       I. Stealth Choppers -- Key to the Strike?     II. History
of the Stealth MH-60       III. Launching the Mission
According to a Pakistani news report one document reads:
IV. The Strike -- A Crash, but Mission Success       V. More
Questions Raised        Comments     Threshold   Black hawk down
By Phoque on 5/6/2011 5:59:19 PM , Rating: 2 I was surprised
that the chopper crashed because of "settling with power". I
would have believed such a sophisticated chopper to have
electronic aids that would have prevented this from occurring
without pilot inputs.  RE: Black hawk down By rbuszka on
5/9/2011 12:55:13 PM , Rating: 2 Vortex Ring State (VRS), or
"settling with power", occurs when the helicopter is within
ground effect, and descends too quickly. It is caused by the
rotor's downwash being sucked back into the top of the rotor and
being recirculated instead of being directed straight down and
generating lift. The result is a dramatic reduction in lift, and
this can cause the helicopter to dro