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20 December 2006, 08:05
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Helicopter & RIB
I was down in Poole a couple of weeks ago and had the pleasure of watching the marines play off Old Harry.
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20 December 2006, 08:06
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20 December 2006, 09:04
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Did they drop anyone into the rib or just go off again with it under the Helicopter?
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20 December 2006, 09:13
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The rib and Helicopter formated and attached, helo lifted rib out of water and then winched all the marines in to the helo. They showed off for a a bit before fast lining the marines in to the rib and then dopping it in the water.
Drop me an email from my website and l'll email the video to you.
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20 December 2006, 11:20
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Jono you lucky devil would really like to see the video if you can post it on to me  how come you get all the good jobs 
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20 December 2006, 12:57
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Poole
I saw that in the paper last week, Its the Special Boat Service doing there thing.
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20 December 2006, 14:01
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A couple of years ago i watched a chinook, in the same area, hovering just above the water. Then as it went nose up a rib , with marines/sbs already aboard, exited from inside the helicopter and got under way pretty much as they hit the water.Very impressive to watch but i wouldn't have thought it would do much for the chinook, maybe thats why they are now doing it the way you witnessed.
Rob C
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20 December 2006, 14:04
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Country: UK - England
Town: Leicester
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Interlocking Quotas
How many Chinooks does Brittain have? I thought we short of them...what a machine I'd have been a Helo Pilot but god intervened genetically at an early age.
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20 December 2006, 14:15
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Simon,
I have often considered this. I live under the Chinnok flightpath for Odiham/Lineham and we get quite a few each day crossing over. Never seen one with a RIB on it yet. Would be worried if i did.
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20 December 2006, 14:17
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Town: Salisbury
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Make: XS 600
Length: 6m +
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Originally Posted by Simon B
How many Chinooks does Brittain have? I thought we short of them...what a machine I'd have been a Helo Pilot but god intervened genetically at an early age.
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Around 30 at the last count, impressive bird but a smelly thing to fly in!! stinks of fuel!!! 
Brian
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20 December 2006, 15:09
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Country: UK - England
Town: poole
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Simon B
How many Chinooks does Brittain have? I thought we short of them...what a machine I'd have been a Helo Pilot but god intervened genetically at an early age.
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That reminds me a few years ago a guy I have known for years works on them, he said to me 'I got sent over to the USA for a month to work with there chinook devision, they had many hanger's each filled with chinook's and each hanger's chinook's had a dedicated role, ours would not fill a hanger and we have to strip and rebuild each time' it's not all one sided thou the people I have met are very well trained and the world's best chinook service crew's
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20 December 2006, 17:09
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Country: UK - England
Town: Reading, Hants
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Originally Posted by Biggles
Simon,
I have often considered this. I live under the Chinnok flightpath for Odiham/Lineham and we get quite a few each day crossing over. Never seen one with a RIB on it yet. Would be worried if i did.
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is that lyneham or somewhere different?
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20 December 2006, 17:45
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Country: UK - England
Town: Dorset
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Alot are based at Yeovilton now, often see them charging along the coastline here. during the summer I was sat in the RIB just off the shore and out of nowhere one came along the coast but was beneath the cliff top and hidden against the bracken and greenery of the cliff..... scared the life out of me! could only have been 100ft up. awesome noise!
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21 December 2006, 18:28
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Town: Essex
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Make: Plasteco Milano
Length: 5m +
Engine: 75hp
Join Date: Feb 2006
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Originally Posted by Biggles
Simon,
I have often considered this. I live under the Chinnok flightpath for Odiham/Lineham and we get quite a few each day crossing over. Never seen one with a RIB on it yet. Would be worried if i did.
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I'd be worried. They do have an unenviable reputation for dropping out of the sky, and are often not popular with the crews. Assuming that all helicopters defy the laws of physics (by rights they should screw themselves into the ground) the stresses two rotors places on an airframe are incredible.
Having said that, when they work they're superb and load carrying capability is incredible.
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21 December 2006, 19:56
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Town: Stanley, Falkland Is
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Make: Osprey Vipermax 5.8
Length: 5m +
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Originally Posted by havener
I'd be worried. They do have an unenviable reputation for dropping out of the sky, and are often not popular with the crews. Assuming that all helicopters defy the laws of physics (by rights they should screw themselves into the ground) the stresses two rotors places on an airframe are incredible.
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The crashes have mostly been caused by gearbox failure (at least the ones here in the last 20 odd years have) which on a chopper with rotors which cross over with each other is generally a bad thing... one expensive bang is closely followed by a bigger one and then you start descending rapidly due to a lack of rotor blades....
I've met quite a few Chinook crew over the years and they all seemed to love it though
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