Author Topic: Chinooks (Read 74797 times)

Flyin6 · « **Reply #650 on:** November 07, 2023, 11:02:31 PM »

Too bad! That's a historical site.

JR · « **Reply #651 on:** November 07, 2023, 11:13:00 PM »

They were considered the largest wood supported structures in the world once. Guess there was only 1 left, the 2 were awesome to see. Watched many a 53 come in there flaring out about 50 ft off the deck. Base housing was at south end of the base, lived there for years. Father taught there and El Toro.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #652 on:** November 08, 2023, 11:05:16 AM »

OK back to the Chinook pics:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #653 on:** November 08, 2023, 11:08:09 AM »

TexasRedNeck · « **Reply #654 on:** November 12, 2023, 07:08:48 PM »

Sorry to hear about your brothers in the 160th, Don. 5 lost over Cypress. Apparently during a night refueling operation.

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Flyin6 · « **Reply #655 on:** November 13, 2023, 10:39:24 AM »

Quote from: TexasRedNeck on November 12, 2023, 07:08:48 PM

Sorry to hear about your brothers in the 160th, Don. 5 lost over Cypress. Apparently during a night refueling operation.

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They are there for you know what...
All these bloody dam wars!
It's never going to stop until Jesus returns, and brave fools are always going to answer the call
And things like this will always continue to happen.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #656 on:** November 13, 2023, 10:50:42 AM »

We lead off with a photo of the MH-60, the aircraft lost last night.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #657 on:** November 16, 2023, 08:04:48 PM »

A few more:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #658 on:** November 16, 2023, 08:07:07 PM »

What the heck, why stop there, right?

JR · « **Reply #659 on:** November 16, 2023, 09:01:40 PM »

And you snuck a 53 and 64 in there too.

What was the max passengers you ever carried?

Flyin6 · « **Reply #660 on:** November 17, 2023, 01:00:56 PM »

Quote from: JR on November 16, 2023, 09:01:40 PM

And you snuck a 53 and 64 in there too.

What was the max passengers you ever carried?

I'm not sure JR. A bunch of times I had an internal tank + 48 Rangers. Once carried around 60-odd Rangers I think. On a hustle where you land and just cube out, might have had more. My unit carried over 100 once, but skinny native-like people, not big Westerners plus some troops.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #661 on:** November 18, 2023, 09:10:39 PM »

Let's do some more excellent hook pics:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #662 on:** November 18, 2023, 09:12:11 PM »

Some moar:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #663 on:** November 18, 2023, 09:14:33 PM »

JR · « **Reply #664 on:** November 18, 2023, 09:28:45 PM »

Dang, couldn't enlarge em!

oklawall · « **Reply #665 on:** November 19, 2023, 07:59:40 AM »

The one with the broken wind screen was that from another chopper? Can see how it could have done it to itself.

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Flyin6 · « **Reply #666 on:** November 19, 2023, 10:08:32 AM »

Quote from: oklawall on November 19, 2023, 07:59:40 AM

The one with the broken wind screen was that from another chopper? Can see how it could have done it to itself.

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British Chinook who flew into a set of wires...And survived!

My unit flew into that monster set of powerlines down near Camp Pendelton hitting the top wire on the tower. People there said the wire stopped the aircraft in mid-air before snapping. Somehow, and only our good Lord knows, that aircraft and crew survived, although we apparently interrupted power to southern California.
That crash is recorded in no records anywhere because back then our unit was super highly classified. I was in the unit at that time and a part of all those crazy goings on, but not on that flight...Luckily!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #667 on:** November 19, 2023, 10:13:24 AM »

Quote from: JR on November 18, 2023, 09:28:45 PM

Dang, couldn't enlarge em!

Yeah, just noticed that.
Something in the settings must have changed
That's a favorite peeve of mine...How settings seemingly change on their own. One day something works this way, and another day, they work another.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #668 on:** November 20, 2023, 10:05:03 AM »

Recent finds:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #669 on:** November 20, 2023, 10:08:36 AM »

Moreses:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #670 on:** November 23, 2023, 08:21:43 PM »

Time for a few more

Flyin6 · « **Reply #671 on:** November 23, 2023, 08:25:00 PM »

The next several posts all contain these smaller size pics...Sorr-ee.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #672 on:** November 23, 2023, 08:27:17 PM »

Can't wait to get back to larger clickable pics...

Flyin6 · « **Reply #673 on:** December 02, 2023, 05:22:57 PM »

Picked up a few more:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #674 on:** December 02, 2023, 05:34:01 PM »

Some more of the lower quality pics

JR · « **Reply #675 on:** December 03, 2023, 01:10:21 PM »

Bladestrike? Hope the gunner/observer was someplace else.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #676 on:** December 03, 2023, 01:23:05 PM »

Quote from: JR on December 03, 2023, 01:10:21 PM

Bladestrike? Hope the gunner/observer was someplace else.

