How America lost a secret STEALTH helicopter

[@davidchristensen6908]

What a story. I am not military nor am I an aviator. Just a retired bus driver from one of the cities in America. Love all your videos and best wishes on your awards.

[@BungieStudios]

Get David a stealth bus from Lockheed!

[@dextermorgan1]

​@@BungieStudiosI second the Stealth Bus!

[@johnshite4656]

@@dextermorgan1 Wouldn't that just be an electric bus painted black? Wouldn't need radar mitigation as it's already in a city.... Presumably.

[@DriveLaken]

@@BungieStudios ​​⁠ ​​⁠ Stealth bus with quad tilt rotor assemblies. Our man shouldn’t have to worry about traffic anymore. Mr David Christensen served an American city driving its citizens around. He’s getting the bus he drives in his dreams. We don't care We're driving city bus in our dreams But everybody's like Passengers, babies, senior citizens We don't care We aren't caught up in your love affair

[@jusryan13]

they never caught Bin Laden dude! This is acknowledged globally! They "buried him at sea" lol. Yet they published the death of Sadam Hussein. Also its logical you'd keep him alive to uncover more plans right? Are you gonna relay the establishments excuses as to why they "buried him at sea"? Come on dude. dont do that. Think logically. Obama needed a "win" to get re-elected! The footage they showed was soooo staged. The guy didn't even look like Bin Laden (the spy cam through the wall) This channel is 100% Military industrial Complex propaganda. This Channel's host even showed off his award for being a good propagandist! Not once does this guy EVER say anything that Russia has built is as good as or better than what the USA has. When it comes to Surface to Air Missile defence he cant admit it! its 100% Propaganda!

[@KarlRock]

15:17 I’ve been to Abbottabad a couple of times. I was there just 2 weeks ago. Power is still an issue today, probably an even worse issue actually. So it’s not surprising that entire neighbourhood’s power was out. These days people are investing in solar to deal with the blackouts and to avoid running expensive petrol generators. Abbottabad is actually a stunningly beautiful mountain town and the compound is located near the famous Ilyasi Mosque which is fed by a fresh water spring. Outside the mosque you’ll find the best fried battered vegetables I’ve ever had in my life. Anyway, I vlogged there, it’s all in my video. I’m enjoying your channel, thanks 🙏

[@John-mf6ky]

Didn't expect to see you here 😅

[@bonnano7872]

Hey mate! What a surprise. Surprised to find you on this type of channel, but i guess you like to be informed about things related to the places you visit. Made hungry too thinking bout those fried battered vegetables,sounds delicious. Stay safe and happy trails.

[@rustyshaklferd1897]

All of your videos are great, but this series in particular is perfection. I can’t imagine the time you spent, but I really appreciate it.

[@jeffs5603]

Best military video with historical context I have ever seen. Thanks Sam

[@xodiaq]

This what makes Sandboxx so good. Same thing I love about Ward Carroll. It’s no BS, about the facts reporting colored with nothing but experience. Fantastic as always.

[@st3pp3nw0lf86]

You mean the same guy who promoted the Ghost of Kiev and other fake videos? That Ward Carroll?

[@jessehachey2732]

@@st3pp3nw0lf86Oh grow TF up 🙄🤡

[@uku4171]

@@st3pp3nw0lf86 fake videos such as?

[@richardwillson101]

Actually, Ward Carroll puts more emotion and opinion into his videos than facts. He absolutely makes great videos, but let's not pretend he relies on facts. The recent Mig-23 incident is a huge example of this. If you want unbiased aviation content, it has to be Blancolirio. He very much states what is opinion, what is hearsay and what is fact. Plus all of his sources.

[@richardwillson101]

​@nickt3994 yep. That very one! The same one that said the recent mig-23 ejection was "a bad move from the back seater" without having any real detail about the accident.

[@gregtanner308]

I love the way you tell the story behind these missions and include the passionate testimony of the people involved.

[@geraint8989]

Best wishes from 🇬🇧 Congratulations on consistently putting out such well-researched, intelligent, insightful and measured content.

[@SeanMach]

This has to be one of the most fascinating topics you have covered on Air Power. More Stealth Helicopter news and stories.

[@williampulley]

I commented on your first video on this regarding the use of chain link fences being used for training the mission. This was second hand knowledge from me, and it's cool to hear I wasn't just making it up in my head. Obviously, this detail was a factor as you mentioned, and I'm sure a training detail like this has been resolved on present/future missions.

