How does a Cargo Helicopter work? (CH-47 Chinook) Heavy Cargo Transporter.@Learnfromthebase

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  @juryfilatov4520 · 3 years ago

  Where did you see a tank weighing 10 tons, for reference, a 120mm tank gun alone weighs 6 tons!<br>BMP Bradley weight - 23 tons.<br>Weight BTR 80A - 14 tons

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• KA

  @karl.bodner · 3 years ago

  I mean you tried. &nbsp;I&apos;ll give you that. Some things are close enough. &nbsp;But you should have done better research. &nbsp;You got the counter torque right, but the Fwd head rotates counter clockwise, just like EVERY US designed helicopter.<br><br>Its a minimum crew of 3 up to 6 mission depending. &nbsp;Never knew my Flight Engineer and Crew chief were sitting in the heater and avionics closet facing forward. &nbsp;<br><br>The engine compression/combustion was close enough, as well as the description of the drive shafts. &nbsp;As stated from someone else, the rotor blades are intermeshed, and phased. &nbsp;<br><br>The rotor heads are of a RC model. &nbsp;Not even close. &nbsp;Plus there are only two dual boost actuators (not four) per rotor head. &nbsp;At least you referenced Differential Collective Pitch (DCP) correctly. &nbsp;And did a decent job describing how the two rotor systems work with control inputs.<br><br>And the glaringly obvious was the Tank as external cargo. &nbsp;Unbelievable.

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• OD

  @oddsman01 · 2 years ago

  “…can lift up to 10 tons of cargo.” &nbsp; As it’s lifting a 50-60 ton tank.

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• SU

  @Super_Hornet_ · 3 years ago

  The USAF doesn&apos;t fly the Chinook, in the US, it is flown exclusively by the Army.

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• OP

  @OptimusPrime6321-g1r · 3 years ago

  The CH-47 Chinook is a beautiful helicopter, I want it to remain operational for many more decades, and never need to be replaced from the new helicopter.

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• EV

  @EvilPimp6 · 3 years ago

  I love how the people in the thumbnail are giants compared to the extremely tiny tank in the helicopter, so accurate.....

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• RI

  @rileybriggs4731 · 3 years ago

  It&apos;s nice to see some appreciation for us cargo boys from a Chinook crew chief. One additional thing, While the aft rotors are higher than the fwd rotorhead its not the reason the blades don&apos;t hit each other. Both rotors are mechanically linked by the driveshaft so when you rotate one rotor the other one turns at an identical rate in the opposite direction. The rotorheads themselves are phased so each blade always remains the exact same distance from each other. Like the way an old hand crank egg beaters whisks pass through each other but never touch

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• FN

  @fn0rd-f5o · 3 years ago

  The Army names all of their helicopters after Native American Indians, except the Cobra for some reason.

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• KO

  @kolptroop9983 · 3 years ago

  I’ve had the fortune to spend many hours flying in the back of this beast. Static line jumps, HALO jumps, helocasting, small boat inserting/extracting and fast-roping. The one thing that scared the crap out of me was in-flight refueling at night: I recall one mission watching it happen under night vision while I was sitting on the floor near the forward starboard gun window- it seemed like the blades were almost touching the C-130 that was giving us gas. It was, for me, terrifying. What an amazing machine and it always brought us home. Props to the crew dogs and the pilots! <br><br>🇺🇸

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• DE

  @derrickgrey6680 · 1 year ago (edited)

  These helicopter literally did an amazing job by rescuing wounded soldiers during the Vietnam war

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• WA

  @Waterratt4344 · 3 years ago

  My son joined the Army and is currently training as a Chinook Mechanic. &nbsp;This is an impressive piece of machinery, I wish I could have worked on one.

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• ED

  @edgardomunoz2688 · 3 years ago

  One of the most capable helicopters ever made for multiporpouse needs. Military and humanitarian.

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