Great video! Glad you love the Chinook as much as we do! We’re proud to produce the CH-47 and are excited to see what the future holds for the mission ready helicopter.
I recently rode in a Chinook for ROTC and was extremely surprised to hear that it’s faster than a Blackhawk. Such a cool monstrosity of a helicopter! Love the video!
I live near a British Army garrison and let me tell you, it is a real sight seeing those helicopters (more specifically Boeing Chinooks) pass on the way to and from the base. It really is a tantalising piece of machinery.
Great seeing a huge beast of a machine, that was around in 1963 when I was in the USAF!! Still serving it's usefulness, 60 years later and still good to go!!
Nice video. As former Boeing Vertol flight test, flew the last A model Chinook from Ft. Indiantown Gap back to the Pennsylvania factory to go into the D mod line, to refurbish as a D model Chinook. Also worked on the first electronic cockpit with MFDs, delivering the first E Model to the 160th. Happy that you interviewed the flight engineer. It's really their bird.
Found your channel and have been watching one video after the other! But this has to be one of our favourites!! Love the content and we love the Chinook!!
I live on a military training route in the UK where they transport from the south west up to the north and I must say I get goosebumps every time one does a low pass over, the noise of them is so unique and powerful, brilliant machines 👏
My favourite piece of aircraft tech ever!! I served in the British Army, and this was our taxi in 2003, on Op Telic. So many people owe their lives to this phenomenal taxi, ambulance, bus and every other task it has on duty. The chinook deserves one hell of a medal!
I grew up in Grand Prairie, Tx. in the 70s-80s just a mile west of the DNAS, aka Hensley Field. I saw these, and many other aircraft daily. We called the Chinook, “Jolly Green Giants.”
You might be thinking of another helicopter. The Jolly Green Giant name was the official name of the Sikorsky HH-3E, an SAR conversion of the CH-3E (itself a transport variant of the Sea King).
Hands down 1 of my favourite military helicopters and i had the privilege of flying in a British one during my time in Army cadets whilst at an Annual camp when i was like 14 years old (I'm 32 this October). When i flew in one they had a fuel tank inside like the one you see in this video and during the flight the pilot turned off one of the engines and restarted it. I was in awe of the guy hanging out the back also. One of the best experiences ever.
I crew these in the Army. love them! but what keeps the blades from not touching is not that the aft is raised higher, is the combining transmittion which staggers the rotors blades not allowing them to be at the same place at the same time. they will actually touch if it wasnt for that, which has happened, we say it ate it self up.
Chinooks are very special and capable machines. I am so grateful for the everyday efforts of our service personnel. Thank you for your service, sacrifice and all the risks and hardships that you and your families endure on our behalf.
I spent a year with a Chinook squadron in Egypt. The “hooks” were transferred to Egypt after the Shaw of Iran took our embassy and became redundant. The Dirty “Herd” (misspelt “Heard” still hold a fond place in my heart.
The Aft pylon doesn't keep the blades from hitting each other. They actually pass between each other like a set of gears. The combining transmission keeps the blades in sync.
That is not what the combining transmission does. The rotors are sync’d via the drive shaft adapter positioning. The combining transmission just transmits or combines power from the engines and sends it to the Fwd and art transmissions.
I'm currently a CH-47 maintainer serving in the US Army, I have to admit, I love how in-depth you went in to the history and service of the Chinook. One little interesting bit of adult humor I thought I'd mention, due the the trifecta of hooks on the belly of the bird, along with the amount of usage they get in service when it comes to cargo handling, both the Chinooks and the aircrews that fly them have earned the ubiquitous nickname of "Hookers." Also, while most pilots start their army career as officers training to become pilots, the enlisted aircrew who serve on Army aircraft (at least Chinooks and Blackhawks, to my knowledge) are selected from the general aviation support personnel trained to perform maintenance on their specific airframe. Meaning anyone in the unit trained to work on that aircraft has the opportunity to become flight crew, through studious on-the-job training from current flight crew, and a relatively simple physical fitness examination. But Staff Sergeant Biagioni was absolutely correct when he said flight crew need to know everything there is to know about the aircraft, from the torque to install the rotor heads, down to the type of grease used on the landing gear bearings.
