Add QH-50D from CWDB to DB3K

[capcop98]

DB Selector

DB3K

DBID to Copy

Aircraft 3429, 272 (CWDB)

Hypothetical

No

Name

QH-50D DASH - 1967

Country

Japan, United States

Service

navy

In Commission

No response

Number in Service

No response

Sensors

Same as Aircraft 3429, 272 (CWDB)

Mounts

Same as Aircraft 3429, 272 (CWDB)

Loadout Options

Same as Aircraft 3429, 272 (CWDB)

Other Changes

No response

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyrodyne_QH-50_DASH

[capcop98]

Since there is some aircraft from 60s is already in DB3K like in pic below, shouldn`t this aircraft be added in DB3K as well? Japan kept it in service until 1977 btw.

[capcop98]

And also if possible, add QH-50D DESJEZ variant. Based on the pic below, it can carry 8x sonobuoys(Weapon/2553)

• https://www.gyrodynehelicopters.com/qh-50d1.htm
• https://alchetron.com/Gyrodyne-Company-of-America#gyrodyne-company-of-america-88b34094-c4df-4106-924d-4126e42c4dc-resize-750.gif

[FrangibleCover]

DASH was retired before 1980, but I'd definitely support the addition of the DASH as a Hypothetical for DB3k. They're a unique and fun capability, and one that I don't think would be too difficult to reactivate given that they were mostly built from commercially available components.

[tbrandon517]

There could be an opportunity to add the SNOOPY reconnaissance version to the CWDB and the US Army did some testing with SNOOPY type drones as Nite Panther, Nite Gazelle, and Blow Low into the 80s and some lasted into the 90s as target drones. And some were even armed with grenadrs and machine guns.

https://www.gyrodynehelicopters.com/dash_history.htm https://jalopnik.com/meet-dash-a-navy-sub-hunting-drone-from-the-60s-1548749137 https://www.gyrodynehelicopters.com/nite_panther.htm https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2016/june/armaments-innovations-dash-snoopy-and-night-panther https://www.globalsecurity.org/intell/systems/nite-panther.htm https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/aircraft/nite-gazelle.htm https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/threads/gyrodyne-model-qh-50d-dash.3007/

[FrangibleCover]

"Radar Transponders Both C- and X-band radar transponders were mounted aboard the airborne station. These devices facilitated radar tracking of the QH-50 helicopter through enhancement of surface radar return signals from the drone."

From the Gyrodyne site... Should the DASH have the blip enhance tag?