldiers were in fact UH-1H transports, of the type used in Vietnam; known as "slicks", they were the prime movers in VN; their armed counterparts were UH-1Bs, smaller in dimensions, but shared the same engine, transmission and rotors as their larger brethren, but also packed firepower in the form of M-60s, 2.75 inch rockets, 40mm grenades and 7.62mm miniguns, some even packing .50caliber MGs and heavy 5 inch rocket pods. http://www.hollywoodjesus.com/movie/we_were_soldiers/23.jpg Here; Col. Hal Moore (Mel Gibson) and Capt. Bruce "Snake" Crandall (Gary Sinise) have a chat on the tarmac at Ft. Benning. Notice the threet UH-1H helicopters behind them. http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/9/98/Vlcsnap-95915.jpg/500px-Vlcsnap-95915.jpg Another scene in the movie, you can see the line of UH-1Hs ferrying reinforcements in the middle of the battle. http://www.imfdb.org/images/thumb/f/f9/Vlcsnap-163052.jpg/600px-Vlcsnap-163052.jpg FInally; here's a scene at the height of the US assault on the NVA camp; the UH-b is here, firing away with it's side-mounted M134 minigun mounted on an XM27 weapons system. The UH-1B is considerably smaller than the H model. Just to nitpick.....it's Greg Kinnear....not Gary Sinise. We Were Soldiers Maj. Bruce "Snake" Crandall http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Kinnear |
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I may not be 100 percent correct, but I believe the Cav unit portrayed in "We were Soldiers" would have been flying D models at la Trang, not Hotels. During the battle there may have been some B models from other units coming in and out, but wouldn't have been assigned to that unit. In 1965 the B model had been replaced by the D model, the B models were still around, but were less common than the D model at that time. Eventually the Hotel model would be the most common of all variants. The early designated gunships were C models, most designated gunships in the war were M models, although guns were added to most variants at the unit level. The only variant that would have been unlikely to be equipped with guns would have been the V model, which most often had a red cross painted on the nose and doors.
The fuselage of the helicopters changed a great deal from one variant to the other. While they were all easily recognizable as being Hueys, when looked at closely it is fairly easy to tell the differences based on the shape of the engine cowls, doors, and noses. The A and B models were the smallest, the D and H models were over three feet longer, most of that length was added in the center of the fuselage, allowing a higher passenger count. |
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Here is more knife info:
http://www.knifeforums.com/forums/showtopic.php?tid/101182/ http://www.kingofswords.com/Swords/Movie-Replicas/New-Movie-Swords/Original-Predator-Movie-LT-Billy-Soles-Bowie-Replica.html Google "knives used in predator" and there is tons of info. |
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Here is some info on one knife in the film. Not sure what Arnold was using to make the spears and such but it looked a little like a Buck Gereral or Master: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=318648 thanks for the info No problem! Now can I have my way with your avatar? 
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Here is some info on one knife in the film. Not sure what Arnold was using to make the spears and such but it looked a little like a Buck Gereral or Master: http://www.bladeforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=318648 thanks for the info No problem! Now can I have my way with your avatar? ya, ill send her over
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