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[R-CON]Glimmerman wrote:If he gets a hart attack and the chinook fails we all have a hart attack so leave the man alone wil ya!

Dr2B Rudd wrote:Will the chinook be able to have more than 8 slots?

Alex6714 wrote:

Incomplete Spork wrote:I just thought because of that pic now, When a retard gets stuck in the middle of the ocean and needs and evac its gonna be alot easier in a chinook.

'[uBp wrote:Irish;977046']if they code it so it can float in water.. which i could see being a massive pain.

"AA DIVE DIVE DIVE"
Pilot Dives straight for the water
Chinook bounces off the water and levels out to a float.

[R-DEV]Rhino wrote:coding it wouldn't be that hard tbh, if you hit the water at enough speed you would just blow up, but ehhh, a chinook in r/l afaik can not float on just its floaters, which also afaik are not common kit they are a extra option that most chinooks are not fitted with, but the main point is that it only helps the chinook to stay above the water but without the engines helping keeping it above the water it would just sink afaik.

Cptkanito wrote:alot of 'afaik' there, i think hes serious

Incomplete Spork wrote:sooo....Will the chinook in pr float?

[R-DEV]Rhino wrote:prove to me that all standard chinooks can float and we can look into it.

"[size=-1]The Model 114 was, in effect, a larger and more powerful version of the same company's Model 107 (CH-46 Sea Knight). The non-retractable landing gear is of quadricycle configuration, and the fuselage has sealed and compartmented fairing pods on each side of the lower fuselage, extending for almost three-quarters of the fuselage length to supplement the buoyancy of the sealed lower fuselage for water operations.[/size]"

"[size=-1]DESIGN FEATURES: Two three-blade intermeshing contrarotating tandem rotors; front rotor turns anti-clockwise, viewed from above; rotor transmissions driven by connecting shafts from combiner gearbox, which is driven by rear-mounted engines. Classic rotor heads with flapping and drag hinges; manually foldable blades, using Boeing Helicopters VR7 and VR8 aerofoils with cambered leading-edges; blades can survive hits from 23mm HEI and API rounds; rotor brake optional. Constant cross-section cabin with side door at front; rear-loading ramp that can be opened in flight; underfloor section sealed to give flotation after water landing; access to flight deck from cabin; main cargo hook mounting covered by removable floor panel so that load can be observed in flight. [/size]"

I remember a marketing trip that Boeing/Vertol took to South America many years ago and the crew landed their Chinook in Lake Titicaca. What's so impressive about that? Any helicopter operating from water must be able to lift itself back out of the water as well as the weight of any water that naturally enters the aircraft. This is challenging enough at sea level, but Lake Titicaca is located high in the Andes mountains at over 12,500 feet, well above the safe hover altitude for most helicopters. The Chinook took the challenge in stride, attesting to the brute power of the aircraft.