I see these all the time, flying around where I live, and I have been on a few during my 14 years in the Army, and they still amaze me at what a brilliant Helicopter they are, years old and still going strong. :cool:

 

Agreed, here are a couple that I had on my hard drive, the 2nd to last one ruined our afternoons fishing at Basrah Palace and the last one I took in Kandahar 3 1/2 years ago at sunset I used to have it in much larger resolution but lost it when my Laptop expired:headvswal. The first 3 are just random pics off of our "networked" HDD.

 

 

 

 

 

JEEESUS thge exhausts are bigger than mine, lol.

some more

 

 

 

 

 

 

hope you dont mind me jumping all over your thread Kim but its an awesome and much maligned helicopter

 

 

 

Crack on mate, loving the pictures, me and MAC video'd two of them landing up on the training area a few weeks ago. :cool:

JEEESUS thge exhausts are bigger than mine, lol.

 

Not proportion wise though haha

Crack on mate, loving the pictures, me and MAC video'd two of them landing up on the training area a few weeks ago. :cool:

 

:cool:

 

There aren't any out here any more (all in Afghan) but a couple of years ago at SLB they used to fly low and fast over our accommodation when they were taking casualties up to the hospital :(, it was never a good thing but the noise they make at full chat just a few feet over your head was something never to be forgotten.................................like the lads they were carrying :( :(

I saw one at an airshow last year (at the top gear race track ;)) and it was AMAZING it was nose diving, stall turning etc....the noise the thing made when on full shat was unbelievable

I will never forget getting on these beasts, the noise/downforce & exhausts were awsome....what a rush.

I will never forget getting on these beasts, the noise/downforce & exhausts were awsome....what a rush.

 

And when your queuing up to get on one standing in the full face of the exhausts and its 50 degrees outside already and your wearing full body armor and carrying all your kit for a job plus your overnight kit its even more unforgettable :rofl: give me a Merlin any day lol

you could buy one kim ??

 

 

:D

you could buy one kim ??

 

 

:D

 

yeah just dont do it like this..................tested to destruction lol

 

 

http://www.play.com/Gadgets/Gadgets/4-/5175553/Silverlit-TandemZ-Chinook/Product.html

Thought I'd seen this chinook's exhausts somewhere before!

 

 

 

 

 

http://www.play.com/Gadgets/Gadgets/4-/5175553/Silverlit-TandemZ-Chinook/Product.html

 

How cool is that, I want one. :hyper:

They can land in water too cant they

Anything can land in water, it's whether it floats or not that counts :D

Anything can land in water, it's whether it floats or not that counts :D

 

:rofl::rofl:

yeah just dont do it like this..................tested to destruction lol

 

 

 

 

wow.... awesome power init !?

 

Any spec ?

I know this thread is a bazillion years old but here are some pics from last year when we were moving some of our kit down to the FOB (forward operating base) at Lashkar Gar

 

 

 

 

 

 

been of a couple of chinooks myself and they are awsome

great picks reminds me of my eagle patrol days

Dude I have to say, the helecopter pics are good, but that blue sky is simply amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :bow:

They can land in water too cant they

 

Yes they can land in water but they have to keep the rotors turning or it falls over.... they use them to put boats straight into the water. Land on water, lower the ramp and drive out of the back...

 

Absolute nightmare to keep them serviceable though, especially out in Afghanistan, still at least I get a suntan whilst doing it.

:dance::dance:

JEEESUS thge exhausts are bigger than mine, lol.

 

Not quite dude ;)