I got to fly the CH53D, almost 1000 hrs in Vietnam, three tours at sea. No Marine ever got a scratch flying behind me, amazing aircraft. Only had two in flight system failures in 1500 hours. Still flying at age 76, would love to fly the CH53 K. Dimmer26 Capt USMC
@dustchip8060 Жыл бұрын
I would fly with you but eventually would have to jump out.. Co B 2nd 325 Infantry 82nd Airborne.
@westcoaststacker569 Жыл бұрын
@@dustchip8060 Thanks to both of you. Damn great to hear Yak still flying at 76. One of my best friends (57) flies but much smaller S76, the military didn't offer him rotor wing so he had to do it a different way.
@Kanamit. Жыл бұрын
Sir, it's an honor to know of your service and read a tidbit about your flying. To know you're still flying at the age of 76 is astonishing. I can only hope to live that long. Thank you so very much for your dedicated service in Vietnam.
@nathanbrompton453 Жыл бұрын
The rotors look dangerously close to the fuel pipe when refuelling mid-air. Is that an optical illusion?
@jcims Жыл бұрын
@@nathanbrompton453 No illusion. Search 'Sea Stallion CH 53E Helicopter Mid Air Refueling Accident cuts Fuel Probe'
@jamesw.5855 Жыл бұрын
This thing is a beast. Worked for Sikorsky for 39 years, and now retired 4 1/2 years. Was a great place to work, building some amazing aircraft.
@Juandinggong Жыл бұрын
That is a long time. What did you like about the company?
@TheBeingReal Жыл бұрын
I worked with the transmission group on the 53K for the clutches. Great heli!
@SungazerDNB Жыл бұрын
What a waste of money. If it gets hit by a rocket it blows up, just like any other (cheaper) aircraft. Besides, who wants to protect soldiers? They are dumb enough to go fight other men's wars. - That's their fault, not the tax payers.
@TheBeingReal Жыл бұрын
@@busybody1474 That’s an odd question.
@derekcollins1972 Жыл бұрын
@@busybody1474 I flew many years on an old S61 Sikorsky in the Offshore. It was a real workhorse.
@terrydodds919 Жыл бұрын
I was a CH-53E crew chief. I have over 2,000 hours in the Super Stallion. I wish I would have gotten a chance to fly on the King Stallion. I love my Sikorsky helicopters!
@retoxxx1 Жыл бұрын
Would you like to fly a Mi-26 helicopter?
@ericbrammer2245 Жыл бұрын
AS Crew-Chief, YOU, Sir, should be ALLOWED a 'Fun-Ride' on the Ships you Always Kept In-The-Air!! A salutation...
@tomjones6376 Жыл бұрын
I got out of the Marines 2 weeks after the echo" models showed up HMH465 out of Tustin, CA, AS older ch53 (C and D models) we would stop work on the flightline and watch the new guys in action.
@daleantolik3956 Жыл бұрын
I was Med-vac'd in one of these beasts after being wounded in Vietnam and I am forever grateful to the pilots and crew.
@geneard639 Жыл бұрын
I love how the KC-130J and the MH-53K are flying together... I got to touch both aircrafts development. :') (damn I'm old)
@kevinm3751 Жыл бұрын
The last helo I was on when I was in the USMC was a King Stallion and I have to say it truly is a fantastic airframe and one I will never forget the ride back to camp Pendelton from 29 palms when the pilots decided to follow the road, it was a total blast!
@AlbanyND Жыл бұрын
I worked on the engines on H-53A,B, and J models and H-3 Helos. If they aren’t leaking, they are out of fluid. Loved most every minute of the job. They are very good airframes and work horses.
@eodmax Жыл бұрын
LOL yeah we used to get USMC helo support in Okinawa when we did clearances on a couple of our bombing ranges located 40 & 60 mile off island I think one of our guys mentioned to the crew chief it was leaking hydraulic fluid and was told no problem unless it stops.
@kadelefox8946 Жыл бұрын
The King Stallion is such an awsome name, I always think of "Long live the king" when I hear it's name
@Calidore1 Жыл бұрын
Can’t see many other countries landing numerous F-18s at night, round the clock, many times over in many locations all around the world. The cost of reaching that level of strategic power in terms of diplomacy, conflict, technological development and logistical organisation is like what they say of the most important works of art - it’s incalculable, invaluable. There is no country in the world that cannot ultimately appeal to the United States for protection and military assistance when threatened by a neighbouring regime and therefore, because conflict with the United States is not winnable, there can only be one superpower for the foreseeable future. All power to Uncle Sam and the guys out there keeping a close eye!
@user-hk5vo4zp7m Жыл бұрын
المملكه العربية السعوديه باذن لله سوف تقود العالم في المستقبل
@ric84 Жыл бұрын
@@user-hk5vo4zp7m I'm moving to mars should that day ever come.
