Posted on Aug 31, 2015
"Army searching for missile that fell from Apache helicopter in Upstate NY"
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From: arstechnica.com
The Army told Ars on Sunday it was still looking for a 100-pound dummy missile that fell from an Apache helicopter flying early Friday. The vehicle was traveling from Fort Drum in northern New York to an air show at the Stewart International Airport in New Windsor.
The military said the M36 Captive Flight Training Missile is non-explosive and non-motorized. It's designed to simulate the weight of a real missile for training purposes, specifically mimicking the Hellfire guided missile that the Apache uses in combat.. The Army said the 64-inch-long black missile was attached to a 10th Combat Aviation Brigade Apache helicopter heading to the New York Air Show, and it was last seen painted with the words "U.S. Army."
The government is asking anybody with information on the device's whereabouts to call Fort Drum's 10th Mountain Division Operations Center at [login to see] .
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/08/army-searching-for-missile-that-fell-from-apache-helicopter-in-upstate-ny/
The Army told Ars on Sunday it was still looking for a 100-pound dummy missile that fell from an Apache helicopter flying early Friday. The vehicle was traveling from Fort Drum in northern New York to an air show at the Stewart International Airport in New Windsor.
The military said the M36 Captive Flight Training Missile is non-explosive and non-motorized. It's designed to simulate the weight of a real missile for training purposes, specifically mimicking the Hellfire guided missile that the Apache uses in combat.. The Army said the 64-inch-long black missile was attached to a 10th Combat Aviation Brigade Apache helicopter heading to the New York Air Show, and it was last seen painted with the words "U.S. Army."
The government is asking anybody with information on the device's whereabouts to call Fort Drum's 10th Mountain Division Operations Center at [login to see] .
http://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2015/08/army-searching-for-missile-that-fell-from-apache-helicopter-in-upstate-ny/
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That's what the missile latch is for crew dawgs. I say crew dawgs because no armament dawg worth his salt would ever have missed that step. They must have tried to help out by replacing one at the last minute when a previous missile tracker failed to spin up and the aircraft had to RTB (return to base). It was the same for 2.75 rockets coming back 1/2 way out of the tubes in combat. Someone gets in a rush and forgets to lower the igniter arms after uploading rockets. Our peacetime Army is starting to show itself again. Rookie mistake.
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LTC Michael Hrycak
It reminds me of M113 APC's drain plug. Crews would open them at the wash rack when they were cleaning the vehicles after being in the field, and then forget to close them and try a water crossing.
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