US Navy Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon Preflight - Start Up - Takeoff from Tri-Cities Airport 10Apr23
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Departure from Tri-Cities Airport (KTRI) of a US Navy Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon from squadron HM-12. The crew performed pre-flight maintenance on their Sea Dragon before loading up to depart. The pilots made a nose standing aggressive take off and headed back to their home base at Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia.
My thanks to the MH-53E crew for their generous hospitality.
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10Apr23
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Thats a badass coloring scheme! Much love, respect and thanks for the service to all US servicemen and women, past or present, from your humble NATO ally - Bulgaria
@Cradly858
2 күн бұрын
lol
I loved the Words of Sikorsky when he was asked many years ago "How Does a helicopter fly" His answer was, by beating the air into submission!
Wow! They should call this one "Blackout".
Gotta love these big boys toys! A fine machine!
Everyone loves a Little Giant ladder! Love mine. Makes me smile that this crew uses one, too.
👍Really badass flying machine 🚁
Robotics have advanced so far! Truly inspiring and exciting!
That is impressive. The crew is relaxed but professional. Gladdens this taxpayer’s heart.
thank you very much from Cork , Ireland...............what a machine !!! and sound
@AEROWEPHILE
11 ай бұрын
Thanks for checking out my video Michael. That Sea Dragon is a beast. Cheers!
@llamashockz
7 ай бұрын
great to see another corkman out and about, always one of us to be found somewhere
@patriot0919
Ай бұрын
Good luck during the war with that much time for preflight.....
WOW! Just WOW!!!
Amazing helicopter
Beautiful.
Magnificent, (BEAST)..👍👍👍
Great video, thanks again. 👍
@AEROWEPHILE
Жыл бұрын
Appreciate you checking out my video. Lots more to come. Cheers!
Una Maquina Increíble☺
Thank you 🙏 for your service 🇺🇸🚁👍👏👏👏👍🎥
Spectacular, a beast and that black color is perfect
It’s a beast.
That beautiful sound of a 53
One heck of a dragon fly boys... lovely to see
Amazing
Great capture of this big boy. That color scheme reminds me of the during the days of the Korean War.
...worked at the Sikorsky facility in WPB For 14 years (1986 - 2000) used to see 53s doing lift tests with huge concrete blocks - after the big layoff of 2002 the built the first Kilo model there prior to tests and acceptance by the USMC
That is one big bird! Should be called The Beast.
Awesome catch, subscribed
@AEROWEPHILE
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much! Appreciate you checking out my videos. Cheers!
Worked under skycranes and chinooks this is a fucking beast
Beautiful
Tri-Cities Airport, I know where that is. They have a total of four gates. What an experience.
Very nice job done by Helicopter. Thanks. KHB LHR
Magnifique machine 👍 . Hélicoptère de légende 💪💪
Can’t imagine the rotor wash this beast generates. NICE!!!
Very Cool
That's a big ol girl
@paulprigge1209
11 ай бұрын
Yeah I thought the CH 47 was big. It
@Tuanang-fn1xl
10 ай бұрын
@@paulprigge1209 g
@RameswarKashyap-kc3bu
8 ай бұрын
@@paulprigge1209😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢
@jrawenlyngdoh9986
8 ай бұрын
@icebluecuda1
8 ай бұрын
Lol. Quite the crew chiefs
Prachtig dat helicoper Guido dank u !!!!!
迫力がありますね!
😮😮😮 Es una máquina increíble
C·est magique , un superbe Hélico !!....
@AEROWEPHILE
7 ай бұрын
Yes, it certainly is a fabulous machine. Cheers!
That is one bad ass machine!
Dont mess with US cheers from Australia.
Clean
When I was living in Stratford, about a half mile from Sikorsky Airport, the best cheeseburger on Earth, was across the street from Sikorsky on the corner of Access rd. and Main St. For the locals…Lordship Blvd, Long Beach, etc. You know ! 😎
Beautiful looking bird ❤
Thanks for the great video. I live in Henry County and this Sikorsky flew directly over my house at 2,000 ft (according to Flight Aware) on the way to and from Bristol.
