Aerospatiale SA 315B Lama Engine Start Up Takeoff & Landing N315NA

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Here's some video of a beautiful 1978 Aerospatiale SA 315B Lama N315NA S/N 2506 that I shot at Whiteman Airport in California.
Engine Manufacturer TURBOMECA
Engine Model ARTOUSTEIIIB1
Info listed below is From Wikipedia: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A%C3%A9...
The Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama is a French single-engined helicopter developed to meet hot and high operational requirements of the Indian Armed Forces. It combines the lighter Aérospatiale Alouette II airframe with Alouette III components and powerplant. The Lama possesses exceptional high altitude performance; on 21 June 1972, the type established a helicopter absolute altitude record of 12,442 m (40,814 ft), a record which remained unbroken as of July 2017.
The helicopters have been built under licence by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) in India, known as the Cheetah; HAL later developed an upgraded variant, powered by the Turbomeca TM 333-2M2 engine, which is known as the Cheetal. An armed version, marketed as the Lancer, was also produced by HAL. It was also built under licence by Helibras in Brazil as the Gavião.

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@stevemoren286 4 жыл бұрын

I rode in one of these everyday, rain or shine, exploration drilling for Platinum and platinum group metals in the Beartooth Mountains,MT. in 1980. Bozeman Helicopters owned it. A great ride. This thing was used for personnel and hauling the drill rig in pieces and all other supplies. I think the highest elevation we were at at one time was 8000 ft. This chopper had balls. Loud and powerful for sure.

@EdWhisenantAviation 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds like you had an exciting job, I've only herd good things about these helo's, thank you for sharing & for watching 👍🚁

@stevemoren286 4 жыл бұрын

It's called Central helicopters now.

@laynejordan991 Жыл бұрын

I was a mechanic for Rocky Mountain Helicopters (Provo UT) in the 90's. I really enjoyed working on these Helo's watching them work. Most of the pilots I worked with were ex Vietnam pilots and were extremely talented. Could put the hook at the end of a 100' long line in your hand while you stood still on the ground. Had a ton of fun doing this work.

@EdWhisenantAviation Жыл бұрын

Sounds like you enjoyed your job, these pilots are so talented especially when they are on-board a good chopper.

@Peterbilt359 Ай бұрын

I was on seismic crew with Phillips petroleum in 80s we used Hosking helicopters from SLC. Later I ran a fuel truck for friend. Who owned 500s

@alanelsson1213 5 жыл бұрын

I flew Lamas for 15 years. Thanks to allow me to hear that amazing Turbomeca engine in such powerful and beautiful simple design of a helicopter

@EdWhisenantAviation 5 жыл бұрын

WOW! that's pretty cool that you flew these for 15 years, I bet you have some cool stories. Thanks so much for watching :)

@alanelsson1213 5 жыл бұрын

Ed Whisenant Thanks to you Ed for your video. By they way, Lamas flying over 4.000 mts - 13.000 ft app, are just unbeatable!!

@robertdavis6708 6 жыл бұрын

Personally I think the 315 Lama is the most beautiful helicopter ever made by the French. Love the open cowling on the turbine, also open fuselage on the rear section to the tail rotor. When I hit the lottery .......????

@EdWhisenantAviation 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Robert for your comment, C'mon Lottery :)

@jims9406 5 жыл бұрын

You and me both US here.

@hgsert2733 3 жыл бұрын

@FUCK SHIT You forget Gazelle helicopter.

@ekweseman 5 жыл бұрын

What I like most about this helicopter is that both the main rotor and the tail rotor are three-bladed.

@EdWhisenantAviation 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Eric for watching & for your comment :)

@stavel3 4 жыл бұрын

Probably my preferred helicopter ever, not very fast, but very powerful and amazing performance in high altitude.

@EdWhisenantAviation 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment & for watching 👍😎

@daveblevins3322 4 жыл бұрын

One of the best ever helicopters.

@EdWhisenantAviation 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave for your comment & for watching 😎

@hpd1556 4 жыл бұрын

Love that turbo mecha engine whine!

