View Full Version : is this real? chinook
pigsinspace
6th Oct 2005, 21:21
it just looks a bit strange to me?
is it real..
http://www.santoalt.com/videos/352_Chinook_Test.html
SASless
6th Oct 2005, 21:25
Shot at Aberdeen Proving Ground. Aircraft was to be used for ballistic testing....getting shot by various sized rounds in senstive places. During a pre-test ground run....encountered ground resonance due to being chained to the ground. There is also a side view video of the same event which is even better to watch.
Talking Radalt
6th Oct 2005, 21:25
it just looks a bit strange to me?
That's what they all say but two heads always were better than one :ok:
Genuine test AFAIK.
Onan the Clumsy
6th Oct 2005, 22:48
Actually it was a test of one of the new inflatable rubber helicopters intended for E&E purposes.
The problem was that they'd left it out in the sun for too long.
(actually it reminds me of a car that I used to own :( )
Tandem rotarred, non-retractable undercarriage freaks.......;)
Lyneham Lad
7th Oct 2005, 13:00
Amazing video. Just shows we should have stuck with our very own twin-rotor jobbie........the - wait for it.........wait for it....da da - the Belvedere:D
Memories of Kuching come flooding back - arghhh.
monkeybumhead
7th Oct 2005, 14:44
I knew the riggers were hoping for too much with just a speed tape repair.:E :E :E