Such a unique sound with radial engine power.

@rodrigolandazuri

9 ай бұрын

Rodrigo POLICIAL aquí a Huaquillas Huaquillas Huaquillas Vaquillas

@EASTSIDERIDER707

9 ай бұрын

Too smooth for Harley Davidson .

@bastarddoggy

7 ай бұрын

We all think of the thump of the Huey when we think of military helicopters, but this is a very cool sound!

@EASTSIDERIDER707

7 ай бұрын

@@bastarddoggy my barracks at Ft Benning was near the airfield. The sound of Huey and Chinook was ever present.

@KaisTheFireWarrior

5 ай бұрын

​@@bastarddoggyany helicopter can thump, it's called blade slap. It's not isolated to one helicopter.

That engine sounds like it has a full race cam in it, totally BOSS!

@alparker8661

2 ай бұрын

Long duration, high lift racing cam.

When I was around 8-9 years old, I got to ride shotgun in one of those old birds in 1971. As with the case of any kid that age, I loved to see aircraft up close and better yet, in the air. The operator of the bird was contracted with a orange grove grower to spray pesticide on the grove. The pilot and his buddy motioned me over to them. He asked me if I wanted to go up for a ride. Didn't hesitate and away I went. What a memory and experience for a kid to have. A pilot wouldn't dare the same scenario today. He would lose his license, or jail time.... maybe both. 51 years later, I often think about that day and how it was one of the best moments in my life....

@josemigueltobar1037

7 ай бұрын

Que maravilla, y que envidia. Este helicóptero parece un ser vivo , casi tanto como una máquina de vapor. De niño ejercían una fascinación como un monstruo.

@johnkauppi7078

4 ай бұрын

I'll bet that was fun. Hard to have fun in this over regulated world these days. If something is fun it's probably illegal.Then again I'm an Australian.

@Meatsquatch69420

3 ай бұрын

​@@johnkauppi7078I know. It was a shame when Australia went full dictator and took people's guns. You Australians are a special breed and your government is regulating and immigrating you to death

@spaceace1006

3 ай бұрын

You were, essentially the Co-Pilot!! You lucky sumbitch!!!!

I could listen to that engine idle all day

@cvheugten

10 ай бұрын

Me too. The sound of my yought

@Asteroid302

9 ай бұрын

Tak samo mam

Still can't believe that bus can fly

@Wolfman1987

9 ай бұрын

That's because they built things to last in those days.

@johnreynolds1527

8 ай бұрын

It's a Sikorsky

@amramjose

4 ай бұрын

I believe it has a radial engine as powerplant.

@user-mt1qw4vp2t

4 ай бұрын

Может ! Это борт нашего президента ! Ми-4 называется .

@howardwmoore

2 ай бұрын

I remember years ago a fellow flew one down from Indianapolis in to Lexington ky to set an air handler A/C on the roof of a shopping mall

Australia here. That has got to be the best sounding helicopter engine, ever. Sounds just like my old 8 ton Dodge wheat truck with its 361 big block V8. Twin exhaust system with short straight flow mufflers.

Thanks for sharing.i had over a 1000 flight hours in the 34 as a crew chief with HMM 262.

@MikeBUSA

11 ай бұрын

Was that at New River? Many years ago, the entrance to New River Air Station had an H-34 at the entrance. I was stationed there for 4 years and thought HMM-262 was one of the squadrons I was attached to on one of my Med cruises. I was skids - HML-167. It was so long ago, I don't remember.

@ronphipps8534

11 ай бұрын

@MikeBUSA yes,it was at New River Mike. We would fly home to Bryan Ohio on three occasions. In the fall of 1962, we became a transition squadron. We trained jet pilots to fly helicopters They were not happy pilots.

@colinkulasik1128

9 ай бұрын

Did I hear that shifting gears? Does that have a multi speed gearbox?

