Little Red 22 Posted January 22, 2013 Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 I don't know how the word got out that I love helicopters, but everyone seems to know! Fun flyby at my home airport, Santa Paula, today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Red 22 Posted January 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2013 Well...darn. My vid is just a little to big to upload. Trying to figure out how to edit the file size... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RagMan Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Toss it up on youtube or another file sharing site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Red 22 Posted January 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 This link seems to work... https://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=475994765792629&saved 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goldy Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 This link seems to work... https://www.facebook...765792629 How the (&**%@( did you arrange for that? AWESOME! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonic04GT Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Awesome video! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Little Red 22 Posted January 23, 2013 Author Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 It was REALLY awesome standing underneath it!! What a sound! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nearly Retired Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 I think we forget sometimes...or maybe we don't even know...just how fast a CH-47 can be. When they want to, them babies can haul ass! Nice video Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flying Pig Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 Isnt the CH47 the fastest military helicopter the US has? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotortramp Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 What a machine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superstallion6113 Posted January 23, 2013 Report Share Posted January 23, 2013 I think it is. Don't they do like 200kts? Or is that the civ model? Either way. It's fast. Fastest I've been was about 185 indicated in a CH-53E trying to get the F out of the area after takeoff for a casevac pickup taking small arms fire. I think we'd have gone faster, but when I told the pilots(as a crew cheif) we were near our momentary peak T5 range and pulling a boat load of torque, we slowed down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Velocity173 Posted February 1, 2013 Report Share Posted February 1, 2013 I think it is. Don't they do like 200kts? Or is that the civ model? Either way. It's fast. Fastest I've been was about 185 indicated in a CH-53E trying to get the F out of the area after takeoff for a casevac pickup taking small arms fire. I think we'd have gone faster, but when I told the pilots(as a crew cheif) we were near our momentary peak T5 range and pulling a boat load of torque, we slowed down.They're fastest in the Army but no where near 200 kts. I'd say they could get about 165 KIAS in level flight. I once chased one in a Hawk in Kosovo. I was pulling 100 % TRQ with tanks and all I could get was about 140-145 KIAS out of it. I was cutting corners and the 47 was still pulling away from me. We had some older Chinooks in my previous unit and they were TRQ limited. Sometimes in Afghanistan they could only give ya about 110 KIAS. New F models apparently aren't restricted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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