Boeing Chinook (RAF)

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But why without AAR probe?
Fortune favors brave sir, said Carrot cheerfully.
What's her position about heavily armed, well prepared and overmanned armies?
Oh, noone's ever heard of Fortune favoring them, sir.
According to General Tacticus, it's because they favor themselves…

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Lord Jim wrote:I thought the Chinook "Gunship", programme was deemed a failure?
Still a pity that a museum piece could not be/ was not brought back
- we've even painted the serials on the front half of another Chinook, while waiting for the "real thing" of our own to reach the pensionable age
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Chinook makes 'unplanned landing' in Carmarthenshire
A Chinook helicopter was forced to make an unplanned landing on Carmarthenshire farmland, Ministry of Defence officials have confirmed.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-53575570

Glad to hear the crew is safe, "minor injuries" aside. The Wokka might need a bit of work though.

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Crew not used to Power-folding Rotors? :lol:

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But glad that they are safe as well!

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Scimitar54 wrote:Crew not used to Power-folding Rotors? :lol:
Watt was that all about?

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Fly by Wire? :lol:

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Scimitar54 wrote:Fly by Wire? :lol:
Crew was amped up.


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Looks fixable and good news that the crew survived.

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The Armchair Soldier wrote:The damage:
Hope they paid extra for windscreen cover...

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(ForcesTV) 27th July 2020
RAF Odiham is home to the UK Chinook Force and the Royal Air Force Chinook Display Team. During the coronavirus pandemic, the Hampshire base's helicopters have continued flying, maintaining their flying programme and stepping up to assist in the COVID-19 response. Last month, we went to Odiham to meet the personnel who keep the aircraft flying.

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(Forces TV) 29th September 2020
Trainee recruits from the Queen's Division in Catterick have received an unexpected lesson in Chinook helicopter deployment. The Infantry Training Centre often requests Chinooks for training, but the RAF is only able to supply them on rare occasions. The Chinooks flew the recruits to where they began the second tactical exercise of their 26-week course, spending four days out in the field.

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Just over 40 years ago, the Royal Air Force took delivery of their first Chinook helicopter. They’ve featured in every major conflict since and proven to be versatile across the spectrum of operations, from deploying troops to rescuing civilians.


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Brilliant Flying Display

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Good to see that many helicopters in one spot :D

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serge750 wrote:Good to see that many helicopters in one spot :D
Yeah - but Part 2 missing, the assault at the other end
... I trust that it is in the works

Perhaps not workable for the Chinooks (back door and keeping the way at least 'part clear') but good for filming, with tracers:
- heavy machine gun that fires a .50 calibre round
- but then again we [could] have the Dillon M134,” a multi-barreled mini-gun capable of firing in excess of 2,000 rounds of 7.62 ammunition a minute...those ammo boxes, they don't tick the 'box' of keeping the way 'clear'
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RAF Chinook 'stuck in the mud' in Oxfordshire after emergency landingImage
An RAF Chinook has been stranded in an Oxfordshire field after making a precautionary landing because of mechanical issues.

The wheels of the helicopter, based at RAF Benson, sunk into the mud when it landed near Wantage on Tuesday.

In a post on Facebook , RAF Benson said engineers had fixed the mechanical issue but the "extremely soft ground" made recovery "very difficult".

It is hoped the helicopter can be lifted free from the mud on Saturday.
Read More: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-o ... e-55590586

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A soft landing!
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Can a Chinook lift another Chinook?! :mrgreen:

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SKB wrote:Can a Chinook lift another Chinook?! :mrgreen:
Nah, they just need to get a wooden plank or something under the wheel to get a bit of traction. :P

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...And Bob to get his shoulder behind it :thumbup:

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We can't free up Bob from the type 26 program send Paddy with a shovel down there

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https://www.flightglobal.com/defence/uk ... 42.article

The UK may replace all of the Royal Air Force’s (RAF’s) current 60-strong fleet of Boeing CH-47 Chinooks with new-build examples to enable the operation of the tandem-rotor type well into the future.

London has already signaled its interest in acquiring 16 F-model Chinooks, likely the long-range MH-47G variant, but has not previously indicated a wider requirement. US approval for a potential $3.5 billion deal was granted in 2018.

A graph accompanying the slide shows that as early as 2034, the majority of the UK’s current Chinook fleet will have accumulated in excess of 10,000 flight hours.

An acquisition as part of the tranche one activity is currently in the “assessment phase”, says Morris.

He declines to speculate on the number of helicopters being considered under any tranche two acquisition, noting that this will depend on the outcome of the Ministry of Defence’s ongoing Integrated Review.

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