Some of the early CH-46 A models were sold to Columbia Helicopters a few years back. They had the ramps and hatches removed and also the APU's to save weight. According to a CH-46 database I was on recently some of these aircraft are still in service and still flying. I imagine that the same thing will happen to a lot of the current Marine Corps CH-46's being retired and being put in the desert too.
I worked for Columbia in 1989. Worked with Rowdy and Shannon.
Crazy job and it was great for a young single man.
J
PC9JEFF 11 months ago
Some of the early CH-46 A models were sold to Columbia Helicopters a few years back. They had the ramps and hatches removed and also the APU's to save weight. According to a CH-46 database I was on recently some of these aircraft are still in service and still flying. I imagine that the same thing will happen to a lot of the current Marine Corps CH-46's being retired and being put in the desert too.
doubledbbw 1 year ago
It's a flying pepper sausage.
transdrole 2 years ago
ah yea is the sea knight CH-46
sdrfgvrfgvsfravgdsvS 3 years ago 2
Actually, it's a Vertol 107-II. Relative of the CH-46. See the square passenger windows? Us 234 guys kinda like those cute little choker-haulers!
bushman14 3 years ago 2
what is this helicopter?
sdrfgvrfgvsfravgdsvS 3 years ago
have anymore footage of helicopters... great footage!!! what was the occasion
notar1 4 years ago
I work for helifor and we operate 4 vertols
moikejay 4 years ago
i work for them too...kind of and they dont operate anything really really now, get those birds in the air
antiyouthie 3 years ago