11/13/2007

Preparing to pick up an external load


Here is a picture of me getting set up to pick up a 8,000 pound fuel blivet. You have to keep in mind that the Chinook flying weighs about 30,000 pounds so she has to produce that much wind to keep her at a hover. Let’s just say, after 2-3 minutes of hovering in the same spot the area is cleared of most of the dust.

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