@EdWhisenantAviation 4 жыл бұрын

You & I both love that sound, thank you for watching Christopher 👍😎

@jimydoolittle3129 Жыл бұрын

Awesome, powerful helicopter 🚁 , Bell 47 uncle

@EdWhisenantAviation Жыл бұрын

I agree with you Jimy & thank you for watching 👍😎

@overbank56 5 жыл бұрын

The engine makes a very unique sound at take off power.

@EdWhisenantAviation 5 жыл бұрын

Yes it does. Thank you for watching :)

@99carnot 6 жыл бұрын

Liked, especially the engine start!

@EdWhisenantAviation 6 жыл бұрын

Crazy I'm not getting any of my comments again, it never has worked very well, but not working at all anymore. I hope yours is working OK? Thanks for watching and take care :)

@josephgiunta6732 6 жыл бұрын

The Lama is like a Bell 47 but on "ROIDS" man. It was initially built by Aerospatiale (Eurocopter/Airbus Helicopters) for the Indian Army as an armed and unarmed scout chopper to patrol the mountainous border of Pakistan. But air services in Italy, Spain and Switzerland bought it because it could fly at very high and hot altitudes. A great performer in the mountains man!!!It is a gas guzzler though about 60 gallons of jet-a an hour and very expensive to maintain. Man, I'd love to fly one!!!!!

@EdWhisenantAviation 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much Joseph for all the info and thank you for watching, yup I'd love to fly one also, maybe one day :)

@lukey1210 6 жыл бұрын

Flew in it a few times as my dad worked on it for 20 years. They provide support for heavy lifting as well they were more expensive then a long ranger believe it or not

@oasisdo 6 жыл бұрын

Aerospatiale was a french company and this helicopter'name is "alouette"..

@EdWhisenantAviation 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching :)

@slopsec2358 5 жыл бұрын

@@oasisdo Actually it's name is "Lama" or SA-315B. The Alouette is a similar looking helicopter, but has a several different components, most notably the engine and a 2 bladed tail rotor.

@bubbazanetti3463 4 жыл бұрын

Lama is a witness of the french glory hours, the next version of the "Alouette II". It will break several records, specially on mountain.

@EdWhisenantAviation 4 жыл бұрын

Yup, I was so excited to catch this, they are really rare in my area. Thank you for your comment & for watching 👍

@DjsAviation 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video Ed!

@EdWhisenantAviation 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks again DJ :)

@TheHDAviation 6 жыл бұрын

Every time I see one of these, it reminds me of MASH. Great footage of this awesome helicopter, really nice sounds from the start-up!

@EdWhisenantAviation 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much, I was excited too see this Chopper in action, it's the first one I've seen.

@braydenclimbs2115 6 жыл бұрын

TheHDAviation goda love MASH!

@leerilea1709 6 жыл бұрын

Not even close to a MASH bird. The helicopter in MASH is a Bell 47D, a piston engine helicopter.

@braydenclimbs2115 6 жыл бұрын

Lee Rilea yea you are correct but it does look like the bell 47. Sort of

@SurfCityVideo 6 жыл бұрын

Not even close.

@DOMINICAAVIATION 3 жыл бұрын

Sweet catch man!

@EdWhisenantAviation 3 жыл бұрын

Well thank you for checking it out 😎👍

@cmtemoacirsilva Ай бұрын

I used to fly the S318 Alouette in the amazonic jungle for sismic, sling load 10 hours per day !!! Great machine !!!

@EdWhisenantAviation 27 күн бұрын

10 hours a day is a lot of work, at least you had a great helicopter to work in, thank you for watching and for sharing 👍😎

@chetakmph-0489 6 жыл бұрын

Beautiful lama happy see it still flying great airbus helicopter its brother da alouette 3 is also da best

@EdWhisenantAviation 6 жыл бұрын

Ya I was glad that I saw it, they are rare in my area. Thank you for watching :)

@tarheelrealist8935 4 жыл бұрын

I can see why Charles Bronson used this bird when trying to bust Robert Duval in "Breakout"...even by today's standard this is one sleek looking helo.

