Some pics of an Chinook helicopter visiting a local middle school

[spacejamz]

This was part of an RTOC incentive program where they got to ride in the helicopter..

 

[BoomerD]

Nice. Our little airport is used by several different branches as a training facility. Blackhawks, Chinooks, Sikorsky Jayhawks, and Eurocopter Dolphins fly over my backyard, do touch and go landings and other "quick in/out" practice flights every week.

 

[Red Squirrel]

It looks like it has seen things.

 

[sdifox]

It looks like it has seen things.

Chinooks entered service in 1961. Obviously I don't know how old that particular one is.

 

[spacejamz]

Chinooks entered service in 1961. Obviously I don't know how old that particular one is.

She looks to be about 13 years old...

found this page based on her reg num...

The history of Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopter 09-08068.

Boeing CH-47F Chinook helicopter 09-08068.

www.chinook-helicopter.com

 

[Lost_in_the_HTTP]

They're not very reliable. I've see them being towed across the sky quite a few times over my house.

 

[BoomerD]

They're not very reliable. I've see them being towed across the sky quite a few times over my house.

That's why they invented sky hooks...

 

[Gizmo j]

I have a model of the Chinook