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Old 28th Aug 2008, 20:35
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Sven Sixtoo
 
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How fast sideways

In a Sea King in the Falkland Islands in 1983, I was once overtaken by a Chinook going sideways - about 90 kts I guess. I believe they do it by switching out the autopilot, at which point the back end tries to overtake the front ...

Presumably this is why only the crabs fly chinnies.

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