@EdWhisenantAviation 4 жыл бұрын

Yes it's a sleek looking helo a lot of people love them, thank you for your comment & for watching :)

@helicopterovirtual-msfs6254 Жыл бұрын

Fantástic 👍

@EdWhisenantAviation Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much 👍😎

@maguX09 4 жыл бұрын

Par excellence . For seven years I flew this machine

@EdWhisenantAviation 4 жыл бұрын

That's awesome, did you fly this exact Helo or one just like it. Thank you for watching 😎

@maguX09 4 жыл бұрын

Same type . Built by Indian HAL

@EdWhisenantAviation 4 жыл бұрын

@@maguX09 Iv'e only seen this one in person & I only saw this one once, hopefully I can catch it again.

@michaelhaney3388 Жыл бұрын

I remember the movie. The Gaulet with Clint Eastwood, He shot the bad guys out of the sky.

@EdWhisenantAviation Жыл бұрын

Super movie, thank you for commenting 👍😎

@MarkAHHDvideostreaming 6 жыл бұрын

Nice video

@EdWhisenantAviation 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you Mark :)

@lukey1210 6 жыл бұрын

Love flying in these

@EdWhisenantAviation 6 жыл бұрын

I would really love to get a flight in one of these, I guess that's why you call yourself Lukey. Thank you for watching :)

@lukey1210 6 жыл бұрын

Ed Whisenant my dad worked on her for 20 years that’s the only reason. I’m sure in switzerland they are used maybe the company do pleasure flights

@EdWhisenantAviation 6 жыл бұрын

Maybe someday, Switzerland's a long way from me. Your Father sounds like he is a very smart person being able to work 20 years on that Helo. Very impressive. Take care :)

@rocky4701 6 жыл бұрын

My first ride in a helicopter was in a Lama in New Zealand. They used the machine for agricultural work and heavy lift jobs.

@EdWhisenantAviation 6 жыл бұрын

That's pretty cool that you got to fly in a Lama, I would love to fly in one and get it on my Flight list. I lucked out to even see this Lama, I just happened to be driving by at the right time :) Thank you for watching and for your comment.

@rocky4701 6 жыл бұрын

no worries I remember the whine from the turbine drove the local dogs crazy. When I was older at 19, I worked as ground crew for a month on the Lama when we fertilised the forestry plantations with nitrogen. Hard work as we flew all day weather permitting from dawn until dusk. A great machine for working.

@rocky4701 6 жыл бұрын

the other best thing was watching the pilot lift her vertically up and backwards away from me, then pedal turn and nose down off he would go.

@EdWhisenantAviation 6 жыл бұрын

Love it when they do that :)

@reddoghunterboyrdhb284 Жыл бұрын

Bedankt

@CBGSpotter 6 жыл бұрын

An interesting machine that!

@EdWhisenantAviation 6 жыл бұрын

Yes very interesting and thanks for watching :)

@dobdoa3691 6 жыл бұрын

High altitude Lama.

@Powershotknecht 4 жыл бұрын

great!

@EdWhisenantAviation 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Tobi :)

@pierluigibadiali3225 3 жыл бұрын

@@EdWhisenantAviation mi i8 ct ti

@josh10177 5 жыл бұрын

I like the Vid description.. You know your shit with this particular make and model.. Breath of fresh air compared to usually reading "Helicopter starts and takes off" A little bit more Info, this particular airframe, or the series of them., we're NOTORIOUS for ground resonance accidents. I think one was filmed on a TV show, can't remember which one, in the 80s. But the pilot took back off on time. It was all filmed and you can see it happen in the background.

@EdWhisenantAviation 5 жыл бұрын

Thank you Josh for your comment & for watching :)

@TimToussaint 2 жыл бұрын

No, that show was with a Gazelle m.kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bNx5dslp0ZOvhmQ.html Anyway, that’s why it requires a license to fly helicopters…

@laz288 5 жыл бұрын

Pretty cool how eventually the free turbine was developed and we see in all copters today.

