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2003-05-08 Caucasus

Russian officer charged in Chechnya helicopter crash

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Posted by Dar 2003-05-08 08:52 am|| || Front Page|| [7 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Overloaded is bad.

Shotdown is worse.

Shotdown into a minefield?

Just wasn't their day.

Posted by Laurence of the Rats 2003-05-08 10:03:37|| 2003-05-08 10:03:37|| Front Page Top

#2 The pilot dipped heavily into the luck barrel and it was empty that day. I just cannot imagine seeing 147 people in a helicopter! And flying!

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-05-08 10:57:53|| 2003-05-08 10:57:53|| Front Page Top

#3 While it may be cramped, the Mi-26 is a monster of a helicopter. It has basically the cargo capacify of a c-130. Here is a page with pictures of one moving a downed chinook after Anaconda last year MI-26 Picture

Posted by patrickpayne 2003-05-08 11:34:19|| 2003-05-08 11:34:19|| Front Page Top

#4 Jaysus, that's huge! Heavycopter is right!

Posted by Tadderly 2003-05-08 13:12:04|| 2003-05-08 13:12:04|| Front Page Top

#5 Yes, I can see how you can pack 147 people into the chopper. Boy, that is a committee of main rotor blades!

Posted by Alaska Paul 2003-05-08 13:31:48|| 2003-05-08 13:31:48|| Front Page Top

#6 The MI-26 is an upgraded MI-6 "HOOK". According to my (old, obsolete) Janes, the HOOK has a maximum passenger limit of 94 people and a crew of five. I don't have the figures on the MI-26, but I don't think they increased the troop capacity by 50 or more!

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-05-08 20:33:36|| 2003-05-08 20:33:36|| Front Page Top

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