#helicopters

faab64@diasp.org

#Israel tightens military #censorship of the press, amid narrative failures

The Cradle reported this week that the Israeli #Military Censor has deleted details from Israeli media that Israeli helicopter and tank fire has killed Israeli citizens on 7 ⁠Oct.

#Haaretz has removed the admission from its 18 ⁠Nov article that #Apache #helicopters targeted the Nova music festival. (364 Israelis were killed according to the police)
⬥ Kan Radio has removed the 15 ⁠Oct interview of Israeli woman Yasmin Porat. She was among the first to say that Israeli civilians were “undoubtedly” killed by Israeli forces in Be’eri. (watch with translation) (https://t.me/myLordBebo/10365)

According to data obtained by the 972 ⁠Magazine (http://www.972mag.com/israel-military-censor-media-interventions/), the Israeli military partially censored 990 and entirely blocked 159 articles in 2022.

#Gaza #Hamas #Politics #StopTheWar #StopIsrael #SaveGaza

faab64@diasp.org

New eyewitness videos showing massive troops movement, including 2 armored divisions of Azeri army moving towards Armenia.

#Aliyev seems to have received the greenlight from #Erdogan and #Netanyahu to go ahead with his plans to invade #Karabagh.

At least one squadron of Azeri #helicopters were also seen moving from their bases in the northern #Azerbaijan to the south as a sign of preparation of an assault on Armenia.

Once again #Armenia is cornered on 3 fronts with limited or no support from anyone.

#Aliyev #Israel #Iran #Russia #StandWithArmenia

faab64@diasp.org

Polish combat helicopters now patrol the #Belarus border, armed and authorized to fire without hesitation. This response follows airspace violations by Belarusian #military helicopters who flew low and undetected

#Poland's Defense Minister said the armed #helicopters are on standby readiness at 2 bases near the border. Pilots have combat experience and will fire without hesitation if provoked, he warned.

#Ukraine #NATO #Politics
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isaackuo@diaspora.glasswings.com

Tilt-Copter

Just a quick sketch of a "Tilt-Copter" - a helicopter tail-sitter hybrid. Basically, it's like a helicopter with a NOTAR tail narrowed into a wing with blown flap. The body is narrowed into a lifting body.

It can hover well, like a normal helicopter, but it can also tilt sideways for efficient horizontal flight.

This sketch shows a "gunship" role, with a fixed gun pointed out the nose. In horizontal flight mode, this gun points sideways and it can circle around the target zone.

Another use could be for skycrane cargo lift, or lifting a passenger pod.

#VTOL #Helicopters #gizmo