CGI SITLL: During a rescue mission in Vietnam huey helicopter pilots create their own landing zone. They use the rotor blades to cut through 40 feet of bamboo.
REENACTMENT: During the Falkland Islands War in 1982 a British Government helicopter crew member looks for a flare signal from crew of a fellow helicopter that went down in a storm during a rescue mission.
CGI SITLL: During a rescue mission in Vietnam huey helicopter pilots create their own landing zone. They use the rotor blades to cut through 40 feet of bamboo.
CGI STILL: The Lynx helicopter was built for speed. The blades are advanced composites of titanium and fibreglass - tough, but highly flexible and the rotor hub has no hinges, this makes the Lynx the most manoeuvrable helicopter in the world.
CGI STILL: A CGI still of a Blackhawk helicopter navigating mountainous terrain. This type of helicopter was used during a rescue mission by the US Air Force Reserve?s Rescue Wing in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan.
CGI STILL: A CGI still depicting the landing zone for a Blackhawk helicopter used during a rescue mission by the US Air Force ReserveÕs Rescue Wing in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan.
CGI STILL: A helicopter hovering over land. In a helicopter, its wings rotate. As the rotor blades spin through the air they generate lift - even when the helicopter is not moving forward. But stationary flying - or hovering Ð is much harder than it looks. The pilot must make constant adjustments with his hands and feet to keep the helicopter steady.
CGI STILL: A CGI still depicting the landing zone for a Blackhawk helicopter used during a rescue mission by the US Air Force ReserveÕs Rescue Wing in the Hindu Kush Mountains of Afghanistan.
REENACTMENT: British pilots James Newton and Derby Allen flying a Lynx helicopter near Basara, Iraq where they evaded then shot down a Iraq tank before it was able to attack British ground troops. Duel in the DesertÕ begins: tank vs. helicopter, 100 mm gun vs. anti-tank missile.
REENACTMENT: British pilots James Newton and Derby Allen flying a Lynx helicopter near Basara, Iraq where they evaded then shot down a Iraq tank before it was able to attack British ground troops. Duel in the Desert' begins: tank vs. helicopter, 100 mm gun vs. anti-tank missile.