Rare Sikorsky S-55 Helicopter, Engine Start up, Takeoff, Landing, and More

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Rare Sikorsky S-55 Helicopter, Engine Start up, Takeoff, Landing, and More

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Unexpected 😲 surprise 😮 70 years old helicopter. The Sikorsky S-55 helicopter up close action and very high-quality video .
Pirate Airlift Sikorsky S-55 helicopter N2300Z
70 years Originally delivered to the USAF as an H-19B wearing 53-4414.
Crazy history I never thought of catching this unique helicopter for my knowledge is the only S-55 active today in 2024 . I am glad to have this amazing opportunity to watch and record this historic helicopter . Video is 31 MINUTE long, but it's worth every moment.
location is undisclosed since it is a private video is record at McDonough GA.
Timestamp Info
00:00 Intro
00:12 Engine Start S-55 Helicopter N2300Z
01:55 Takeoff
02:56 AC Unit Lifting, and up close action
12:03 Landing for refueling
12:39 UP Close Takeoff
13:37 more up close action
28:30 Final landing
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Riat 2024 is around the corner, and I have more surprises 😮 for this channel.
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@bk1165 Ай бұрын

It belongs to Pirate Airlift based at the Jackson County Airport, Jefferson, GA. I talked to the owner/pilot when they were doing a job near me. It is a complete rebuild after it crashed in 2002. It was previously used to fly tourists over the Grand Canyon. That's why it has those large windows in the doors. It has had many owner/operators over the years, even on display at a Canadian museum for a while. Originally delivered to the USAF as an H-19B Chickasaw (53-4414).

@Epicaviation47 Ай бұрын

Wow thanks for the knowledge and watching the video

@DavidCruz-ip8yk Ай бұрын

Rex saz k

@heli-crewhgs5285 20 сағат бұрын

@@DavidCruz-ip8ykDelete your nonsense!

@heli-crewhgs5285 20 сағат бұрын

Thank you. Your background knowledge is spot-on! It was Papillon Helicopters that operated this aircraft, out of Las Vegas on Grand Canyon flights. I think it may have been re-engined with a Garrett AiResearch turbine. In 2004, I was in Las Vegas and enquired about flying in this type, but it had been discontinued. Instead, I flew with Maverick Helicopters, in an EC130, which was a fabulous experience.

@JetKeene2 Ай бұрын

Extremely valuable video that clearly shows a rare model that may be the only one of its kind in the world still in active service!👍👍👍

@Epicaviation47 Ай бұрын

Indeed brooo thanks for watching I really appreciate it 🙏

@heli-crewhgs5285 20 сағат бұрын

⁠@@Epicaviation47Brooo?! Is that really the correct way to address your viewers?

@HRPlanespotter Ай бұрын

Great video

@Epicaviation47 Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@DOMINICAAVIATION Ай бұрын

Awesome catch!

@Epicaviation47 Ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@ThatBobGuy850 Ай бұрын

People ask: Why does it sound like a Huey? Interesting question! A lot of what you hear is tail rotor growl. The UH-1 and S-55 tail rotors are about the same size and turn at about the same rpm, producing a similar noise. As for the main rotor... The UH-1 rotor turns at around 324 rpm. But it has two blades, so two-per-revolution means that you hear a blade 648 times per minute. The S-55 rotor turns at 220 rpm. But it has **three** blades, so you're hearing 660 blades pass by for every one revolution. The aural difference is quite small. And so the S-55 sounds like a Huey. For comparison, the Bell 206 main rotor turns a frenetic 394 rpm, meaning that you hear 788 blades per revolution! You would never mistake an S-55 for a 206. Oh, and the exhaust is angled up to make it quieter. The conversion to "Whisperjet" configuration (5-blades and the muffled exhaust) was designed to make the ship less noticeable to people on the ground. Turbine engines can be quite annoying. A standard (i.e. non-Whisperjet) turbine conversion of the S-55 has an unmuffled exhaust that comes out the front of the engine cowling. When it's nearby, it is just as loud as the piston version, but with an unpleasant high-pitched whine replacing the arguably more acceptable low-pitch roar of the radial engine.

@Epicaviation47 Ай бұрын

Love the explanation thanks for watching

@TodosLados Ай бұрын

What a great catch! Sounds like a Huey sometimes. Good one, bro! Shared!

@Epicaviation47 Ай бұрын

Yes it was definitely a great catch

@tobiasklein6798 Ай бұрын

Awesome video of this super rare bird! Thanks for posting.

@Epicaviation47 Ай бұрын

Anytime thanks for watching

@reedreamer9518 Ай бұрын

That originally had a radial engine, never see one with a turbine. Odd that the jet exhaust is pointed up, but I guess that's the best solution for a retrofit.

@Epicaviation47 Ай бұрын

Yes definitely a very interesting helicopter thanks for watching

@netinho26 Ай бұрын

Wow just a wonderful Helicopter. Its so cute 😂 i like it, and his sound amazing. Thanks for share ❤

@Epicaviation47 Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@user-wb7cf9sf2d Ай бұрын

บินได้เยี่ยมมากเพื่อน👍👍👍

@Epicaviation47 Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@dullesspotter Ай бұрын

Great catch and video!

@Epicaviation47 Ай бұрын

Thanks I really appreciate it 🙏

@jcataclisma Ай бұрын

🤩🤩🤩😎👍👍👍👍👍👍

@Epicaviation47 Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

@heli-crewhgs5285 20 сағат бұрын

Thank you for putting this video together. It’s great to see such a classic helicopter, looking so new, and flying. Do you know if it ever used to fly passengers? If so, how many seats does it have?

@Epicaviation47 15 сағат бұрын

I believe this frame did helicopter tours in colorado

@SouthernCrossbuckProduct-dm7zs Ай бұрын

I saw it fly over me in Monroe on Saturday.

@Epicaviation47 Ай бұрын

Yes they go later to North Carolina. Busy season a lot of new warehouse and construction jobs

@PasleyAviationPhotography Ай бұрын

Awww, its a S55T, I was hoping to hear a sweet sweet radial. Great video regardless 😉

@Epicaviation47 Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching I really appreciate it

@PhantomPhreakChris Ай бұрын

Beautiful! Love it!

@Epicaviation47 Ай бұрын

Thanks I really appreciate it 🙏

@geertzwager1309 Ай бұрын

Magnificent catch and awesome filming. Thank you!!

@Epicaviation47 Ай бұрын

Thanks a very unexpected surprise Thanks for watching

@panhakhmer6224 Ай бұрын

❤❤

@skywarp1 Ай бұрын

Why does it sound like a Huey?

@Epicaviation47 Ай бұрын

That is a great question

@geertzwager1309 Ай бұрын

This S-55QT helicopter was designed by/ for Papillon Helicopters to fly tourists over the Grand Canyon, as bk1160 already mentioned. The reason it sounds different I would guess is because of the noise cancelling measurements that were built in: the idea was to have less helicopter noise in the Grand Canyon. The exhaust is muffled, and so is the engine and air intake. If you surpress the engine noise, the sound of the main rotor will be more audible. This gives the machine its indeed very distinctive sound! As a matter of fact the 55QT even had a five blade main rotor to also reduce the main rotor noise. On the ship in this clip however it looks like the original three blade main rotor remained.