chopper2004
22nd Nov 2020, 10:45
On this day 4 decades ago, the first Chinook was delivered to Royal Air Force.
Boeing: Celebrating 40 years of Chinook (http://www.boeing.co.uk/chinook40?sf240237743=1&fbclid=IwAR0F1GCD1qs8Cl9QJHI3C2gcBS80RflFrlUxqF7_2uk1BkL9FkR aC3lI33M)
(photo courtesy of Boeing)
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1408/d6b74f75_ee8e_450f_b37a_4bc7e9fc9dd7_0d5f8b71fc2bd7d127e4c58 957495e51b87cd68d.jpeg
A decade and half earlier, the late Eric ‚Winkle‘ Brown went to Boeing Philadelphia to fly the YCH-47A prototype (62/63??) as MoD looking at heavy lift requirement. But it did not materialise
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/784x591/c7698ced_79c2_4925_b54a_626c4ba55556_460e06998e08364d4264c80 5b768bc9ff9d79a60.jpeg
cheers
Boeing: Celebrating 40 years of Chinook (http://www.boeing.co.uk/chinook40?sf240237743=1&fbclid=IwAR0F1GCD1qs8Cl9QJHI3C2gcBS80RflFrlUxqF7_2uk1BkL9FkR aC3lI33M)
(photo courtesy of Boeing)
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/2000x1408/d6b74f75_ee8e_450f_b37a_4bc7e9fc9dd7_0d5f8b71fc2bd7d127e4c58 957495e51b87cd68d.jpeg
A decade and half earlier, the late Eric ‚Winkle‘ Brown went to Boeing Philadelphia to fly the YCH-47A prototype (62/63??) as MoD looking at heavy lift requirement. But it did not materialise
https://cimg6.ibsrv.net/gimg/pprune.org-vbulletin/784x591/c7698ced_79c2_4925_b54a_626c4ba55556_460e06998e08364d4264c80 5b768bc9ff9d79a60.jpeg
cheers