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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@waydetahtawy319 Год назад

👍Really badass flying machine 🚁

@antikoerper256 28 дней назад

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 18 дней назад

lol

@rollyherrera623 4 месяца назад

Gotta love these big boys toys! A fine machine!

@RMechAlloy 4 месяца назад

Wow! They should call this one "Blackout".

@user-vj2vm2wz3o 9 месяцев назад

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!

@jonimestas9692 Год назад

WOW! Just WOW!!!

@michaelwalsh1078 Год назад

thank you very much from Cork , Ireland...............what a machine !!! and sound

@AEROWEPHILE 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for checking out my video Michael. That Sea Dragon is a beast. Cheers!

@llamashockz 8 месяцев назад

great to see another corkman out and about, always one of us to be found somewhere

@patriot0919 Месяц назад

Good luck during the war with that much time for preflight.....

@Milepost1965 Год назад

Magnificent, (BEAST)..👍👍👍

@doylebrockman8225 9 месяцев назад

Beautiful.

@mikesahle1193 Год назад

Thank you 🙏 for your service 🇺🇸🚁👍👏👏👏👍🎥

@chimichangapoops6244 Год назад

Great video, thanks again. 👍

@AEROWEPHILE Год назад

Appreciate you checking out my video. Lots more to come. Cheers!

@felixmusic_tattoo Год назад

Una Maquina Increíble☺

@skywarp1 Год назад

Great capture of this big boy. That color scheme reminds me of the during the days of the Korean War.

@AngelinaTP 11 месяцев назад

Amazing helicopter

@mohammedcohen 10 месяцев назад

...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

@avalanche9026 10 месяцев назад

It’s a beast.

@texSetter412 2 дня назад

カッコイイ。日本で、４０年前にアメリカ軍のCH-53は、エンジンが２つだけでした。毎月、空母が来航すると飛んできて、シーキングとかカマンとかも、写真に撮ってました。今、日本では、沖縄にスキューバダイビング旅行したときに、時々見かけますね。厚木と横田には、今は、殆ど見かけません😊。

@ishudimpi3871 Год назад

Amazing

@MmBeeA 6 месяцев назад

One heck of a dragon fly boys... lovely to see

@easttnrailray5685 Год назад

Very Cool

@jimmybishop8251 6 месяцев назад

That beautiful sound of a 53

@organicgene9494 Год назад

Awesome catch, subscribed

@AEROWEPHILE Год назад

Thank you very much! Appreciate you checking out my videos. Cheers!

@sebastianomagagnini8778 23 дня назад

Spectacular, a beast and that black color is perfect

@DSTsucks Год назад

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 месяцев назад

You are very welcome. I had an absolutely fabulous time with the crew. Cheers!

@basketballspinner Год назад

Tri-Cities Airport, I know where that is. They have a total of four gates. What an experience.

@jadefalcon001 19 дней назад

Everyone loves a Little Giant ladder! Love mine. Makes me smile that this crew uses one, too.

@Trump145 Год назад

Beautiful

@vuthy2172 11 месяцев назад

No.

@rosechannel9321 Год назад

Very nice job done by Helicopter. Thanks. KHB LHR

@rafalemarine5063 5 месяцев назад

Magnifique machine 👍 . Hélicoptère de légende 💪💪

@MichelleLewis-en5rq День назад

Great video

@hishifuku4687 8 месяцев назад

迫力がありますね！

@jeremystapleton6405 Год назад

Worked under skycranes and chinooks this is a fucking beast

@kokemeister6 Год назад

Clean

@oscaraguirre602 Год назад

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,,,

@kultursender6507 Год назад

Sehr schön!

@AEROWEPHILE 11 месяцев назад

Thank you! Cheers!

@phillipalben7458 5 месяцев назад

Can’t imagine the rotor wash this beast generates. NICE!!!

@michaelvaughan8486 11 месяцев назад

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 11 месяцев назад

I agree. Go Navy! Thanks for sharing your memory of the Sea Dragon. Cheers!

@RVBob 2 месяца назад

We never towed at night. That was against NATOPS.

