Denying Satisfaction

Editorial Staff

Monday, March 07, 2011 at 12:00 AM ET

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Army pilot Jim Hardy's Apache helicopter was hit by an RPG and small arms fire over Afghanistan, severely damaging its transmission.
Despite the critical damage, Hardy successfully flew the helicopter back to base, testing the "run-dry" capability of the Timken transmission to its limit.
His courageous action prevented the enemy from capturing the aircraft and earned him a medal.

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When a fellow Army pilot’s Apache helicopter took an RPG round and small arms fire over Afghanistan, punching a hole in the transmission, Jim Hardy says he wasn’t about to let the enemy have the satisfaction of stripping the chopper in a victory celebration. Hardy tested the “run-dry” ability of the Timken transmission to the limit by flying it back to his forward operating base, winning a medal in the process. He spoke with AVweb‘s Russ Niles at Heli-Expo in Orlando, Florida.

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