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Phrogs Phorever

Sapper! said:
Sorry got a good laugh out of that.
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:)

Sadly that chopper is the fastest the army has to offer.....ouch there. Poor OH-58s have a hell of a time "escorting" it around in country.
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Should have quit while you're ahead...Army doesn't fly Phrogs (CH-46), perhaps you are referring to this similar looking beast of a machine that the Army does operate vvv

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Speaking of flares or chaff, I'm not sure which is which.
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When loading in the dispenser or when "dispensed"...if latter, if it glows brightly, it's a flare. Chaff is itty, bitty bits of tinsel cut to wavelengths of pesky hostile radars...
 
heyjoe said:
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Should have quit while you're ahead
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Yeah that is usually the case...crap.


Sorry I don't really know the differences with the Sea Knight? (CH-46?!) and the 47s. Thanks for explaining the chaff/flare as well. I do know that THAT aircraft is a MH-47( or/and E?) because the 160th are the only army guys that have booms on the front end! Got to see a bunch of them out in Jbad, wee morning hours they seemed to test them out and then poof they would be gone for days or weeks, magically reappearing not too far from this CIA building on the backside of the base....

Seriously, didn't mean to offend with not noting the air frame differences. But holy cow are those things powerful! I remember getting this insane vertigo when on a ride out of the Korengal. It felt like it turned upside down and left my head spinning. Respected it's capabilities after that, from being on the ground I'd never have guessed it could do that. Awesome machines. Serves well as a blow dryer to boot if you have been sweating before going up the ramp. I swear they think of everything.

The pilots are just as good...
VBIED out on a route south of base and some Chinooks flying a ring route saw the explosion and swooped down giving cover and giving evac before we could even get the 9-line out! We made sure to find those guys when we went through BAF on the way out.
 
Sapper! said:
Yeah that is usually the case...crap.


Sorry I don't really know the differences with the Sea Knight? (CH-46?!) and the 47s. Thanks for explaining the chaff/flare as well. I do know that THAT aircraft is a MH-47( or/and E?) because the 160th are the only army guys that have booms on the front end! Got to see a bunch of them out in Jbad, wee morning hours they seemed to test them out and then poof they would be gone for days or weeks, magically reappearing...
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Both are made by same company hence their similarities, but Chinook is bigger and closer to CH-53 series in size/lift capacity. Easiest way to tell them apart is single nosewheel strut on 46 and smaller sponsons for rear wheel struts whereas 47 has much longer sponsons and external engine housings.

You can redeem yourself with ID of this helo approaching a Navy small boy...

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Even better view of 47 in which larger sponsons and differences in engines are readily apparent

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phrogpilot73 said:
And our AD CO thinks it's so important to "exercise our systems". We're so tip of the spear that we've got an ILS to get us to the airshows...
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No offense to -163, but at least you guys have recently installed "technology" that you'll actually use. I'd take ILS over DIRCM any day of the week.

Oh wait, I did. :)
 
The Phrog at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in the new Hanger One leaks. I found that hilariously Phrog-y.
 
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110717-N-ZS026-142 GULF OF ADEN (July 17, 2011) CH-46 Sea Knight helicopters assigned to the Evil Eyes of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 163 refuel on the flight deck aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Boxer (LHD 4) during night flight operations. Boxer and the 13th Marine Expeditionary Unit (13th MEU) are underway supporting maritime security operations and theater security cooperation efforts in the U.S. 5th Fleet area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Trevor Welsh/Released)
 
SynixMan said:
The Phrog at the National Museum of Naval Aviation in the new Hanger One leaks. I found that hilariously Phrog-y.
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Yes!!! My fini flight from my JO tour was the cross country to deliver Nuts (Aircraft 00) to Pensacola. I'm so proud...
 
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