Watching the pilots battle it out in the annual heli-conkers tournament is one of my best childhood memories.
Fact of the Day: The Puma L (Large) can carry 2x Landrovers in the Dangleload position whilst the Puma M (Medium) can only carry only 1x JCB DiggerLifter.
This gives the Puma L a big advantage when playing in the World Heli-Conkers Championships held at #RAFLuton every Summerpic.twitter.com/YCCX0GFBhg
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Now we are talking Air Combat supremacy!
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We need heli-conkers on terrestrial TV. Outrageous that it is only shown on Forces TV
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@PaulCowland_@DrewPritchard@AntAnstead@mikebrewer@TheEddChina#HelenStanley@f1elvis Guys, great idea for a new show
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Proof if ever it were needed that the UK armed forces are underfunded if they have to drop vehicles on the enemy instead of munitions. Sad times.
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Never forget the 2016 championship; that Sea King & Mini Countryman combo was just something else!
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Heli-Conkers is an excellent phrase
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Does the JCB have the forks removed for the tournament? Surely they’d give an unfair advantage.
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Hi Alec, Over the last 200yrs Heli-Conkers has evolved, originally only a chariot was used but more recently teams have added specialist features to the "Conkers", its a bit like Robot Wars, only while dangling from a helicopter these days
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