Sunset para dropping, Mi-17 HUAF - photo heavy

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Sunset para dropping, Mi-17 HUAF - photo heavy

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Last edited by Levente on 20 Feb 2015, 11:40, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: Dawn para dropping, Mi-17 HUAF - photo heavy

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nice report,

Can you tell what the extensions are on both side of the helicopter, is it some sort of extra fuel? Why is the left sde protected?

thank you

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Re: Dawn para dropping, Mi-17 HUAF - photo heavy

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Levente wrote: Image
What's that smartphone used for? :shock: :lol:
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Re: Dawn para dropping, Mi-17 HUAF - photo heavy

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Bennie wrote:
Levente wrote: Image
What's that smartphone used for? :shock: :lol:
As far as I know it used by the pilots for safety reasons. He was checking if the application he uses is correct.
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Re: Dawn para dropping, Mi-17 HUAF - photo heavy

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philippe1980 wrote:nice report,

Can you tell what the extensions are on both side of the helicopter, is it some sort of extra fuel? Why is the left sde protected?

thank you

philippe
They are hardpoints for bombs, rocket pods and gunpods. The left side protection is for the paratroopers, so their equipment wont caught anything with sharp surface.
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Re: Sunset para dropping, Mi-17 HUAF - photo heavy

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Great shots!

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