06-11-2009, 01:30 PM
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Originally Posted by bigcritter
The helicopter in the photo is what the Army called a CH-54 Tarhe, better known as a "Flying Crane". We used to have a couple of them sitting on the ramp at Hanchey Army Heliport, Ft. Rucker, AL many, many years ago! :>) Very seldom ever flew, though. No one qualified to fly them, and plus, they leaked hydraulic fluid like crazy. So...... in reality, you'd probably have just as good a chance of getting the smart off the ground as the CH-54. Although, back when they WERE flying, they set a bunch of altitude & weight carrying records! :>) Nice shot! What museum were these taken in??
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I love the flying crane! I only caught one lifting away logs in a forest though. The hill was too steep for logging trucks.
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