It’s even got lights for stealthy night attacks.
On this day 1924 #RAFLuton launched its first Chintruck Apache helicopter, made from a converted Bedford truck the unique two spinny thing design eventually evolved into what we now know today as the Chinook gunship #AvGeekpic.twitter.com/6WIJXjpJuJ
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The Devil's work.
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Also, the 6x6 undercarriage driven by an auxiliary diesel engine allows it to operate from unprepared sites.
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Distinguishable because of its coaxial rotors - the contra rotating design reduces the overall footprint of the helicopter and negates the need for the desk fan on the tail boom... many pilots don’t like this as they rely on this fan to keep cool in the summer months.
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Also the first aircraft to be armed with chocks, which would be launched next enemy targets to a shout of “chocks away!”.pic.twitter.com/7np0VSzjmW
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They're not chocks. They're Toblerones.
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They were very fast on stamping that with a Production-stamp!
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