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Chinooks are the workhorse of the US Army, and used to perform water landings in order to extract Special Forces. But why these helicopters don't land on water anymore, and what technique has replaced this capability, is #NotWhatYouThink #NWYT #longs

00:00 How a Helicopter Landing on Water Impressed a Princess
01:17 CH-47's Chinooks were Designed to Land on Water from Start
02:37 What is the Now Forbidden Delta Queen maneuver?
05:22 Why Chinooks don't land on water anymore?
06:57 Helo-casting is an alternative to water landing
08:00 What does Helo-casting has to do with Ducks?
09:23 How do you extract Special Forces without landing on water?
10:57 Why the US Coast Guard doesn't land in water anymore
12:20 Landing on water is Risky

Music:
Some Kinda Medication - Pip Mondy
Machine Dreams - Oh the City
Cut the Mustard - Tigerblood Jewel
Shadowed - John B. Lund
On the Trail - Tigerblood Jewel
Beyond the Mountains - Experia

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