@ronphipps8534

9 ай бұрын

@colinkulasik1128 No gear box. There is a clutch that sits on the back side of the engine and goes on up to the main gear box that drives the main rotor. Sometimes the pilots during warmup will drop the engine rpm and pick it back up again to make sure of their clutch connection. This same clutch is used to disengage the engine from the main rotor transmission during auto rotation. I appreciate your questions.

@mpk2542

9 ай бұрын

Dad flew these in the Army. Awesome

I was assigned to HMM 161 in Chu Lai and Marble Mountain USMC. Spent many hours patching those crates back into flying condition. USMC, 1962to 1967. Semper Fi

@merrittorius

7 ай бұрын

Welcome home Bill. Thanks for all you and the boys did. SEMPER FI.

Sounds like a Big cam Musclecar starting! Love it! Long live the Piston powered vehicles!

Used to watch them fly by when I was a kid. The Uruguayan Navy regularly flew these helicopters from Maldonado to Montevideo. A sight to behold and an engine roar to remember.

Thats a rare sound nowadays! How cool is that!?

I was an instructor while stationed in Germany. I was demonstrating a maximum p over takeoff when something came loose in the rotor head. I did a quick 180 & got back on the ground. RED XE'D IT. MAINTENANCE COULDN'T find the problem, fired it up, it went into ground resonance, flopped on its side and beat itself to death. Thank God no one got hurt. Nice old bird but every time I see one I'm reminded of one more day I cheated the grim reaper.

Always liked them. I remember the pink one on rip tide. King bees used them to great effect. Tough as hell and reliable too

Bird is the Word.

There's a memory! Flying into an LZ in the damn thing is....exciting!

Spent 8+ years wrenching flying rigging with one of these, Love the sound the rumble of the air frame and the easy feel on the stick, Check the fuel and fill the oil.😁

@merrittorius

7 ай бұрын

😂😂😂 as long as she ain't dry right!?

@user-jq2rf4nf3o

7 ай бұрын

If it's dry, Someone dies!@@merrittorius

What a Beautiful Machine , could watch her for hours,thank you for the footage

Love radial helicopters, there in Eastern Europe in agricultural operations, have seen a lot of work done by a Ka-26. That engine sound always cheers me up.

@markwilliams7712

4 ай бұрын

The Ka 26 is a great helicopters. So adaptable.

The best sound

Beautiful sound!

Great video, thank you very much for sharing

Sounds like an old hot rod running. Sounds like he’s having to pump the accelerator pedal to keep it running then pressing the clutch in and shifting gears. Love these old whirly-birds

@thomashebert5907

9 ай бұрын

Apparently that's exactly what he was doing - "The UH-34D helicopter was equipped with a transmission that allowed for shifting between different gears. This transmission system enabled the helicopter to effectively manage its engine power and rotor speed to achieve the desired level of performance during different flight phases, such as takeoff, cruising, and landing."

@user-jq2rf4nf3o

9 ай бұрын

Wrong - It is only for rotor engagement after starting - Your left hand controls the throttle - Taxi and flight is done at top of the green - I spent 8+ years flying one before 9-11. @@thomashebert5907

@ronjonson26

5 ай бұрын

​@@thomashebert5907it doesn't shift gears, the pilot is engaging the clutch,my dad was a helicopter mechanic and was very familiar with these helicopters

For those wondering why it sounded like it was "shifting" while spinning up it was, sort of. It does have different rotor RPMs for different phases of flight. It is rated at 1,525 horsepower at 2,800 r.p.m. for takeoff. 1,425 horsepower at 2,700 r.p.m. for 30-minute limit and then 1,275 horsepower at 2,500 r.p.m. continuous.

@anthonyscvpi5154

9 ай бұрын

Thanks for the info because I was just about to ask

@user-jq2rf4nf3o

9 ай бұрын

Wrong - clutching for start only, A torque converter flooded then drained - switch on power up join needles roll off switch off sprag now powers the rotors

@georgekaplan6451

7 ай бұрын

@@user-jq2rf4nf3o that was really interesting. I learnt that only the other day from another video.

