Wales National Air Show 2018.
This year despite it being the RAF's 100th Anniversary, it was perhaps a little bit disappointing in Swansea, when the Catalina Flying boat was cancelled and it was just the re-run of last year without any naval helicopter display team?
What was on show represented the spirit of World War-I (1914-18) with Biggles (Tom and Jerry) and some Ariel 'Dog fighting.' The display of the RAF Boeing-Vertol CH-47 Chinook Transport helicopter and the RAF Typhoon jet made up for many things?
But it was the RAF Red Arrows who once again stole the show with their continued amazing aerobatic displays and paid off team work, that make them one of the best if not well known combination display teams in the world!
Showing posts with label Ch-47. Show all posts
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Thursday, 5 July 2018
Thursday, 19 September 2013
Yakolev Yak-24. Horse.
Twin Rotor Helicopters.
Everyone likes to think that it was the Americans who where the first to concieve this type of helicopter, the Boeing-Vertol 107 Knight and the YHC-1B Chinook. Both these machines made their public debut in 1961 and since then it has been the Chinook CH-47 that has taken the field.
But these helicopter platform systems developed by the United States were the end result of an abandoned Soviet project known as the Yak-24, which was developed from 1954. The Soviet army needed a helicopter that could move troops and more than one vehicle to the battle from. A civil version for Aeroflot known as the Yak-24P could carry 39 passengers and fly at 130 mph, cruising at 112mph and a range of 186 miles. It could had a weight ratio of 35-38,500lbs.
Later development of the machines into the 1960's was halted, after stability problems and the Russians felt the development and deployment of the Mil Mi-6/10K was a far better option.
Everyone likes to think that it was the Americans who where the first to concieve this type of helicopter, the Boeing-Vertol 107 Knight and the YHC-1B Chinook. Both these machines made their public debut in 1961 and since then it has been the Chinook CH-47 that has taken the field.
But these helicopter platform systems developed by the United States were the end result of an abandoned Soviet project known as the Yak-24, which was developed from 1954. The Soviet army needed a helicopter that could move troops and more than one vehicle to the battle from. A civil version for Aeroflot known as the Yak-24P could carry 39 passengers and fly at 130 mph, cruising at 112mph and a range of 186 miles. It could had a weight ratio of 35-38,500lbs.
Later development of the machines into the 1960's was halted, after stability problems and the Russians felt the development and deployment of the Mil Mi-6/10K was a far better option.
Friday, 18 May 2012
Helicopters...
Since the first flight of the helicopter in 1946/7 by Sikorsky in the U.S. This machine has now become the prolific aviation invention so far. It was during the Vietnam war that the helicopter came into its own right, despite being limited in types available for military warfare and medical evacuation as we have to day. These machines made a serious impact on the psyche of all around them.
The Russian Mil Mi-1/2 must be the most commonly built, very basic and slow compared to today, it did allow many countries around the world to get a foot hold in to military aviation.
Today the U.S. AH-60 blackhawk is the symbol of multi-role type, but there are larger machines such as the CH-47, twin rotor, CH-53 Super stallion heavy lift. Meanwhile the Russians have their multirole Mil Mi-24/35, combining both troop transport and gunship. Russia also has the largest helicopter ever built the Mil Mi-26, with eight rotor blades and the capacity to carry at least 100 troops.
Both Russia and the U.S. learned from Afghanistan and Vietnam the need for helicopters.
Later in the year I hope to return to the subject in more detail.
The Russian Mil Mi-1/2 must be the most commonly built, very basic and slow compared to today, it did allow many countries around the world to get a foot hold in to military aviation.
Today the U.S. AH-60 blackhawk is the symbol of multi-role type, but there are larger machines such as the CH-47, twin rotor, CH-53 Super stallion heavy lift. Meanwhile the Russians have their multirole Mil Mi-24/35, combining both troop transport and gunship. Russia also has the largest helicopter ever built the Mil Mi-26, with eight rotor blades and the capacity to carry at least 100 troops.
Both Russia and the U.S. learned from Afghanistan and Vietnam the need for helicopters.
Later in the year I hope to return to the subject in more detail.
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