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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 08:16 PM
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Default Chinook rescues helicopter -vid
Check this out, quite cool.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7493547.stm
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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this is better

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zhnVJPAGj8Q

^^^ thats what happens when you tie a chinook down and put a brick on the accelerator!
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 08:28 PM
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seems he had better luck than this chap

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MFr3aq36TAE
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 08:49 PM
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Good old Death Bannana.
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I would not of thought that it would be able to lift the Sea King

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Originally Posted by cossie4i
I would not of thought that it would be able to lift the Sea King

Steve.
A late model Chinook can lift up to 12.7 tons on the centre hook.

The max take off weight - ie, Crewed, fuelled etc of a Sea King is 9.5tons.

Cool little vid my Dad would love having spent years working as a Flight test engineer on Seakings

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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 09:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Nash_mr2
this is better

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=zhnVJPAGj8Q

^^^ thats what happens when you tie a chinook down and put a brick on the accelerator!
Reckon engine needs balencing tbh...
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Flown in a few Chinooks, Its an experience I tell you
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how about this
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=_Isi2cwJsp4
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Originally Posted by Charlie Chalk
Flown in a few Chinooks, Its an experience I tell you
Aint that the truth bud.
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Old Jul 8, 2008 | 11:02 PM
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Aint that the truth bud.
You pair are braver than me, I wince when they appear at air shows never mind getting in one
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Try getting in one then in the Falklands, going down river runs and around mountains with the back door open.....

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cool vid.. saw the chinook as it flew over work yesterday
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what an amazing machine to lift it with that much control
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