Warbird Information Exchange

This showed up on the Fire Aviation website today.

https://fireaviation.com/2023/11/21/chi ... ed-cl-215/

It references this article from Vertical Magazine

https://verticalmag.com/news/chinook-re ... hern-lake/

Some pictures from the rescue of the stranded CL-215 Water Bomber (aka Duck) and the Chinook Helicopter from both sources. I suppose that the Chinook might be considered a Warbird.

IMG_5488 by tanker622001, on Flickr

IMG_5489 by tanker622001, on Flickr

IMG_5490 by tanker622001, on Flickr

IMG_5492 by tanker622001, on Flickr

IMG_5491 by tanker622001, on Flickr

IMG_5494 by tanker622001, on Flickr

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obkzuBZmUOI&t=6s

1:04 minute mark, WTF...

LMAO,
Phil

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That was something! I should show it to my A&P instructors...

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Yes, I'd call the Chinook a warbird.
It been produced for over 60 years and is still in production for the military.
A bit like the C-130.

In 2019, I was surprised to see a Billings Chinook parked at a North Idaho airport during fire season. That was the first time I'd seen a civil example.
I hate to think of the hourly rate for chartering that. Must make a Huey look like a Robinson.

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Those folks put themselves in harm's way every time they do a drop. I'd have no issues referring to any air tanker as a warbird.

That's a really valid point.
It's also, I bet, as close as you can come to flying in a combat type environment in civil aviation.
Unless you count wrestling drunk, selfish, A-holes in the aisle of an airliner

Not Mr. Tessiers first foray into helping with some Plane Saving

https://www.planesavers.com/

I'm impressed by that wing-mounted hoist. Is that a standard accessory for a 215?

As for the 1:05 mark, did you mean the ladder on the raft?

I've used a similar type of overhead, aircraft mounted hoist, on more modern aircraft. Specifically DASH-8, both classic and Q-400.
As for the ladder on the raft. Hey, it might not be OSHA approved, but in the bush you kinda gotta do what ya' gotta do!

Andy

Yuppers.. And using that looks like an abrasive cutoff wheel on a rubber ducky, what could go wrong...

At least he is wearing a hearing protector...

Phil

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The PBY has a similar arrangement.

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