Shrink Wrapped Chinook
 

Driving past Liverpool Docks yesterday, I noticed a Chinook wrapped in white plastic. No blades fitted (it still had all its wheels though!). I was just wondering why it would be so covered. I know from experience that they move in and out of the docks for Exs or Dets but have never heard of 'shrink-wrapping' them. Any enlightenment appreciated.

Ssh - it's a birthday present for AOC 1 Gp. :E

Blades removed for his own safety Shy?
CG

I watched a Bell 212 being 'shrink-wrapped' prior to sea freight. It's not actually wrapped, it's sprayed on rubberised plastic. Brilliant stuff. A complete environmental seal, and then it just peals off at the other end.

CG, Yes, wouldn't want him hurting himself.

Forget: "then it just peals off at the other end"

That would only work on a Bell, wouldn't it? Ding Dong! :p

It might be the 8th Mk3 finally getting here just in time to become a Mk2.

VT, it is.

Don't forget when shipping Chinooks to grease the brake discs to prevent corrosion..........

or have we forgotten that one?

At last
 

About time the beastly thing arrived - after all we did order it in 1995!!!:ugh:

bing bong

"CDS ?"

'Yes'

"Parcelforce mate, delivering your package. Sorry its a bit late"

;) ;)

I do hope it hadn't had the stereo nicked.....
Standing by for scouse incoming.

Southern Rotary Bloke...good use of the word "beastly".:ok:

"Parcelforce mate, delivering your package. Sorry its a bit late"

"Sorry don't want it anymore. Can we return it under the Sales Of Goods Act as it isn't actually what we wanted."

"No"

"Oh I see, you can't take it back? Why's that then?"

"Because you the customer f****d around with the order so much that no one else would want it now anyway..." :}

"Hmmmmmmm, OK. Perhaps if we chuck a few quid at it we could fix it and no one would notice, would they...?"

PP