[@Ezekiel903]

There's more you should know about this mission! Osama's house was in an affluent area in Abbottabad. High-ranking officials and military officers lived nearby and the area was regularly patrolled by the military. Besides, Pakistan was not happy about his presence, they wanted to get rid of him. But they couldn't do anything, the consequences couldn't be estimated. If you believe that the US Army was able to fly undetected over Pakistani territory and land in that area without Pakistani military intervention, then stop watching too many Hollywood movies

[@Yorkington]

@@Ezekiel903 Who are you even talking too? This looks like you're rambling to no one in particular. And the US Army's 160th SOAR did just that, by the way.

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

@Yorkington : Yeah, @Ezekiel's comment is kinda weird as we know they did carry out the mission undetected by Pakistan. Pakistan expressed their displeasure about it at the time.

[@Ezekiel903]

@@buildmotosykletist1987 of course, what should Pakistan say?? great job USA? the education level in the US is very low!

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

@@Ezekiel903 : Where are you from ? Pakistan ? As @York intimates, your out of your depth and it shows by your contradiction of your own comment.

[@youregonnaattackthem]

This was one of the best episodes on the entire Internet. Wow

[@Michaele1991]

Airpower is without a doubt my favorite series/vids on YT. Thank you for such incredible content!

[@shanesanders2255]

China: "We have hypersonic stealth helicopters"

[@briansidney3403]

Yeah I call BS..

[@nosideleinadcm4274]

Stealth balloons

[@isaacbrown4506]

Hypersonic Stealth AI 5G Helicopters*

[@mikeherbert7119]

​​@@isaacbrown4506Hypersonic Stealth AI 5G Ultra-Modular Helicopters. I can do this all day, where's my DOD contract?

[@AllDay3090]

And they're built with totally indigenous technology like 0nm chips, right? 😂

[@johniephillips9267]

It’s funny how the world knows about our F-22s but the stealth black hawk is a very closely guarded secret

[@h8GW]

One's very effective at scaring opposing air forces shitless so they don't try too much shit. The others are very effective getting ground troops in and out of protected air space with minimal commotion. Also, one's LITERALLY 20+ year old technology.

[@johniephillips9267]

@@h8GW facts

[@jamsheeddevotee7588]

​@@h8GWboth are.

[@MichaelScottOfDunderMifflin]

lol

[@VainerCactus0]

Knowing about stealth helicopters, especially such a small number, would not deter a peer from conflict. However, the F22 can deter an enemy with an airforce. The stealthy copter can only really be used in special forces raids.

[@i-love-space390]

Alex, you surely deserve that journalism award you received recently. You not only research your subject thoroughly before you create your content, but you kindly tell us all about the sources, where they conflict, and which ones are more reliable than others. It is sad to hear of all this infighting between servicemen, but I suppose that is why our military works better than most. Our guys are not afraid to question plans and decisions. But then when it comes down to the mission, the guys salute and get the job done - no excuses. As for the Admiral that decided the dangerous Stealth Helicopters were required - the President would probably not have approved the mission at all, if they couldn't be assured of a great deal of secrecy. Every President remembers the failed attempt to rescue the Iranian hostages. Now THAT might be a good video for you to make, unless you already have. They had a really cool Rocket-braking C-130 that could land in a super short field, and I think RATO units to get it back up in the air too. If they hadn't been straining the limits of the range of the helicopters and if the helicopter pilots hadn't crashed into each other with their early-design night vision, Carter might have come out as a muscular, ballsy President and foiled Reagan's backdoor negotiations for an October Surprise. American History might have changed dramatically.

[@pablochacon6362]

I saw one in Scottsdale Arizona, it was sort of late in the evening and I heard tons of noise outside, so I decided to come out and see what the hell was going on. I look up and I see about a dozen AH-6’s all flying low with no strobe lights on. Then shortly after I saw 4 Blackhawk flying in a sort of diamond formation with one very odd looking helo flying in the middle. The front end of it reminded of a F-117 stealth jet. To end the whole show a Apache attack helo overflew the neighborhood, it made about three passes, and then the night was once again quiet. I was so stoked, never seen anything like it before

[@beaches2mountains230]

YEAH THE APACHE WAS WORKING COUNTER INTEL IN CASE ANYONE ELSE MADE SIMILAR CLAIMS OF THE ODD F117 FRONT ENDED HELO.

