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Great video! Glad you love the Chinook as much as we do! We’re proud to produce the CH-47 and are excited to see what the future holds for the mission ready helicopter.

Army veteran here. I am fortunate to have had the opportunity to work on and fly in these beautiful machines.

This machine saved our lives in Afghanistan, when all was lost the you could count on this beast to get you out. When you run into the back at nite time during an extraction the helectopter is in black out with no lights on, but all you can see is a low blood red glow from its jets and a black hole in the shape of a mouth like a giant frog for it tail entrance. It quite literally feels like running into a gaint monsters mouth, but it was our monster. Still get chills when I see one fly over even now 10years later as a civilian. God bless ❤

3:11 While the CH-47 isn't usually armed, a set of 4 ACH-47As were produced during the Vietnam war to test the viability of a heavy attack helicopter. It had a variable armament which included 5 M2 .50 calls or 5 M60 LMGs, 20mm autocannons, rockets or gun pods, and a 40mm grenade launcher. One survives to this day and is on display at the Redstone Arsenal in Alabama.

I recently rode in a Chinook for ROTC and was extremely surprised to hear that it’s faster than a Blackhawk. Such a cool monstrosity of a helicopter! Love the video!

Great seeing a huge beast of a machine, that was around in 1963 when I was in the USAF!! Still serving it's usefulness, 60 years later and still good to go!!

10 year CH-47D/F Mechanic. Love those Chinooks!

Nice video. As former Boeing Vertol flight test, flew the last A model Chinook from Ft. Indiantown Gap back to the Pennsylvania factory to go into the D mod line, to refurbish as a D model Chinook. Also worked on the first electronic cockpit with MFDs, delivering the first E Model to the 160th. Happy that you interviewed the flight engineer. It's really their bird.

PIA. Right over by my house. Was raised here with hueys, blackhawks, and now chinooks. Like it or not, the chinook has reached that Iconic status. It has done its job for many many years and missions. Thank you for coming over and making this video for us! I have been at that base one time. The hanger is old school & Huge!! Thank you all that were involved in filming this for us. And thank you all for the services and time you have put in for our country!

Awesome video! Badass helicopter

I don't know why, but Army flight crew just give off a whole other sense of badass. The walk, the Helmet, and the helicopter make it golden.

I live near a British Army garrison and let me tell you, it is a real sight seeing those helicopters (more specifically Boeing Chinooks) pass on the way to and from the base. It really is a tantalising piece of machinery.

I live on a military training route in the UK where they transport from the south west up to the north and I must say I get goosebumps every time one does a low pass over, the noise of them is so unique and powerful, brilliant machines 👏

My favourite piece of aircraft tech ever!! I served in the British Army, and this was our taxi in 2003, on Op Telic. So many people owe their lives to this phenomenal taxi, ambulance, bus and every other task it has on duty. The chinook deserves one hell of a medal!

Found your channel and have been watching one video after the other! But this has to be one of our favourites!! Love the content and we love the Chinook!!

I grew up in Grand Prairie, Tx. in the 70s-80s just a mile west of the DNAS, aka Hensley Field. I saw these, and many other aircraft daily. We called the Chinook, “Jolly Green Giants.”

Chinook, the real gem of American engineers 🇺🇸❤️

Am proud to work in Team Chinook in Canada to support Canadian Forces!

Two bladed Hueys and CH-47 are the best sounding helos.

Hands down 1 of my favourite military helicopters and i had the privilege of flying in a British one during my time in Army cadets whilst at an Annual camp when i was like 14 years old (I'm 32 this October). When i flew in one they had a fuel tank inside like the one you see in this video and during the flight the pilot turned off one of the engines and restarted it. I was in awe of the guy hanging out the back also. One of the best experiences ever.

I spent a year with a Chinook squadron in Egypt. The “hooks” were transferred to Egypt after the Shaw of Iran took our embassy and became redundant. The Dirty “Herd” (misspelt “Heard” still hold a fond place in my heart.

I crew these in the Army. love them! but what keeps the blades from not touching is not that the aft is raised higher, is the combining transmittion which staggers the rotors blades not allowing them to be at the same place at the same time. they will actually touch if it wasnt for that, which has happened, we say it ate it self up.

Great video Sam. I am happy that the army has spent money to upgrade these beasts. I had one ride in Colorado with the Guard and was solely motivated to parachute jump first because of the mind boggling noise. The hello had hydraulic leaks, but was unbelievably noisy even with foam earplugs. Leaving that plane was wonderful. Haven’t flown one since, but happy army has invested in this airframe.

I flew A's, B's, and baby C's but that cockpit is so different, blows me away! Loved flying the Hook!