@hamidhamid332 Жыл бұрын
During WW2, Philadelphia naval shipyards delivered new ship everyday to the NAVY.
@molnarg511 Жыл бұрын
??????????
@TheMichaelBeck Жыл бұрын
Amen. From an American Army veteran, Slava Ukraini! 🇺🇸🤜☠🇷🇺☠🤛🇺🇦
@fireman3857 Жыл бұрын
Most amazing thing about this video was seeing an Osprey flying in the background instead of crashing
@rayobrien4274 Жыл бұрын
hi guys. what would we do without these special people who serve and when asked protect us god bless them all.
@roberth1148 Жыл бұрын
Military industrial complex in action!
@paulhomsy2751 Жыл бұрын
" The helicopter has fourth gen rotor blades that are 10 feet long...." That should say, 10 metres long which is 33 feet. The smallest helicopter has longer blades than "10 feet", unless it's a little home made bug or an R.C. model. Aside from that, this is a super video !! Thank you !
@isaaclin1641 Жыл бұрын
ya, 10 Feet can't be right. Big machine.
@MzrSol87 Жыл бұрын
I looked it up, each blade is indeed 10 feet long.
@GreatJO Жыл бұрын
@@MzrSol87 the rotor diameter of CH-53K is 79 feet. there is no way the blades are only 10 feet long.
@GreatJO Жыл бұрын
@@MzrSol87 Actually, it is the tail rotor blade that is 10 ft long
@dustchip8060 Жыл бұрын
Yep, 10 meters is more like it. I noticed that as well.
@frednugent2310 Жыл бұрын
If I had a choice as a Marine I'd much rather use the Sikorsky than the Osprey. The Osprey has too many moving parts and have a hearty history of crashing. Sikorsky has always made outstanding aircraft.
@giftmutale9296 Жыл бұрын
This is so admirable for my poor country Zambia I wish we had some too.
@danielwhite9205 Жыл бұрын
103 years old today. Still flying!
@antonalv4562 Жыл бұрын
What?
@MrJm323 Жыл бұрын
What, you saw a zeppelin in there or something?
@falcon4548 Жыл бұрын
Wow 😯 it looks recent to me 🤷🏻♂️
@southbayrickybobby5820 Жыл бұрын
But it was first built in 1964?
@raphaelgmur3898 Жыл бұрын
Woww! You lucky man that you're still able to fly with that age! 😮
@christopherhughes7970 Жыл бұрын
I live a few miles away from the Sikorsky factory and unlike the blackhawks I can hear these things from inside my house as they fly over on test flights.
@SweetTooth8989 Жыл бұрын
I thought those black circle things were oreos for a second 🤣
@padelisgk8126 Жыл бұрын
Wow. Looking at it aside the c-130 really gives you a perspective of how massive it is.
@cressida00 Жыл бұрын
God bless the US Marine Corp and their Super Sea Stallion fleet, from Royal Australian Navy (retired). These guys saved our ass @ Suai (East Timor) 1999. We did not have the heavy lift capability with our Sea King utility helicopter to move shipping containers. Marines turned up with 2 Super Stallions of ,and had the job done before morning tea!. No one does logistics like USA.
@OccupyMars2035 Жыл бұрын
The Daily Aviation should put less background music and more natural background of massive jet engine helicopters
@peanuts2105 Жыл бұрын
This and the Westland Merlin are probably the two best multi role combat helicopters on earth
@justme.9711 Жыл бұрын
2:46 mins. The rotor blades are 10' long, hmmm???
@RetreatfarmFarmvilleVirginia Жыл бұрын
Thank you President Trump for making these possible.
@IRUKANJI Жыл бұрын
YO THE PAVE-LOW IS BACK BABY. Still my favorite helo
@abundantharmony Жыл бұрын
Such a cute little thing isn't it
@peaceloveforever88 Жыл бұрын
this COPTER is the BEAST in the sky
@clseairsppt Жыл бұрын
I was a 53d mechanic I’ll always have a love for them.
@davidperez9442 Жыл бұрын
En mi coleccion tengo un Super Stallion de los Marines y es de mis favoritos y físicamente los vi hace unos años luego del paso de un huracan y llegaron a la base de la FAM del aeropuerto de mi ciudad y sin duda son imponentes !!!!
@ecrusch Жыл бұрын
That is one big-ass Helicopter.
@David-wk6md Жыл бұрын
I have one. I love it.
@ABCDEFGHIJKELA... Жыл бұрын
It makes me think of a giant mechanical hummingbird feeding on the nectar of a flower when it refuels.
