TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 (edited) Not sure how many tons of bagged aggregate these boys from Odiham have dropped so far. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-derbyshire-49201467 Good on you. Edited August 2, 2019 by TIGHTCHOKE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
team tractor Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 I worked on odiham for a day fitting doors on a spray booth. Wow the booth was big. the Chinooks were carrying tanks etc all day past us. After 12 hours the noise was getting a bit much . The thumping on the ground is amazing . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellow Bear Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 3 minutes ago, team tractor said: The thumping on the ground is amazing Drops them in and thumps them down all in one move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manthing Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 We can tell when it's a chin coming over ours, apart from the very distinctive noise, the very air in and around the house throbs. I love it. 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-G Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 The downdraught and blade slap noises are brilliant in small or occasional doses, and the smell of the exhaust too if you ever get that close. I'd have thought the ground and air resonance in that place at a time when the integrity of the dam is such a concern might have been 'unsettling'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 2, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 6 minutes ago, Dave-G said: The downdraught and blade slap noises are brilliant in small or occasional doses, and the smell of the exhaust too if you ever get that close. I'd have thought the ground and air resonance in that place at a time when the integrity of the dam is such a concern might have been 'unsettling'. Yes it is great, but look at that photograph and work out how much clearance between the blades and the top of the safety rail over the dam! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wascal Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 4 minutes ago, TIGHTCHOKE said: Yes it is great, but look at that photograph and work out how much clearance between the blades and the top of the safety rail over the dam! It looks close but there is Loads of room !! . There is an extra ground spotter as well as the normal crew hanging out the windows . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 My mate has a photo somewhere of me acting as a Marshal on an exercise holding two Chinooks hovering while directing another away from the drop zone where he had dropped an underslung bridge pallet, amazing noise and downdraught from them. Have also been harnessed up and stood on the rear ramp looking out as it flew low across the falklands better than any rollercoaster ride. Here's a pic of one that was part of an exercise a couple of years ago down by me, please excuse the watermark it was on my old website, and i am at work so can't get the one with no watermark. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vince Green Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 I live very close to RAF Northolt and the Chinooks fly over us regularly. I always stop to watch them. Years ago the Lancaster used to fly in and out most weekends in the summer, along with several other old planes doing airshows. The Lanc was the most memorable, it practically took the chimney pots off my mum and dad's house it came over that low. Now that really did make the windows rattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 1 minute ago, Vince Green said: I live very close to RAF Northolt and the Chinooks fly over us regularly. I always stop to watch them. Years ago the Lancaster used to fly in and out most weekends in the summer, along with several other old planes doing airshows. The Lanc was the most memorable, it practically took the chimney pots off my mum and dad's house it came over that low. Now that really did make the windows rattle Have never seen a Lancaster fly, would love it. My old boss'es Dad was a Rear Gunner on Lancasters in the war, huge respect to all that flew in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsalmons Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 Going slightly off topic.... If you like the Lanc get yourself over to East Kirby museum in Lincs. They do taxi runs / rides of a Lanc. If you can't afford to get a ride inside, just stand the 20ft from the wing tips and watch the back fins wobble when the pilot pushes the throttles whilst braked!! They have a really good museum there as well - and it's never too busy either. Plus - they now have a mozzie that they're prepping to run. Bliss - 6 Rolls Royce Merlins in unison! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welsh1 Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 14 minutes ago, gsalmons said: Going slightly off topic.... If you like the Lanc get yourself over to East Kirby museum in Lincs. They do taxi runs / rides of a Lanc. If you can't afford to get a ride inside, just stand the 20ft from the wing tips and watch the back fins wobble when the pilot pushes the throttles whilst braked!! They have a really good museum there as well - and it's never too busy either. Plus - they now have a mozzie that they're prepping to run. Bliss - 6 Rolls Royce Merlins in unison! Thats what my old boss was given as a birthday present a ride in the Lanc, never seen him smile so much lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