This was so awesome. You were with my nephew Mike who I am so proud of. Thank you for sharing what an incredible pilot Dad husband and nephew he is!

The Aft pylon doesn't keep the blades from hitting each other. They actually pass between each other like a set of gears. The combining transmission keeps the blades in sync.

Chinooks are very special and capable machines. I am so grateful for the everyday efforts of our service personnel. Thank you for your service, sacrifice and all the risks and hardships that you and your families endure on our behalf.

We had a chinook fly over our house a few days ago and the sound that it made is unforgettable !!! Awesome aircraft. Great video as always !!! Thank you Sir !!

I am from the Air Guard based attached to that same airport. I see the same helicopters everyday. Pretty cool to see them up close

Brings back memories from when I was in the USMC Infantry lima co. 3/2 and fox co. 2/4 1977 to 81. Those pilot's are awesome ! Much respect! The whole crew!

CH-46 Sea Knight is also extremely iconic as well and has been in numerous battles and troop/equipment movement as well as the CH-47.

I flew these for the 101st and and it was the highlight of my life. Btw, Chinook means Big Wind! Great video👍🏻👍🏻

Brings back memories of my days in Vietnam.

I worked on every aircraft that the Army had from 1973 to 1986. Rotary wing and fixed wing. Loved hueys, hooks and Cobras the most. Most mechanics specialize in a single aircraft but I worked on the most important part of EACH aircraft. The airframe.

Let's just say, as a journalist I covered the G8 summit in Heiligendam Rostock, and the only way to get everything into and out due to protesters, everything where flown inn and out of the summit area. So standing under 7 Chinook flying low in a close formation over our heads is an insane experience.

One interesting point in their history was there were a couple CH-47's that were used in both the Vietnam and Afghanistan Embassy evacuations.

They are really beautiful. I saw 3 of them flying over my city 13 days ago. Sadly missed the 4th one. The sound is very unique as well even when they arent very close. It was pure joy for me seeing them for the first time in around 15 years

I'm currently a CH-47 maintainer serving in the US Army, I have to admit, I love how in-depth you went in to the history and service of the Chinook. One little interesting bit of adult humor I thought I'd mention, due the the trifecta of hooks on the belly of the bird, along with the amount of usage they get in service when it comes to cargo handling, both the Chinooks and the aircrews that fly them have earned the ubiquitous nickname of "Hookers." Also, while most pilots start their army career as officers training to become pilots, the enlisted aircrew who serve on Army aircraft (at least Chinooks and Blackhawks, to my knowledge) are selected from the general aviation support personnel trained to perform maintenance on their specific airframe. Meaning anyone in the unit trained to work on that aircraft has the opportunity to become flight crew, through studious on-the-job training from current flight crew, and a relatively simple physical fitness examination. But Staff Sergeant Biagioni was absolutely correct when he said flight crew need to know everything there is to know about the aircraft, from the torque to install the rotor heads, down to the type of grease used on the landing gear bearings.

My unit did some sling load training with Chinooks. The pilots were cool enough to let us ride after when we finished training. Best roller-coaster ride ever

Really nice footage and information on this helicopter. I live about an hour from a military base and occasionally get to see a Chinook pass over my neighborhood, and there is no mistaking the thunderous sound from those massive rotors, well before you can even see it approaching. Always a treat to experience them in flight. :)

It's a fantastic video Sam thank you guys for making it. The CH47 Chinook is really an extraordinary helicopter. I had many opportunities to see it in action and what an incredible machine! I would love to fly in it. Lucky you, 😆 my late father used to call it beautiful beast and I couldn't agree more. Oh man...! The sound of the engines and the rotor blades wash is symphonic..!

Chinooks will always be near and dear to my heart as my father was a Ch47 pilot during the VN war. My mother and I were fortunate enough to ride in one, even though I was too young to remember it.

The day after the eruption of Mt St Helens I got a chance to fly in an Oregon National Guard Chinook around the area affected by the explosive eruption. They dropped the rear gate and another photographer and I sat on the edge and shot pictures. We got an awesome view of the still smoking area leveled by the eruption. Next time I'll remember my hearing protection! The crew were all Vietnam combat vets with serious hours under their belt. Really impressive guys.

Great video, Sam! I’ve always wondered about the Chinook and it was great learning so much about it!

I was a Chinook unit in Vietnam, 205th Aviation..

I remember about 2-3 years ago a Chinook flew right above my house, it looked as if it was going to clip a streetlamp. I had my head of my window at the time, it was amazing. The shockwave (I don't know how else to describe it) was insane.

I had the honor in assisting a chinook crew on setup and rigging to help stop the flooding in our area. The rotor wash is unreal on these things. It was an awesome experience!

Been up in one a couple of times. What a machine. Unforgettable experience.

