Discovery Channel '10 Greatest Helicopters'
Discovery Channel is in the midst of filming a series called '10 Greatest...'.
The program is an hour long look at a variety of different vehicles, and helicopters come up as one of the vehicles.
I was approached by them to assist in the technical side, and agreed.
I'm putting this on pprune as when it comes out, I'll inevitably get pummelled for what's on the list, and what I've said about each type.
I just want to go on record as saying that the list was made up long before I got involved, and basically couldn't be changed - so - I'm not responsible for what was chosen. All I could do was talk about the unique characteristics of each one, and why it deserved to be on the list.
I haven't seen any cuts of the filming that was done, so that's about all I can add at this time.
Oh yes- someone will inevitably ask what was on the list- (in no particular order)
Skycrane
Chinook
Mi-26
Lama
Lynx
Jet Ranger
UH-1
Blackhawk
Apache
R-22/R-44
And no, there was no 'greatest helicopter' - I made sure they understood that.
Nice people to work with, and I think it will turn out well - certainly it will give people a look at a variety of different helicopters in one show.