God damn when that last bit of boost starts those blades slapping.................gotta bring a lot of memories for some of them old soldiers "GI'S"............may they sleep easy at night and I mean that from the heart......love and respect from the UK.
One of these had a compressor stall coming over my house MANY years ago. Like 45 years. Army Ranger birds. The first two sounded normal and #3 was screaming. Fortunately for them they were just building the industrial park behind my house and there was plenty of clear ground. Autorotor down but it still hit hard. I got there just as they were climbing out.Had my camera (well Pop's camera) and took pictures. Instead of flatbedding it out they decided to fly in another engine and make it a field replacement exercise. Took them one day to swap it.Some of the best pics I ever took with the rotor tip lights on the takeoff. I sent them the pics.I got a certificate for "Assistance in the recovery of a downed aircraft". And Recruiting crap for years...;)
I live under the flight path of a Bell 412 the aircraft is used for Childflight. Which is used to fly sick or badly injured children or worst case scenario injured adults. Such a fantastic sound even though its a four bladed instead of the iconic 2 blade. I don't know at this point how ill do it. But i will fly one these birds. Mad respect for those pilots.
I like well everything... the chop chop sound and the sound when the chopper is passing by. Goosebumps... once , when I get enough money maybe a flight in the UK. 🥰
My favorite of all times, I have about 160 flights in the UH1H. Our takeoffs were “Military Style “ (nose down) Nice to hear that “wop-wop” yet again.😊
Some of the pleasant experiences, were “autorotation”, where the pilot turns off the engine and the bird gently glides down on the grass. I was “crew”, as a military photographer. Our pilots also trained on standing one skid on a fence post.
Thanks to the thousand that served in Vietnam. My father being one, he is a graduate of the University of South East Asia.He flew for the Rattlers (70-71) 71st AHC. CW2 P.L. Grubbs (Rattler 22). He always said that the greatest sound ever is an inbound Huey. Miss you dad. R.I.P.
Someone said: " The image and sound of helicopters Huey UH - 1 is a part of Vietnam war ". Yes, it is true as for me personally. The image and sound of helicopters Huey UH - 1 starting up, taking off and landing everyday at a small helicopter airport in front of my Quoc Hoc high school after " TET Mau Than " 1968 have engraved upon my mind. And many Huey UH - 1 helicopters were shot down by V.C from 1968 to end of Vietnam war. Especially, I saw directly a crash of a Huey UH - 1 rifgt after taking off and was sunk deep at the bottom of Huong Giang river in Hue city ( behind the Quoc Hoc stone stele ), very very sorrowful there was a pilot of VNAF died at that time.
Nicht nur US-Streitkräfte, auch in Deutschland ein vertrauter Sound. Er wird uns fehlen wenn die letzte Maschine ausgemustert ist. Geiler Sound. Abgesehen von dem Einsatzauftrag, Soldaten im Einsatzgebiet abzusetzen oder aufzunehmen. Eine sehr solide Entwicklung.
Anyone else find it terrifying that there’s literal effing blades spinning hundreds of miles per hour that close to the ground where people can be standing?
The best Sound of huBelly... For ever. Army an Germany Bundeswehr Luftwaffe... An rescue SAR 27, 51 56,58, und alle,... Grüße an Sie Besatzung "Teppichklopfer....Ihr macht alle in der Luftrettung ein tollen Job. 👍👍👍👍
I don't know about that.... Cobra hada distinctive voice.... could brighten up a LZ like The Fourth, Cinco de Mayo, New Years all rolled up in a few enlightening moments.... knew Ground Pounders that'd testify to the induced fears.... Specter has it's own solo as they all had their part backing the Fat Lady's chorus of Rolling Thunder.... the show and sounds in the neighborhoods nortwest of Hue..... Everyone hada line to learn in that chorus.... Watching from the treetops was usually a fairly gusty seat to the ongoing opera'.... Throw in some Willy Pete along with the incendiary rounds and it made for a highly moving evening with the SEA Jungle Harmonic Orchestra. Would rather've sit it out somewhere else.... you can have the T-shirt and there's better fitting Boonies out there....
When my grandpa worked offshore for Exxon on oil rigs they used to have Huey pilots from Vietnam fly em out to the rigs. He said those pilots were nuts. They would see how close they could get to the waters of the Gulf of Mexico to scare the workers for kicks.
This chopper is powered by a lycoming t53 turbo shaft jet engine.its about three feet long and 1 1\2 feet round.very small but extremely simple and reliable.it can put out a staggering 1700 hp.turbo shaft means it runs a shaft to the gearing for the vertical shaft that turns the rotor .if it was a turbo prop it would run the horizontal l shaft direct to a propeller .if it was a turbo blade it would run a turbine blade like a commercial jet.seen one of these t53 for sale.only $150,000.gee that's cheap 🤪🤪🤪🤪🤪
It uses compressed air to initially turn the turbine then fuel is added with the tic tic tic sparking noise to ignite then you hear the burner fire up.after that it's just a matter of adding fuel and slowly bring this baby up to speed.then when it's at half power just bring it up to 3/4 power and the rotor is at lift of thrust👍👍👍👍
VIETNAM vet with the 1st air cavalry 67 68 these things still turn me on nothing like that sound we flew with 20 30 of these hues combat loaded we were called death from above we were the black horse we brought hell with us .r Mayes co.b 1/12 air cav.
Thank you for your service to this great country! My oldest brother was a crew chief in the first air cavalry in Vietnam. Still trying to find info on the hueys he flew..... he passed in 1990.
I like the sound of the Bell Huey, grown up in DK , they used them for the oilfields in the North sea (1975- 1985 ). but how sad so many USA army soldiers was lost for no reason in Vietnam war
The sound is caused by the twin propeller design. You don't hear this from modern versions of the UH-1 or more modern choppers because they use a 4 prop design and make a "smoother" sound that doesn't have a "chop chop chop" sound resonating from the air. 4 propeller helicopters are also more stable in the air and that is why most are like that now. Smaller helicopters still use a 2 prop design but the blades are a lot smaller and don't have as much of a loud sound as the UH-1.
