How the CH-47D Chinook flies! Awesome web site by former Army aviator!
LeapFEST '95 with a lot of UH-1H Hueys 4 jumpers at a time!
The Amazing History of the Helicopter
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Thumbnails 1-3 : Rhode Islanders walk to see the Paratroopers descend into the Drop Zone, Detail map of University of Rhode Island at Kingston showing location of Chafee Social Science center Auditoreum (1) where registration and pre-jump briefings took place, route to the Pick-up Zone (PZ) and Dorms where jumpers stayed (2).
Thumbnails 4-6; The Flags of the Nations participating in the 18th Annual LeapFest--England, South Africa, Italy, Germany, Canada, Belgium, our NCOIC of the Pick-up Zone kept everyone together for loading, a well-traveled kit bag of a Ranger/Rigger with patches from the many units he has served with
Thumbnails 7-9; the myriad of colorful uniforms worn by our Airborne allies, opening ceremonies for LeapFEST, the truck-mobile U.S. Army Air Traffic Control (ATC) equipment used to control the air space for the Airborne operations
Thumbnails 10-13; Paratroopers stand in line to receive their air items, the LeapFEST 2000 decal, the trailer which housed the air items
Thumbnails 13-15; A typical Rhode Islander on the way to the beach visited the LeapFEST extravaganza, parachute issue to the jumpers, the Chinooks rest idle awaiting the jumpers in the early morning
Thumbnails 16-18; Paratroopers walk to the JumpMaster Personnel Inspection (JMPI) area with their MC1-1C parachutes, reserves and B-7 life preservers, Surprise! the President landed in his S-61 helicopter and visited some locals, a JumpMaster inspects the yellow static line of a Paratrooper...
Thumbnails 19-21; Paratroopers line up and load their mighty CH-47D Chinook, engines roaring, rotors spinning, Awaiting their turn to load up and jump, Paratroopers feel the excitement of the competition build, the last Paratroops load just before the rear ramp goes up for take-off
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Thumbnails 22-23; first load of CH-47D jumpers takes-off for an over-the rear ramp jump...the mighty Chinook flies by picking up speed to make its ATC controlled "race track" to the DZ down the road due west...
Thumbnails 24-26; Chinook with rear ramp down which jumpers will step off and exit, Chinook in background as Canadian Paratrooper poses for a photo for home, Chinook with ramp up--notice top area is open. More on this later when the Chinooks land and we take close-up photos!!
Thumbnails 27-30; superb air view picture by SSG Jeff Troth, 3d U.S. Army ARCENT PAO!
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