This virtual CH-47D is a reproduction of the Boeing Chinook tandem rotor heavy-lift helicopter. Work on the Chinook began by Vertol in 1957 with the first helicopters entering service in 1962. With a tripple hook cargo system, the CH-47D can carry external payloads up to 26,000 pounds. The CH-47D is also ideal for carrying cargo or personel.
This virtual CH-47 from Shergood Aviation has the most advanced systems model of any helicopter in Second Life. Features include
*Realistic SA flight dynamics
*Compatible with GTFO
*OnBoard system allows crew to walk around cabin in flight
*Fully functioning cockpit
*Nearly 100 functioning switches/knobs
*Start sequence based on (and nearly identical to) the RL Chinook
*Six fuel tanks with both gravity and single-point refueling systems
*Five transmission systems with independent fluid tracking and monitoring instruments
*Three separate hydraulic systems with independent fluid tracking and monitoring instruments
*Functioning maintenance panel
*Three hook external cargo system
*Rescue hoist system
*Simulated failures
Complete documentation available online at http://shergoodaviation.com/aircraft/ch47/
See item in Second Life View Video »- Realistic SA Flight Engine
- Working Instruments
- Cargo Hook System
- OnBoard Walking System
- Simulated Failures
Amazing, flies really smoothly and as realistic as other SA aircraft
I wasn't too big of a chinook's fan, but I was getting a bit tired of having to compensate for the torque effect caused by the main rotor in single rotor helicopters (I know I can just disable the torque effect in the other helicopters, but I like to keep it realistic), so I thought I'd give the chinook a go.
They don't have a demo of it inworld (there's a display demo, however) so I asked SA's chief flight instructor if they can rez me one for me to try, and I did. And OH HOW WONDERFUL DOES IT FLY. Everything's smooth, even more so than other SA aircraft I've flown.
Everything is as realistic as they can get as to be expected from an SA aircraft, but I was pleasantly surprised when I found out the chinook has a built-in buoyancy for water landing c= it's nice not having to put an addon to be able to land on water.
5/5 all the way!
