CH-47F Chinook Helicopter U.S. Army Redstone Test Center Takeoff

CH-47F Chinook Helicopter U.S. Army Redstone Test Center Takeoff
The icing system -- the 'orange boom' -- known as the Helicopter Icing Spray System, or HISS -- is the same one that's been used for years. Eagle-eyed observers will notice it's the bird in the sky that's different this year.
The HISS is a system designed to provide artificial icing conditions and is used as part of icing certification for military and civilian aircraft. The HISS creates a controlled-cloud environment through which the test aircraft flies. The effects of ice accumulation and shedding are then documented with onboard instrumentation and photography.
A Chinook with an orange boom spraying a light mix of water on a trailing helicopte

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[halochiefs]

It's cool to watch this system in action. They have been flying over my house in upper Michigan for the past month. I think right know the Bell 525 Relentless is what they are testing. But it's always awesome when your sitting inside and then you can hear the helicopters getting louder and louder (and the plane) and then there right on top of you and you cant hear what your buddy right next to you is saying.