@EdWhisenantAviation 5 жыл бұрын

Yup pretty cool, thanks lars for your comment and for watching :)

@TimToussaint 2 жыл бұрын

Well, this one is *not* a free turbine. Not sure which design really is better?

@leerilea1709 5 жыл бұрын

One heck of a rotor brake.

@EdWhisenantAviation 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks Lee for watching :)

@bernardanderson3758 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Ed this is one like this one in the Hangar right now that had the rotor blades attached and there the Helicopter A&P towed it outside and made sure the Rotor blades was balanced correctly

@EdWhisenantAviation 3 жыл бұрын

Cool What Airport?

@bernardanderson3758 3 жыл бұрын

@@EdWhisenantAviation KCJR

@aldoud1 6 жыл бұрын

waw super

@EdWhisenantAviation 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much :)

@giuseppemaenza9255 4 жыл бұрын

Elicottero fantastico

@EdWhisenantAviation 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, thank you for watching 😎

@sergeefam2740 6 жыл бұрын

cool

@EdWhisenantAviation 6 жыл бұрын

Thanks Serge :)

@aorakiboydog 6 жыл бұрын

A gallon a minute and a lot of grease points on the rotor blades every time we refuel a 44 gallon drum and canvas seats , a great work horse able to lift a ton , the boom was full of some kind of gas and had a gauge at the back to check for any leaking as that would indicate a cracked boom as that boom does a lot of work when lifting.

@EdWhisenantAviation 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your comment and information on the boom.

@AntonioMarquesLacerda-hb9rp Жыл бұрын

Bacana gostei muito.

@EdWhisenantAviation Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching Antonio, I'm glad you liked it 👍😎

@91rss 6 жыл бұрын

love it I spent a few years on them, still have access to all the tooling if someone wants to buy

@EdWhisenantAviation 6 жыл бұрын

Nice you got some time in these, Hopefully someone will want to buy your tooling. Thank you for watching :)

@genesisalive9371 5 жыл бұрын

I may be interested in a few items. I have 2 lamas. info@genesisalive.com

@followme-helitechnicaldataint 4 жыл бұрын

Great catch Ed! This helicopter became sold to Ecuador were we still don’t know what its new registration is there. Ed, how can we chat? Are you on social media besides KZfaq?

@EdWhisenantAviation 4 жыл бұрын

This is the first and only time I saw this incredible Helicopter - thank you so much for watching 😎

@geertzwager1309 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for posting this: I absolutely love the Lama. The whining sound reminds me of the Alouette III (same engine as the Lama) we had flying around here in my youth and that started a life long love for helicopters. It surprised me that the Lama in your vid carried passengers; I was under the impression that the Lama is on a restricted catagory now, not allowed to carry passengers anymore?

@EdWhisenantAviation 2 жыл бұрын

These are very rare in my area and they sold this one to another country, this Lama was flown by a very experienced pilot and passengers are the owners on the day of this flight. Thank you for watching 👍😎

@geertzwager1309 2 жыл бұрын

@@EdWhisenantAviation I see, thank you for the reply!

@waynearrington6727 6 жыл бұрын

Lots of time in these and the Allouette III. I'm not sure but I think that practically all the airframes in the US are timed out, or nearly so, so that the era of the Lams is sadly finished.

@EdWhisenantAviation 6 жыл бұрын

That's great that you have lot's of time flying in these, that's some history. Bummer if the US airframes are timed out. Thank you for watching and for your comment.

@bernardanderson3758 3 жыл бұрын

I would love to buy one of these to use for my personal life

@EdWhisenantAviation 3 жыл бұрын

You & I both Bernard, thank you for watching 😎👍

@akkun0209 6 жыл бұрын

日本の東邦航空で飛んでた“ＪＡ９１９３”　ですね！カラーもそのままで懐かしい機体です。

@EdWhisenantAviation 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching 👍😎

@akkun0209 3 жыл бұрын

@@EdWhisenantAviation 　　　　You are welcome (^^)/

@akkun0209 3 жыл бұрын

When I was in Japan, I had been riding this aircraft several times, so I missed it very much.

