CH-46 Sea Knight & SH-60B SEA HAWK at PAF Base Faisal Karachi

[DANGER-ZONE]

Salam o alykum every one,

i ve seen US Navy Ch-46 & SH-60 taking off from PAF Base Faisal Karachi today about at 1:30 pm in noon. it was a great experience to see a black hawk family member and a mini twin rotor heli...

but i am curious to know that y they were here, they are too small to bring Flood relief goodies.it seems that US naval troops has visited PAF base or took our troops to their ship.

remember its 6 September today .

 

[fatman17]

they r here for flood relief - pls no conspiracy theories!!!

 

[thunder rules]

i also visited base faisal couple of days back . i saw two c130s their one beloned to paf and 2nd was from Turkish stars.. both were being boarded with foods and supplies for flood victims and Turkish c130 took off right in front of my eyes.. and after few minutes a official saab 2000 landed on which high paf ranking officials came to karachi..

i was very glad because it was my first experience to see military aviation in business very closely.

 

[dexter]

inko mene khud dekha he apne ghar ke pas me to heran hogaya k pakistan k pas ye helicopters kahan se a gaye !

 

[Rank]

already C17 global master landed at Islamabad airbase few days back ....

 

[Penguin]

US Navy Ch-46 & SH-60 ... are too small to bring Flood relief goodies.

Beg' Pardon???

Ch-46 [US Marine Corps]:
Empty weight: 15,537 lb (7,047 kg)
Loaded weight: 17,396 lb (7,891 kg) with armor, guns, and ammunition
Max takeoff weight: 24,300 lb (11,000 kg)
>> Usefull load 3,953 kg.

SH-60 [US Navy]:
Empty weight: 15,200 lb (6,895 kg)
Loaded weight: 17,758 lb (8,055 kg) (ASW mission)
Max takeoff weight: 21,884 lb (9,927 kg)
>> Useful load: 6,684 lb (3,031 kg)

By comparison:

Bell UH-1D Iroquois (Huey) [Pakistan Army]
Empty weight: 5,215 lb (2,365 kg)
Gross weight: 9,040 lb (4,100 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 9,500 lb (4,309 kg)
>> usefull load is 1,944kg

Bell 412 (TwinHuey) [Pakistan Army]
Empty weight: 6,789 lb (3,079 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 11,900 lb (5,397 kg)
>> usefull load is 2,318kg

Westland Sea King [Pakistan Navy]
Empty weight: 14,051 lb (6,387 kg)
Loaded weight: 21,000 lb (9,525 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 21,400 lb (9,707 kg) (overload weight)
>> usefull load is 3,320 kg

Aerospatiale SA 330 Puma [Pakistan Army]
Empty weight: 3,536 kg (7,795 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 7,000 kg (15,430 lb)
>> usefull load is 3,464kg

Mi-17 [Pakistan Army]
Empty weight: 7,100 kg (15,700 lb)
Loaded weight: 11,100 kg (24,470 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 13,000 kg (28,700 lb)
>> usefull load 5,900 kg

Ch-47D [US Army]
Empty weight: 23,400 lb (10,185 kg)
Loaded weight: 26,680 lb (12,100 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 50,000 lb (22,680 kg)
>> usefull load is 12,495kg

CH-53E [US Marine Corps]
Empty weight: 33,226 lb (15,071 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 73,500 lb (33,300 kg)
>> usefull load 18,229kg

Mi-26 (Russia, China, India)
Empty weight: 28,200 kg (62,170 lb)
Loaded weight: 49,500 kg (108,900 lb)
Max takeoff weight: 56,000 kg (123,500 lb)
>> usefull load is 27,800kg

Seems to me they are eminently suited for relief work, though there clearly are more powerfull helicopters.

 

[Luftwaffe]

I think he meant the quantity/numbers.

 

[Penguin]

I think he meant the quantity/numbers.

Perhaps, though:

i am curious to know that y they were here, they are too small to bring Flood relief goodies

 

[DANGER-ZONE]

they r here for flood relief - pls no conspiracy theories!!!

i know the value of ur words.......sir

but they lift off and headed towards the Arabian sea, i followed them to the possible distance, as i was on my way to Office which is quite near to sea side.

after all that was a breath taking moment, when i saw the twin rotor taking off.

 

[DANGER-ZONE]

already C17 global master landed at Islamabad airbase few days back ....

C-17 and Il-76 fly like birds in Karachi..

 

[Penguin]

C-17 and Il-76 fly like birds in Karachi..

Any pics of them side by side?

 

[Solomon2]

More about these birds at my thread: http://www.defence.pk/forums/milita...photos-us-military-pakistan-flood-relief.html

 

[Super Falcon]

pakistan desprately in need its own fleet of heavy lift helicopters for how long we ask others to send us these helicopters even countries like UAE have chinkooks it is shame that pakisxtan armed forces who also need heavy lifter help still closing its eyes keep going blind eyes to Mi 17 i think our helicopter fleet in three armed forces is 30 years old no new helicopter pakistan bought of era 2000

 

[DANGER-ZONE]

pakistan desprately in need its own fleet of heavy lift helicopters for how long we ask others to send us these helicopters even countries like UAE have chinkooks it is shame that pakisxtan armed forces who also need heavy lifter help still closing its eyes keep going blind eyes to Mi 17 i think our helicopter fleet in three armed forces is 30 years old no new helicopter pakistan bought of era 2000

its all about the money mate

 

[Danishwer]

I also see them yesterday they are going towards the faisal base