is this real? chinook
 

it just looks a bit strange to me?

is it real..

http://www.santoalt.com/videos/352_Chinook_Test.html

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.

That's what they all say but two heads always were better than one :ok:

Genuine test AFAIK.

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.......;)

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.

I knew the riggers were hoping for too much with just a speed tape repair.:E :E :E