Chinook filling in the dam breach

[oldbeefer]

FAREASTDRIVER. I was involved in that. Eight hours a day in the seat. We found those skips flew very badly and slowly when empty. Then someone discovered that if you bit the bullet and flew a bit faster, the airflow would open the door in the bottom and they would then be stable up to around 90kts.

[Asturias56]

I commented in the thread on France buying Chinook's that most European countries had a reduced level of helicopter heavy lift requirement cp the UK and USA due to the ease (relatively) of cross country movement by trucks etc

France eyes up Boeing CH-47 purchase

A number of people pointed out various scenarios illustrating why they really really really should have made the investment............. mainly unconvincing TBH...

But no-one said that dam building was a potential need

You'd have though the Wehrmacht above all would have noticed a gap in capability......

[melmothtw]

You'd have though the Wehrmacht above all would have noticed a gap in capability......

I think we can forgive them this particular oversight, seeing as they haven't been in existence since 1945.

[Wokkafans]

Some very nice footage here - you will need to copy the link into your browser and run Flash Player to view.

http://www.defenceimagery.mod.uk/fot...06-542-001.mp4

[Pontius Navigator]

Will they paint builder's bags in the nose ?

[DON T]

https://images.app.goo.gl/nTpzUoPrXqTxTVaR6




The updraught on a Chinook must be horrendous.

[heights good]

Originally Posted by Evalu8ter

Picking up strops? Gives the Puma something to do next week........;-)

the last this comment was made by a Chinook crew, within 24 hrs a Puma was tasked to pick up the Sqn Cdr and QHI who had managed to run out of fuel in Iraq.... the shame of it all 😂

[falcon900]

Perhaps once they have finished collecting the strops, a Puma could hold a mirror up for the Deputy Chief Constable to use?

[langleybaston]

Can it be deliberate?

Sheesh!

[Blossy]

She must be terrified of being interviewed on TV.

[DON T]

I never realised you could edit somebody else’s post without their knowledge.

[NutLoose]

I see they have resurrected the chinook advert for school clothing, nice bit of taking advantage of the aircraft while it's prominent in the news

[ShyTorque]

Originally Posted by DON T

I never realised you could edit somebody else’s post without their knowledge.

Moderators can...

P.S. Is the lady in the background of that photo her carer?

[NutLoose]

She needs to hang inverted to drain the colour back into her hair.

[papa_sierra]

The tank was about 8''x2'' and for most roads this required two of them.
Were the roads in NI narrower than ours ?

[DON T]

Originally Posted by ShyTorque

Moderators can...

P.S. Is the lady in the background of that photo her carer?

thanks I’ll keep an eye out for that in future .

[Prangster]

The Dam Builders

Was it perchance 7 Squadron? Rather prosaic if so

[ShyTorque]

Originally Posted by Blossy

She must be terrified of being interviewed on TV.

She scares me!