Per WSJournal - Young Soldiers, Old Helicopters

[Leatherneck]

Actually, Mr. A, all hueys and cobras from the UH-1N and the AH-1J (I think those are the right letters) have had two engines. And the new AH-1Z and UH-1Y just being tested now have 4-bladed main and tail rotors and glass cockpits and will be pretty impressive birds once development is complete.

That's not to detract one bit from the H-60 (which my son-in-law flies in Korea right now): the Blackhawk/Seahawk series are impressive in many regards, not the least of which is survivability.

What is truly amazing is that the first V22 in the formation didn't enter VRS and crash as well.

The lead aircraft did enter VRS, but simply landed hard and long with no damage.

TC
TFL Survivor

 

[Blackhawk]

Twin engine hueys went into service in the '70s. The aircraft was too small for what the Army wanted going forward from the Vietnam War and that's why the Blackhawk was developed.

Everything old cannot be made new again with aircraft.

Sure they can. You just crank out new parts, even if it's all of the parts.

 

[Leatherneck]

Too true, friend. Point in case, the H-1 upgrades program right now is examining the business case that can be made for terminating the stripdown and remanufacture of the UH-1N into the four-bladed UH-1Y. It seems it will probably be cheaper to build new rather than strip/rebuild.
Disposable helicopters!

TC
TFL Survivor