SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT - Building the World's Best Helicopters Since 1939!
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Love to see something on Old “66” and it’s history with retrieving Astronauts.
Great tribute to a great company! It is my understanding that the "REMOVE CHUTE" message was not to save weight but to prevent the parachute from possibly being tangled in the rotors.
4:42 Awesome video as always.
FYI The "REMOVE CHUTE" was to warn pilots that the rotor downwash could re-inflate their parachutes causing all kinds of adverse problems complicating a pickup on land or on water.
Yes, chute inflation would be a very bad thing. Even before rescue the chute should be removed, as the chute can drag a pilot down and drown him. But that reminder is a good thing to place on the fuselage.
How many 100's of gallons do you think a chute might scoop up? Even a damp chute may weight many dozens of pounds more. That too is an issue.
In water a parachute is almost bouyancy neutral but would act like a tremendous sea anchor. On land it would act like a parasail from the downwash.
Even current SAR helicopters still have "Abandon Chute" marked on the bottom to remind a survivor.
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I flew the HH-52 Sea Guard in the USCG 1977/78 . Great flying back in the day.
I am a volunteer at the American Helicopter Museum in West Chester, PA. They have quite a few Sikorsky Helicopters on display.
I'm at MAAM in Reading. On my "one of these days" list is to visit your museum, If Dave Gryder is still there pls give him my regards.
Great video, Mike! 😎👍
During my time stationed at Tyndall AFB, Fl. in the late 1970s, the ADWC (Air Defense Weapons Center) had a detachment of HH-3 Jolly Greens used for recovering the Ryan Firebee drones operated over the Gulf of Mexico. They'd lift the crashed drones from the water, though the USAF also operated Drone Recovery Boats, looking somewhat like PT boats without armament. But even more interesting was midair drone recovery! The HH-3 had a pole and hook system that extended out the open rear loading door. The drone would be flown up behind the helo, then be snagged by the recovery system and pulled into the back of the helo. That must have been exciting for the crew! 😎👍
Another awesome video. In late 70’s I worked with a design engineer who worked at Sikorsky in the early days. Fascinating story’s, before cell phones , sadly lost to time and my memories. Thank you, cheers!
Thanks for another great video Mike its just what the doctor ordered on a windy rainy day in California
Great video as always. In 1968 when I was in the Cub scouts we got to tour a Sikorski H37 at Midway airport in Chicago.
great history of of Mr. Sikorsky and his wonderful aircraft. When I was in the CG in the mid 80's it was the HH3 Pelican flying. My only time up in a helo was actually in the Navy's new SH60 off of a frigate.
Another lovely video Mike, in around 1985 ish I was at an airshow at RAF Greenham Common and a jolly green giant did a loop, incredible to see, take care
Great story, thanks Sarah-Jane!
Wonderful video! Made me remember of my time dealing with the maintenance of S-61N and S-76A for VOTEC, transporting pax and cargo to and from the oil rigs in Brazilian coast. I fell in love with these Sikorsky machines! Greetings (not from Brazil today) from Knoxville, TN!
What a great series of helos and a great video. Thanks Mike.
Thanks Max! Sikorsky was a terrific company back in our era.
Another excellent video, thank you!
Excellent video. Thanks!
That was a nice presentation! Thanks Mike!
Thanks for watching
Hi Mike, I don't remember if I ever told you I was a Longshoreman for 41yrs, in the Port of NYandNJ, we would get Sikorsky Aircraft in the bellies of Atlantic Container Line Ships, the Mechanics would put the blades on them, and then they would call Newark Tower and get clearance to take off for Sikorsky in Connecticut.
Really interesting and educational thanks Mike. Gotta say I wouldn't like to have been that first guy to loop a helio! Brave man.
The S-52 was given more power and a larger cabin, and was used by the Marines during the Korean war as the HO5S-1. It had a nose bubble that opened to admit two stretchers. A restored example is featured in the 2023 movie "Devotion." It was commercially certified as the S-52-2, and lives on today as the Hummingbird homebuilt kit, by Vertical Aviation Technologies.
Thanks again for the great presentation.
ANOTHER GREAT VIDEO SIR,MADE MY DAY.BACK IN THE LATR 50S. MY LATE UNCLE BOUGHT A H19 AND USED IT FOR FUN AND BUSINESS.I SO LOVE FLYING IN IT AS A KID.HAVE A GREAT WEEK AND TAKE CARE
Sure love your videos Mike! Often a walk down memory lane, more often yet filling in the rest of the story for me. I really appreciate your work!!
Thank you for the very nice comment - greatly appreciated!
Well your team has done it again. A great video thanks for sharing. Great work.
Thank you John, that always means a lot. Have you seen all the seething comments about Igor Sikorsky actually being Ukranian and not Russian? When he was alive, his "Russian-born" contemporaries included folks like Republic's Alexander Kartveli and Count Alexander Seversky. Amazing how current history changes things!
Mike, thanks again for another great watch. Just thinking here; Southern CA was once the center of the universe for aviation R&D and manufacturing. Now I think the only two left are SpaceX and Roberson Helicopters.
Good point, and yes, until recently, Robinson Helicopters in Torrance was the only manufacturer building manned aircraft in Southern California. That has changed this year with Northrop Grumman starting production of the B-21 Raider Stealth Bomber in Palmdale. Thanks for watching!
Great video that brought great memories of my days working in oil rigs offshore Brazil. It was a 1-hour flight in a S-61, a wonderful helicopter!
Mike Machat Monday!
Whenever I see a dragonfly I think of Micky Rooney and Earl holliman. The Sea King is always my favorite helo.
