Helluva Chinook pilot....

[TerryMiller]

Shoot...

...I'm disappointed. I wanted to see them lower the ramp while sitting tail down on the tarmac and driving a Jeep up the ramp.

 

[undeg01]

I think he was just drunk!

 

[Fyrtwuck]

Pretty impressive. That pilot has skills. I wonder if he got any civilian job offers after the show. I’ve only been on one of those twice and it was interesting.

 

[Aries]

Pilots are cra-cra. All of them.

 

[Louro]

Shoot...

...I'm disappointed. I wanted to see them lower the ramp while sitting tail down on the tarmac and driving a Jeep up the ramp.

LOL, some people can never be appease.

 

[Shadowrider]

That big ugly sumbeech is still the fastest helo we have with the military to this day.


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[OKCHunter]

I know little about this helicopter and never served in the military. But, I always wondered how they kept the front and rear rotors from getting tangled up. I know they are at different heights but the flex in the blades seem like they could be an issue. Are the blades timed as well?

 

[druryj]

I know little about this helicopter and never served in the military. But, I always wondered how they kept the front and rear rotors from getting tangled up. I know they are at different heights but the flex in the blades seem like they could be an issue. Are the blades timed as well?

An old buddy of mine who flew these said yes. These are one a heck of a helo !

 

[xseler]

Unlike the B52, which is from the same era, the Chinook is still being manufactured by Boeing. Along with the C130, good design is timeless.

 

[Jcann]

The stress on the rotor blades has to be enormous.

I've flown with a few chopper pilots at 29 Palms that were bat s*^t crazy. A few times I thought the blades were going to strike the deck due to lack of altitude and angle of bank. One time we sucked up some comm wire and had to make a rather hard landing.....fun times at the Stumps.