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  Flying the CH-47F

  Posted by Bettina Chavanne 7:09 PM on May 18, 2010

  I got a chance to fly the CH-47F simulator last month in Texas. Here's a quick look at my flight and how DAFCS kept everything steady. Read More >>

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  Helicopters, What Helicopters?

  Posted by Douglas Barrie 7:41 PM on Dec 15, 2009

  (Credit: Parliamentary Copyright)Somebody somewhere once said all politics is theater. If so, the British Parliament's Defense Committee hearing today started off with a hint ... Read More >>

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  No comment, comment

  Posted by Douglas Barrie 7:46 PM on Nov 18, 2009

  Asked recently about claims in the UK national press that the government is looking to place an order for tens of additional Boeing Chinooks, the Defense Ministry response was that... Read More >>

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  Hard Landing

  Posted by Douglas Barrie 10:58 AM on Aug 31, 2009

    The Royal Air Force has lost a second Chinook helicopter in operations in Afghanistan in less than a month.  Following a “hard landing” during a missio... Read More >>

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  Mission Complicated

  Posted by Bettina Chavanne 2:01 PM on May 06, 2009

  Much of the discussion this week at the Army Aviation Association America show in Nashville has centered on how different helicopters are going to react differently in Afghanistan ... Read More >>

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  Bigger Bills in the Netherlands

  Posted by Robert Wall 7:24 AM on Nov 27, 2008

  The Netherlands is facing delays in several of its transport programs, the government has told parliament.  The latest schedule slips are associated with the upgrade of a DC-1... Read More >>

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  Royal Marines Whiskey Company Arrives In Sangin, Afghanistan

  Posted by David Hughes 7:22 PM on Oct 14, 2008

   Above Royal Marines from Whiskey Company arrive by Chinook helicopter at the disputed town of Sangin in Afghanistan. British Ministry of Defense photo, Crown Copyright, ... Read More >>

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  Photos of British Helicopters in Afghanistan

  Posted by David Hughes 3:20 PM on Sep 18, 2008

    A British CH47 Chinook drops a load of ammunition at Forward Operating Base Kajaki in Afghanistan, sending dust and gravel flying over the gun position on Sept. 1, 2008... Read More >>

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  Photos of the Week: U.S. Army and Iraqi Soldiers On Patrol

  Posted by David Hughes 6:35 PM on Sep 02, 2008

  In the photo above, U.S. Army soldiers and Iraqi soldiers patrol for weapons caches and enemy extremists near Bayji, Iraq on August 21, 2008. In the photo below, some of the U.S. A... Read More >>

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  How to Make a Chinook Fly Faster

  Posted by Graham Warwick 1:43 PM on May 06, 2008

  Tucked away in a corner of the Boeing display at last week's AHS International forum on Montreal was a small drawing entitled: "Unload Lift Offset Rotor". As you can see, it's basi... Read More >>

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