Why does the US Coastguard use Eurocopter aircraft when literally

>>34772322
>Europe
That doesnt look like a muslim

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>>34771403
superior European engineering

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>>34772322

>>34771403
Because they took the best deal that met their requirements, and that just happened to be one submitted by Eurocopter at the time of acquisition.

>>34771403
>Sikorsky
Dirty fucking monopolists and lobbying bastards
The least they could do is take Kaman up on their offers and get some sickass itermeshing rotor designs int here that literally do everything better than these tailrotor garbage cans

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>>34771403
Better product and lobbying power of Texan and Mississippian politicians.

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>>34772336
>>34772364

>>34771403
Maybe the ducted tail rotor provides some benefits other than lower noise for USCG operations?

Just speculating, not sure.

>>34771403
The USCG version has always been made by American companies with Lycoming engines.

Dunno why it was selected specifically, perhaps the big selling point was its quite advanced autopilot for the 80s (auto-hover and flying in search patterns).

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>>34772322

>>34771403
Coastguard are homeland security, not DoD

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>>34773234
>Having a knife in the UK
b8

>>34771403
Because US Coast Guards need reliable equipment and the 'economic patriotism' is not an option. Reliable in the sense that it must fulfill very exactly their needs.

USCG AET here. It's cause we got them super fucken cheap. The same reason we took all the C-27 out of the boneyard even though we don't have any facing radar's for them

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>>34774333
>C-27
i really don't know why i have such a hard on for a shorter twin engine c-130, but i do.

>>34774454
Look up the Transall

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>>34771403
The US Coast Guard uses BOTH the Eurocopter AND the Sikorsky

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>>34771403
>literally flew in two weeks ago
They use whatever they can get their grubby Coastie hands on.

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>>34772490
More info please..

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Idk but this T H I C C plane is sexy

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>>34771403
Coast Guard has that aesthetic paintjob though.

>tfw no hyper militarized America where the US solar empire has dozens of redundant independent branches all armed to be their own military superpower, so like the Coast Guard having its own military bases and aircraft carriers.

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>>34772373
This response is unacceptable buy 4chan standards. It is too simple and too reasonable.

For future reference your responses to questions asked here on 4chan must meet at least two of the following criteria:

1. Insults the Op.
2. Insults at least one nation, race, or ethnicity.
3. Invokes at least one conspiracy theory.
4. Lists endless reams of data until it causes tldr.
5. Contains a minimum of 35% profanity.
6. Baits enough other posters into a shit storm that deraills the thread.

Please make note of your errors and try harder on the future.

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>>34775387
How hard would it be to weld two Gerald R. Ford-class carriers together to form this?

Would there be a lot of (read: unmanageable) torsional loads? Does anyone know how much an aircraft carrier actually moves due to waves and such?

>>34775523
How much are 4chan standards?
I didnt know you could buy them

>>34771403
The truth is unfortunately lobbyists

>>34776142
would probably rip apart when the first wave hit it
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=89Mw6L69b6Y

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>>34775307
INTERMESHING ROTOR HELICOPTERS ARE PURE SEX

>>34776179
If it was made in China, it would sink before leaving the dock.

>>34777463
>look gwailo we made artifical reef to stop amerifat pigdog marines
>china so stronk and invincible, better than jap nanjing bastards

>>34773260
Except loads of DHS operations use Sikorskys, namely CBP.

Plus USCG is still a branch of the armed forces.

>>34777489
Chinamen should stop being ashamed of their Japanese grandparents.

>>34777558
I'd say it should be the other way around.

I mean japs being a superior westernized modern country aside, I never really bought why they considered themselves a different race than the chinks.

I mean for fucks sake why do the asians think they all look the same? The same cavemen walked and made boats to claim all that prime island real estate.

Oh well, their beef with each other is the CIA's dream. Good way to keep the Pacific theater under control.

>>34773260
Idiot

>>34775523
BTFO

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>>34775132
Around coasties never relax.

>>34771403
Because they aren't a real branch lol

>>34775132
>>34774333

I'm am Auxiliarist, and these statements really hurt my feelings for some reason.

>>34771403
What is Jayhawk?

>>34785100
I still took a picture of it anon. The first thing the flight crew asked was which direction to go for the ocean.

>>34777527
No, the United States Coast Guard is a uniformed service. Along with the NOAA commissioned officers corps and the Public Health Service commissioned officers corps.

>>34788122
>Along with the NOAA commissioned officers corps and the Public Health Service commissioned officers corps.

Sick burn anonorz

>>34788122
There are FIVE ARMED SERVICES Plus NOAA and the USPHS these comprise the SEVEN UNIFORMED SERVICES OF THE UNITED STATES you fucking PLEB.