Let's just say, as a journalist I covered the G8 summit in Heiligendam Rostock, and the only way to get everything into and out due to protesters, everything where flown inn and out of the summit area. So standing under 7 Chinook flying low in a close formation over our heads is an insane experience.
I worked on D's for six years before I reclassed to Hawks. These new F models are amazing. The new glass cockpit blows me away. I'm used to the old "steam gauges" from the D's.
My unit did some sling load training with Chinooks. The pilots were cool enough to let us ride after when we finished training. Best roller-coaster ride ever
Brings back memories from when I was in the USMC Infantry lima co. 3/2 and fox co. 2/4 1977 to 81. Those pilot's are awesome ! Much respect! The whole crew!
I’ve heard chatter over the years about the fact that American military personnel are jaded and pampered and what not, but I can tell you that those folks who make these proclamations are insanely oblivious to the downright ridiculous claim that is all encompassing to whatever knowledge has been provided to them. I have family members who have and are serving in an entire parcel of various military categories and are some of the most professional and disciplined individuals I have ever met in my life. I am not claiming that the US is the supreme authority in all facets of a militaristic fashion, but when you consider how vast our military presence is and the extent of the branches of different factions, not to mention the ones that the FEDS claim don’t exist….even though we know that they do, our personnel are still trained in the highest order and even though we are a complete volunteer force, the men and women who serve do so with heart and soul. An all volunteer military force is much more powerful than a military of forced inscription. I’m not painting here with a wide brush, there are many smaller and less populated countries that have mandatory inscription periods and I actually think that is a good thing. But when you are crunching the numbers and calculating a military force and the entire country only has a population of conscription age that consists of only maybe 8 million and a country that can conscript a force of military age personnel of 10 million, that can make or break you. Plus the country needs the transport ability to get troops, logistics, hardware and everything else needed to support many troops to the country in need. Pretty much only the United States has the capability of providing sea worthy craft and aircraft to support those needs and mid air refueling almost indefinitely. No other countries combined even have 1/8 of the logistical capabilities of the United States. It’s almost not even fair. But hey, I’m glad I live here. But I am not coming down on any other country, we are only in the position we are in through happenstance. We are in a very strategic continent with huge oceans between us and other countries. Our capitalist system has obviously worked well seeing since our founding we are still going strong. But we also appreciate the fact that other nations have awesome technology…and send troops to learn from them. Like Sweden and Finland and Denmark and Great Britain and Ireland and Japan and so on. They all have different views and styles and thank goodness we all get along. Really, thank goodness.😀
We had a chinook fly over our house a few days ago and the sound that it made is unforgettable !!! Awesome aircraft. Great video as always !!! Thank you Sir !!
The day after the eruption of Mt St Helens I got a chance to fly in an Oregon National Guard Chinook around the area affected by the explosive eruption. They dropped the rear gate and another photographer and I sat on the edge and shot pictures. We got an awesome view of the still smoking area leveled by the eruption. Next time I'll remember my hearing protection! The crew were all Vietnam combat vets with serious hours under their belt. Really impressive guys.
my stepfather was a 15foxtrot. Worked on 160ths chinooks in Campbell and than 209th in Hawaii ended his career at 82nd at Bragg. Any question i ever had about a current helo he had the answer one of the smartest guys i know he truly loved his job. My brother in law is currently still a 15foxtrot at Bragg. Love all the aviation stuff growing up on airfields was amazing
Just so you know the reason the rear blades are raised on the aft pylon has nothing to do with the blades not hitting each other. It's to keep the rear blades from hitting the fuselage. The blades are connected by the drive shafts and transmissions, it's impossible for them to get out of rotation with our a catastrophic failure.
The "Don't Tread On Me" patch on the helmet of the guy whose job it is to do the treading is so hilarious XD Bet he has a Thin Blue Line sticker on his truck right next to his Don't Tread On Me one LMFAO
They are really beautiful. I saw 3 of them flying over my city 13 days ago. Sadly missed the 4th one. The sound is very unique as well even when they arent very close. It was pure joy for me seeing them for the first time in around 15 years
I dated a CH-47 chinook helicopter pilot when I was 19! He took me to see the planes. I was in awe. He is a great man! He was on board when the flipper 75 went down. Until Valhalla
Once I found the Chinook in Arma 3 Epoch mod,. It was game over,. 😎 I have a fear of flying, but I get over that instantly for a chance to ride in a Chinook.
