HOME INSTRUCTIONS KEEP OPERATION HOOAH! GOING JOIN ON FACEBOOK! OUR INTREPID PILOT COOL CHINOOK FACTS! OPERATION HOOAH LOGO LABELS NEEDS LISTS PASS-ALONG CARDS REQUEST FREE POSTCARDS SHIPPING LABELS SUPPORT OUR TROOPS MAILING INFO FREE USPS MAILING SUPPLIES USPS FLAT RATE BOX INFO CUSTOMS FORMS CONTACT US: OPERATION.HOOAH@GMAIL.COM JACKS' SNACK PACKS LINKS AND NOW... CHINOOK TRIX! FOR YOUR EDIFICATION AND ENTERTAINMENT ... SOME COOL CHINOOK STUFF!   These guys have to conduct some pretty tricky & amazing maneuvers, one of which is an Aft Wheel Pinnacle Landing ~ for when there's no safe place to set 'er down & ya gotta get the guys outta there. WATCH THIS! AMAZING CHINOOK VIDEO! Thrilling video of a CH-47D Chinook Helicopter doing an Aft Wheel
Pinnacle Landing in the mountains of Afghanistan to pick up some
Special Forces Operators. From the Aft Ramp, the tail-gunner guides the pilot onto the narrow terrace. Watch how close the Aft blades get to the Hill! Up on the rooftop - like a visit from Santa Claus
  Ungainly as the Chinook might appear, its unusual features give it a distinctive advantage in south-east Afghanistan. In the rugged mountains along the Pak - Afghan border, the air is thin, and summer temperatures can reach 50 degrees Celsius. In such ‘hot - and - high’ conditions, turbine engines lose power and rotor blades claw for lift. Most helicopters begin to lose the stabilizing effect of their tail rotors. But, of course, the counter-rotating Chinook has no tail rotor. This tw in - rotored configuration bestows other operational advantages on the Chinook. When troops use the aft loading ramp the spinning blades of the rear rotor are safely high above them (unlike a conventional helicopter’s vertical stabilizing rotor). The twin rotors also give the Chinook great stability. Skilled pilots hover with only the rear landing wheels touching the ground to facilitate unloading. Chinook pilots in Afghanistan routinely use this technique to offload troops and cargo on uneven ground (or even on rooftops). CH-47 CHINOOK FACTS OFFICIAL BOEING CH-47F CHINOOK WEBSITE  the pilot lowers the helicopter halfway into the water so the seals can come aboard        Chaff... sorta like Chinook pixie dust  Magic! Another nifty video: Here is what it looks like to fly in one of these things in Afghanistan! Some excellent web sites for Chinook pics: (many of the pics on these pages were, um, borrowed from these Chinook fans. BIG Thanks!) Raf Chinook Gallery KopterDoc47 Chinook Helicopter.com Hookpilot Mike Jones MILITARY NEWS NETWORK CHANNELS HOME INSTRUCTIONS KEEP OPERATION HOOAH! GOING JOIN ON FACEBOOK! OUR INTREPID PILOT COOL CHINOOK FACTS! OPERATION HOOAH LOGO LABELS NEEDS LISTS PASS-ALONG CARDS REQUEST FREE POSTCARDS SHIPPING LABELS SUPPORT OUR TROOPS MAILING INFO FREE USPS MAILING SUPPLIES USPS FLAT RATE BOX INFO CUSTOMS FORMS CONTACT US: OPERATION.HOOAH@GMAIL.COM DON'T TEAR ME DOWN: SAVE THE MOJAVE DESERT MONUMENT DVIDS - DIGITAL VIDEO & IMAGERY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM US FORCES- AFGHANISTAN Oct 26-- DAY OF THE DEPLOYED OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM - CJTF-82 MILITARY NEWS NETWORK OPERATION HOMEFRONT A MOMENT OF SILENCE THANK A SOLDIER SUPPORT OUR TROOPS SUPPORT OUR MEN & WOMEN SERVING EMAIL OUR MILITARY THE GRATITUDE CAMPAIGN SUPPORT HOMELESS HEROES WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT |
