{"id":35931,"date":"2018-02-28T06:42:02","date_gmt":"2018-02-28T05:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/?p=35931"},"modified":"2024-02-28T01:33:24","modified_gmt":"2024-02-28T00:33:24","slug":"bheltra-v-thats-the-home-of-the-giants-of-the-spanish-army-airmobile-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.outono.net\/elentir\/2018\/02\/28\/bheltra-v-thats-the-home-of-the-giants-of-the-spanish-army-airmobile-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"BHELTRA V: That's the Home of the Giants of the Spanish Army Airmobile Forces"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Transport Helicopter Battalion V (BHELTRA V)<\/a> is the unit that groups the largest helicopters of the Spanish Army Airmobile Forces (FAMET): the Boeing CH-47D Chinook.<\/p>\n

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Built in the United States and designated in Spain as HT.17, the Chinook is a heavy helicopter dedicated to transport tasks.<\/strong> It is easily recognizable by its two rotors of three blades each located in tandem: one forward and one aft. It made its first flight in 1961 and is still being manufactured.<\/strong> In the Vietnam War some 750 Chinook took part, of which about 200 were lost in accidents and in combat. They have also fought in the Iran-Iraq War, in the Falklands War, as well as in the recent battles of Afghanistan and Iraq.<\/p>\n

Its fuselage is 30 meters long and its empty weight is 10 tons.<\/strong> Driven by two turboshaft engines that give it an output of 3,802 hp each, it is capable of reaching a speed of 315 km\/h with a range of 741 km. Its load capacity is 12.7 tons. It can lift various loads through slings, from vehicles to artillery pieces, and even to other helicopters<\/strong>, as you may have seen in the Spanish movie \"Zona hostil\" last year.<\/a> Inside it can also transport small vehicles and inflatable boats. Since the helicopter has a certain amphibious capacity, these boats can be launched directly from the helicopter, a capacity that is often used by the Special Operations Command (MOE) of the Spanish Army<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 17 Chinook of the BHELTRA V have a crew composed of two pilots, 4 crew members and 3 shooters<\/strong> (the latter taking charge of M-60 machine guns). In addition, they can load inside 33 equipped soldiers. In sanitary evacuation configuration, the helicopter can transport up to 24 stretchers. The FAMET also use the Chinook as a jumping platform<\/strong> for the troops of the Parachute Brigade (BRIPAC). Yesterday I found in the American portal DVIDSHUB<\/a> an interesting video of the NATO Channel about the home of these giants of BHELTRA V: the Base \"Coronel Mat\u00e9\" of Colmenar Viejo (Madrid).<\/strong> In the video we can see the hangars and the maintenance operations that are carried out in them.<\/p>\n