@user-jq2rf4nf3o

7 ай бұрын

Flew an S 58 with the Wright 1820 for 8 years , The free wheel clutch was engaged with fly weights and the torque converter matched shaft speed and engine speed , The fly weights engaged the mechanical shafts (autorotation clutch) and the torque converter emptied to a tank ready for the next start. Worked quite well.@@georgekaplan6451

Music to my ears!

Sounds lovely.

Excellent video!

Flew that in Germany in the late 60's. After spending a year in Hueys is was, shall we say, interesting. But it sure was a workhorse.

What a beauty!

Hi good morning thanks of share your video,,, spectacular sound,,, splendid aircraft,,, amazing helicópter SIKORSKY,,, CONGRATULATIONS and have a good time,,,

What an absolute beast !!

I enjoyed that, having only discovered this beautiful helicopter from the 60s

Several decades ago, when I was quite young, Popular Science had a front-page article about one to these someone was marketing as a family camper. I love the radial engine, and if I were rotary wing qualified, I might just have to have one of these.

@rothbj1

6 ай бұрын

I remember that article!

The chop on that motor is music to my ears. So bad ass

I was a Crew Chief of a UH-1 USMC 1974-78 HMLA-169 and HMLA-369. These were our predecessors. I would trust the UH-34 any day over the Osprey.

That’s the best sound I’ve ever heard in my life lol ❤

Magnificent exhaust note

This is super cool.

King bees never rest

Remember the T.V. show "Riptide" in the mid 80's, with the pink helicopter they called "Screaming Mimi." Man that show was bad, I do however remember they would always recite the helicopter pilots prayer before the would startup the Mimi,"God bless this helicopter, especially the pistons." Which is funny because I'm pretty sure the helicopter used in the series had been converted to gas turbine.

That monster engine is in the front, like a motorhome and there is a two piece drive line inbetween the seats that goes to a differential then another truck style drive line vertical to the main rotor on top. You should get inside one of these, it's a real hoot!

@user-jq2rf4nf3o

9 ай бұрын

A single shaft with damper couplings on each end -

S58 radial one of my favorite helicopters

There are 2 H- 34 " CHARLIE" restorations in my town. I love them.

I like the sound.

I swear in my head I heard the theme song to the tv show Riptide when it started up. If only it was pink it would be the flying me me!

32 cylinder radial beast!

Flew in these 1969 pensacola fl airsea rescue. great helo Harley Davidson sound. 😊

The Choctaw is so cool!

Oh my... this is good.

Awesome

"KING BEE" !!!!

Old boy of the skies…..👍🏻

My most favorite helicopter ever.

Hearing a wright R-1820 radial crank up is awesome. I think the later models were equipped with turbines if I remember correctly

Looooove it!

Wow 👏

Sounds like a 63 Chevy I6 with a bad muffler!! Of course, it hums like a Bee once she's fully heated up! Interesting application of a Radial Piston Engine!!!

I always like seeing Westland Wessexes but that old piston job sounds cute.

Flew in these until the 46’s came over. B Co First Recon Bn, out of ChuLai in 1966.

Last helicopter that used a radial engine designed for ww2 planes

@ReviveHF

8 ай бұрын

And tanks as well.

They were training helo in the 60s when I was stationed at Ellison field 68 super helos

When we got the engines from O&R, the engines we all built up and ready to install on the helicopter. The engines were benched check before we got them.

Sounds like a big block chevy marine engine w/thru hull exhaust at idle.

The sound of Freedom

Not so sure Id be anxious to fly in something that sounds like my Grandpas 64 Buick

Wouldn't it be awesome to see a CH-37?

Sounds like a Sherman tank!

No wonder they called them, _"Mean Marines"_ ... Getting troops from point A to point B in those non-turbine engined relics - Almost like a bus that flew! Big ol' radial Pratt & Whitney (or Wright) in front below the cockpit that made it sound different during start and full power-up until you switched the rotors on line! They still use them both for military and civilian duty, although many now have been refitted with more modern computerized controls and turbine engines...

