Chinook Helicopters seen over Dublin

Capt'n Midnight · 20-05-2011 10:11PM

markc1184 wrote: »

Going by these photo's they are a very impressive looking machine.

They are so big that in the thin air at an altitude of 8,500 feet a Mil 26 can only pickup one of them at a time.

* can a loaded V22 Osprey even hover at 8,500 feet ?

Nwm2 · 20-05-2011 10:19PM

Names wrote: »

They are doing a practice run....dublin-moneygall-dublin, and checking out their route on the way. There are 4 chinooks and 2 black hawks over. They will be flying along side 'Marine 1' with obama on monday

Giving away the route wouldn't be very smart.

Tenger · 20-05-2011 10:35PM

Nwm2 wrote: »

Giving away the route wouldn't be very smart.

Only if they go along the same route repeatedly.
They did the same with Clinton in '95. Chinooks spent about 3 days flying all along the border checking the entire area. No indication of whether or not they would use any particular route at the time,vast majority of the overflown area was not used.

I would guess they are pretty experienced at this sort of thing,so I'm sure they know what they are doing. Maybe visually looking over the surrounding area to spot places to avoid or indeed physical features to be noted in the case of evasion..........

Nwm2 · 20-05-2011 11:07PM

Tenger wrote: »

Only if they go along the same route repeatedly.
They did the same with Clinton in '95. Chinooks spent about 3 days flying all along the border checking the entire area. No indication of whether or not they would use any particular route.

My point exactly. Giving away THE route wouldn't be very smart, as I said.

xflyer · 21-05-2011 12:23AM

Well as the only non military person flying today, I heard an American accented pilot call Shannon, 'airborne from Moneygall' only to be told he had to call Military Radar. I worked out that something was up. Must have been one of the Chinooks. The US meeting the Queen.

Stealthirl · 21-05-2011 03:27AM

Heres the vids i got. 1st one is messed up as i heared them then looked up and was supprised.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nx8sm1pFwu8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HJqEmx2ISfk

Was going to drive over to Dublin airport tomorro and try get a look,is that where they are ?
Kicking my self i missed the C17

sharkman · 21-05-2011 03:54AM

SNAKEDOC wrote: »

Why is the UH 60 been used as marine one and not the sea king. bit strange that they use different types of airframes. its always the sea king you see on the south lawn at the White House

Because the VH-60N folds easily for loading into an Air Force C-5 Galaxy or a C-17 Globemaster it is ideal for overseas assignments. The Marines can prepare a VH-60N for a C-5 load in less than two hours.

Manic Moran · 21-05-2011 04:20AM

They're named "White Hawks", by the way.

I got more rides in those things than I care to recall last year. (Chinooks/Black Hawks). Only thing I'll say for them is it sure beats walking.

NTM

ED E · 21-05-2011 01:32PM

What kind of scale will the no fly zone be while good old Mr Change is here?

Sod'o swords · 21-05-2011 02:01PM

There was another transport plane in the airport today, you'll have to excuse my lack of knowledge i don't know what type. The same type that was here the other week and apparently several times between. Couldn't get a decent picture from within the terminal, if i knew they were there i would of taken my lunch watching them. There's a perfect spot to view them n'all.

ronan keane · 21-05-2011 02:09PM

Sod'o swords wrote: »

There was another transport plane in the airport today, you'll have to excuse my lack of knowledge i don't know what type. The same type that was here the other week and apparently several times between. Couldn't get a decent picture from within the terminal, if i knew they were there i would of taken my lunch watching them. There's a perfect spot to view them n'all.

Are you talking about C-17's?

Sod'o swords · 21-05-2011 02:13PM

ronan keane wrote: »

Are you talking about C-17's?

So it seemed anyway.

LeakRate · 21-05-2011 02:14PM

Two Galaxy C-5's in today

Klunk001 · 21-05-2011 02:43PM

SNAKEDOC wrote: »

Why is the UH 60 been used as marine one and not the sea king. bit strange that they use different types of airframes. its always the sea king you see on the south lawn at the White House

Maybe the VH-3D's are going to be used to pick him up from AF1 the other side of the Irish sea when he starts his state visit to the UK after leaving here.

EchoIndia · 21-05-2011 05:38PM

LeakRate wrote: »

Two Galaxy C-5's in today

Make that three - all now departed, though.

omg a kitty · 21-05-2011 10:07PM

there was a chinook hovering over finglas, dublin 15 mins ago. it was just hovering above me for 5 mins. I think it was a chinook anyway, it had a long set of maybe 6 lights on both sides

Klunk001 · 22-05-2011 01:01PM

The weather doesn't look too good for any helo flights tomorrow.

tricky D · 22-05-2011 03:33PM

Navy now getting one of its ducks in a row, LE Aoife anchoring north of Ireland's Eye. (Lambay in the background)

SNAKEDOC · 22-05-2011 08:40PM

they really pulled out all the stops for obama this time. i remember when bush came over for that summit in drumoland i was with the RDF and all eastern brigade mowags were sent down there to encircle the place. My company minded the house while the big boys were away:D but there wasn't half as much flights or aircraft over and that was a three day visit. i thin they flew in three c5's with choppers and limos and that was it. they landed in shannon that time too.

Tenger · 23-05-2011 12:27AM

SNAKEDOC wrote: »

they really pulled out all the stops for obama this time. i remember when bush came over for that summit in drumoland.........................there wasn't half as much flights or aircraft over and that was a three day visit.......

So far we have had 2-3 C-17's, 3 C-5's, 4 Chinooks, 2 WhiteHawks, and AF 1 yet to arrive! Then I assume we will have a similar set of arrivals to recover all the equipment the C-5/C-17's pre-positioned?

Banditboy_irl · 23-05-2011 01:21PM

Just had 3 Chinooks fly over lucan on route to Moneygall, rocked the house more so than the wind .... awesomeeee

The irish Air Corps need some chinooks

Blue Punto · 23-05-2011 03:56PM

2 chinhooks followed by the two whitehawks and finally one more chinhook just went right over my house in Portlaoise 5 min ago on the way back to Dublin

What a sight both myself and the neighbours were out too look and listen

great sound:D

jimmynokia · 23-05-2011 04:02PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwGaa8rizHE

air force one radio contact on landing at airport

jimmynokia · 23-05-2011 04:03PM

got this driving by the airport not great but its something

jimmynokia · 23-05-2011 04:09PM

Blue Punto wrote: »

2 chinhooks followed by the two whitehawks and finally one more chinhook just went right over my house in Portlaoise 5 min ago on the way back to Dublin

What a sight both myself and the neighbours were out too look and listen

great sound:D

animal sound got a video of them coming to the park just there trying to up load it now

Random · 23-05-2011 04:15PM

keep it coming lads

ronan keane · 23-05-2011 04:17PM

Banditboy_irl wrote: »

The irish Air Corps need some chinooks

Yea except they got down like Fat Pheasants

No1J · 23-05-2011 04:18PM

All 5 heading to the Airport, probably there now.

hardCopy · 23-05-2011 04:29PM

No1J wrote: »

All 5 heading to the Airport, probably there now.

Anybody know if the C-32 (Air Force Two) was in town? Saw something parked next to Air Force One this morning in similar livery.

jimmynokia · 23-05-2011 04:56PM

hardCopy wrote: »

Anybody know if the C-32 (Air Force Two) was in town? Saw something parked next to Air Force One this morning in similar livery.

its called rescue one

Chinook Helicopters seen over Dublin

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