#66 and all the coast guard helos shown on flipper...lol
We get a few skycranes flying around northern Colorado fighting fires.
A little O/T just tripped over a nice movie adaptation of one of my favorite stories.the shepherd by Fredrick Forsyth.
It's on Disney plus...
Good point about the naming of helicopters. I wish sports teams and helicopters were named after my ancestors!😎
I started my Navy career working on the SH 3G back in ‘75 in HC 2.
Great presentation Mike - an absolutely fascinating subject. Thanks for this.
Many thanks!
I used to watch the Sikorsky S-72 RSRA fly at Ames Research Center while on my lunch break. My building (N232 High Bay) was right next to the NASA taxiway at Ames. The RSRA is a compound Helicopter, very advanced back then. We had the rotor blades in the lab for balancing tests. They had explosive bolts to blow them off in case the pilots needed to punch out. The blades had to be precisely timed to blow off all together, as it was estimated that if one blade hung up for half a shaft rotation, the entire gear box will be ripped from the fuselage due to imbalance, making safe ejection of the pilots unlikely.
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The S52 certainly did go into production. It served in the Korean war alongside the bell 47
The two-seat civil version shown in the photo never went into production. The S-52 prototype was given a larger more powerful engine and larger cabin, and was used by the Marines during the Korean war as the HO5S-1.
Great stuff. My first plastic model was a S-55
Also had a flying version that flew on a suspended bar and tower arraignment. Could fly forward,backward, up and down. You could pick stuff up with it. Fun vid .
The recent cancellation of the FARA program (in favor of drones), was a genuine surprise. Too bad, since both finalists were extremely interersting and advanced helos. It would be an interesting episode to compare them, even now after cancellation.
Outstanding! I really enjoy all your aviation videos!
Many thanks!
Great video, Mike...👍
Hi! Very well done. If you were not aware, or if it hasn't already been mentioned; a Florida company: Vertical-Aviation bought the Type Certificate for a Sikorsky Model, it may be the S-52. An updated version remains in production as a partially assembled Kit Built as the Hummingbird 300L.
Interesting info - many thanks!
I believe Sikorsky may be credited with three firsts: First practical helicopter; first practical large multi-engine, fixed wing, aircraft; and, first practical sea plane.
I remember back in the mid-1970s in San Francisco Bay I was stationed at Alameda in the Navy for a short period there were some helicopters that would carry passengers across the bay that were bright yellow and I think black stripes. I think they were nicknamed the bumblebee fleet or something like that?
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I am sure you can do a great video on Hiller Aircraft too! Hint hint. Hiller has a neat museum in San Carlos, Calif. Many displays and lots of factory promotional models too.
Yes, I've been to that Museum and the Staff does a fabulous job!
Another outstanding video Mike! Love the content you produce. Keep up the good work. Dick
The Westland built Wessex and Sea King saved a lot of lives in UK service both also put in remarkable service in the horrific hostile weather of the Falklands Conflict
NY Airways service ended in tragedy when a ship had a landing gear callapse on the Pan Am Bldg deck. AC fell over, blade detatched, landed on the stree killing a pedesrian
What was the last design made by Mr. Sikorsky personally? Would that be the R-4? 🚁
Also why is Marine One still a Sea King? Why haven't they adopted a newer one? I thought they've all been retired from active service?
Great questions, and I should have mentioned that the S-60 Flying Crane in 1959 was the last helicopter that Mr. Sikorsky was involved in from start to finish. Also, several new designs have been proposed, and H-60s also fly in Presidential service. Thanks for watching!
That's interesting about those aircraft helicopters since WW2. The Second World War.
I've been at Sikorsky for almost 3 decades, alot has changed since Lockheed bought us. Enough said.
Thanks for your comment, and I can empathize after my experience at McDonnell Douglas, Long Beach. Thanks for watching!
Mike. I am constantly on the alert for you latetest video...all of which are excellent. If I may venture: Sikorsky is to helicopters as Boeing is to jet passenger liners.
Yes, great analogy, and thanks for watching!
That quadracoptor was the forerunner for the common civilian drone, looks like!
Good catch!
Flew on H-53 and H-34...... nothing like a Sikorsky!!!!
What was the cost of the flight from Disney Land to LAX?
Great question, and flying in the S-61 during the 1960s, it was approx. $10 one way. (Today, a similar flight from downtown New York out to JFK is $150!). Thanks for watching.
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Mike, what are those _things_ on the main landing gear of that SABENS S-58 in the left foreground?
Good catch! Those are early-design inflatable safety floats fitted to the mains for over-water flights. Later more streamlined versions were attached to the landing struts above and around the wheels. Because helicopters carry most of their weight above the cabin, they tend to be top-heavy and will overturn in emergency water landings. These floats solved that problem until the larger Sikorsky S-61 and Boeing-Vertol 'copters which were designed for amphibious operations. Thanks for watching!
Was there a Native American name for the “Jolly Green Giant?”
Great question, and no, the HH-3s were never named for Native Americans, as those were used by the U.S. Air Force. Thanks for watching!
So Sikorsky was a Ukrainian. That's interesting.
Igor Sikorsky wasn't Russian, he was Ukrainian. It's correct that he was born in Kiev which isn't in Russia.
It was in 1889.
Was he Russian or Ukrainian?
Kiev was located in the Russian Empire in 1889.
Ukrainian-American would be more on point.
No, He was Russian - American, Russian born, Russian educated. Ukraine did not exist at the time of his birth, it was Russia. He also considered himself to be Imperial Russian. NOT ukrainian. Please dont inject ukrainian revisionist lies here.