Originally Posted by
SASless
Why the Army did not go to the CH-53D instead of the Crane beats me....as it would have been far more useful.
The Crane was a Helicopter looking for a mission and once it was decided NOT to use the People Pods....or the Hospital Pods....and stick to it just being a crane.....the later model Chinooks proved far more useful.
The first time I saw this helicopter with its system of interchangeable pods I thought it was a great idea, apparently not, what was the problem?