Really nice footage and information on this helicopter. I live about an hour from a military base and occasionally get to see a Chinook pass over my neighborhood, and there is no mistaking the thunderous sound from those massive rotors, well before you can even see it approaching. Always a treat to experience them in flight. :)
It's a fantastic video Sam thank you guys for making it. The CH47 Chinook is really an extraordinary helicopter. I had many opportunities to see it in action and what an incredible machine! I would love to fly in it. Lucky you, 😆 my late father used to call it beautiful beast and I couldn't agree more. Oh man...! The sound of the engines and the rotor blades wash is symphonic..!
When I was like 4 years old I went to Greenwich in England and every now and then we'd see these amazing helicopters. I used to call them two different names: dockwing heliplane and two wing helicopter. Those names never die. Respect to the Chinook
@@Matthew33138 have you seen the experimental D model that they put ch-53 engines on it? I think it's 7500hp per side. It'd be a really cool upgrade, yet the new 6000hp -55s would be sweet as well
@@ChevTecGroup Sadly the extra HP wouldn't help us until we have structural upgrades to the drive train. The current T-55 engines will already do 46% more torque than our combining transmission can handle. That being said, the more power each engine has, the more seamless the transition would be if an engine fails; so it's a great idea for safety reasons.
@@heavylift47 yeah I have also heard that there may be a stronger transmission in the works as well though. But I'm sure there will be a new weak link after that
The Chinook is a very versatile aircraft . From being a troop carrier . To a Mobile Hospital to recon aircraft Coastguard operations to a sonar tower or even a bomber if needed .or transport aircraft . DML
@@1ironneck That is not what you stated in your first comment. Just the altitude the 47 could fly. The 54 has never been considered a passenger helicopter.
Great video. One thing that the video did not capture, is how the Chinook sounds. The unique sound is impressive. When on the ground you can hear the thumping roar of the Chinook from miles away.
I remember about 2-3 years ago a Chinook flew right above my house, it looked as if it was going to clip a streetlamp. I had my head of my window at the time, it was amazing. The shockwave (I don't know how else to describe it) was insane.
I have actually flown one of these before in 2008, I flew it with my friend mark. But we were just doing it for someone because that had just begun FLS in the Air Force, So we were just authorized to do a few loops around the base. Great video Sam, Keep up the great work and maybe make a video on an F-14 or F-15
I actually saw a chinook in real life once, I’m a Boy Scout, so I was at summer camp at woodruff scout camp in Georgia. I was down at the water front when a very loud sound came from behind some trees, I look over, and a Chinook is flying across the lake! It was unreal
I flew from Ft. Sill, Ok. to Ft. Riley, Ks. on a Chinook in 1977. There were 50 of us going to Ft. Riley to train on a moving target simulator with the Red-eye air defence missile trainer. Going, it was raining so we flew in the clouds. Coming back, it was clear skies and less turbulent. It was an experience I'll never have again but will never forget.
Ah yes, one of my favorite helicopter in Gunship Battle This helicopter can: -Carry missiles and bombs -Have massive HP -And lastly, can automatically fire at the sides while doing nothing to shoot at
I once rode in a Moroccan Military Chinook it looked Soo cool the camo it had was awesome and the ride was very scary at first bc it was my first time on a helicopter but after all it was awesome
Wow, that was cool,.. thanks for taking me on the ride with you. Brings back memories when I served back in 80-84. Great video, thanks for the pointers and inspiration. Keep up the great work
Had a few fly over my friends house awhile back and they shook his house as they flew over those engines are quite powerful and cool I love that helicopter
A great machine, but I think the UH-1 would steal the "most iconic" title. I got zapped one time whilst sling loading under a Chinook once. That's not an experience I would recommend. In addition to its lifting capabilities, the Chinook makes a pretty dandy capacitor and can store a ton of static electricity and then transfer it to you in an instant.
my first duty station back in '71 was Marine logistics, Barstow and my first flight was on a CH-47. Second duty station was Marine Force Troops 29 Palms and we flew between the CH-47's and the C-47's (a twin engine WWII cargo plane). Both were pretty shaky rides.
