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Posted: 4/25/2024 9:54:02 PM EDT
 U.S. Marines flying a CH-53K King Stallion heavy-lift helicopter transported an F-35C Lightning II airframe from the F-35 Integrated Test Force at Patuxent River (Pax ITF) to a Navy unit located at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, April 24. A Marine aviator from Marine Test and Evaluation Squadron 1 (VMX-1) piloted the most powerful helicopter in the Department of Defense that carried the inoperable airframe, which was without mission and propulsion systems, outer wings, or additional equipment, to the Prototype, Manufacturing and Test (PMT) Department of the Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD) Lakehurst for use in future emergency recovery systems testing. https://www.twz.com/air/check-out-this-marine-ch-53k-carrying-an-f-35c-while-refueling-from-a-kc-130j |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 9:57:53 PM EDT
[#1]
Very cool
Don't see that everyday |
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FL, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 9:58:29 PM EDT
[#2]
Very kick ass. Wonder who dreamed that up?
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Posted: 4/25/2024 10:00:22 PM EDT
[#3]
Marines gettin' it done!
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Posted: 4/25/2024 10:01:21 PM EDT
[#4]
America, fuck yeah!
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Posted: 4/25/2024 10:03:49 PM EDT
[#5]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By junker46: Very kick ass. Wonder who dreamed that up? Reminds me of this  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/25/2024 10:09:25 PM EDT
[#6]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Jason280: America, fuck yeah! Should have been first post. |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 4/25/2024 10:11:11 PM EDT
[#7]
It's a three-service orgy.
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Posted: 4/26/2024 12:49:04 AM EDT
[#8]
.mil centipede. I know how this movie goes.
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Posted: 4/26/2024 12:51:22 AM EDT
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Thats just flexing.
Yut! |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 12:54:04 AM EDT
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PA, USA
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Posted: 4/26/2024 12:56:17 AM EDT
[Last Edit: ctfish15]
[#11]
Anyone else in arfcom have one?
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CA, USA
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Posted: 4/26/2024 1:02:26 AM EDT
[#12]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By NotJackMiller: It's a three-service orgy. Two😂 |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 1:03:53 AM EDT
[Last Edit: BillofRights]
[#13]
Wtf, that’s not a short flight. Used to do it in a Navaho all the time, which is probably faster than a CH-53 slinging an F-35.
Amazing pic. |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 1:09:48 AM EDT
[#14]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BillofRights: Wtf, that’s not a short flight. Used to do it in a Navaho all the time, which is probably faster than a CH-53 slinging an F-35. Amazing pic.  If I could snap my fingers and make it happen I think 53K pilot would be a good time. |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 1:10:19 AM EDT
[#15]
Kinda looks like the .mil version of AAA.
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Posted: 4/26/2024 1:12:44 AM EDT
[#16]
 Gigantic US CH-53 Lifts Damaged Helicopter from Mountain Site |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 1:17:36 AM EDT
[#17]
Chinook been doing that kind of stuff for decades.
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Posted: 4/26/2024 2:06:54 AM EDT
[#18]
Damn
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Posted: 4/26/2024 2:09:59 AM EDT
[#19]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FivespeedF150: Would that count as three mishaps or one? If I could snap my fingers and make it happen I think 53K pilot would be a good time. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By FivespeedF150: Originally Posted By BillofRights: Wtf, that’s not a short flight. Used to do it in a Navaho all the time, which is probably faster than a CH-53 slinging an F-35. Amazing pic. If I could snap my fingers and make it happen I think 53K pilot would be a good time. I think it could be Three. Marine 1 is a Helicopter! |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:00:21 AM EDT
[Last Edit: ZitiForBreakfast]
[#20]
whoops..
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:00:47 AM EDT
[Last Edit: ZitiForBreakfast]
[#21]
Meh..53 has enough power these days.
Back in the day, flying at stall speeds and having to nose down once the shitter plugged with 2 Humvee's slung...that was flying
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MI, USA
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Posted: 4/26/2024 4:51:50 AM EDT
[#22]
Wow CH-53’s are BIG.
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Posted: 4/26/2024 4:56:42 AM EDT
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Posted: 4/26/2024 6:27:30 AM EDT
[#24]
See how close those blades are to that tanker’s tail?
That’s a nope for me, dog. |
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MO, USA
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Posted: 4/26/2024 6:41:40 AM EDT
[#25]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By dogsplat: See how close those blades are to that tanker’s tail? That’s a nope for me, dog. They're not. The refueling hoses come out of the wings not a single one out the tail. They can actually refuel two 53s at a time. |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 6:45:13 AM EDT
[#26]
Pretty cool.
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Posted: 4/26/2024 6:51:31 AM EDT
[#27]
Turduckhen. 