@bigbosschannel9813 Жыл бұрын
Gagah memang Amerika🥰😘
@user-mk7lf4kr5v Жыл бұрын
الله اكبر لا اله الا الله اشهد ان لا اله الا الله واشهد ان محمد رسول الله
@Looey Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this excellent video.
@josephgeis6641 Жыл бұрын
We need a new Jolly green giant Helo again.
@joemclaughlin995 Жыл бұрын
Wow,that is BIG!
@riyonosantoso2660 Жыл бұрын
"Good Bless you." "👍👍💪🙏
@thatguy8005 Жыл бұрын
Aviation Marines… not dumb like the grunt Marines. I’ve worked with both.
@bigal3940 Жыл бұрын
Smashing video. Thanks for sharing @The Daily Aviation
@jessicaarverne1181 Жыл бұрын
The in-flight refueling system looks scary. Any minute pilot error and the propeller hit the pipe.
I live about 4 miles from MCAS New River and love to see the 53's flying around, although sometimes I would like for them not to be so low! Can't hear a thing when they fly over! Lol! It's all good! I'm proud of our military!
@johnalves07866 Жыл бұрын
Art of war is so lovely!
@user-gh6jb9bo7t Жыл бұрын
عظمه على عظمه على عظمه
@rodgerlewis5395 Жыл бұрын
Glory to king Jesus who has given man knowledge to engineer these flying machines gory to God
@peaceloveforever88 Жыл бұрын
THE SUPER STALION in ACTION
@theodethomasa6358 Жыл бұрын
Awesome!
@lilask2667 Жыл бұрын
I love the US
@Marc-so2cd Жыл бұрын
Lovely bit of kit.
@Jamezy316 Жыл бұрын
I love how every time, the rest of the top 10 military powers finally catch up to our technology... poof we come out with something new and go back to being 5-10 years ahead hahaha
@VenturiLife Жыл бұрын
Sikorsky: "Ok guys, we have the new heli design underway.... how big do you want i... " USMC "YES"
@FOH3663 Жыл бұрын
Peace, thru power.
@thefpvlife7785 Жыл бұрын
An $80,000 rpg would knock this $92,000,000 aircraft out of the sky.
@viernes-5 Жыл бұрын
For 96 millions hope Al least has a luxury bathroom inside
@Javiersanchez.8305 Жыл бұрын
Son una belleza de maquinas
@giovannyramirez92329 ай бұрын
Mis Respetos me quito el sombrero
@roberthindle5146 Жыл бұрын
It's not going to win any beauty contests and deployment seems to require a lot of unbolting and bolting but that CH-53 can certainly lift a lot!
@marryellen7713 Жыл бұрын
The pilot is the person who actually activates the fuel dump.
@martynewport Жыл бұрын
US has the most advanced military hardware.
@grahamholloway Жыл бұрын
Thanks to the UK. BAE (British Aerospace) designed and supplies the active inceptors (collective and cyclic), part of the fly-by-wire system. It makes them really easy to fly, freeing up the pilots to concentrate on more important activities.
@relaxingbeach8571 Жыл бұрын
awesome and beautiful piece of great engineering!
@freebird7284 Жыл бұрын
fascinating, thank you
@andrewhoward7200 Жыл бұрын
Terrific.
@RobertChapman-px7qw Жыл бұрын
Was Sikorsky Rep in HMH-464 and then VC-5. Best Company to work for. Miss the flying and Company
@mikef.1000 Жыл бұрын
Isn't US military technology the most awesome thing! Deterring rogue nations the world over. As an Australian, I am grateful for our partnership with the USA.
@kristijanpavlovic Жыл бұрын
Yeah! Especially destroying iraq for no reason, which still hasn't recovered. How awesome is that.
@bilalabdi9148 Жыл бұрын
Nah ..they just print the money and buy things .
@treystephens6166 Жыл бұрын
@@kristijanpavlovic soldier’s don’t think soldiers do what they’re told.
@JoseA-Divergent Жыл бұрын
Una *Complejidad Extrema* Si es más Sencilla la Antigravedad!
@babuvarghese6786 Жыл бұрын
Amazing Thank you !👏 💕💕💕💕💕👌
@TheRVSN Жыл бұрын
13:11 The PZL M28 Skytruck is actually upgraded An-28.
