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Slightly Obese Chinook
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:05 pm
by Crusty
2x Chinooks flew over my house at about 14:45 today 23/7/21. medium altitude one of them had noticeably enlarged side fairings/sponsons whatever you call them, never seen that before...any ideas?
Re: Slightly Obese Chinook
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:13 pm
by Thunder
The fat one will be one of the eight RAF HC.5's, which were initially delivered as HC.3's, I get confused with all the different Marks and their continual changing about.
Re: Slightly Obese Chinook
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:13 pm
by Ashleydaplanespotter
The chunkier chinook will be a HC.5 model mate
Re: Slightly Obese Chinook
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:17 pm
by Crusty
Cheers both, the difference was quite visible when the pair was directly overhead
Re: Slightly Obese Chinook
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:22 pm
by sschofield
Thunder wrote: ↑Fri Jul 23, 2021 2:13 pm
The fat one will be one of the eight RAF HC.5's, which were initially delivered as HC.3's, I get confused with all the different Marks and their continual changing about.
I think the HC.5 is broadly similar to the US Army CH-47SD special ops variant, whilst the HC.6 is more or less a CH-47F?
Re: Slightly Obese Chinook
Posted: Fri Jul 23, 2021 4:22 pm
by Arthur Tee
Obesity has nothing to do with it.
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