islandgun Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 5 hours ago, welsh1 said: Have never seen a Lancaster fly, would love it.My old boss'es Dad was a Rear Gunner on Lancasters in the war, huge respect to all that flew in them. As was my dad.. extraordinary thing to do... How I wish I had had the decency to sit down and have a good chat with him, instead of being the little s+++ that i was/am..😞 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vampire Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 Its mostly apaches round here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zapp Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 We get all sorts round my way - near Sywell and Old Warden, not far from Duxford, plus the US airbases dotted around. I see Spitfires and Hurricanes every other day in summer. Less often the Lanc, a B17, a DeHavilland Rapide, sometimes Fokker Dr1s (including Bruce Dickinson's), Dakotas, a Lysander, a Me109, a Bristol F.2, Mustang, Thunderbolt, then the more modern American stuff like V22 Ospreys etc. Had a couple of B1 Lancers go over a couple of years ago and had to look twice to check they werent Tu-160 BLACKJACKs that had really messed up their navigation that day. Those were here for an airshow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mossy835 Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 we get them here, going to the marine camp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saltings Posted August 2, 2019 Report Share Posted August 2, 2019 9 hours ago, welsh1 said: Have never seen a Lancaster fly, would love it. My old boss'es Dad was a Rear Gunner on Lancasters in the war, huge respect to all that flew in them. East Kirkby has a Lancaster which taxies the runway may be flying not sure cracking air show August / September time well worth a visit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted August 3, 2019 Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 Ever look at our technology and think wow, just 200 years ago we where writing with feathers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henry d Posted August 3, 2019 Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 Really enjoyed watching them drop the bags of aggregate, not pin point accuracy, but very good especially when in close proximity to the dam wall. We refuelled a Sea King during the Falklands from our ship, which "can't refuel them" and the pilot managed to keep one wheel on the flight deck while the ship pitched about on the south Atlantic and he also had to ensure the blades didn't hit the hangar roof guard rails! It takes a certain kind of skill and courage to do that sort of thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dougy Posted August 3, 2019 Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 Heres one from a few weeks ago up in high peak, we went to have a look round Ladybower res and stopped off here to have a gander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the enigma Posted August 3, 2019 Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 (edited) Back in the 90's they used to land on the playing fields at our school when there was a troop changeover. Can remember the windows rattling as they circled. Edited August 3, 2019 by the enigma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedge Posted August 3, 2019 Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 On 02/08/2019 at 15:31, welsh1 said: Thats what my old boss was given as a birthday present a ride in the Lanc, never seen him smile so much lol. Check out their Facebook page. Always something going on. https://www.facebook.com/groups/NX611JustJane/?fref=nf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoBodyImportant Posted August 3, 2019 Report Share Posted August 3, 2019 At Knobscreek machine gun festival in Kentucky there was a Huey that was giving rides. We talked with the pilot for about a hour during his break and helicopter refuel. When we got in we was all one group of guys and he said to you want the helicopter tour or the experience. He was a Vietnam pilot and he ran us down a power line screaming banking sideways. On the way back in he was like you want to **** with those picking people. He came over the field about 20ft off the ground and blew everyone’s food and blankets across the field. He was awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mice! Posted August 4, 2019 Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 Anyone know how old these Chinooks are? They must do a good job on the maintenance that's for sure, And who makes them? Sure i could google but you get more interesting answers this way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted August 4, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 4, 2019 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Mice! said: Anyone know how old these Chinooks are? They must do a good job on the maintenance that's for sure, And who makes them? Sure i could google but you get more interesting answers this way. They are 40 odd years old, but we have bought more over the years and as you say the maintainance crews work hard to keep them in pristine condition. They are made in America by Boeing and are basically a truck with wings. The way they were used for Casevac in Helmand Province really lead to new flying techniques and new medical procedures being introduced. They would regularly fly as complete working airborne operating theatres and were instrumental in a lot of British and Foriegn Servicemen living to return to their homes. Those new medical procedures have now spread out to help civilian caualties. Edited August 4, 2019 by TIGHTCHOKE Correction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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