Aero-News: Quote of the Day

ANN's Quote of the Day usually derives from current news, though we reserve the right to pick quotes out of history that have a bearing on the day's events and issues.

Sometimes, you'll find them timely and in keeping with the content of the day's news... and sometimes, they'll just be thought-provoking.

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Aero-News Quote of the Day

“A couple of times, we found those limits.”

Source: Maj. Hank Vanderborght, speaking about the aggressive testing undertaken to find exactly where the limits were for the CH-53D and how the aircraft can most effectively be deployed within those limits. The Marines’ older heavy lifter, the nearly 30-year old CH-53D Sea Stallion, recently had its capabilities expanded to operate from the Navy’s newest class of multi-purpose amphibious assault ships. Based on an airframe dating back to the early 1960s, the CH-53D was never tested for suitability aboard the LHD class ship because it was not anticipated that the aircraft would still be in service when the LHDs were rolled out.

FMI: www.navair.mil