@EdWhisenantAviation 3 жыл бұрын

@@akkun0209 I bet you really miss it, ya we miss seeing it in California, the same guy who used to own this when it was in California also owns a beautiful SA 318 Alouette II N305DB here is my video of it kzfaq.info/get/bejne/b5l4n7yhusXRqqM.html

@samiullahdir 2 жыл бұрын

315 lama helicopter tolerate air pressur landing well even in high wind. Compared to other lightweight helicopter. Its units should be increased.

@EdWhisenantAviation 2 жыл бұрын

Hello again, I'm glad you found my video, thank you 👍😎

@Booboobear-eo4es 3 жыл бұрын

I remember hearing that this helicopter has no transmission. It powers the rotors by using engine bleed air that is sent out the tips of blades, turning the rotor. Is that true or am I imagining things?

@EdWhisenantAviation 3 жыл бұрын

Hello and yes this has a transmission, I like you idea however sounds stealthy. Thank you for your comment & for watching 😎👍

@Booboobear-eo4es 3 жыл бұрын

@@EdWhisenantAviation - Thanks for the info. It was many years ago as a teenage and aviation nut (I still am) that I heard this.

@EdWhisenantAviation 3 жыл бұрын

@@Booboobear-eo4es Great talking to you and I'm glad your still an Aviation nut like I am 👍😎

@jungbolosse3034 10 ай бұрын

That is the Djinn helicopter, the ancestor.

@clunkonester4884 Жыл бұрын

Am I the only one who thinks the turbine startup sound is really similar to the mi26?

@EdWhisenantAviation Жыл бұрын

You might be? thank you for watching 😎👍

@dedimaco8336 3 жыл бұрын

Salam🤝kenal sahabat,saya mau bertanya,seperti apa pemasangan bagian rotor'nya,dan alatnya seperti apa ya..

@EdWhisenantAviation 3 жыл бұрын

Greetings, I apologize I do not know how the installation of the rotor parts like, and what are the tools required. Hopefully someone can answer you. Thank you for your comment & for watching. 😎

@Allan_aka_RocKITEman 2 жыл бұрын

👍👍

@EdWhisenantAviation 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the 👍👍

@Allan_aka_RocKITEman 2 жыл бұрын

@@EdWhisenantAviation >>> You're Welcome!

@Agislife1960 5 жыл бұрын

The Lama has a cabin like an American muscle car, much like a Camaro or Challenger, it has a small back seat, because the back seat isn't what the machine is all about.

@EdWhisenantAviation 5 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the comment & for watching :)

@simbad974run 3 жыл бұрын

🇫🇷👍

@EdWhisenantAviation 3 жыл бұрын

YAHOO! Thank you FR 👍😎

@mosquito7459 5 ай бұрын

Du point de vue visibilité et puissance complètée de la dextérité des pilotes, c'était la meilleure machine, l'écureuil le surpasse, mais il est plus pointu à piloter d'après certains pilotes 🤔

@EdWhisenantAviation 5 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for watching👍😎

@danielcarlson7002 4 жыл бұрын

What airport is this?

@EdWhisenantAviation 4 жыл бұрын

Hello Daniel it's at Whiteman Airport in California.

@C.Fecteau-AU-MJ13 2 жыл бұрын

It's the 2CV of helicopters.

@EdWhisenantAviation 2 жыл бұрын

So true, thank you for watching 👍😎

@danielcarlson7931 2 жыл бұрын

Is this at Whiteman (KWHP)?

@EdWhisenantAviation 2 жыл бұрын

Hello Daniel, thank you for watching and yes this is at Whiteman in California.

@danielcarlson7931 2 жыл бұрын

@@EdWhisenantAviation I understand they didn't have a Control Tower until 1988. I read somewhere the baseleg for Whiteman interfered with the downwind for San Fernando, which closed on 1985. Both fields used the same CTAF, too.