The Marine Corps does not have the Ch-47 Chinook. The Ch-47 is operated solely by the Army. You rode in the Marine CH-46 Sea Knight, similar, but much smaller than the Chinook. The CH-46 is no longer in production, and was replaced by the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft.
Hope you enjoyed learning more about the Mighty CH-47 Chinook! What aircraft/topic should I cover next?
UH-60 Blackhawk 😎
SERE instructors or TACP! Love the vids!
@Sam Eckholm Apache 64D please please
160th helis or Blackhawks
B-52 stratofortress!
Great video! Glad you love the Chinook as much as we do! We’re proud to produce the CH-47 and are excited to see what the future holds for the mission ready helicopter.
Wouldn’t expect the real Boeing channel in the comments haha
What??? Boeing actually commenting??? May I please have one of your finest Chinook if you don't mind me asking??
The real Boeing I did not expect that
Also this better be pinned
Not often that you find a company like Boeing with only 30 likes…
My younger brother got selected yesterday to fly these, super proud of him. Can’t wait to see in person.
I recently rode in a Chinook for ROTC and was extremely surprised to hear that it’s faster than a Blackhawk. Such a cool monstrosity of a helicopter! Love the video!
Faster than an apache too
@@classclown14 Maybe not after the next block of Apaches rolls out. :-)
@@WarrenPostma they're still going to be slow and red X
Its the fastest helo in the military. So yeah it is faster than the blackhawk.
Flys faster and higher altitude......see Battle of Takur Ghar
I live near a British Army garrison and let me tell you, it is a real sight seeing those helicopters (more specifically Boeing Chinooks) pass on the way to and from the base. It really is a tantalising piece of machinery.
I live in the South Downs in West Sussex and you’ll occasionally see them doing low levels. What a sight
Great seeing a huge beast of a machine, that was around in 1963 when I was in the USAF!! Still serving it's usefulness, 60 years later and still good to go!!
so the Chinook is nearly as long "in duty" as myself :-)
@@barfuss2007 All about you, right?
@@russellwilliams4317
I was born in 1962. But there was a Chinook squadron in my hometown.
I often watched them...
I live close to fort Indiantown gap and see that beast all the time. It's amazing to watch
It will be one of the few „Centennial” aircraft/helicopters like the C-135/B-52/Hercules and maybe the F-15
I don't know why, but Army flight crew just give off a whole other sense of badass. The walk, the Helmet, and the helicopter make it golden.
Awesome video! Badass helicopter
Thanks, Swayne!
@@SamEckholm Hi there!
@@SamEckholm Apache 64D next please!
Dude, I heard you on the radio a few years ago! I was flying back from the big island when you were still with Mokolele. I should've said hi! Haha!
Yep
Nice video. As former Boeing Vertol flight test, flew the last A model Chinook from Ft. Indiantown Gap back to the Pennsylvania factory to go into the D mod line, to refurbish as a D model Chinook. Also worked on the first electronic cockpit with MFDs, delivering the first E Model to the 160th.
Happy that you interviewed the flight engineer. It's really their bird.
Found your channel and have been watching one video after the other! But this has to be one of our favourites!! Love the content and we love the Chinook!!
I live on a military training route in the UK where they transport from the south west up to the north and I must say I get goosebumps every time one does a low pass over, the noise of them is so unique and powerful, brilliant machines 👏
10 year CH-47D/F Mechanic. Love those Chinooks!
My favourite piece of aircraft tech ever!! I served in the British Army, and this was our taxi in 2003, on Op Telic. So many people owe their lives to this phenomenal taxi, ambulance, bus and every other task it has on duty. The chinook deserves one hell of a medal!
Chinook, the real gem of American engineers 🇺🇸❤️
I grew up in Grand Prairie, Tx. in the 70s-80s just a mile west of the DNAS, aka Hensley Field. I saw these, and many other aircraft daily. We called the Chinook,
“Jolly Green Giants.”
yessir!
You might be thinking of another helicopter. The Jolly Green Giant name was the official name of the Sikorsky HH-3E, an SAR conversion of the CH-3E (itself a transport variant of the Sea King).
Hands down 1 of my favourite military helicopters and i had the privilege of flying in a British one during my time in Army cadets whilst at an Annual camp when i was like 14 years old (I'm 32 this October). When i flew in one they had a fuel tank inside like the one you see in this video and during the flight the pilot turned off one of the engines and restarted it. I was in awe of the guy hanging out the back also. One of the best experiences ever.