[@rzr2ffe325]

No pics? Lol

[@pablochacon6362]

@@rzr2ffe325 no, I had a really crappy Sony phone back then, and it took horrible pictures in the dark. Tbh I was also too excited to even try and go get my phone from inside as well lol

[@OGUNite]

Amazing reporting. Reminds me of the level of professionalism you use to see on shows like PBS Frontline, 20/20 or 60 minutes when I was a kid.

[@portcybertryx222]

Frontline still makes epic documentaries. Journalism still at its finest at least compared to the crap meddled by mainstream media.at least it’s good to know that a taxpayer service is doing good.

[@WalkerGrant-o4e]

Alex, look into this a little further, and you’ll find that these stealth blackhawks were from the aviation technology office, at the time the flight concepts division, not the 160th SOAR. The 160th SOAR provides a default answer for more secretive units. ATO is based at Felker AAF in Virginia, but they train and operate wherever they are needed.

[@ghostly6175]

I remember in the Rob O'Neill Interview on the Shawn Ryan Show he said they had top SOAR pilots who had never seen or flown the helicopters before, goes to show how secretive they really were

[@Officially_Unofficial1]

Not entirely accurate maybe your story is a little jumbled up.

[@railgun517]

Everything about this operation was absolutely amazing, thanks for the video

[@alexstyborski1009]

Re: the blackouts during the raid. Let's all just remember this was a whole-of-government effort, and no three letter agency wasn't a part of it. If this story didn't confirm it, nothing was taken for granted

[@jonmandelbaum5395]

Gotta say your voice is really fun to listen to. After you leave this line of work u might consider voice acting either for games or cartoons. It conveys a really fun passion

[@the4527klaus]

I live near JBLM base in WA. I live twords Mt. Rainer in an area where they regularly fly both Chinook and Black hawks. I know for a fact that they have some kind of stealth rotorcraft that they fly at night. They also fly standard rotorcraft at night, they fly very low and they close enough as to shake the windows sometimes. But every once in awhile there will be a helicopter that sound much different. It's a distinct muffled sound and you don't hear it until it flys over your head. I've been startled by it when sitting out on the deck late at night. Those things will totally creep up on you. It's hard to describe but it's pretty amazing when you compare it to a standard helicopter.

[@wardcook5887]

Alex, What a fantastic two-part series! I always enjoy your content, but this one topped all others. I had always wondered what the "real" story was about the Stealth Helicopter's we used during the Bin Laden Raid. If you did a part 3, it would be interesting to hear about the aftermath with Pakistan and more of the lessons learned. I am not sure you know all of that, but this is a very interesting topic. One which I believe you enjoy covering as well. Thank you very much!!!

[@startourzdcs]

Another good video on the stealth blackhawks. Keep making these, please!

[@wrekced]

We have had stealth helos for a lot longer than you think. As a child, on a military airbase in '81, I saw a helicopter land in the woods near my house on base... it made very little noise. It took off again before I could reach the clearing; but the marks in the weeds showed where it had touched down. I knew it was special because it was smaller than the other choppers I had seen and the running lights were not as bright. It was almost dusk at the time and I was about 50 yds away. I only heard it when it was above me.

[@jayw6034]

Amazing work all around; from Alex, the operators, the pilots, and the engineers.

[@jasong546]

There’s a great interview on ward carrols channel yesterday with adm Mike Mullen who talks about the op. He said that he has heard this idea since the op that they were very worried about the military base down the road.but he was not very concerned because it was an academy not really an operational military base with fighting troops on it. It’s a great interview and the segment on this op is very interesting.

[@AdAstraOnYafro]

I saw a quiet little bird in the 1990s near Saint Louis MO. My late wife and I were winding down a narrow curvy Ozark highway when a shadow passed overhead. While it didn’t make noise per se, it made what I can only describe as pressure in my head and chest. It set down on a patch of gravel adjacent to the roadway. My wife said she saw four guys wearing black jumpsuits disappear into the woods. All I could do was pay attention to driving in the wrong lane becaUse the aircraft seemed so close to the road. By the time I stopped the car - they were gone as if it had never happened.

[@Allthrashedout.]

really enjoyed u covering all the contingencies they had planned..on top of the usual outstanding content!⚔️

[@Clarence61962]

Part 3, Part 3, Part 3!!!! (One of the best series you've done to date). More, more, more!

[@infiniteechoes]

What amazing reporting and such a good use of language. Multiple moments of tightness in my chest I can't quite explain.

[@MischeifMakerz]

You created a masterpiece with this video Alex! 🎉🎉🎉 thank you.

[@ThePennyPickerJerichoJoe]

I rarely comment on a video but I just had to tell you that you have done an excellent job on this one. Your presentation style is always a pleasure to hear and the videos that you produce are top notch. This Atta boy is well deserved.

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

ATT Alex: A British SAS bloke told me they trained for operations and always included scenarios where things were totally different to what was expected. An area that was expected to be fortified wasn't or visa-versa. A room in a building misplaced. Etc, etc. He spoke at length about it, incl examples of how it can go south, and it was fascinating. Are you qualified enough to cover these preparation and training exercises for specific missions. In other words "Mission training."

[@StEvEn-dp1ri]

Alex, you deserve every award you're nominated for!!! SEMPER FI BROTHER!!!

[@OneHoof]

Excellent video. In the 1980’s there was a huge contract competition between the SuoerTeam (Bell/McDonnell Douglas) & the First Team (Sikorsky\Boeing) to develop a small, stealthy LHX (Light Helicopter eXperimental) scout, attack helicopter, to replace the Army’s aging fleet, of overloaded Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior scout helicopters. I liked Bell/McDonnell Douglas’ design better, because it looked more futuristic, it could carry more weapons payload, & it was more quiet with its NOTAR anti torque system. But Sikorsky & Boeing the First Team won, & their less advanced looking LHX design was named the RAH-66 Comanche. The Comanche was a quantum leap forward in technology, but the Comanche’s inherent problem was its small size. But, the LHX (Light Helicopter eXperimental) had Light in its name for a reason. If it was a full sized attack helicopter then McDonnell Douglas could consider that encroaching on their contract for the mission of their AH-64 Apache helicopters. The problem was, the Army asked for a small, light reconnaissance helicopter, but they kept wanting extra things added to it. Comanche was also plagued with vibration problems in its tail section. But anyway, the Army quietly, wanted a stealthy Utility Helicopter that could fly on missions with the LHX (Comanche) & this secret program was dubbed the MHX (Missions Helicopter eXperimental). Once again, the helicopter companies competed & this time, McDonnell Douglas definitely seemed to have the better MHX design with its super quiet NOTAR anti torque system. Sikorsky had its low observable Model S-70 (UH-60) Black Hawk design since 1978, as he mentioned in the video. Of course, the MHX project was a lot more hush, hush because it was a secret, black budget project. So, there’s not a lot known about the MHX project. It had seemed to quietly fizzle out in the late 1990’s. But, the bin Laden raid, with the MHX-60 Silent Hawk, that got into a ring tip vortice state, had to make an emergency landing on the compound wall, because it couldn’t generate enough lift to remain airborne. Fortunately the 160th pilot put it down relatively undamaged & possibly still flyable. The pilot wanted to fly it out of there, but the higher ups said to blow it in place. There were two generations of the MHX Silent Hawks. The first iteration was highly modified with a new tail section, 5-bladed tail rotor with a hub cap looking shroud. It still had the standard S-70 4 bladed rotor head, but it had anhedral blade tips that angled downwards, which GREATLY reduced blade vortex interaction, which creates a loud blade slap, popping sound. The rest of the Black Hawk was modified with bolt on pieces to reduce its RADAR observability. But, the shape & added weight made the modified MHX-60’s very unstable, cumbersome & difficult to fly. The 160th pilots famously hated the prototype MHX-60’s & they said they flew like a cow. Sikorsky did do a better total redesign from the ground up on the second generation of the MHX-60, making vast improvements, including adding a fifth rotor blade on the main rotor system, & using all composite materials to make it much lighter. The improved, 2nd generation MHX-60 was named the Ghost Hawk, & looks very similar to the Ghost Hawk movie prop helicopters depicted in the movie “Zero Dark Thirty”. For the bin Laden raid the problem was, this joint task force could not get F-117 bomber support from Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean, to drop a bomb, if one of the TOP SECRET, more advanced Ghost Hawks was shot down. Therefore; the command would not allow the MHX Ghost Hawks to be used. Instead, to the chagrin of the 160th pilots, they were forced to fly the 2 original MHX Silent Hawk prototype helicopters that flew like a cow. The 160th vehemently protested & simply wanted to use their advanced MH-60 helicopters, which had a lot better performance than the cumbersome, sluggish MHX Silent Hawks. Even the Navy SEAL’s protested using the old, experimental MHX helicopters. But, both the Navy SEALS, & the 160th SOAR pilots were overridden & ordered to use the less capable MHX Silent Hawks on the mission. Honestly, the near crash most likely wouldn’t have happened if our special operators had been permitted to use either the more capable MHX Ghost Hawk, or the proven MH-60 similar to the Air Force’s Pave Hawk. It’s a fascinating story. Unfortunately, everyone, including our enemies know about our stealth MHX Black Hawk program. The lesson learned, should be for commanders to always listen to their special operators. Hopefully, some day, the military will declassify the secretive stealth MHX program & we can finally see these mysterious stealth Black Hawks. Awesome video. You are very knowledgeable & accurate with your information.