@yzmoto80 8 месяцев назад

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 ! 😎

@robertsalanon2909 8 месяцев назад

C·est magique , un superbe Hélico !!....

@AEROWEPHILE 8 месяцев назад

Yes, it certainly is a fabulous machine. Cheers!

@psjasker 23 дня назад

That is impressive. The crew is relaxed but professional. Gladdens this taxpayer’s heart.

@barefootbob1269 4 месяца назад

That is one bad ass machine!

@overbank56 3 месяца назад

What a beast!

@user-du3lf5qg8b 2 месяца назад

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".

@leightonwhite8041 3 месяца назад

Beautiful looking bird ❤

@tamsacne6915 Год назад

What a monster - so cool -

@guidoclaerhout6620 23 дня назад

Prachtig dat helicoper Guido dank u !!!!!

@AgricultureTechUS 18 дней назад

Robotics have advanced so far! Truly inspiring and exciting!

@JavierReyes-kc6zr Месяц назад

Very Good 👌

@seangelarden9543 11 месяцев назад

Remember standing in front of these when they came on to take the Marine detachment for training at Gitmo

@senoseno1076 10 месяцев назад

🎉 GOOD LACH

@helicopterovirtual-msfs6254 5 месяцев назад

Fantástico.

@brepazil 18 дней назад

smooth

@tacoenvy Год назад

That's a big ol girl

@paulprigge1209 Год назад

Yeah I thought the CH 47 was big. It

@Tuanang-fn1xl 10 месяцев назад

@@paulprigge1209 g

@RameswarKashyap-kc3bu 9 месяцев назад

@@paulprigge1209😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢😢

@jrawenlyngdoh9986 9 месяцев назад

@icebluecuda1 8 месяцев назад

Lol. Quite the crew chiefs

@bigredc222 11 месяцев назад

Cool bird.

@TSeck911 Год назад

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 Год назад

😊😊

@dbarnes544 11 месяцев назад

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 месяцев назад

@duanepierson4375 10 месяцев назад

RH-53D

@dbarnes544 10 месяцев назад

Flew the RH 53D, MH 53E

@MarcosmiguelLopez 26 дней назад

😮😮😮 Es una máquina increíble

@topturretgunner 5 месяцев назад

Wow. That is a big helicopter

@MythRsR1979 Год назад

Glad the heavy chopper in Call of Duty DMZ doesn't take this long to get in the air :D

@Herby7800 11 месяцев назад

what a giant!

@trashyturboguy1517 5 дней назад

I've personally inspected 100's of these main and tail rotor blades using various NDT methods.

@spawntez 4 месяца назад

reminds me of my marine infantry days at Pendleton. Thank you

@AEROWEPHILE 4 месяца назад

Thank you for your service to our country. I really enjoy hearing the memories that veterans share about these machines. Cheers!

@OneCatFamily 5 месяцев назад

How I miss this...

@74amills Год назад

You wouldn't want to be in a hurry waiting on this.

@davidhockenbery8423 4 месяца назад

That's bad ass

@ioanbota9397 Год назад

Realy I like this powerful helicoptere

@MiketheNerdRanger 2 месяца назад

That is one big mother of a helicopter; even the tail rotor is massive

@olafwalbrecht3311 Месяц назад

Super Aufnahmen und die Lackierung 🤗🤗👏🤝🤝

@Defence.Update 10 месяцев назад

like skies monster

@samandbritt224 5 месяцев назад

Like for the Food City Dirt Race decal on the sponson. These guys got their priorities right!

@AEROWEPHILE 5 месяцев назад

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!

@SathishKumar-qh9sj 5 месяцев назад

I love congrats Rahul je❤

@jasonallison5121 Год назад

Another beautiful East Tennessee morning

@skyteam8561 8 месяцев назад

สวยงามมาก

@AEROWEPHILE 8 месяцев назад

👍👍Thanks for watching. Cheers!

@paulsawyer2326 19 дней назад

That is one big bird! Should be called The Beast.

