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Sikorsky CH-53 Helicopter (question about an accessory part)
https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/ac/ch-53-1999416b3guys.jpg ^ | 4/16/18 | rebelbase

Posted on 04/16/2018 12:33:58 PM PDT by Rebelbase

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To: PLMerite; jonno; Gamecock; SaveFerris; FredZarguna; PROCON; KC_Lion; Army Air Corps
I think that's a CH-46.

This is a CH-47:

On my budget, all I'll ever be able to afford is a CH-45.

But I'll arm it with a 12-gauge.*

Makes the 11-gauge look like a pop-gun.

21 posted on 04/16/2018 1:22:53 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Larry Lucido

Was in maintenance hanger one day at Fort Hood and two soldiers were standing on a platform that folds out up near the rotor hub. They were both pulling with all their strength on a six foot torque wrench to tighten the nut that holds the blade on.


22 posted on 04/16/2018 1:29:14 PM PDT by Portcall24
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To: jonno

Saw CH-46s formation flying in Iraq many times. My base had a beacon on it about 200’ outside where I worked. They’d fly over at less than 100’ than turn to the NW for the leg to Fallujah. They flew like bats outta hell, nose to tail practically. It would take CGI to reproduce that nowadays.


23 posted on 04/16/2018 1:29:30 PM PDT by Justa
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To: Rebelbase

Fuel tank.


24 posted on 04/16/2018 1:37:01 PM PDT by Spacetrucker (George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
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To: PLMerite
That's a Shithook.

And we called them that in VN because that's all they ever brought us.

The good stuff...Mermite cans full of hot food, beer pallets, medics, ammo, etc, came on the Hueys.

All the Shithooks brought were sandbags (that we had to fill), half-culverts for hooches, everything associated with us working our butts off and MORE cases of C-rats.

And to this day, I still don't see how they fly.

25 posted on 04/16/2018 1:38:55 PM PDT by OldSmaj (The only thing washed on a filthy liberal is their damned brains.)
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To: Portcall24
They were both pulling with all their strength on a six foot torque wrench to tighten the nut that holds the blade on.

And if you'll give it some thought, you'll understand why it's called the "Jesus Nut".

26 posted on 04/16/2018 1:41:38 PM PDT by OldSmaj (The only thing washed on a filthy liberal is their damned brains.)
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To: Larry Lucido

“On my budget, all I’ll ever be able to afford is a CH-45.”

Buy a CH-54. It will be cheaper ‘cause it ain’t got no body!


27 posted on 04/16/2018 1:42:24 PM PDT by beelzepug (The permanent political class that runs this country is...the great(est) danger we face)
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To: OldSmaj
And to this day, I still don't see how they fly.

Some say they beat the air into submission.

Some say they're so ugly the Earth repels them.

Some puke up pseudo-scientific nonsense about moving airfoils.

I hold with screaming demons imprisoned in in that part above the ramp.

28 posted on 04/16/2018 1:46:27 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: beelzepug
Hmmm. Has possibilities...


29 posted on 04/16/2018 1:47:17 PM PDT by Larry Lucido
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To: Larry Lucido
cool, thx!

CH-47 can carry pretty good loads, too, up to 12 tons (this Brit CVRT is 8 tons, I believe):


30 posted on 04/16/2018 1:57:22 PM PDT by Enchante (FusionGPS "dirty dossier" scandal links Hillary, FBI, CIA, Dept of Justice... "Deep State" is real)
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To: NorthMountain

I’m gonna go with number two.


31 posted on 04/16/2018 2:17:59 PM PDT by OldSmaj (The only thing washed on a filthy liberal is their damned brains.)
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To: Enchante
CH-47 can carry pretty good loads, too, up to 12 tons

That's very impressive, but the CH-53E can lift an external load of 33,320 lbs - 16.6 tons - and strip away your shingles and your hearing at the same time. Between friendly helos and hostile artillery, this old infantryman is almost deaf as a door nail!

32 posted on 04/16/2018 2:24:19 PM PDT by Always A Marine ("I am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation")
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To: Always A Marine

nice.....

p.s. I now find that the latest version, the CH47F, can lift 14 tons external load.... still not as much as the latest CH53, but not too shabby, either.


33 posted on 04/16/2018 2:37:45 PM PDT by Enchante (FusionGPS "dirty dossier" scandal links Hillary, FBI, CIA, Dept of Justice... "Deep State" is real)
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To: OldSmaj

It’s a defensible position. The only one I categorically reject is #3.


34 posted on 04/16/2018 2:39:11 PM PDT by NorthMountain (... the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed)
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To: Enchante
The CH-53K (currently in advanced development) will have an airborne max gross weight of 88,000 pounds, vs. about 73,000 for the E model. But in an aircraft of about the same size and weight. Here is a good picture.

"Max gross weight" to mean total combined weight -- the aircraft itself, stores, crew, sling load, the works. F model Chinook is about 50,000 max gross weight. Both are pretty serious aircraft!

Nice image of the Chinook showing its size.
35 posted on 04/16/2018 3:04:22 PM PDT by daltec
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To: Larry Lucido

I like my CH-53 for golf outings. Haven’t quite mastered how to park it without attracting attention, yet.


36 posted on 04/16/2018 3:05:31 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: Psalm 73

The sponson extends out from the fuselage to carry fuel without getting in the way of internal space and the back katch like others have mentioined, but it is aerodynamically “wing-shaped” to reduce air resistance and provide some lift when flying forward. (adds to resistance when hovering, but the overall effect is a benefit for range and speed.)

The Cobra and other gunship helicopters use their rocket launch winglets the same way: They are primarily for carrying weapons or fuel tanks or IR cameras and bomb-aim lasers ... But their shape acts like wings when traveling forward at flight speed.


37 posted on 04/16/2018 3:05:59 PM PDT by Robert A Cook PE
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To: daltec

And how does it protect itself?


38 posted on 04/16/2018 3:10:18 PM PDT by Bookshelf
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To: daltec

awesome, thx!!


39 posted on 04/16/2018 3:22:37 PM PDT by Enchante (FusionGPS "dirty dossier" scandal links Hillary, FBI, CIA, Dept of Justice... "Deep State" is real)
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p.s. I now find that the latest version, the CH47F, can lift 14 tons external load.... still not as much as the latest CH53, but not too shabby, either.

Well, if you're going to cite the latest Chinook version, the Corps' newest CH-53K model lifts 36,000 lbs externally - 18 tons.

This will never end! Both of these 50+ year-old designs will apparently live forever and keep getting stronger.

40 posted on 04/16/2018 4:43:52 PM PDT by Always A Marine ("I am going to instruct my attorney general to get a special prosecutor to look into your situation")
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