I crew these in the Army. love them! but what keeps the blades from not touching is not that the aft is raised higher, is the combining transmittion which staggers the rotors blades not allowing them to be at the same place at the same time. they will actually touch if it wasnt for that, which has happened, we say it ate it self up.
Rotor phasing is important.
@@shiner254 you are right it is part of the process, just wanted to add. But you are correct. Thank you
This was so awesome. You were with my nephew Mike who I am so proud of. Thank you for sharing what an incredible pilot Dad husband and nephew he is!
🥳
Dammn! you're from Alabama?
Chinooks are very special and capable machines. I am so grateful for the everyday efforts of our service personnel. Thank you for your service, sacrifice and all the risks and hardships that you and your families endure on our behalf.
I spent a year with a Chinook squadron in Egypt. The “hooks” were transferred to Egypt after the Shaw of Iran took our embassy and became redundant. The Dirty “Herd” (misspelt “Heard” still hold a fond place in my heart.
My dad was a Chinook pilot in the Army and did two tours in Vietnam. I grew up around them. ❤
The Aft pylon doesn't keep the blades from hitting each other. They actually pass between each other like a set of gears. The combining transmission keeps the blades in sync.
Did they fix the screw uo point or what.
That is not what the combining transmission does. The rotors are sync’d via the drive shaft adapter positioning. The combining transmission just transmits or combines power from the engines and sends it to the Fwd and art transmissions.
Chinook Pilots are like the tractor-trailer drivers of the sky, just add a trucker hat 🇺🇸🤙🏻
I flew these for the 101st and and it was the highlight of my life. Btw, Chinook means Big Wind! Great video👍🏻👍🏻
Always loved leaning into the rotorwash when they'd pull pitch.
it was also named after the chinook tribe of native Americans.
I heard one take off around 15 years ago at the Seattle flight museum. The chop was heavy. You could feel it in your chest. Very cool machine.
I'm currently a CH-47 maintainer serving in the US Army, I have to admit, I love how in-depth you went in to the history and service of the Chinook. One little interesting bit of adult humor I thought I'd mention, due the the trifecta of hooks on the belly of the bird, along with the amount of usage they get in service when it comes to cargo handling, both the Chinooks and the aircrews that fly them have earned the ubiquitous nickname of "Hookers." Also, while most pilots start their army career as officers training to become pilots, the enlisted aircrew who serve on Army aircraft (at least Chinooks and Blackhawks, to my knowledge) are selected from the general aviation support personnel trained to perform maintenance on their specific airframe. Meaning anyone in the unit trained to work on that aircraft has the opportunity to become flight crew, through studious on-the-job training from current flight crew, and a relatively simple physical fitness examination. But Staff Sergeant Biagioni was absolutely correct when he said flight crew need to know everything there is to know about the aircraft, from the torque to install the rotor heads, down to the type of grease used on the landing gear bearings.
Two bladed Hueys and CH-47 are the best sounding helos.
Let's just say, as a journalist I covered the G8 summit in Heiligendam Rostock, and the only way to get everything into and out due to protesters, everything where flown inn and out of the summit area. So standing under 7 Chinook flying low in a close formation over our heads is an insane experience.
Army veteran here. I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to work on and fly in these beautiful machines.
what did you do in the army ?
@@wazeh7886 Avionics
@@caliado I had the opportunity to shoot it down!
@@AlNikoros Congrats on your video game win
Flew in them constantly in Afghanistan. Great helos.
The chinook, man that thing is a beast. So powerful it makes all your house windows shake
I flew A's, B's, and baby C's but that cockpit is so different, blows me away! Loved flying the Hook!
I've only flown F models... I can't imagine the workload you guys had back then!
I worked on D's for six years before I reclassed to Hawks. These new F models are amazing. The new glass cockpit blows me away. I'm used to the old "steam gauges" from the D's.
Mike Heuer is not just a warrant officer, he is THE warrant officer. wonderful pilot and great guy
He’s the best!!
I was a Chinook unit in Vietnam, 205th Aviation..
My unit did some sling load training with Chinooks. The pilots were cool enough to let us ride after when we finished training. Best roller-coaster ride ever
Brings back memories from when I was in the USMC Infantry lima co. 3/2 and fox co. 2/4 1977 to 81. Those pilot's are awesome ! Much respect! The whole crew!
