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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: muddyweb on September 06, 2005, 07:45:39

Title: Helicopters are ace !
Post by: muddyweb on September 06, 2005, 07:45:39: Did anyone see the Channel 5 programme last night about 'the 10 greatest helicopters' ?

The showed footage of a Chinook performing a water extraction.... it flies in over a lake, opens the cargo door, hovers over the lake with the bottom half of the fuselage *under water*... the green beret rib then comes along and sails right into the back of the chinook which promplty lifts it's door and lifts off.... boat, water and all !!

What with that and the search & rescue team who winched out of a Sea King from 100' up, down to a man standing on a mountainside holding a wine glass. The winchman drops in beside him, and pours a glass of champage ! Quite some party piece.

Incredible piloting, fantastic machines.
Title: Helicopters are ace !
Post by: turtle on September 06, 2005, 08:23:51: Saw about 5 minutes of the programme before I had to go out, wished I put a tape in now :(
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Post by: Paul on September 06, 2005, 09:00:25: Sounds very interesting, Wonder if it will be repeated ?
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Post by: DaveS on September 06, 2005, 09:20:44: Agree entirely would love to learn to fly one and own one, but they cost even more then Landies!! :lol: Used to service them and have flown in plenty(Ex RAF) awesome!! :lol:
Title: Re: Helicopters are ace !
Post by: TimM on September 06, 2005, 09:23:30: Quote from: "muddyweb"
.....Chinook performing a water extraction....bottom half of the fuselage *under water*...lift's off... water and all !!

Sounds a bit like a Defender wading :lol:
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Post by: hobbit on September 06, 2005, 10:17:04: Like I said before, Chinook, the ultimate recovery off road recovery vehicle :lol:

I had to learn winching from helicopters back in the 70s/80s, along with absailing down from them, great fun, definately opens the eyes :lol:
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Post by: TUFFTEE on September 06, 2005, 14:32:06: It was a very God program! glad to see the Huey win at no 1 But my favourite has always been the Gazelle! 8)
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Post by: rustprooflandyracer on September 06, 2005, 16:17:23: Chinook is blatenly the best helicopter, saw a display at kemble air day and was unbeliveable. I was lucky enough to go inside one at fairford with the ATC and one day hopefully want to be a loadmaster on one, with a swinging Land Rover 110 hanging below!
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Post by: Reaper on September 06, 2005, 16:57:58: My fav helicopters are:

1) Huey HU-1B
2) Chinook
3) CH-53 Super Stallion
4) V22-Osprey (well its allmost a helicopter)
5) Sea King
6) Mi-24 Hind
7) MK8 Lynx

Just so you know :lol: :lol:
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Post by: Sharpshooter on September 06, 2005, 17:07:23: Was just looking for pics to go with the above article, and found this.
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Post by: xmob on September 06, 2005, 17:10:37: In no particular order:

Gazelle
Hughes 500
Lynx 9
Bell 47
Comanche
Mi-26

And of course, my Nexus 30. :D
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Post by: xmob on September 06, 2005, 17:18:11: Oh, and this is what an Mi-26 can do with a CH-47 :lol:
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Post by: muddyweb on September 06, 2005, 17:23:53: Must say I'm a fan of the Chinook, and the Lynx is a nice bit of kit too.

On pure "big boys toys" ratings, this has to score quite high too :
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Post by: xmob on September 06, 2005, 17:25:28: I hope the cameraman ducked! :D
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Post by: muddyweb on September 06, 2005, 17:31:07: Speaking of such things... what was quite an eye-opener was the absolute trust they have to put in each other... There was a bit of footage of a Chniook collecting a big lump of somehing from the ground... it hoverd in and then descended down above the cargo... 2 blokes were standing on top of it with the loading straps, ready to hook on...

I can just imagine the first time you do that.... stood on top of a big pallet and stuffing great twin-rotor helicopter swoops down above your head, stopping just in time for you to reach up and casually hook on a strap !
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Post by: xmob on September 06, 2005, 17:45:51: Not just each other, but their machinery also. (Mull of Kintyre springs to mind)
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Post by: Reaper on September 06, 2005, 17:51:14: well if we are talking big boys toys :lol: :lol:
heres the Mi-12
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Post by: Jake on September 06, 2005, 18:20:53: I saw that programme too
Very good
I was following 2 Apachie's the other week on the A303 (near Salisbury Plain)
They were hovering sideways above the carrigeway
Bad pic but you can make 1 out
Above pic is blown up from the bottom one.
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Post by: datalas on September 06, 2005, 18:30:56: well, just to utterly utterly show off....

This picture, whilst not being all that wonderfull is of "Ninety" when he was getting his commercial pilots licence...

(smug glowing feelings for having a smarty pants in the family)
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Post by: muddyweb on September 06, 2005, 18:34:59: The R22 was about 3rd in the top 10 due to being so "affordable".. a snip at $185,000 :shock:

That said, the sales figures for them were quite impressive.
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Post by: littlepow on September 06, 2005, 19:05:33: That bits great fun, Although the pilot was having a laugh when he tried to see how low I could fold myself.

Chinook is big from underneath, and you can't push it up even when you try.

Although nothing beats riding the ramp while it's grass cutting!!! :(bigwicked): :(biggrin): :(bigsmile):

This is the best helicopter ever, and it's british!!!! :tongue:
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a383/littlepow/merlin_04_0800.jpg)
(http://i15.photobucket.com/albums/a383/littlepow/merlin_02_1024.jpg)
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Post by: LandRoger on September 06, 2005, 19:13:01: We have Apachies and cobras on manouvers out on the Plain, i was driving at 70mph on a gravel track last week with an Apachie in full combat kit shadowing me - i felt like a fugitive i was only going back to hq for a spot of lunch, awesome!
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Post by: DIE BOK on September 06, 2005, 22:21:00: My favorite 8)
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Post by: littlepow on September 06, 2005, 22:44:27: now whistling the tune. That's going to annoy work tomorrow.
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Post by: muddyweb on September 06, 2005, 22:50:23: I'm now wondering if there are boy racer heli-mags selling body kits to slap on your R22 or Jet Ranger :-)

I can just picture it now... comes into land with the ICE pounding and turns on his blue neons whilst trying to make sure his 'Airwolf replica body kit' stays attached. :lol:
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Post by: littlepow on September 06, 2005, 22:58:55: flying chavs.....

If their anything like the novas, it's doesn't dare thinking about.
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Post by: Reaper on September 07, 2005, 08:02:06: Bluethunder Vs Airwolf.............

Bluethunder wins everytime! :lol: :lol:
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Post by: datalas on September 07, 2005, 18:02:59: T.H.O.R

Come on chaps, what did it stand for :D
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Post by: muddyweb on September 07, 2005, 18:21:52: I can't believe I know this... makes me almost as much a geek as you...

Tactical Helicopter Offensive Response
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Post by: datalas on September 07, 2005, 18:23:19: yeah, but can you tell 60 seconds with your eyes shut ?
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Post by: muddyweb on September 07, 2005, 18:25:56: <chuckle>

I can... but I occasionally hit the cones on the way out of the garage..

This is getting sad now.... 8)
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Post by: datalas on September 07, 2005, 18:26:48: but where was the tape hidden eh ?
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Post by: xmob on September 08, 2005, 00:13:00: In the bin at the stadium.