And they are all polite and charming.... when not terrifying Argies, of course!
What`s stuck in your field?
- Thread starter JCMaloney
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And they are all polite and charming.... when not terrifying Argies, of course!
- Location
- Cirencester
A Chinook has a lift capacity of 10t, I am pretty sure it would fly out simples.
ollie989898
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Interesting how they have covered up the sensitive bits!
TheTallGuy
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- Location
- Cambridgeshire
Two issues there - firstly the landing gear isn't designed to have high forces applied in that direction, so whilst the chopper might get off, it might not be possible to land safely again. Secondly, there is the risk that as it lifts, the wheels on one side unstick easier than the other with the consequence being that the chopper begins to roll which again puts stresses onto the landing gear that it's not designed for.
glasshouse
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- Location
- lothians
They just need to dig the wheels out and fly it out
Red Fred
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- Location
- Hants/Dorset border
I remember selling Seale Hayne rag mags in Exeter, on the way back we stopped at the Granada services for a coffee, and the two rather drunken young ladies on the next table took a shine to my mate. One ended up sitting on his knee running her fingers through his hair, and we both thought we were well away here. Eventually we asked what they were doing there and she said "Oh we're celebrating, our boyfriends are marines and we're meeting them here cause they've just come back from the Falkland Islands " We were out of there faster than you can say Jack Daniels. It's amazing how fast a Mini 850 can go when it has to.They use Woodbury Common as well as its on a short yomp from Lympstone.
Many a time coming back across the Common after a few shandys in the college bar or doing a bit of off roading you would have to steer round a moving bush or 20!
Mate went up the back of of one of their land rovers one night with his Micra, when the man mountain got out of the passenger seat he got out of their asap!
- Location
- Mid Lincolnshire,UK
There was an armed guard unit there until they got it out.
- Location
- South Wales UK
No wonder as cost millions.
The white van ,travelling fraternity, with hiabs would have it out no trouble allegedly?
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Swarfmonkey
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- Location
- Hampshire
Showed the pics to an ex RAF colleague of mine.
According to him ZA669 is an old girl. He remembers working on her in the mid 80’s.
According to him ZA669 is an old girl. He remembers working on her in the mid 80’s.
ollie989898
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A lot of the airframes in use by the Navy or Airforce or Army will be ancient.
Pieces_of_Eight
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Red Fred
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- Location
- Hants/Dorset border
I was reading the other day that one of Mr Putin's "Air force One" type command planes that would be used in a nuclear war, was parked up having some routine maintenance done, and it received a visit from the Russian caravan club who opened the hatch and legged it with some of the secret boxes. I think they said that nothing too vital had disappeared and the red button was safe. Coming soon to a car park near you, nuclear armed pikies 
Someone Opened A Cargo Hatch And Stole Radio Equipment From An Il-80 Maxdome, Russia's "Doomsday plane" - The Aviationist
Someone Opened A Cargo Hatch And Stole Radio Equipment From An Il-80 Maxdome, Russia's "Doomsday plane" - The Aviationist
glasshouse
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- Location
- lothians
He has probably had them skinned alive And made into lampshades by nowI was reading the other day that one of Mr Putin's "Air force One" type command planes that would be used in a nuclear war, was parked up having some routine maintenance done, and it received a visit from the Russian caravan club who opened the hatch and legged it with some of the secret boxes. I think they said that nothing too vital had disappeared and the red button was safe. Coming soon to a car park near you, nuclear armed pikies
Someone Opened A Cargo Hatch And Stole Radio Equipment From An Il-80 Maxdome, Russia's "Doomsday plane" - The Aviationist
- Location
- South Molton
RAF Chinook is finally lifted from muddy field
A CHINOOK has been freed six days after getting stuck in a muddy Oxfordshire field.
www.oxfordmail.co.uk
Red Fred
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- Location
- Hants/Dorset border
It is good training for the recovery engineers, so it serves some purpose and prevents them from getting rusty. One of uncle's bomb disposal problems was keeping the men busy. The RAF set up a nationwide organization just in time for the end of the Blitz, then the Luftwaffe moved east and very few bombs were dropped on the UK for months on end. The squads ended up practically fighting each other to deal with the few bombs and even poached on their neighbour's territory, as they were all highly trained and keen to get to work.
Good of them to thank the landowner and local community.RAF Chinook is finally lifted from muddy field
A CHINOOK has been freed six days after getting stuck in a muddy Oxfordshire field.