CH-47D Chinook Startup

Oldest Chinook in the Army fleet firing up at Boeing Field for a flight down to Ft. Lewis.

[zantig]

had the pleasure of flying in one of these. one of the sweetest sounds any helicopter can make, period.

[VW]

Saw one of these beauties fly over Luton, England yesterday. Love the unique sound!

[fernandocortes]

Fukin bad ass love them things. The sound of any chopper makes me stop and look for it no matter what.

[cynthiamoon]

I piloted Chinooks in Nam. Most of our startups were a tad faster than this. Especially if someone was shooting at us.😁

[BobbieBees]

My old man used to service the at 447 Sqn in the Canadian Forces. Such a nice sound at they start up.

[pinstripes]

An uncle that served in Viet Nam once told me that the most reassuring sound he ever heard was the thump thump thump of a jolly green giant coming to get him and his platoon that had been shot up and holed up in a swamp. The crew dropped into a hole in the jungle and plucked them out with no hesitation. RIP uncle John B.

[farerse]

3:28 the prop blades seem to be timed not to touch each other before the blades straighten out!

[caseyblackburn]

So this is the bastard that keeps setting off my car alarms, what a fucking magnificent beast

[TheLatiosnlatias]

I always enjoyed watching Chinooks flying above my house. That scared all the crows, herons and woodpigeons.

[markdudley]

both engine gearboxes feed into a single combining transmission (C-box) in the aft pylon. from there, power is transfered via interconnected driveshafts to the forward and rear transmissions. as long as the rotors are phased correctly during maintenance, there is nothing to worry about unless something breaks. Needless to say, it's a big concern if you get a C-Box chip light, especially when your about 60 miles off the coast.

[patriotguardharleyriders]

my dad flew hueys & cobras...but dang, still love me a Chinook 👍

[roosveltrios]

seis minutos de video al pedo y nos quedamos sin el despegue.!! Sos un salame.!!!

[mikerenkola]

I crewed an a model in 180 avn co in the early 70's. went to flight school in 1976, in 1977 went to ft Rucker to learn how to fly a ch47, from then till 1986 I was lucky enough to fly a B model and a c model and a brand new D model I went to the boing factory and flew it back to ft sill ok I was lucky enough to make 2 of these trips. The CHinook is the best helicopter ever built

[americanallthewayredneck]

flew with the marines for a day during the cuban boat lift in this beast..Out to sea..land on ship..pick up cubans..drop off at base...Fun day!

[Underappreciatedclassics]

I saw one of these fly over my house not long ago . Quite the sight!

[DasCormeister]

I meant oldest flying airframe in the Chinook fleet. Sorry

[Wildlifesupernannyfan]

I just seen a Chinnock hellicopter about 50 m away. I am so lucky !!!

[wilber]

I remember when A models were the oldest in the fleet in 1976

[barryrutter]

A chinook can lift 20.000lb or 9000kilos it's main role is heavy lift and support can be armed with two mini guns and 0.50 calibre machine gun for close support

[aarons]

Just a curious question could one of the blades misalign and break the others causing the helicopter to crash? They look extremely close and long