[@markoconnell804]

Thank you Seals for everything you have been tasked to do. To the pilots thank you for making this happen. To the CeBees who built the compound fight for same walls from a structural stand point.

[@kj1483]

3:07 Sean Naylor book, Relentless Strike, the secret history of Joint Special Operations Command

[@Ilyak1986]

Another phenomenal piece of reporting, Alex. Makes me wonder how the contest for the new helicopters is going, and how much tech the next gen helicopters will be loaded with. One of them is slated to replace the AH-64 Apache, if memory serves? That was supposed to go to the RAH-66 Comanche before it got deep-sixed.

[@michaelgautreaux3168]

Kinda like when congress kept buying Squadron strenght #s of A-7s every year. It was later made known that they were "CCT" simulators for F-117s.

[@buildmotosykletist1987]

I'm a builder. In the 90's I did a job for a professor of audiology (or similar, sound). He showed my how playing a second sound (noise) cancelled out the first. I wasn't sure it was just a trick. It was part of a demonstration so I'd understand the method of construction he wanted to use. Basically as many different densities of materials as practical. I also learnt sound does not like to travel through air, it prefers to travel through solids. I'd be fascinated to understand which technology they use to quiet the rotor noise.

[@phoenix042x7]

RAH-66 was to replace the AH-1 Cobra and OH-6 Kiowa, not the AH-64 Apache. Despite its formidable appearance and capabilities, it was only ever going to be a lightly armed reconnaissance helicopter. The idea, like with most stealth platforms, is to get something in to detect and remove first warning systems to then allow the non-stealth heavy attack platforms (in this case the AH-64's) to come in on their tail and wreak havoc in the chaos afterward.

[@Ilyak1986]

@@phoenix042x7 derp, I stand corrected!

[@FloridaManMatty]

For what it’s worth, Naylor has maintained a very good reputation among journalists and more importantly, the people in the special operations community with whom he has met and written about. “Relentless Strike” is one of the better books written about JSOC and GWOT. The audiobook is also on the high side of exceptional. Worth a listen if you’re not into reading.

[@leroyngome5961]

I'm here for ... And THIS IS AIR POWER! Been looking forward to this video.

[@ianbrown7085]

Love the documentary and more importantly you're analysis of what is actually going on. Respect.

[@GeorgeSemel]

Well, I am a retired professional pilot, I fly both airplanes and helicopters. By its nature, a helicopter is aerodynamically unstable. It's hand on flying all the time. There are stability augmentation systems. A lot of people who never have actually physically flown a helicopter think they know how helicopters fly or how you fly a flight or mission. You see this a lot in the Hospital-based Helicopter EMS services. I understand your point of view. The problem that the helicopter had is well it got into a rotor vortex ring state or as it was explained and drilled into to me while in flight school as settling with power. It was a bad spot to fly a helicopter into. It happens. The thing is that the Blackhawk was built with the idea of wrecking one like that and the occupants walk away from it. The other thing is knowing about something and then trying to build it yourself is two different things. We are never going to know the full story of this one, not until every single one involved has long since passed away, Think 2080 or 2110 time frame. That is how it goes with Black Ops. Heck how long did it day for the public to know about the Navajo Code Talkers? It was also the first generation of such machines, its common for such aircraft to have issues that get worked out of time and with actual flying experience.. Was it perfect no, nothing is. The turd in question got two to the chest and one to the forehead. So It was a good mission.

[@tokencon]

I was totally engrossed with this story! Well researched and the usually captivating presentation.

[@jaredashby28]

Keep up the great reporting. I enjoy all your reports.🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💪💪💪💪💪

[@chuckiannuzzi6839]

Thanks!

[@blackcorp0001]

This felt more like a documentary than a KZbin vid ... and I mean that in the best possible way ... well done 👏

[@isaacbrown4506]

You know how fuckin cool that Stealth Blackhawk pilot was after this? The coolest shit since sliced bread

[@airframer4life672]

Just a note. Senior Chief warrant officer is not a Navy rank. Senior Chief is E-8. No one calls CWO-4s or CWO-5s senior chief warrant officers.

[@Stephen-mw8ze]

This video presents information I was unaware of. Excellent presentation of available intel and a great explanation of what we know.

[@gunsnrosesforever100]

So in a nutshell, the most advanced millitary on earth lost a one of a kind helicopter because they half-assed the training compound walls. that's comical lmao.

[@djoswald9128]

Gotta love ❤️ Sandbox news.!. 🤘

[@mistermonkey5842]

So in following this series, I notice there has been no mention of the very trick and very factory custom OH6/500P "quiet one" used in the Vihn wiretap mission during the Vietnam conflict. It's "easy" to hide from radar but when the whole neighborhood knows theres a MH47 fluttering about, a man with an AK can ruin a day.

[@AL71B]

Superb Alex. Really enjoyed this series.

[@DeetexSeraphine]

You got some _really_ beautiful footage playing, very impressive.

[@WiseInetellect]

My God that narration was outstanding! I've heard lectures on things that I have a more invested interest in, and I can barely get through the lecture, so I know it wasn't just my interest in the story. That was damn good story telling. I was glued to my screen. 3 Cheers for the narrator! 🥳🎉

[@StsFiveOneLima]

This should be getting you another journalism award nomination.

[@jmanj3917]

12:00 Yessir, Devil Dog, they are badass pilots. But the pilots of my USMC unit, 3/1, could and did pull the same trick. My point is that all of the aforementioned pilots are just...that good at their jobs, like we were at ours. 👍👍

[@gyasiansa3358]

This guy is indeed a military expert ❤

[@Garythefireman66]

On 9/14/2023 Ward Carroll posted part of an interview with Adm Mike Mullen who was the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs. He said Obama insisted there be an additional helicopter on the mission, in case there was a problem. When the Blackhawk went down in the compound, the spare was sent in for the extrication.

[@realdreamerschangetheworld7470]

Great production and oration, thanks!

[@kbram7363]

legit content. nice and long as well. good job sir

[@nickd2575]

Holy crap, that’s a crazy story! It’s was like the Super Bowl, 4th quarter, Hail Mary scenario with a few seconds left on the clock. So much risk and consequences if something went wrong. Thanks for sharing, Alex

[@QuixEnd]

Dang! I didnt know about the chinooks EW part. Thats actually so sick, i always thought it was a diplomatic thing

[@Doodelz02]

Good heavens that was well done. Seen a number of accounts, none so all- inclusive and thought provoking. Well done sir!

[@WasabiSniffer]

they say train as you fight. in hindsight, we know there was no room to skimp on such a high-priority mission with the perimeter wall, but lessons learned. hell of a story. we always hear about the SEALs side of this story but never the aviation side. it's crazy to think 160th are flying such exclusive airframes. besides the little birds, how different are the MH-variants? and with these things flying around? crazy. i still think it's a shame CAG/Delta didn't get the mission to finish the job they started in Tora Bora, but the job got done either way anyway.

[@c2cpa]

Amazing! I'll always remember that, "... they wouldn't surrender anyway."

[@tonyromano4341]

Great work Alex. Thanks.

[@justinpaoli]

Well done. Relentless Strike is a great book.

[@maximiliantomasoski4032]

6:37 as someone who Marshalls in fixed wing aircraft all the time and helicopters occasionally I’m really confused by the hand signals this navy Marshaller is using. Anyone know what they mean? Like I have a rough idea of what they mean but I’m curious if anyone has some concrete meaning

[@carlosdlguerra]

its really good you always cast doubt and state why you might or not believe sources

[@Flako92]

Its crazy seeing the main rotor tilt back and forth at 24:10

[@Tam0de]

When I hear the term 'stealth helicopter', first thing that comes to mind is the Comanche.

[@joshuadaniel7135]

"Soldiers riding in Silent Helicopters" is CRAZY!