We jumped out of a pink one of these in the 80’s at perris

the sound... 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

Sounds like the souped up Ford Galaxy back in 1970.

Sounds just like when I used to jump start Darrell Waltrip's stock car back in my day lmao.

South Vietnamese flew these at my stage field back in 69/70. Hooper Stage Field, Fort Rucker.

I always thought these things looked like giant menacing grasshoppers.

Отличное видео!

Looks like the front would be too heavy. 😅 "She may not look like she can fly, but she can!!"

So awesome

She's an old HMM-362 Ugly Angel.

@richarddegen6184

10 ай бұрын

yup, I was in 362 1966/7 and was a gunner in YL37

...with that start-up sound i'm visionating mid 60s monster truck cab and a extra long hurst shift knob...

Nemo grew up. BIG! And sprouted rotors when he hit puberty. Try fitting him in a fish tank now buddy.. Awesome machine!!! 👍👍

and off we go .

It sounds more like a dragster than a helo! 😂😂😂😂😂

Yeah baby! Now that's a HELICOPTER. They don't fly. They beat the air into submission, like the Gods had intended :O)

Cool! King Bee ?

Looks like a enggine truck with 3speed transmision before take off.

When your out of 34's your out of helicopters

This and the previous model used a front mounted radial engine...Later a turbine powered model (S-58T) was used by many military and civilian entities.......The LA Sheriff's Dept used a S-58DT until fairly recently (IIRC).......Don't know if it's still in their fleet or not....

@leneanderthalien

10 ай бұрын

Turbine powerred was very rare, the most had the radial

@user-jq2rf4nf3o

9 ай бұрын

Sheriff screwed the pooch and got a Puma - The two airframes were bought by Heli-Flite and the other fliers went to Bruster WA drying cherries

XOXO love you too so much

I flew as a gunner on this same UH34 in 1966.......HMM362!

Летающий трактор )

So I know nothing much about the engine. Anyone explain why it misfires so much on initial run up? I get that the engine is cold but why such coughing and spluttering? Was that usual with all such radial engines?

My friend was a Corpsman in Vietnam and he said that he had a dust off in a Sikorski UH-34 Chocktah and rounds were coming up through the bottom of the fusalodge 😧

dayum what kind of cam is in the helo ?? LOL

YL-37 Flown by the Ugly Angels in Viet Nam ...... Semper Fidelis Forever !!!!

It uses a B-17 engine -the Wright R-1820 Cyclone !!

Is it shifting gears?

Real men flying around in a copter that sounds like a super sized Harley.

Sounds like the old 74 Chevy farm truck, with open headers and pulling a full hay wagon….uphill.

As rasty as those sound on startup, I always wondered how well one of them would run with modern fuel injection.

@user-jq2rf4nf3o

9 ай бұрын

Single injector for priming a two barrel fuel servo on top...

Jolly Green giant.

How’d they keep that radial cool. One of my favorite machines.

@ronphipps8534

9 ай бұрын

There was a fan assembly on the back side of the engine,that provided the engine with cooling. Plus there was an opening under the front engine cowling for hot air to escape. Never had a problem with a engine over heating. Two main components. The engine and the main rotor transmission had chip detectors. They would complete a circuit if chips of metal would start breaking off in either engine or transmission. The lights would glow amber in color. It was time to get to get the aircraft on the groung.

@MCW1955

9 ай бұрын

@@ronphipps8534 Thanks for all that info. Always wondered about that. Just the thought of that radial under the pilot is wild!! Sounds like you may have flown or worked on these. Thanks.

@ronphipps8534

9 ай бұрын

@MCW1955 yes I did. Over 1000 hours flight time in the 34. I was a crew chief.

@MCW1955

9 ай бұрын

@@ronphipps8534 wow, that’s great. Must have been a noisy bird!! Thanks for your service.

@dannywilliamson3340

7 ай бұрын

There's a good video somewhere of one of those engines with its fan attached mounted on a test stand. The crankshaft is positioned about 45 degrees from horizontal.