Chinooks

[JonnyFive]

Seen quite a few of these today and yesterday.. Wonder if anything is going on.

Saw 2 yesterday go overhead and 1 just now, heard one earlier on too but didn't see it.

They don't look the same as the normal chinooks for some reason, they look wider at the bottom..

[Ian1976]

The wider looking one is the mk3 version. Just has bigger capacity fuel tanks, hence its wider appearance than the mk2.

[JonnyFive]

Ian1976 said:

The wider looking one is the mk3 version. Just has bigger capacity fuel tanks, hence its wider appearance than the mk2.

Ah ok, thanks.

Just seen another one over in Farnham.

[playalistic]

When I lived in Farnham they would come over back and forth literally all day... Bloody things

[Landshark]

When I lived in Odiham they were always about!!!! Bit like Mosquitos!!!!












just to note I am taking the p*$$ and know full well that RAF Odiham is the proud home of the Chinook force

[xPOW]

not sure about recent activity, but this had an emergency landing in a field around 800 yards from my house on Monday night.



I'm around 10 miles from Odiham so they frequently do low flights late at night and my house shudders every time!

Edited by xPOW on Friday 16th September 09:24

[Arctic Fox]

I liuve in Ascot which seems to be a helicopter/light aircraft highway.

Question - if my car or bike made that much noise I'd be done, so why can private aircraft run open exhausts?

[I am The Gimp]

Used to see these alot as a Kid living close to a MOD site.


Still see the odd one in Sunbury over head.


Only helicopter to make you stop and look unless its a Police chopper with the light on.


Steve

[Charlie Michael]

I saw three military 'copters flying in formation over Walton last Thursday. Followed by a Chinook 30 minutes later.

Gave them a wave.