@AEROWEPHILE
11 ай бұрын
You are very welcome. I had an absolutely fabulous time with the crew. Cheers!
Remember standing in front of these when they came on to take the Marine detachment for training at Gitmo
Hi good nigth,,, its time to enyoy with this great video,,, AMAZING HELICOPTER,,, thanks of share your video,,, congrautlations, your friend Oscar de Playa del Carmen Q R México,,, so long,,,
What a beast!
You wouldn't want to be in a hurry waiting on this.
I live on a large South Texas ranch way out in the brush country. There is a somewhat nearby rancher yet far to my South who comes in by helicopter. Reminds me of the days in La Grange there in Warrenton near Fayetteville when famous heart surgeon DeBakey would fly over us on the way to his ranch. We would all say amongst ourselves, "There goes DeBakey".
Sehr schön!
@AEROWEPHILE
10 ай бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
The use to drag some sort of mine sweeping line in the water at NAS Whidbey mostly at night pretty bad ass to see them in action ! Glad their on our side ! Go Navy
@AEROWEPHILE
10 ай бұрын
I agree. Go Navy! Thanks for sharing your memory of the Sea Dragon. Cheers!
@RVBob
Ай бұрын
We never towed at night. That was against NATOPS.
How I miss this...
smooth
Very Good 👌
Wow. That is a big helicopter
That is one big mother of a helicopter; even the tail rotor is massive
I only fly RC Heli's, but just wondering why the tail fin on this chopper was designed with that prominent slant to it? What is the advantage?
🎉 GOOD LACH
Glad the heavy chopper in Call of Duty DMZ doesn't take this long to get in the air :D
What a monster - so cool -
Cool bird.
Super Aufnahmen und die Lackierung 🤗🤗👏🤝🤝
Fantástico.
what a giant!
Realy I like this powerful helicoptere
My first duty station was HM-12 back in 76 when the squadron was the largest in the Navy. It eventually split into three squadrons, HM-12, 14 and 16. I was a plank owner in 16 and we eventually supplied the birds that went into IRAN to attempt to rescue the hostages. Until you actually get close to these machines you have no concept of how big and powerful they are.
@nasirzainal6309
11 ай бұрын
😊😊
@dbarnes544
11 ай бұрын
I did two tours in HM. HM-12, 14, 16. Lot of good memories there. Many hours flying those birds. RH 53s, MH 53s.
@Bholakumar-pp5nr
11 ай бұрын
Y
@duanepierson4375
10 ай бұрын
RH-53D
@dbarnes544
10 ай бұрын
Flew the RH 53D, MH 53E
reminds me of my marine infantry days at Pendleton. Thank you
@AEROWEPHILE
4 ай бұрын
Thank you for your service to our country. I really enjoy hearing the memories that veterans share about these machines. Cheers!
สวยงามมาก
@AEROWEPHILE
7 ай бұрын
👍👍Thanks for watching. Cheers!
like skies monster
Like for the Food City Dirt Race decal on the sponson. These guys got their priorities right!
@AEROWEPHILE
4 ай бұрын
I presented those Food City 500 decals to the crew after the race in victory lane. They were really excited to get them. I was surprised to see them on the Sea Dragon the next morning. They said they had to clean off all the grime on the sponsons in order to apply the decals. Cheers!
That's big ol girl sea dragon 🐉🐲 helicopter 🚁 😍🇺🇸♥️♥️🤗🤗👌🏾🔥
I love congrats Rahul je❤
So, what color is this aircraft painted in, David? It looks like either Gloss Black, or Sea Bue.
@AEROWEPHILE
Жыл бұрын
It's painted Black. Depending on the light, it does have a blue tint. Apparently its the only Sea Dragon painted black. All the rest are that Navy gray color. Cheers!
@johnosbourn4312
Жыл бұрын
@@AEROWEPHILE Thanks, my friend.
@seagrave7336
11 ай бұрын
That black paint gives this bird a higher level of bad assary!