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Posted: 4/26/2024 12:12:42 PM EDT
[Last Edit: ZitiForBreakfast]
[#28]
 Attached FileGuy I flew with, he retired after I got out, test engineer now at Pax River. He was the FE on board...he posted this and a few others to our group. |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 12:15:27 PM EDT
[#29]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Keekleberrys: Thats just flexing. Yut! Yup, but we also have the stones to take the risks and do shit like this in training so we know if we can actually do it, or more, when it counts. |
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AK, USA
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Posted: 4/26/2024 12:18:15 PM EDT
[#30]
Probably cheaper and safer than trucking it too
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Posted: 4/26/2024 12:20:38 PM EDT
[#31]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ZitiForBreakfast: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/43992/outtheback_jpg-3198420.JPG Guy I flew with, he retired after I got out, test engineer now at Pax River. He was the FE on board...he posted this and a few others to our group. tits |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 12:30:37 PM EDT
[#32]
Quote HistoryIt would be neat to have a thread where everyone posts their t-shirts, glasses, coins, patches, etc. from all the stuff they've worked on. But it would probably be a social engineering gold mine. Not to mention, I cleared out my cubicle a couple years ago and don't know where most of my stuff is.  Anyway, cool thread! |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 12:34:13 PM EDT
[#33]
When RAFM had finished beating the F-4 ABDR (aircraft battle damage repair) bird to death they brought in a 53 to take it out. Forty feet up, and they either dropped, or jettisoned it. It bounced...about ten feet straight up, and settled back on the gear. Pretty amazing.
We were watching the show from a bread van. I felt sorry for the old girl, she'd survived a lot and didn't deserve that. |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 12:40:13 PM EDT
[#34]
Wonder if they got any lift off the wings. Tilt it forward and the drag increases exponentially.
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Posted: 4/26/2024 12:42:04 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/26/2024 12:43:56 PM EDT
[#36]
"I like this, but could we possibly add another -130 to refuel that -130?"
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Posted: 4/26/2024 12:49:20 PM EDT
[#37]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By SnoopisTDI: It would be neat to have a thread where everyone posts their t-shirts, glasses, coins, patches, etc. from all the stuff they've worked on. But it would probably be a social engineering gold mine. Not to mention, I cleared out my cubicle a couple years ago and don't know where most of my stuff is. Anyway, cool thread! Lol...I have a man-closet full of that stuff, and more in storage. Bet I'm not alone, either. Bet there aren't many NATO AWACS beer steins floating around out there.  Attached File |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 12:51:41 PM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By osprey21: Marines gettin' it done! |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 12:52:08 PM EDT
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Posted: 4/26/2024 12:53:26 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Waldo: Turduckhen. Exactly what I was thinking...... If one is none.... And two is one..... Three is........???? Turduckhen! |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 1:02:19 PM EDT
[#41]
One step closer...
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FL, USA
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Posted: 4/26/2024 1:10:22 PM EDT
[#42]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By devildog3062: Two😂 Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By devildog3062: Originally Posted By NotJackMiller: It's a three-service orgy. Two😂 I was about to post that. It is a twosome. But we all know that the Navy will take any amount of shaft anytime anywhere. |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 1:12:43 PM EDT
[#43]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By captexas: Reminds me of this https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/170199/33188d1256427164-pulling-5th-wheel-boat--3197999.JPG 
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Posted: 4/26/2024 3:50:21 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ZitiForBreakfast: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/43992/outtheback_jpg-3198420.JPG Guy I flew with, he retired after I got out, test engineer now at Pax River. He was the FE on board...he posted this and a few others to our group. 
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Posted: 4/26/2024 5:39:38 PM EDT
[#45]
Very fuel efficient F-35!
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Posted: 4/26/2024 5:49:44 PM EDT
[#46]
That's some unusual formation flying.
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SC, USA
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Posted: 4/26/2024 6:04:22 PM EDT
[#47]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By ZitiForBreakfast: https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/43992/outtheback_jpg-3198420.JPG Guy I flew with, he retired after I got out, test engineer now at Pax River. He was the FE on board...he posted this and a few others to our group. Arfcom everywhere |
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TX, USA
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Posted: 4/26/2024 6:16:37 PM EDT
[#48]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By devildog3062: Two😂 Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By devildog3062: Originally Posted By NotJackMiller: It's a three-service orgy. Two😂 Aw hell that's a navy 130. That's what I get for posting late without caffeine. |
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Posted: 4/26/2024 6:22:18 PM EDT
[#49]
Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By WWIIWMD: Very cool Don't see that everyday Nope you don’t! Would be cooler if the CH-53 was dropping fuel to a functional F-35 and it dripped and launched off to unknown missions. |
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UT, USA
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Posted: 4/26/2024 6:44:47 PM EDT
[Last Edit: 1cheapshot]
[#50]
Is that AI?? Because it doesn’t look right to me.
After seeing Zitiforbreakfast post, I guess it is real. That C-130 fueler looks awful close to those rotor blades in the first picture. That’s some skills keeping the blades from smacking that big donkey dick. |
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