I’ve heard chatter over the years about the fact that American military personnel are jaded and pampered and what not, but I can tell you that those folks who make these proclamations are insanely oblivious to the downright ridiculous claim that is all encompassing to whatever knowledge has been provided to them. I have family members who have and are serving in an entire parcel of various military categories and are some of the most professional and disciplined individuals I have ever met in my life. I am not claiming that the US is the supreme authority in all facets of a militaristic fashion, but when you consider how vast our military presence is and the extent of the branches of different factions, not to mention the ones that the FEDS claim don’t exist….even though we know that they do, our personnel are still trained in the highest order and even though we are a complete volunteer force, the men and women who serve do so with heart and soul. An all volunteer military force is much more powerful than a military of forced inscription. I’m not painting here with a wide brush, there are many smaller and less populated countries that have mandatory inscription periods and I actually think that is a good thing. But when you are crunching the numbers and calculating a military force and the entire country only has a population of conscription age that consists of only maybe 8 million and a country that can conscript a force of military age personnel of 10 million, that can make or break you. Plus the country needs the transport ability to get troops, logistics, hardware and everything else needed to support many troops to the country in need. Pretty much only the United States has the capability of providing sea worthy craft and aircraft to support those needs and mid air refueling almost indefinitely. No other countries combined even have 1/8 of the logistical capabilities of the United States. It’s almost not even fair. But hey, I’m glad I live here. But I am not coming down on any other country, we are only in the position we are in through happenstance. We are in a very strategic continent with huge oceans between us and other countries. Our capitalist system has obviously worked well seeing since our founding we are still going strong. But we also appreciate the fact that other nations have awesome technology…and send troops to learn from them. Like Sweden and Finland and Denmark and Great Britain and Ireland and Japan and so on. They all have different views and styles and thank goodness we all get along. Really, thank goodness.😀
Brings back memories of my days in Vietnam.
CH-46 Sea Knight is also extremely iconic as well and has been in numerous battles and troop/equipment movement as well as the CH-47.
We had a chinook fly over our house a few days ago and the sound that it made is unforgettable !!! Awesome aircraft. Great video as always !!! Thank you Sir !!
The day after the eruption of Mt St Helens I got a chance to fly in an Oregon National Guard Chinook around the area affected by the explosive eruption. They dropped the rear gate and another photographer and I sat on the edge and shot pictures. We got an awesome view of the still smoking area leveled by the eruption. Next time I'll remember my hearing protection! The crew were all Vietnam combat vets with serious hours under their belt. Really impressive guys.
One interesting point in their history was there were a couple CH-47's that were used in both the Vietnam and Afghanistan Embassy evacuations.
i love how the entire flight engineer's talk about the chinook is "hey if it fits inside this thing we'll put it in"
Been up in one a couple of times. What a machine. Unforgettable experience.
Same here!!! I was blown away, what a ride!!!! LOL
my stepfather was a 15foxtrot. Worked on 160ths chinooks in Campbell and than 209th in Hawaii ended his career at 82nd at Bragg. Any question i ever had about a current helo he had the answer one of the smartest guys i know he truly loved his job. My brother in law is currently still a 15foxtrot at Bragg. Love all the aviation stuff growing up on airfields was amazing
I love the Chinook and I never thought about how blades were designed. Great video, thank you!
Just so you know the reason the rear blades are raised on the aft pylon has nothing to do with the blades not hitting each other. It's to keep the rear blades from hitting the fuselage. The blades are connected by the drive shafts and transmissions, it's impossible for them to get out of rotation with our a catastrophic failure.
The "Don't Tread On Me" patch on the helmet of the guy whose job it is to do the treading is so hilarious XD Bet he has a Thin Blue Line sticker on his truck right next to his Don't Tread On Me one LMFAO
And a punisher skull sticker too. The people that buy these things have no idea what they even represent lmao
They are really beautiful. I saw 3 of them flying over my city 13 days ago. Sadly missed the 4th one. The sound is very unique as well even when they arent very close. It was pure joy for me seeing them for the first time in around 15 years
I dated a CH-47 chinook helicopter pilot when I was 19! He took me to see the planes. I was in awe. He is a great man! He was on board when the flipper 75 went down. Until Valhalla
I served in the Marines for 4 years Spent many hours being transported by the CH 47 Chinook What a ride
As a ex Huey crew chief hope you had a fun flight and thanks to the Illinois national guard
Once I found the Chinook in Arma 3 Epoch mod,. It was game over,. 😎 I have a fear of flying, but I get over that instantly for a chance to ride in a Chinook.
