tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post1688971731235497168..comments2024-03-29T04:54:50.435-05:00Comments on Bayou Renaissance Man: Fifty years of the ChinookPeterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10595089829300831372noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-60180604579000969272011-09-23T21:43:46.286-05:002011-09-23T21:43:46.286-05:00Only 1200 chinooks?Only 1200 chinooks?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-10827116810578999502011-09-22T21:18:53.799-05:002011-09-22T21:18:53.799-05:00What a great tribute to an aircraft. Thanks.What a great tribute to an aircraft. Thanks.trailbeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830065132795330618noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6244999628674918029.post-45628623287471335172011-09-22T08:15:25.185-05:002011-09-22T08:15:25.185-05:00The first CH-47 was pretty underpowered and known ...The first CH-47 was pretty underpowered and known as a Shithooks by most aircrews. The new versions are screamers, faster than the Apaches that ride shotgun with them.<br /><br />The funny thing was if an old Chinook wasn't leaking fluids you worried. If it was leaking you still had hydraulic fluid in the system, if not it could be low. The new ones have fixed that much to the dismay of old warrant officers and crew chiefs<br /><br />GerryAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com