lelebebbel Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 Chinook slings a Sea King:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7493547.stm I wonder whom they would've called if the chinook had broken down, too? .... Quote
chamerican Posted July 8, 2008 Posted July 8, 2008 Very cool vid. That shot of the MI-26 is pretty cool too. There was one parked in Kandahar when I flew in and it was a monstrosity. My buddies said they climbed a STAIRWAY up the tail boom. Quote
Goldy Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 i love me some skycranes The Erickson Aircrane mod has the Skycrane beat hands down ! Plus I love that bright orange color. Quote
AV8 Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Too cool. You gotta love the Chinook. The Chinook is an awsome helicopter but I think flying is making me lazy! I've got to get back into something with a tail rotor. Quote
AV8 Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Chinook slings a Sea King:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7493547.stm I wonder whom they would've called if the chinook had broken down, too? .... Well max gross weight of a military chinook is 50K lbs. the aircraft fully equipped without fuel weighs about 26K, so if you drop some equipment and a few thousand pounds of fuel it is possible for a chinook to carry another at low altitudes and low temps. But the Army is very conservative of what it rates its helos at, but I'll bet a Columbia helicopter is rated at higher weights being its a civilian helicopter and civilian companies always find ways to increase the load carrying capabilities of helicopters to the max. Quote
AV8 Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 Chinook slings a Sea King:http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/7493547.stm I wonder whom they would've called if the chinook had broken down, too? .... Over in Afghanistan if we can't pull security and fix it in the field it will most likely get blown up! Quote
mountainchopper Posted July 9, 2008 Posted July 9, 2008 The Erickson Aircrane mod has the Skycrane beat hands down ! Plus I love that bright orange color. you derned flight instructors are always so parsnickety, aircrane/skycrane, if its ugly, and lifts an imperial crap ton I'm all about it. On the fixed wing side I sure do love those A-10's maybe i'm just sick. Quote
Darkhorse Posted July 10, 2008 Posted July 10, 2008 The E/G and I thought F models max gross is 54,000. Columbia uses old C models, I think they are rated to 51,000 though as per their website. During desert storm we got a waiver a few times to go to 60,000 Quote
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