I love the Chinook and I never thought about how blades were designed. Great video, thank you!

my stepfather was a 15foxtrot. Worked on 160ths chinooks in Campbell and than 209th in Hawaii ended his career at 82nd at Bragg. Any question i ever had about a current helo he had the answer one of the smartest guys i know he truly loved his job. My brother in law is currently still a 15foxtrot at Bragg. Love all the aviation stuff growing up on airfields was amazing

The chinook, man that thing is a beast. So powerful it makes all your house windows shake

Well done sir, thank you for putting this video together of my beloved Chinook. Your content is always interesting and entertaining.

Excellent review. I spent 2 years working on Chinooks in the late 80s in Germany. I got to ride the Jump Seat once, awesome

I’ve heard chatter over the years about the fact that American military personnel are jaded and pampered and what not, but I can tell you that those folks who make these proclamations are insanely oblivious to the downright ridiculous claim that is all encompassing to whatever knowledge has been provided to them. I have family members who have and are serving in an entire parcel of various military categories and are some of the most professional and disciplined individuals I have ever met in my life. I am not claiming that the US is the supreme authority in all facets of a militaristic fashion, but when you consider how vast our military presence is and the extent of the branches of different factions, not to mention the ones that the FEDS claim don’t exist….even though we know that they do, our personnel are still trained in the highest order and even though we are a complete volunteer force, the men and women who serve do so with heart and soul. An all volunteer military force is much more powerful than a military of forced inscription. I’m not painting here with a wide brush, there are many smaller and less populated countries that have mandatory inscription periods and I actually think that is a good thing. But when you are crunching the numbers and calculating a military force and the entire country only has a population of conscription age that consists of only maybe 8 million and a country that can conscript a force of military age personnel of 10 million, that can make or break you. Plus the country needs the transport ability to get troops, logistics, hardware and everything else needed to support many troops to the country in need. Pretty much only the United States has the capability of providing sea worthy craft and aircraft to support those needs and mid air refueling almost indefinitely. No other countries combined even have 1/8 of the logistical capabilities of the United States. It’s almost not even fair. But hey, I’m glad I live here. But I am not coming down on any other country, we are only in the position we are in through happenstance. We are in a very strategic continent with huge oceans between us and other countries. Our capitalist system has obviously worked well seeing since our founding we are still going strong. But we also appreciate the fact that other nations have awesome technology…and send troops to learn from them. Like Sweden and Finland and Denmark and Great Britain and Ireland and Japan and so on. They all have different views and styles and thank goodness we all get along. Really, thank goodness.😀

I dated a CH-47 chinook helicopter pilot when I was 19! He took me to see the planes. I was in awe. He is a great man! He was on board when the flipper 75 went down. Until Valhalla

I have actually flown one of these before in 2008, I flew it with my friend mark. But we were just doing it for someone because that had just begun FLS in the Air Force, So we were just authorized to do a few loops around the base. Great video Sam, Keep up the great work and maybe make a video on an F-14 or F-15

You continue to hit it out of the park with these vids! Keep up the amazing work!

The first helicopter I ever been on. Was at night from Baghdad airport to Camp Taji. I was second or third from the back. I remember being able to see out the back and out the bubble window on the side. The rear gunner was sitting with his legs hanging out the back with the rear gun on a swivel. All our gear was strapped down in the middle and the two gunners up front had a little blowup Christmas tree between them. Both them and both pilots had Santa Claus hats on. Oh and there was an American flag pined up on the ceiling. That was my introduction to that place two days before Christmas 2007.

Once I found the Chinook in Arma 3 Epoch mod,. It was game over,. 😎 I have a fear of flying, but I get over that instantly for a chance to ride in a Chinook.

Great work man fantastic. The chinook has always been one of my favourite’s as well.

Neat video. I've been in the back of the Chinook on display in the museum at Ft. Rucker. To actually get to fly in one would be amazing beyond belief.

When the C-47 was designed it was a bit of a pioneer in the heavy lift helo category. It incredible to think how well its engineers nailed the functional requirements and then built an air frame to do that job. 60 years of service and no end in sight. Incredible.

Flew in the chinnook while I was serving in the RAF back in the 80's. Although I was para trained, I never got to leave one of these early.

"sorry, didn't want to over-use the slow-motion effect" Moments later: "Spawns in slow-motion with ACUs" 😂

Great video and such an amazing machine.I live in Northern Ireland and see them all the time and the climb rate they have is incredible.

My dad was a Chinook pilot in the Army and did two tours in Vietnam. I grew up around them. ❤

I just love hearing them fly over my house! Thankyou all for your service!

Gonna be a great video, the chinook is an absolute beast

I love the tandem turd!

