That landscape is ochre colored, shot through with shades of sand. The desert of the American southwest is the place these airplanes will be parked. Just how long, and to what purpose, are the salient issues.Jerome Greer ChandlerOverhaul & Maintenance...
Helicopters' further limitations had been glaringly exposed by the U.S. military's disastrous 1980 attempt to rescue 52 Americans held hostage by Iranian rebels. Mechanical breakdowns and desert sandstorms disabled three of the would-be rescuers' eight copters. A fiery crash at the "Desert One" ...