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What to do when your helicopter breaks down

Thats good to know that if I ever become rich and my helicopter breaks down i wont have to leave it on the street where the punks will steal my stereo.
 
sushi said:
Nice video. 🙂

What happens when your Chinook breaks down?

You use a Skycrane.

Cool helicopter. 🙂
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Well, according to the wikipedia specs, the Skycrane couldn't quite lift a Chinook. It has a lift capacity of 20,000 lbs, and the Chinook weighs 23,400 lbs.

To lift a Chinook, you'd need another Chinook, with a payload capacity of 28,000 lbs.
 
That looks really dangerous...

I live about 20min away the KAMAN (helicopter) headquarters. Every so often when I drive by I see helicopters carrying things around (testing I guess).

And once again the Americans save the day 😛 😀
(not that its our chinook, but Boeing makes them)
 
ErikCLDR said:
That looks really dangerous...

I live about 20min away the KAMAN (helicopter) headquarters. Every so often when I drive by I see helicopters carrying things around (testing I guess).

And once again the Americans save the day 😛 😀
(not that its our chinook, but Boeing makes them)
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May be an American helicopter but it's a British pilot who had the balls to do such a lift 😀
 
wordmunger said:
Well, according to the wikipedia specs, the Skycrane couldn't quite lift a Chinook. It has a lift capacity of 20,000 lbs, and the Chinook weighs 23,400 lbs.

To lift a Chinook, you'd need another Chinook, with a payload capacity of 28,000 lbs.
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Or perhaps a Mil M-10. Payload: 33,000 lbs.
 
Or a Mil Mi26 lifting 44000lbs
 

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or one of these babies

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the smallest one (the sky20, for 20 TONS of payload) should be taking its maiden trip next year.
 
eyemacg5 said:
I found this funny.
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Now that's funny, this is a cool sight, my reaction when the video started all I thought was that there was no chance that it would be able to lift it, but wow, that thing lifted it like it was a feather.
 
Great video.

I did chuckle at the location - Snowdonia just sounds soooo made up!

Also, what the hell is a 'hillwalker' and how could one possible get injured 😛
 
iAlan said:
Great video.

I did chuckle at the location - Snowdonia just sounds soooo made up!

Also, what the hell is a 'hillwalker' and how could one possible get injured 😛
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Snowdonia home of Mount Snowden, the highest mountain in Wales (and one of the highest in the UK)

Hillwalker as in somebody who walks on hills or mountains.
 
wordmunger said:
Well, according to the wikipedia specs, the Skycrane couldn't quite lift a Chinook. It has a lift capacity of 20,000 lbs, and the Chinook weighs 23,400 lbs.

To lift a Chinook, you'd need another Chinook, with a payload capacity of 28,000 lbs.
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If memory serves, the "B" model can lift 25,000 pounds which is enough for a Chinook.

FWIW, as we saw in the film on this thread, usually an aircraft is stripped down a bit before sling loading so the weight is less than normal empty weight.

The nice thing about the Skycrane, is the rear facing pilot/sling operator.
 
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