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Chinook pilot pulls off death-defying 'pinnacle landing' on Mount Hood |
2018-07-16 |
On its way down, the pilot spins the helicopter around, performing a 'pinnacle maneuver,' landing just the Chinook's two rear wheels on the mountain so that there's easy access to the cargo bay. Guardsmen can be seen exiting the helicopter at a crouch, avoiding the chest-height spinning rotors, and helping to escort the climber and the rescue team inside the helicopter. The Chinook delivered the climber to a baseball field in Welches, Oregon, after which he was transported to the hospital. The rescue was said to have taken just 32 minutes and four seconds from the time the helicopter departed and returned to the baseball field. |
Posted by:Skidmark |
#8 #1 & #2: Training. |
Posted by: irishrageboy 2018-07-16 22:57 |
#7 #6 Add to the B-52. These two are more than impressive. So are the people who have trained to undergo such operations. Definitely not Nigerian "troops". |
Posted by: Roger29 Palms 2018-07-16 14:14 |
#6 New engines, new rotors, new avionics -- The Chinook still going strong because sometimes you just get it right the first time. |
Posted by: magpie 2018-07-16 13:49 |
#5 The climbers should celebrate their rescue by touring a cave Thailand during monsoon season. |
Posted by: jpal 2018-07-16 09:59 |
#4 They still use these? I remember building a Revell plastic model of one when I was a kid - over 50 years ago. Shortly after my grandfather bought his Desoto. |
Posted by: Deadeye Jusoling1798 2018-07-16 09:55 |
#3 The Chinook is probably the only aircraft in the world that could perform this at 11,000-ft. Then again, when our family Marine was transported by these in Iraq, every person being transported was issued either a grease gun or fire extinguisher. |
Posted by: Mullah Richard 2018-07-16 08:12 |
#2 Ref #1: My thoughts exactly. |
Posted by: Besoeker 2018-07-16 07:44 |
#1 They had to risk their lives because of the egos of the climbers. Send them the bill. What part of "Don't do that ****" didn't they grasp? They believe they're entitled to put others at risk of life. |
Posted by: Procopius2k 2018-07-16 07:41 |