I built those engines at the US Army Engine Plant in Stratford, Connecticut (Lycoming back then). We also manufactured the gas turbine for the Abrams M1 (AGT-1500). Sikorsky was building the Big E down the street and ramping up for UH-60

The rotor sound is iconic. Love when these pass over our house!

As a ex Huey crew chief hope you had a fun flight and thanks to the Illinois national guard

The wait was well worth it. Another well done video. You killed it Sam!

We have a base real close to where I live in IL. They brought one out and landed during a fire association meeting to teach us how to rescue them in the event of a forced landing in our district. They loved it and so did we!

When I was like 4 years old I went to Greenwich in England and every now and then we'd see these amazing helicopters. I used to call them two different names: dockwing heliplane and two wing helicopter. Those names never die. Respect to the Chinook

Great video. One thing that the video did not capture, is how the Chinook sounds. The unique sound is impressive. When on the ground you can hear the thumping roar of the Chinook from miles away.

Thanks for your awesome content! As an avid scale model aircraft builder, your videos are a fantastic research resource.

i love how the entire flight engineer's talk about the chinook is "hey if it fits inside this thing we'll put it in"

I love it when things are designed so well they stand the test of time.

Never seen this version of the Chinook. Only ones I've ever seen are the older ones. Looks really nice now.

Did 2 deployments with Chinooks. Love them. Sorry to say that the newer CH-53 models can carry more, though it's much less efficient.

next to the A10 this beast has THE best sound I see these up north Ontario,Canada all the time and they buzz our community every once while there so amazing :D

The Chinook is a very versatile aircraft . From being a troop carrier . To a Mobile Hospital to recon aircraft Coastguard operations to a sonar tower or even a bomber if needed .or transport aircraft . DML

Loved flying them. Can't think of a better cargo helicopter.

There is no better rotorwing aircraft than the 47, fox model is purely awesome.

this base is literally in my hometown! my dad served in the army for almost 20 years there. i remember walking through that hangar and on the airpad as a kid

I can’t imagine the rotor wash. I was airlifted by a coast guard Jayhawk and it’s was was crazy

my first duty station back in '71 was Marine logistics, Barstow and my first flight was on a CH-47. Second duty station was Marine Force Troops 29 Palms and we flew between the CH-47's and the C-47's (a twin engine WWII cargo plane). Both were pretty shaky rides.

one of my dads friends used too fly a chinook, he sadly died in Afghanistan back in 2003.

Great video! An old customer of mine (that has since passed away) invited me over to his house to show me some of his memorabilia from being the first military flight crew to perform tests in the original Vertol 107 (YHC-1A). He was the flight engineer for 1 of 3 units they were testing. This was in August 1959 prior to the official release date of 1961, and was top secret at the time. They were responsible for taking the chopper as far past it’s limits as possible to verify the limitations set by Boeing Vertol. The data they collected led to the introduction of the HC-1B, later designated as CH-47A (AKA Chinook). Some of the stories he told me, and the pictures he showed me, were mind blowing. He said they would push the chopper so hard that it was common for flight crew to get sick. While the highlights he told me were really cool, he said they spent most of their time hovering at different altitudes, hovering with different payloads, lifting tests, climate tests, vertical speed, etc. I sure wish he was still alive, he was an encyclopedia when it came to the original Chinooks.

My younger brother got selected yesterday to fly these, super proud of him. Can’t wait to see in person.

Hard to believe that this machine exist since Vietnam War

Hi Sam, excellent video!!!! You have a great voice as well. Thank you for sharing these awesome experiences with us.

Wow, that was cool,.. thanks for taking me on the ride with you. Brings back memories when I served back in 80-84. Great video, thanks for the pointers and inspiration. Keep up the great work

That is one awesome machine this was a great video while serving as a infantryman in the Vietnam war had the opportunity to ride on chinooks the first time I got on one the jet blast blew off the friends helmet I actually witnessed one crash while it was bringing ammunition and supplies to my fire support base the chinook was totally destroyed luckily everyone made it out before the chinook was engulfed by fire…I was amazed every time we were re supply at my fire support base on how much the chinook could carry with its cargo nets sling load…

Pure quality video Sam! Can’t wait for the next one!

Awesome video, Sam. Thank you.

I love the Chinook.I salute the designers above all.This is incredible....

when I was like 7 or 8 years old (would make it 1971/72) I was at an event (can't recall what it was exactly) and the army landed a Chinook about 100 ft from where I was sitting (in the days before regulations would preclude such things). Having a Chinook fly about 50 ft overhead is something that has stuck in my mind for 50 years. I don't really remember anything else from that day, but the.memory of the Chinook directly overhead is as clear as if it happened yesterday. It was crazy loud and definitely a huge kick for a 7/8 year old boy.