@EdWhisenantAviation 2 жыл бұрын

@@danielcarlson7931 I would have to check the dates, but sounds about right.

@Moonbahmemories 2 жыл бұрын

And don’t forget the Gazelle

@EdWhisenantAviation 2 жыл бұрын

Of coarse never forget the Gazelle, here is one of my videos I shot of a Gazelle kzfaq.info/get/bejne/m7ejhLd0ksW1mZs.html Thank you for watching Chris 👍😎🚁

@bernardanderson3758 3 жыл бұрын

Hey this one on Birds of Prey ,,,,!!!

@EdWhisenantAviation 3 жыл бұрын

Yes it was, loved watching all that action in Bird of Prey 👍😎

@taaaai1210 6 жыл бұрын

東邦航空と同じ色だ篠さんを思い出す

@EdWhisenantAviation 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching 😎👍

@darrylsmith3102 5 жыл бұрын

Here's another Chase with Larry Hagman actually flying his own Hughes 500. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/rcV5ZaieqdvHXZc.html

@maximilianrotondi941 4 жыл бұрын

This helicopter's tail is kinda like a basket tail.

@claudiocarbone2225 3 жыл бұрын

Eargasm

@EdWhisenantAviation 3 жыл бұрын

Oh Ya! this is true, thank you for watching Claudio 👍😎

@ritchienegrea5779 4 жыл бұрын

Hmm tony lama

@EdWhisenantAviation 4 жыл бұрын

I wonder if he ever flew in one? Thank you for watching 👍

@prahladbhaichauhan2785 6 жыл бұрын

पेणाद तखाजी खेङा

@user-ol1qm9ey7g Жыл бұрын

ฉันคิดว่าอาการหมุนรอบตัวเองอาจจะเกิดจากการวางเครื่องยนต์นอนมันทำให้เกิดแรงเหวี่ยงหนีศูนย์กลาง

@EdWhisenantAviation Жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching.

@ovalwingnut 4 жыл бұрын

There is not a sq inch of that machine that a gearhead could not appreciate. I was quite content to just listen to it run, in place. I hear Obama flew a Lama "," rumor has it 😎

@EdWhisenantAviation 4 жыл бұрын

I was so excited to finally see one in person, I was in awe, I was glad that I got pretty good video, thank you for watching and pretty good rumor 👍👍

@TimToussaint 2 жыл бұрын

Obama Bin Laden?

@michaelpackwood639 4 жыл бұрын

Like watching paint dry./ Three minutes in before anything happens.

@EdWhisenantAviation 4 жыл бұрын

I'm sorry buddy, that's the start up process & if I shorten it then people comment WOW! that guy didn't even go thru his start up procedure & check list, you can't win. I will check out your videos.

@michaelpackwood639 4 жыл бұрын

@@EdWhisenantAviation Hi Ed. Didn't mean to offend, it was my spontaneous reaction. I only viewed it as an aside to something I was googling. I used to be interested in planes as a kid back in the sixties, so I was looking at a few videos. I'm happy that guys out there wanna see the whole process. Great stuff.

@EdWhisenantAviation 4 жыл бұрын

@@michaelpackwood639 Thank you Michael for your comment, keep watching those videos, I'm fine you didn't offend me, thank you again and hopefully you check out my other videos. Take care :)

@jerryumfress9030 Жыл бұрын

Looks like the Bell Apache from the 1950s... on steroids

@avalanche9026 11 ай бұрын

By the time fore take off ? Time to refuel again. Ha. Oh boy $$$$.

@EdWhisenantAviation 11 ай бұрын

Yup money - thank you for watching👍😎

@user-vb4tl8vk8c 2 жыл бұрын

~이령초등학교 pagbaengyeong 나는 수학을 나의 천직이라고 생각하고 흥미를 가지고 있다 이령초등학교 3학년 짝꿍 윤은실 생각은 예

@EdWhisenantAviation 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for watching and keep up the great work on your mathematics 👍😎

@riffelalp 5 жыл бұрын

Rotorbremse kaputt........................

@benediktsaurer381 5 жыл бұрын

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