High Density Altitude/Heavy hauler

[ghostrider64]

You can get the basic weight of a chinook down to around 25K and its traditional certified max gross of 50K gives you 25K to play with. If you are talking sling loads I think 25K was the certified max. But I'm old so not positive.

Routinely flew 2000GAl water buckets long line for fire suppression. Think those babies oushed 18K loaded.

 

[Ollie]

Hey ghostrider, were you a hooker? If so, where were you stationed?

 

[ghostrider64]

No I was a Boxcar out of Ft Lewis WANG.....Hookers are the reserve guys....

 

[westwind]

Yep, It's a Chinook. http://summitdaily.com/article/20050802/NEWS/50802004/0/FRONTPAGEThey flew right over me today, checking out the situation. That thing is Frickin' HUGE! Of course, now that everything is getting all lined up, the weather is turning to crap. What else is new .