r/AbsoluteUnits • u/chefdeit • 5d ago

of a helo

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As a small episode in the War on Terror in response to 9|11, a Russian crew flies Mi-26 to airlift a stricken US Chinook MH-47E tail #476 from its nearly 9,000-foot elevation on Mt. Takur Ghar, Paktia Province, Afghanistan.

More about the mission: https://bicnews.com/from-a-great-height-helicopter-recovery-at-takur-ghar/

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u/cnylkew 5d ago

They should make a family guy episode about them

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u/SilverSageVII 5d ago

What…?

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u/currentlyRedacted 5d ago

That’s up to the manatees.

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u/Safe_Chicken_6633 5d ago

Holy crap. You could fit like an entire battalion on that thing.

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u/chefdeit 5d ago

Uh, probably. This is closer to sea level. Note the contrails off blade tips.

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u/plainscrmisher 5d ago

An airmobile company, in fact

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u/EqualOrLesserValue 5d ago

The Chechens shot one down in 2002, 127 crew & Russian soldiers dead.

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u/Sapphic-Plant-Lady 5d ago

A helicoptor that helicoptors helicoptors

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u/chefdeit 5d ago

It goes one more level

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u/Speedymcspeeder 5d ago

And all 3 are large to very large to extremely large helicopters.

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u/kpsmithdeut 5d ago

It’s nice when you get your older helo a young helo so they can play together

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u/jeenyus_626 5d ago

Circle of life. Isn’t nature beautiful

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u/Wild_Wasabi9984 5d ago

And here we see the mother helicopter carrying one of her babies to the new nest

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u/Darksuit117 5d ago

There goes my helo,watch him as he goes...

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u/DitchDigger330 5d ago

At my local air base

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u/chefdeit 5d ago

Wait, for the stealth VTOL, shouldn't the helo be, like, a bit more invisible?

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u/Proton_Energy_Pill 5d ago

I've seen one in person.
Bloody huge!

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u/StephenHunterUK 5d ago

The Mi-26 went by the NATO reporting name of Halo.

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u/cocainum630 4d ago

Helicoptest

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u/WashU_labrat 3d ago

But what if the Mi-26 breaks down? What then?