Inside the Beast: CH-47F Chinook Tour

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Step inside the legendary CH-47F Chinook helicopter with U.S. Army Pilot CW2 Robert Riedel. Get an exclusive look at the cockpit and interior of this heavy-lift beast from the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade, filmed at the Farnborough International Airshow. Discover what powers U.S. Army Aviation.  #Chinook #CH47F #Helicopter #Aviation #Army #Cockpit #PilotLife #Military #Farnborough #Aircraft

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00:00Ever wondered what it's like inside a heavy lift legend?

00:03Join Chief Warrant Officer 2, Robert Riedel, from the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade.

00:08He's taking us straight into the cockpit and cargo hold of the massive CH-47F Chinook.

00:14Let's check it out.

00:15I'm CD2 Rob Riedel, and this is my CH-47 Fox model.

00:19The CH-47 Fox model is the only heavy lift helicopter in the United States Army's inventory,

00:24and if you want to follow me, I'll show you some of the features.

00:28Underneath the Chinook, you'll see three cargo hooks, able to be individually controlled

00:32from the cockpit.

00:33That allows me to load three bags of cargo individually, and then drop it off at separate locations

00:39without having to worry about re-rigging sling loads or anything of that nature.

00:43Additionally, I'm powered by two 5,000 horsepower engines, with one engine able to power both

00:49rotor systems.

00:50If you want to come with me to the inside.

00:54The Chinook has a ramp for primary means of ingress and egress from the airframe.

01:00We do have ramps as well to enable loading of vehicles, as well as when we are dealing

01:05with cargoes in palletized form, such as warehouse pallets or Air Force style 463L pallets.

01:13We do have rollers that exist here on the floor that we just have to pick up, flip over, reinsert,

01:17and then we are good to go.

01:21Seating in the back is, on the backs, on the sides, we have 32 seats, this and then moving

01:27up we also have the additional seats for our crew members at the forward portion, with one

01:31additional seat that sits between the two pilots, enabling us in a full air movement configuration

01:39from point A to point B of carrying upwards of 32 to 33 troops.

01:45Up front is where the two door guns would sit.

01:48On the left and right hand side, they are 240 Hotel Variance 7.62mm machine guns.

01:55Up front, if you would like to step into the cockpit.

02:00This is where the pilot's main office is.

02:03In the center between the pedals, you'll see the cyclic, that's the main stick.

02:07On the left hand side, in the Chinook is called a thrust, in conventional helicopters, it is

02:11called a collective.

02:12Additionally, the Chinook's a little unique in the Army inventory, in the sense that we

02:16have power steering to control the aircraft while we are on the ground.

02:20And that is in the bottom left here, and the knob looks kind of like a hockey puck, and that's

02:25how we drive ourselves around.

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