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[R-CON]Outlawz wrote:Well Mi-17 can be used as a road vehicle due having the wheels down, so...

arjan wrote:Dunno if it stands in this thread, but how big will this thing be?
In comparison to for example the merlin.

General characteristics

* Crew: 3-4 (pilot, copilot, one or two air loadmasters - depending on aircraft role)
* Length: 30.1 m (98 ft 9 in)
* Rotor diameter: 18.3 m (60 ft 0 in)
* Height: 5.7 m (18 ft 8 in)
* Empty weight: 10,185 kg (22,450 lb)
* Loaded weight: 12,100 kg (26,680 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 22,680 kg (50,000 lb)
* Powerplant: 2× Honeywell T55-GA-712 turboshaft, 2,800 kW (3,750 hp) each

Performance

* Maximum speed: 295 km/h (183 mph)
* Service ceiling: 2,590 m (8,500 ft)
* Rate of climb: 10.1 m/s (1,980 ft/min)

Armament

* 2x M134 Miniguns and 1x M60 machine gun

General characteristics

* Crew: 4
* Capacity:
o 24 seated troops or
o 45 standing troops or
o 16 stretchers with medics
* Length: 22.81 m (74 ft 10 in)
* Rotor diameter: 18.59 m (61 ft 0 in)
* Height: 6.65 m (21 ft 10 in)
* Disc area: 271 m² (2,992 ft²)
* Empty weight: 10,500 kg (23,150 lb)
* Useful load: 5,443 kg (12,000 lb)
* Max takeoff weight: 15,600 kg (32,188 lb)
* Powerplant: 3× Rolls-Royce/Turbomeca RTM322-01 turboshafts, 1,725 kW (2,312 shp) each

Performance

* Never exceed speed: 309 km/h (167 knots, 192 mph)
* Range: 1,389 km (750 nm, 863 mi)
* Service ceiling: 4,575 m (15,000ft)
* Rate of climb: 10.2 m/s (2,000 ft/min)
* Disc loading: 53.8 kg/m² (11.01 lb/ft²)
* Power/mass: 284.9 W/kg (0.174 shp/lb)

Armament

* Guns: 5× general purpose machine guns
* Bombs: 960 kg (2,116 lb) of anti-ship missiles (up to 2), homing torpedoes (up to 4), depth charges and rockets

Engineer wrote:I hope the testers will take it into account when testing the water capabilities.

.:iGi:.NinjaJedi wrote:Three of these big boys just flew over my office on their way to Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, pretty low flying and hovering for a bit, and i'll tell you. they are LOUD.

Windows shaking, people going outside to have a look kinda loud.

They are BEASTS, when rhino say's they need a map big enough he's not joking!

.:iGi:.NinjaJedi wrote:Three of these big boys just flew over my office on their way to Selly Oak Hospital in Birmingham, pretty low flying and hovering for a bit, and i'll tell you. they are LOUD.

Windows shaking, people going outside to have a look kinda loud.

They are BEASTS, when rhino say's they need a map big enough he's not joking!

MCI wrote:I say a NATO vs Insurgent map somewhere in Afghanistan, with enough flat opium fields where the Chinooks can land. Some small villages who can be encountered either by air or by light combat vehicles. And enough weapon cashes for everyone!

Pretty much Operation: Archer without all the mountains and the castles add a lil bit more vegetation and there you have it

SocketMan wrote:Ah-64,Merlin,Lynx,Little birds,Huey and now Chinook - I kind of feel bad for the OPFOR "stuck" with EA models.Don't they make helicopters in Russia as well ?

SocketMan wrote:Ah-64,Merlin,Lynx,Little birds,Huey and now Chinook - I kind of feel bad for the OPFOR "stuck" with EA models.Don't they make helicopters in Russia as well ?

SocketMan wrote:Ah-64,Merlin,Lynx,Little birds,Huey and now Chinook - I kind of feel bad for the OPFOR "stuck" with EA models.Don't they make helicopters in Russia as well ?