Chinook rescues helicopter

Azza · 7 Jul 2008 at 19:39

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/7493547.stm

A Chinook has successfully airlifted an RAF Sea King helicopter which had broken down while on an operation to winch an injured hillwalker to safety.

The Sea King had its rotor blades removed ready for the airlift which took place in Snowdonia.

I wondered why one was flying over.

Indy500 · 7 Jul 2008 at 19:39

There was one here earlier too...

Glaucus · 7 Jul 2008 at 19:41

That's really cool, but ow long does it take to remove the blades.

Indy500 · 7 Jul 2008 at 19:42

AcidHell2 said:
That's really cool, but ow long does it take to remove the blades.

Russian helicopters have ejection mechanisms that remove the blades before releasing the seat

Greenlizard0 · 7 Jul 2008 at 19:45

sr4470 said:
Russian helicopters have ejection mechanisms that remove the blades before releasing the seat

FAIL if it, erm, fails *shudders* :eek:

p4radox · 7 Jul 2008 at 19:50

Awesome. What an incredible machine.

Sinque · 7 Jul 2008 at 19:53

Amazing how it managed to lift something that big.

fini · 7 Jul 2008 at 19:53

So the Sea King came to help the walker. The Chinook came to help the Sea King. What happens when the chinook breaks down?

Glaucus · 7 Jul 2008 at 19:54

fini said:
So the Sea King came to help the walker. The Chinook came to help the Sea King. What happens when the chinook breaks down?

we call the polish in to take it apart and carry it down

Ross1234 · 7 Jul 2008 at 19:55

fini said:
So the Sea King came to help the walker. The Chinook came to help the Sea King. What happens when the chinook breaks down?

fini · 7 Jul 2008 at 19:55

AcidHell2 said:
we call the polish in to take it apart and carry it down

and what happens when the polish break down?

EDIT:Wow that photo makes the chinook look tiny in comparison

Glaucus · 7 Jul 2008 at 19:57

fini said:
and what happens when the polish break down?

EDIT:Wow that photo makes the chinook look tiny in comparison

get the gypos in, but you wont get it back..

Wow how big is that helli, what the hell is it?

benji182 · 7 Jul 2008 at 19:58

serious torque/pulling power to lift another helicopter. wasn't even a small one.

V4NT0M · 7 Jul 2008 at 19:58

Ross1234 said:
pic

shop? lol

-Ad- · 7 Jul 2008 at 19:58

TWOC tbh

Ross1234 · 7 Jul 2008 at 19:58

AcidHell2 said:
get the gypos in, but you wont get it back..

Wow how big is that helli, what the hell is it?

The [FONT=arial,helvetica]Mil Mi-26, [/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica]56,000 kg [/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica]second largest helicopter in the world. i reserved the largest for rescuing that. It can carry 20 tons

the largest helicopter can carry 40 tons, so it actually couldnt quite rescue that
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Beans on toast Dave · 7 Jul 2008 at 20:00

AcidHell2 said:
Wow how big is that helli, what the hell is it?

http://www.aerospaceweb.org/question/helicopters/q0284.shtml

Glaucus · 7 Jul 2008 at 20:00

Ross1234 said:
The [FONT=arial,helvetica]Mil Mi-26, [/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica]56,000 kg [/FONT][FONT=arial,helvetica]second largest helicopter in the world. i reserved the largest for rescuing that. It can carry 20 tons
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Rather cool

The Mi-26 was designed for military and civil use and intended to be able to lift more than any previous helicopter. The first Mi-26 flew on 14 December 1977, and the first entered service in the Soviet military in 1983.

The Mi-26 was the first helicopter to operate with an eight-blade rotor. It is capable of single-engine flight in the event of loss of power by one engine (depending on aircraft mission weight) because of an engine load sharing system.

The Mi-26S was a hastily developed version for disaster relief tasks following the Chernobyl nuclear facility accident.[citation needed] It was equipped with deactivating liquid tank and underbelly spraying apparatus. The Mi-26S helicopter was operated in immediate proximity to a nuclear reactor. The filter system and protective screens mounted in the cabin protected the crew during the delivery of construction materials to the most dangerous zone, the zero point of the catastrophe.

GeForce · 7 Jul 2008 at 20:02

That's fantastic

Andr3w · 7 Jul 2008 at 20:02

chinook

Amazing machines