Ok who else that has over 400 tow hours and 2000 plus flight hours were looking at the droops😂😂😂😍😍😍
@RVBob
Ай бұрын
How many ppl looked up droop stops on Google just to know what you were talking about. 😆
Looks like it's a lady flying her too. That's mega cool!!! ❤❤❤
Another beautiful East Tennessee morning
That's bad ass
"Angria" cool callsign for CDR Andrea 😂
Wow
Thank youfom kingdom
@AEROWEPHILE
10 ай бұрын
You’re welcome. Cheers!
@user-em9du6bf3k
10 ай бұрын
@@AEROWEPHILE I am not
@AEROWEPHILE
10 ай бұрын
@@user-em9du6bf3k Not what?!?
вертолет конечно красивый, Сикорский, наш чувак, умел делать веротопланы!)), но это чудовище взлетело за 11 минут
Uhg! 5 minutes of watching it just sit there. Go already!
@AEROWEPHILE
11 ай бұрын
Everything comes to him who waits. Cheers!
it's the most impressive helicopter ever made darling
what's inside the large stubby winglet kinda pods on either side? storage? Fuel? or are they just for aerodynamics?
@AEROWEPHILE
4 ай бұрын
The wings you see on both sides are called “Sponsons”. They are enormous because they are almost entirely used for fuel storage. They can hold about four times the fuel of a typical CH-53 Super Stallion. The MH-53 can hold 2,277 gallons of fuel which gives it extended range. Hope this answers your question. Cheers!
@mattgreven7615
4 ай бұрын
@@AEROWEPHILE thanks!
Helicopter she is huge
Elegante este Elicoctero saludos mis Respetos 🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷🏳️
@AEROWEPHILE
7 ай бұрын
Thanks @giovannyramirez9232 for watching my video of this fantastic helicopter. Cheers!
@giovannyramirez9232
7 ай бұрын
@@AEROWEPHILE muchas gracias saludos mis Respetos si muy Elegante Ese Elicoctero de Costa Rica 🇨🇷🇨🇷👋 saludos 🏳️
This is one heluvacopter.
What kind of sign is that guy making?
Are those two protrusions up front just below the nose rear-view mirrors?
@AEROWEPHILE
Жыл бұрын
Good guess! You are correct Joe. Those are mirrors the pilots use to look behind them. One of their primary jobs is to pull a sonar sled across the surface of the ocean searching for submarines. The mirrors allow the pilots to watch the sled as they pull it. Hope that explains things. Cheers!
@joelouden6592
Жыл бұрын
@@AEROWEPHILE Thank you. I thought maybe they could be some sort of sensors but it's even cooler that they're mirrors.
@SchusterJames
11 ай бұрын
LOL, not submarines - sea mines and the gear they are towing
@duanepierson4375
9 ай бұрын
@@AEROWEPHILE the sleds are used against Mines. The Sun hunting is done w/ dipping sonar and/or sonar buoys out of smaller helicopters such as H-2s, H-3s and now a days H-60s & H-92s.
@RVBob
Ай бұрын
@@AEROWEPHILEThe MK105 sled was a magnetic mine influence sled. It has nothing to do with sonar.
TMP Pearlescent Azteking? & NCC -1701 - CVN Yes? 😃
❤❤❤❤
নিশি আপার অভিনয়টা আমার কাছে এত ভালো লাগে, কি বলবো বুঝতে পারছি না ।
Hi. My. US. Navy.😊.
Ми 171 конечно чуть поменьше массой, заводиться и улетает за 3 минуты
"Hogs Forever"
That thing is a freakin whopper!
@AEROWEPHILE
5 ай бұрын
You are correct Sir. And Loud!! Cheers!
I can probably still get up there and do a daily inspection
I was in HM-12 from '86 to '90. I ran the PR shop.
@AEROWEPHILE
11 ай бұрын
Thank you for your service to our country! I’m sure you have some great stories from your time in HM-12. Cheers!
If Darth Vader had his own helicopter, this would be it....
Hilarious… dude rolls out the gas truck in cargo shorts and a Tommy Bahama shirt while Rambo crew chief is in full battle gear. Lol.
What's that thing on the strut out in front, is it some kind of FLIR ?
@RVBob
Ай бұрын
There is nothing on the front strut. Two tow mirrors on each side of the nose and a refueling probe on the fwd right side but nothing on the front strut.