@bsm1th99 Жыл бұрын
With a $92 million dollar price tag, I'll take 2 please :)
@elidodiaz9151 Жыл бұрын
Una maravilla tecnológica sin dudas
@stephensmith4480 Жыл бұрын
It must be an amazing Machine to fly 👍
@ttthoms2804 Жыл бұрын
thats one expensive drone
@juanpecan7089 Жыл бұрын
That helicopter refueling had TIGHT clearance
@felixmeyer1972 Жыл бұрын
Sie ist eine Schnellzuglok 👍👍und keine Bergsteigerin 😂😂vielen Dank für das super Video eine Freude für mich als 01 Fan tolle Aufnahmen 👌👌🙋♀😉von einer tollen Lo
@pccunha Жыл бұрын
"It's not the plane, it's the refueling platform"
@villiersman951 Жыл бұрын
get to the chopper 😂
@flyinggoatroper1 Жыл бұрын
At 2:46 they say the Rotor Blades are 10' long. The main rotor blades are MUCH longer than 10 feet LOL The CH-53K's main rotor is 79 feet (24 meters) in diameter, and its tail rotor alone produces as much thrust as the main rotor on a Sikorsky S-76 helicopter.
@bangoe Жыл бұрын
A single main rotor blade 35 feet with a 3 foot chord😯. The CH-53K tail rotor blades are 10 feet in length each!
@kailashsingh9737 Жыл бұрын
Very beautiful sweet looking
@paramotorIRL Жыл бұрын
7:20 our intimate life after watching too many aviation videos
@MC-cl9ip Жыл бұрын
The aerial refueling of the helicopter looks to be about the scariest thing ever. Seems that a small bobble can result in the rotor hitting the hose.
@jimbrown9885 Жыл бұрын
yup, pucker factor is off the charts!
@ruabonehead Жыл бұрын
Add poor visibility and storm conditions to the refueling process.
@blackflagqwerty Жыл бұрын
I've seen a video where a BlackHawk's rotor smashes the refuelling probe off while attempting to refuel.
@yeeeehaaawbuddy Жыл бұрын
From the angle given in the video, the rotor comes less than 5 feet from the hose. How is that even acceptable? When the helicopter needs to speed up, those blades tilt even farther down. Would make more sense to land, refuel, then take back off. You know, because it's a fucking HELICOPTER!
@mrdan2898 Жыл бұрын
Yup, and that's happened many times.
@AuggyNole Жыл бұрын
I was an avionics tech on H-3's and 60's in the NAVY.. I got a chance to crawl all over and check out the 53's when a squadron on a cross country stopped and used some space in our hangar for the night... avionics was all basic stuff, but the birds themselves are massive..lol
@ronnieboomboom2040 Жыл бұрын
This one is impressive, but i think the French CAIMAN is the best helicopter of the world.
@petermallm149 Жыл бұрын
Lifts almost 13 ton LAV-25 ! Good to see US paratroopers in Germany joint with Bundeswehr.....
@IsleOfFeldspar Жыл бұрын
At least 13 feet to the gallon!
@ahasanhabibhasan5816 Жыл бұрын
Very nice love
@user-mg4cq8we4c Жыл бұрын
All this military equipment did not help to defeat Afanistan. The power of the spirit versus the power of technology.
@230919600 Жыл бұрын
Good pilots, Top Gun
@leddielive Жыл бұрын
This machine looks to be the current pinnacle of aeronautical helicopter engineering, a beautiful mix of material technology & manual manufacturing applications to produce this flying beast of burden that'll undoubtedly contribute massively in all its designed intentions.
@grabir01 Жыл бұрын
92 million? That is the same as 42 million about a year ago.
@jimbrown9885 Жыл бұрын
lol, makes the c-130 look like a piper.
@anthonyf.9170 Жыл бұрын
The main rotor blade is not 10 feet long but rather, they are 35 feet long. The video is mistake.
@506lucey6 Жыл бұрын
Power Upgrade and Kala Lé Saint Boom Hooking
@ThePilgrimzProject Жыл бұрын
GAU-8 weighs 620 pounds and a full amo drum is 4000 pounds, you could strap 2 to each side of the King Stallion and have 4x BRRRRRRT 🤔
@thePavuk Жыл бұрын
sounds like plan
@iancowan3527 Жыл бұрын
Who else was picked to be a BA Decepticon by earning it!
@tomgunn8004 Жыл бұрын
An amazing example of technological advancement along with being a super colossal waste of money. Can you imagine the cost to develop, build, and operate this beast?
@matthewbailey2013 Жыл бұрын
Add this one, the littoral combats, and the Zumwalt up. And you got about 50 billion dollars
@patsquach4080 Жыл бұрын
Let’s give it up for the. GROUND CREWMAN…. THEIR . the ones that make sure you come back …..
@keramasMusicProject Жыл бұрын
Very nice info dud
@chris-vj5wu Жыл бұрын
That thing is crazy!love the videos.where else can you see this kind of footage.
@kenhart1969 Жыл бұрын
2.45 "rotor blades that are 10feet long" not sure thats right for a 70+ foot chopper. I think the blades are 35 feet with a 3ft chord width ? I maybe wrong...