"sorry, didn't want to over-use the slow-motion effect"
Moments later:
"Spawns in slow-motion with ACUs" 😂
Flew in the chinnook while I was serving in the RAF back in the 80's. Although I was para trained, I never got to leave one of these early.
Great video, Sam! I’ve always wondered about the Chinook and it was great learning so much about it!
And yet this video doesn't really tell you much more than any book you can pick up. This video is so superficial it's scary.
this helicopter is an iconic legend.
Really nice footage and information on this helicopter. I live about an hour from a military base and occasionally get to see a Chinook pass over my neighborhood, and there is no mistaking the thunderous sound from those massive rotors, well before you can even see it approaching. Always a treat to experience them in flight. :)
My beloved husband is a retired ARMY Chinook pilot!😎
It's a fantastic video Sam thank you guys for making it. The CH47 Chinook is really an extraordinary helicopter. I had many opportunities to see it in action and what an incredible machine! I would love to fly in it. Lucky you, 😆 my late father used to call it beautiful beast and I couldn't agree more. Oh man...! The sound of the engines and the rotor blades wash is symphonic..!
I can’t imagine the rotor wash. I was airlifted by a coast guard Jayhawk and it’s was was crazy
Hard to believe that this machine exist since Vietnam War
My uncle was the project manager for the development of this helicopter.
He also wrote a book on the history of Army aviation called Ride at a Gallop.
Never seen this version of the Chinook. Only ones I've ever seen are the older ones. Looks really nice now.
When I was like 4 years old I went to Greenwich in England and every now and then we'd see these amazing helicopters.
I used to call them two different names: dockwing heliplane and two wing helicopter.
Those names never die. Respect to the Chinook
Did 2 deployments with Chinooks. Love them. Sorry to say that the newer CH-53 models can carry more, though it's much less efficient.
Also cannot fly nearly as fast. And anything above 5000 feet sea level the 47 Will still out lift the 53.
@@Matthew33138 have you seen the experimental D model that they put ch-53 engines on it? I think it's 7500hp per side. It'd be a really cool upgrade, yet the new 6000hp -55s would be sweet as well
@@ChevTecGroup Sadly the extra HP wouldn't help us until we have structural upgrades to the drive train. The current T-55 engines will already do 46% more torque than our combining transmission can handle. That being said, the more power each engine has, the more seamless the transition would be if an engine fails; so it's a great idea for safety reasons.
@@heavylift47 yeah I have also heard that there may be a stronger transmission in the works as well though. But I'm sure there will be a new weak link after that
@@ChevTecGroup It will probably be a structural limit somewhere on the airframe, like the aft pylon attachment points.
The chinook is for me the best helicopter they even build i have seen one on a landing pad by a hospital its a awsome machine.
one of my dads friends used too fly a chinook, he sadly died in Afghanistan back in 2003.
Those guys fly over my house on a regular basis. It's always fun to watch.
Well done sir, thank you for putting this video together of my beloved Chinook. Your content is always interesting and entertaining.
our school is next to the training area of the army so i see these all the time they are so cool
There is no better rotorwing aircraft than the 47, fox model is purely awesome.
What about the Boeing V22 Osprey?
The Chinook is a very versatile aircraft .
From being a troop carrier .
To a Mobile Hospital to recon aircraft Coastguard operations to a sonar tower or even a bomber if needed .or transport aircraft .
DML
Sam you forgot she also the highest flying helicopter as well max alt 20,000 for a ch-47F the highest fly heilo
Good point!
@@SamEckholm why used in Afghanistan do to the mountains
The CH-54 Tarhe has been recorded in level flight at 36,000 ft (11,000 m). Set in 1971.
@@chandagunter7511 only a few were ever Pressurized making the ch 47 was standard no retro fit ch 54 was retro fitted for the crew
@@1ironneck That is not what you stated in your first comment. Just the altitude the 47 could fly. The 54 has never been considered a passenger helicopter.