[@richardwillson101]

Another great video! Thank you. A fascinating series. I cant help but shake the feeling that the "chainlink fence vs solid wall rotor wash" story is just a very technically possible cover story though. We know very little about the aircraft, nothing official has ever been released, yet they have released a detailed explanation of "how one crashed" 😂 Does this not seem odd to eberybody?? IMO its more likely to be a design flaw, technical fault, pilot error or enemy action that downed it... only this isnt the PR that is needed. So the explanation given is very plausible and make sure no blame is put on any individual or the team.

[@theAverageJoe25]

You really think a few guys with AKs took out a nearly undetectable helicopter?

[@antonioduenas8342]

Another great document Alex, always aiming higher and take us to the top. Thanks. It goes to law!

[@bnbadagin]

Outstanding! Well done Alex.

[@adamfree9903]

Incredible as usual just an excellent rendering of what probably happened. Thanks Alex…ok so this Tic Tack like UAP…

[@erod19969]

The automotive industry figured out how to "quiet" the radiator fans by using Asymmetric cooling fans. The 1969 to 1970 Corvette had a 5 bladed one. If you see how this is configured, you might understand why the "Stealthhawk" was unstable in a hover. If it used the same concept that is.

[@johniephillips9267]

If they’re that stealthy, I’d dub those stealth blackhawks as “ghosts of the air”

[@cmdrcorvuscoraxnevermore3354]

I worked on the McDonnell / Bell LHX DEM VAL program. "Possibly" some of McD/Bell exterior design made it's way into those special Blackhawks, maybe 🤔.

[@Andy_Novosad]

So basically, after all the fancy stealth stuff f**ked up, a 50 year old Chinook entered the scene and on the edge of its capabilities saved the whole day? Okay.

[@gorethegreat]

Great video. Well done AH!

[@Wolfdogs_US]

So this explains why that chopper crashed during that operation. They blame it on the “unexpected weather/air conditions”. Sounds like the team members knew that was gunna happen…

[@hintzecustomknives]

Great piece Alex! Thank you!

[@mixpick138]

Such a great series! This the second time I watched this one as I just found "Part 1" a couple of days ago --thanks for the great "algorithm" KZbin... Then again, I enjoyed the second half just as much this time as I did before, so I guess it's all good. Lol

[@AustinGreenway2W1]

Another great video, although I was disappointed there was no mention of F-15E intercepts.

[@chraffis]

👍👍 Enjoyed and liked!

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

Thank you Alex, I *love* listening to you tell stories! Which is coming from a total civilian with only a minimal interest in the military... You're just _that. damn. good._ Thank you for your service, and again, for these amazing stories! 🫡 May you win _even more_ of the *well-deserved* awards you're nominated for!! ❤🤘 But even if you don't, the nomination alone speaks volumes, and you should frame any and all official nomination papers you have access to, and display them *all* as badges of honor... As they are definitely worth being proud of! 😉 📃📄📰

[@chrissmith7669]

It’s not really “stealth” but more“low observability”. You’re simply not going to be able to eliminate the rotor radar reflections. You can minimize the airframes radar signature and coat the blades but it’s not perfect. We used to say you aren’t flying nap of the earth correctly unless you come back with sticks n leaves in the skids.

[@Theredmengroup]

I don’t know if I miss saw, but I swear I saw one of those stealthhawks do an emergency landing near Bragg 3 years before the raid

[@reverseshotgun721]

"Stealth Blackhawk" is quite the mouthful, pull an ARMA 3 and call them "Ghosthawk."

[@Stoney_AKA_James]

Stealth Chinooks? I am curious if they will be, or are being modified to be stealthy? It's a big bulky helicopter, and I just don't know how easy that will be.

[@Benjo_games]

that was fascinating. thank you!

[@davidspence8866]

You always do great videos but that was one of your best

[@alphazuluz]

Every bit of this is so absolutely badass.

[@rjwthethird]

Thank you for great content 👍

[@THE-X-Force]

How you have less than 300K subs is just beyond comprehension.

[@DUKE_of_RAMBLE]

Agreed!

[@pault1289]

Great content and context Alex. There isn't much point having super shiny secret squirrel kit and then saving it for best. This stuff is built to be used, and I can't think of a justification for not using it on this raid - Obama made finding bin Laden priority number one.

[@AngeLa-du3gw]

Great video as always love to see more on these

[@richardotheshort5277]

Great Reporting Alex.