Refueling difficulty level: all

"You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much" (youcantellafinn) 03/02/2017 at 09:44 • Filed to: None

2

16

All of the difficulty. Let’s take a 6,000 pound pendulum, hang it from a 70,000 pound helicopter, then fly that helicopter as fast as we can while sticking a 20 foot long lance into a tiny basket that you better not miss or you’ll run out of fuel.

ttyymmnn > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 03/02/2017 at 09:47

1

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > ttyymmnn 03/02/2017 at 09:49

1

Turns out I know exactly what video that is from the thumbnail. When things go horribly wrong.

ttyymmnn > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 03/02/2017 at 09:50

2

As I watched the video, I wondered just how serious is the need for that Humvee that they would spend all that money and make all that effort to fly it there. Or maybe this is just a training exercise to get practice refueling with that slung weight?

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 03/02/2017 at 09:51

0

The real challenge would be refuelling that humvee

ttyymmnn > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 03/02/2017 at 09:51

0

That video is as old as the Internet.

The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!) > ttyymmnn 03/02/2017 at 10:45

0

I’d bet on it being a training exercise. The last thing you want to do is try it for the first time when it counts!

McMike > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 03/02/2017 at 10:50

3

Well, look at the bright side. If they do miss the basket and run out of gas, they could always jump in the Humvee and go get some more.

McMike > The Powershift in Steve's '12 Ford Focus killed it's TCM (under warranty!) 03/02/2017 at 10:52

2

That’s probably why they were doing it over water. So they could dump the Humvee without risk of hurting anyone.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > ttyymmnn 03/02/2017 at 11:10

1

The video description did say it was a training exercise.

ttyymmnn > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 03/02/2017 at 11:11

0

Reading comprehension FTW. I didn’t read it. Thanks.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > ttyymmnn 03/02/2017 at 11:12

1

It was in the YouTube description which you don’t see if you watch the embedded video. I didn’t think to point out in my commentary that it was a training flight.

You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much > McMike 03/02/2017 at 11:13

0

Just watch that first step, it’s a doozy.

64Mali > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 03/02/2017 at 11:45

0

I am pretty sure that is a CH-53K, which is a fairly new aircraft. The inlets look likes the ones I worked on.

Andy Sheehan, StreetsideStig > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 03/02/2017 at 11:59

0

Psht. I’ll be impressed when they use it to refuel the Humvee.

/s

BorkBorkBjork > ttyymmnn 03/02/2017 at 13:26

2

I think that was on my old “Challenge of Flight” VHS tapes.

gogmorgo - rowing gears in a Grand Cherokee > You can tell a Finn but you can't tell him much 03/02/2017 at 13:47

0

Flying as fast as possible would definitely not be on my list of priorities while running out of gas.