Motar
That is an ancient "B" model from Vietnam that was hit during the evening mortar or rocket attack. Look at the frag pattern on the forward pylon.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #677 on:** December 08, 2023, 11:47:46 PM »

From the Inn Keepers site:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #678 on:** December 08, 2023, 11:50:09 PM »

More from the Inn Keepers:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #679 on:** December 08, 2023, 11:52:39 PM »

Mixed bunch of pics

Last one was B co 3-160, Desert Storm at KKMC

Flyin6 · « **Reply #680 on:** December 23, 2023, 11:24:05 AM »

A few more:

Flyin6 · « **Reply #681 on:** December 23, 2023, 11:27:24 AM »

Ah, let's keep going!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #682 on:** December 23, 2023, 11:31:46 AM »

OK, OK, here's some more ;-)

Flyin6 · « **Reply #683 on:** December 23, 2023, 11:33:47 AM »

Indian Army variant??

Flyin6 · « **Reply #684 on:** December 23, 2023, 11:36:08 AM »

Yea, those were weird^^^^^^

Flyin6 · « **Reply #685 on:** December 23, 2023, 11:42:34 AM »

Crew chief is a Jeep lover?? (supposed to be seven vertical slots!)

SSG (Brian) Deetman has become immortal. Reminiscent of WW2, "Kilroy was here" People who don't even know Deetman (I do) still write those immortal words!

And some more hook humor...

Flyin6 · « **Reply #686 on:** December 23, 2023, 11:54:13 AM »

Some engineers set the maximum bank angle of the Chinook at 60 degrees. and the maximum nose low attitude at 30 degrees. What do they know?

Flyin6 · « **Reply #687 on:** January 01, 2024, 09:01:35 AM »

OK, OK, I'll buy one!

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1082681239643380

Flyin6 · « **Reply #688 on:** January 06, 2024, 08:54:58 PM »

Yea, maybe just a little too low...

https://www.facebook.com/reel/900477671697516

JR · « **Reply #689 on:** January 07, 2024, 01:27:19 PM »

Quote from: Flyin6 on January 06, 2024, 08:54:58 PM

Yea, maybe just a little too low...

https://www.facebook.com/reel/900477671697516

Well, if no one got hurt, it wasn't to low.

Flyin6 · « **Reply #690 on:** January 07, 2024, 04:57:32 PM »

Quote from: JR on January 07, 2024, 01:27:19 PM

Quote from: Flyin6 on January 06, 2024, 08:54:58 PM
Yea, maybe just a little too low...

https://www.facebook.com/reel/900477671697516

Well, if no one got hurt, it wasn't to low.

Yea, the way I feel
But
I doubt the Safety Officer and the Commander would share the same belief.
My money says that the pilot in command is having to work pretty hard to keep his wings.

JR · « **Reply #691 on:** January 07, 2024, 05:43:57 PM »

Someone gave him clearance, Maverik would be proud.

Maybe a good ass chewing but I would not have wanted to be under those blades!

Flyin6 · « **Reply #692 on:** January 08, 2024, 08:39:04 PM »

Quote from: JR on January 07, 2024, 05:43:57 PM

Someone gave him clearance, Maverik would be proud.

Maybe a good ass chewing but I would not have wanted to be under those blades!

No, me either. And for the record, that is too low and taking unnecessary risk. That rotor blade is 27.5 feet in length. I'd say the blades were passing from 5-10 feet from things and people. Unfortunately, if I had to sit on the FEB board where we can actually remove a pilot's wings, I could not have voted in favor of this guy. Soldiers and our equipment are precious. And we have a finite number of 47's. He showed a blatant disregard for all of that. Either that or he seriously misjudged his aircraft's position.

JR · « **Reply #693 on:** January 08, 2024, 08:44:53 PM »

I understand, it was close, but cool.

Aren't they building them?

Flyin6 · « **Reply #694 on:** January 08, 2024, 09:19:26 PM »

Quote from: JR on January 08, 2024, 08:44:53 PM

I understand, it was close, but cool.

Aren't they building them?

Building them? As in is Boeing still building Chinooks? Yes they are. Many armies around the world are purchasing them. Most of the active Chinooks in the US Army were first built in the 60's. They just keep getting rebuilt. Most started as "B" and "C" models. Now we had the "D", the "E", and now the "F". A very special special operations variant, the "G" model is flown only by the US Army's 160th SOAR.

I don't think any other helo on earth provides that much lift per pound of aircraft weight. Eliminating the tail rotor is the secret and the counter-rotating rotor system is torque canceling and that long fuselage tends to fly well in rough air.