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NSA

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posted May 04, 2009 17:31

So there was SOMETHING inside my OH-58 Kiowa. It would rattle and thumb around when you moved the fuselage around.

One night, after way to few drinks, I decided I would cut her open and figure out once and for all what the heck was in there.

Witness my photographically captured decent into plastic madness..

[ May 04, 2009: Message edited by: NSA ]

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NSA

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posted May 04, 2009 17:31

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vupa0101

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posted May 05, 2009 12:57

i still dont know what that block is for

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NSA

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posted May 05, 2009 14:00

Like PCS said before, I think its a counter weight to keep the chopper level, and in some (a lot) of the choppers it comes unglued or unstuck inside and thus rattles around. Normally it'd make sure the chopped doesnt tip over backwards.

But mine stands just find without it, but Im not doing anything strenuous with it

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pcsguy88

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posted May 05, 2009 20:15

Balance for hanging maybe?

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Paul Pratt

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posted May 06, 2009 10:32

It's some sort of counter weight.

I like that first picture. That is what i imagine a time traveler inside a Deloreon would see out the window.

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Ewokhunter92

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posted May 08, 2009 07:13

Why didn't you just dremel the door? Then you could've made an opening door instead of that mess.

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NSA

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posted May 08, 2009 07:54

Because thats the rational thing to do, and where I was sitting it was a pain to get up and get the dremel.

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Ewokhunter92

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posted May 08, 2009 08:46

quote:
Originally posted by NSA:
Because thats the rational thing to do, and where I was sitting it was a pain to get up and get the dremel.

Ok, I understand. Lots of quick ideas come to mind when you are comfy and the only thing within reach is a pocket knife or pair of scissors.

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vupa0101

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posted May 11, 2009 14:49

i didnt think about dremmeling from the bottom up... luckily theres NSA

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NSA

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posted May 11, 2009 17:27

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Originally posted by vupa0101:
i didnt think about dremmeling from the bottom up... luckily theres NSA

That would have been interesting too. make a little winch system in there so you could pick things up a la Desert Strike.

mmhmm.

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Ewokhunter92

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posted May 11, 2009 18:23

quote:
Originally posted by NSA:
That would have been interesting too. make a little winch system in there so you could pick things up a la Desert Strike.
mmhmm.

or even little plastic counterweights

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NSA

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posted May 11, 2009 20:27

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Originally posted by Ewokhunter92:
or even little plastic counterweights

Haha nice! You could fly around picking up whatever weight counterweights you may need.. fat person in front? drop some off.. skinny bones? whoa! get some weights

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G.I.*EDDIE

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posted August 19, 2013 14:39

Will this work?

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