Always a beautiful moment to spot one flying in the sky
I flew a lot with this helicopter in Afghanistan
You can always tell when a Chinook is flying nearby. Very distinctive thwop thwop sound.
Great work man fantastic. The chinook has always been one of my favourite’s as well.
I love the Chinook.I salute the designers above all.This is incredible....
Great video. One thing that the video did not capture, is how the Chinook sounds. The unique sound is impressive. When on the ground you can hear the thumping roar of the Chinook from miles away.
I remember about 2-3 years ago a Chinook flew right above my house, it looked as if it was going to clip a streetlamp. I had my head of my window at the time, it was amazing. The shockwave (I don't know how else to describe it) was insane.
I have actually flown one of these before in 2008, I flew it with my friend mark. But we were just doing it for someone because that had just begun FLS in the Air Force, So we were just authorized to do a few loops around the base. Great video Sam, Keep up the great work and maybe make a video on an F-14 or F-15
I actually saw a chinook in real life once, I’m a Boy Scout, so I was at summer camp at woodruff scout camp in Georgia. I was down at the water front when a very loud sound came from behind some trees, I look over, and a Chinook is flying across the lake! It was unreal
Gonna be a great video, the chinook is an absolute beast
My favorite part is seeing these things able to land on water.
"The heaviest lifting military helicopter."
Mi-26 while carrying a Chinook: "Y'all heard something?"
The other chinhook which is carrying both the mi 24 and the other chinhook.
"Sorry that was the sound of both my rotors"
Great video and such an amazing machine.I live in Northern Ireland and see them all the time and the climb rate they have is incredible.
I flew from Ft. Sill, Ok. to Ft. Riley, Ks. on a Chinook in 1977. There were 50 of us going to Ft. Riley to train on a moving target simulator with the Red-eye air defence missile trainer.
Going, it was raining so we flew in the clouds. Coming back, it was clear skies and less turbulent.
It was an experience I'll never have again but will never forget.
You continue to hit it out of the park with these vids! Keep up the amazing work!
Holds the world record for highest altitude non-practice (actual emergency) autorotation landing. Bet that was a wild ride!
Ah yes, one of my favorite helicopter in Gunship Battle
This helicopter can:
-Carry missiles and bombs
-Have massive HP
-And lastly, can automatically fire at the sides while doing nothing to shoot at
I once rode in a Moroccan Military Chinook it looked Soo cool the camo it had was awesome and the ride was very scary at first bc it was my first time on a helicopter but after all it was awesome
Neat video. I've been in the back of the Chinook on display in the museum at Ft. Rucker. To actually get to fly in one would be amazing beyond belief.
Wow, that was cool,.. thanks for taking me on the ride with you. Brings back memories when I served back in 80-84. Great video, thanks for the pointers and inspiration. Keep up the great work
Superb sam ❤️🇱🇰
A masterpiece of flight. The king of the helicopters....
Sam what a awesome privilege this video ROCKS big time.
After the C130, walking off the ramp of a Chinook for an airborne jump is pretty awesome
Thanks for your awesome content! As an avid scale model aircraft builder, your videos are a fantastic research resource.
Had a few fly over my friends house awhile back and they shook his house as they flew over those engines are quite powerful and cool I love that helicopter
A great machine, but I think the UH-1 would steal the "most iconic" title. I got zapped one time whilst sling loading under a Chinook once. That's not an experience I would recommend. In addition to its lifting capabilities, the Chinook makes a pretty dandy capacitor and can store a ton of static electricity and then transfer it to you in an instant.
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wait so that line in The Hunt for Red October about the rotors building up static was not a load of Hollywood bullshit?
I was in a Chinook at Fort Irwin California in 1984. It blew my hat off my head , never to be found.
my first duty station back in '71 was Marine logistics, Barstow and my first flight was on a CH-47. Second duty station was Marine Force Troops 29 Palms and we flew between the CH-47's and the C-47's (a twin engine WWII cargo plane). Both were pretty shaky rides.
The Marine Corps does not have the Ch-47 Chinook. The Ch-47 is operated solely by the Army. You rode in the Marine CH-46 Sea Knight, similar, but much smaller than the Chinook. The CH-46 is no longer in production, and was replaced by the V-22 Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft.