As I’ve actually seen such. And their flat-black coloration is very effective for night-ops. I guess you have to be in the Army to have had that sort of experience. [NOTE: 27 years ‘in harness’. Airborne. Ranger. Mustang. And I’ve associates who say they’ve seen them too.]
What’s not-so-funny is that the name-calling, e.g., “knuckle-dragger”, effort to dissuade people from accepting what, even at first blush, is simply believable—it’s EASY to paint a helicopter ‘black’. And it’s an effort to make people ignore the very possibility. And it seems to work, amongst the ‘ignorant’ and/or ‘simple-minded’.
Regards,
Chuck(le)
[Just because you’re paranoid, doesn’t mean they aren’t out to ‘get you’.]
P.S. As for the allegation that ‘Anonymous’ is for gun-control, I’m going to need some more ‘indicators’.
But this is a good start of such a collection.
[Information is where you find it. The problem is its (1)accuracy and (2) the reliability of the sources.]
My knuckles do not drag the ground and my forehead is quite high without any slope. I’m as paranoid as James Madison and John Adams. I’m as well armed as Daniel Morgan.
Except for the Kar98 (Russia Capture), Ted Kennedy’s Oldsmobile killed more people than any of my firearms.
Governments prefer to deal with unarmed peasants. I will not submit. I will misbehave.
Here in LA we regularly see unmarked Grey hekicopters overhead, Chinooks, Cobras, Hueys, Blackhawks, even on a CH-53. People say they’re movie props BUT WE KNOW BETTER. In Los Angeles, grey is the new black.
We were camping South of Death Valley. About 8AM two black helicopters passed overhead as we were hiking up a canyon. I pointed them out to my wife, Miss August, who offered, “Maybe they are flying to the place where they paint the numbers on them.”
Those black, unmarked helicopters are common where I live. ‘Course it might have something to do with living down the road from where they are built…………..
December 30th, 2011 at 2:38 pm
Every helicopter is black…
Under the paint…
December 30th, 2011 at 4:07 pm
That is too funny… 🙂
December 30th, 2011 at 4:26 pm
Nothing new here at all, but it is nice to out them once in a while. Thanks.
December 30th, 2011 at 7:23 pm
I have it on good authority that the “black” helicopters are actually a very dark green.
December 31st, 2011 at 5:43 am
“I have it on good authority that the “black” helicopters are actually a very dark green.”
Well that changes everything. Hell, now I’ll have to rethink my entire world view. Damn you, Rob!
December 31st, 2011 at 6:41 am
Their tears are delicious.
December 31st, 2011 at 10:18 am
TO: All
RE: Black Helicopters
Too funny.
As I’ve actually seen such. And their flat-black coloration is very effective for night-ops. I guess you have to be in the Army to have had that sort of experience. [NOTE: 27 years ‘in harness’. Airborne. Ranger. Mustang. And I’ve associates who say they’ve seen them too.]
What’s not-so-funny is that the name-calling, e.g., “knuckle-dragger”, effort to dissuade people from accepting what, even at first blush, is simply believable—it’s EASY to paint a helicopter ‘black’. And it’s an effort to make people ignore the very possibility. And it seems to work, amongst the ‘ignorant’ and/or ‘simple-minded’.
Regards,
Chuck(le)
[Just because you’re paranoid, doesn’t mean they aren’t out to ‘get you’.]
December 31st, 2011 at 10:20 am
P.S. As for the allegation that ‘Anonymous’ is for gun-control, I’m going to need some more ‘indicators’.
But this is a good start of such a collection.
[Information is where you find it. The problem is its (1)accuracy and (2) the reliability of the sources.]
December 31st, 2011 at 10:43 am
That’s it? That’s all the Bradys have left?
Even the dumbest man in the history of Indiana politics, Paul Helmke, could do better than that.
December 31st, 2011 at 11:20 am
My knuckles do not drag the ground and my forehead is quite high without any slope. I’m as paranoid as James Madison and John Adams. I’m as well armed as Daniel Morgan.
Except for the Kar98 (Russia Capture), Ted Kennedy’s Oldsmobile killed more people than any of my firearms.
Governments prefer to deal with unarmed peasants. I will not submit. I will misbehave.
December 31st, 2011 at 11:24 am
Here in LA we regularly see unmarked Grey hekicopters overhead, Chinooks, Cobras, Hueys, Blackhawks, even on a CH-53. People say they’re movie props BUT WE KNOW BETTER. In Los Angeles, grey is the new black.
December 31st, 2011 at 11:27 am
Chuck, I think you’re confusing anonymity with the script-kiddy brats who call their hive mind “Anonymous”.
December 31st, 2011 at 2:01 pm
I’ve not only seen them, I have ridden in them as a civilian tech rep (supporting the FLIR).
I can assure you they are indeed black.
http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/showthread.php?101123-Little-Birds-used-by-160th-SOAR
They are used by the US Army, so not much danger of the Justice Department getting hold of them to use for gun confiscations.
December 31st, 2011 at 2:07 pm
All helicopters are not black. Those who say so obviously never watched Magnum PI
December 31st, 2011 at 2:14 pm
I’m out of touch with “chopper world”, but the “covert” airplanes I rode in were stripped of all paint, including logos and warning signs.
Funny, that. Bright aluminum is hard to hide. Still, deniability, don’t ya know.
December 31st, 2011 at 2:25 pm
“They are used by the US Army, so not much danger of the Justice Department getting hold of them to use for gun confiscations.”
Nah, but they may borrow them to do some deliveries down south…
December 31st, 2011 at 3:45 pm
Hate to have to say this, but I trust the US Army as much as I trust the president it works for. Sorry about that.
December 31st, 2011 at 4:39 pm
So Chuck Pelto put the fright into Ross “Black Helicopters” Perot, eh?
December 31st, 2011 at 6:13 pm
What’s the UAV equivalent of a Black Helicopter?
December 31st, 2011 at 6:25 pm
I don’t worry about the helicopters too much anymore.
These days I worry about Predator drones.
December 31st, 2011 at 9:07 pm
We were camping South of Death Valley. About 8AM two black helicopters passed overhead as we were hiking up a canyon. I pointed them out to my wife, Miss August, who offered, “Maybe they are flying to the place where they paint the numbers on them.”
January 1st, 2012 at 9:23 am
Those black, unmarked helicopters are common where I live. ‘Course it might have something to do with living down the road from where they are built…………..