@vantonymccutcheon4518 Год назад

That's big ol girl sea dragon 🐉🐲 helicopter 🚁 😍🇺🇸♥️♥️🤗🤗👌🏾🔥

@andrewneill9873 4 месяца назад

Looks like it's a lady flying her too. That's mega cool!!! ❤❤❤

@ScrotusXL Год назад

"Angria" cool callsign for CDR Andrea 😂

@user-em9du6bf3k 11 месяцев назад

Thank youfom kingdom

@AEROWEPHILE 10 месяцев назад

You’re welcome. Cheers!

@user-em9du6bf3k 10 месяцев назад

@@AEROWEPHILE I am not

@AEROWEPHILE 10 месяцев назад

@@user-em9du6bf3k Not what?!?

@giovannyramirez9232 7 месяцев назад

Elegante este Elicoctero saludos mis Respetos 🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷🇨🇷🏳️

@AEROWEPHILE 7 месяцев назад

Thanks @giovannyramirez9232 for watching my video of this fantastic helicopter. Cheers!

@giovannyramirez9232 7 месяцев назад

@@AEROWEPHILE muchas gracias saludos mis Respetos si muy Elegante Ese Elicoctero de Costa Rica 🇨🇷🇨🇷👋 saludos 🏳️

@user-yd7ed6lr8h 3 месяца назад

❤❤❤❤

@ShearonNewsom-fy1rb 2 месяца назад

Wow

@chrisdean8235 Месяц назад

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?

@mylo2619 5 месяцев назад

Ok who else that has over 400 tow hours and 2000 plus flight hours were looking at the droops😂😂😂😍😍😍

@RVBob 2 месяца назад

How many ppl looked up droop stops on Google just to know what you were talking about. 😆

@haydenwittig8877 22 дня назад

Dont mess with US cheers from Australia.

@johnpritchette8082 Год назад

I was in HM-12 from '86 to '90. I ran the PR shop.

@AEROWEPHILE 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for your service to our country! I’m sure you have some great stories from your time in HM-12. Cheers!

@militarycentralofficial 3 месяца назад

it's the most impressive helicopter ever made darling

@jesseslade3084 6 месяцев назад

Helicopter she is huge

@johnosbourn4312 Год назад

So, what color is this aircraft painted in, David? It looks like either Gloss Black, or Sea Bue.

@AEROWEPHILE Год назад

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 Год назад

@@AEROWEPHILE Thanks, my friend.

@seagrave7336 Год назад

That black paint gives this bird a higher level of bad assary!

@erikbunty2016 4 месяца назад

This is one heluvacopter.

@LuanNguyen-uf6zj Год назад

❤👍👌💪💪👏👏🙌

@JB-257 Год назад

What kind of sign is that guy making?

@tanpengjoo7205 Год назад

MADE IN USA ALWAYS POWERFUL N BEAUTIFUL

@icegiant1000 11 месяцев назад

Uhg! 5 minutes of watching it just sit there. Go already!

@AEROWEPHILE 11 месяцев назад

Everything comes to him who waits. Cheers!

@mattgreven7615 5 месяцев назад

what's inside the large stubby winglet kinda pods on either side? storage? Fuel? or are they just for aerodynamics?

@AEROWEPHILE 5 месяцев назад

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 5 месяцев назад

@@AEROWEPHILE thanks!

@TJ-USMC Год назад

"Hogs Forever"

@rohitnautiyal7090 Месяц назад

I can probably still get up there and do a daily inspection

@joelouden6592 Год назад

Are those two protrusions up front just below the nose rear-view mirrors?

@AEROWEPHILE Год назад

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 Год назад

@@AEROWEPHILE Thank you. I thought maybe they could be some sort of sensors but it's even cooler that they're mirrors.

@SchusterJames 11 месяцев назад

LOL, not submarines - sea mines and the gear they are towing

@duanepierson4375 9 месяцев назад

@@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 2 месяца назад

@@AEROWEPHILEThe MK105 sled was a magnetic mine influence sled. It has nothing to do with sonar.

@350ZEASZE Год назад

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.

@mahadehasankhan8536 3 месяца назад

Hi. My. US. Navy.😊.

@matthewthomas0330 Месяц назад

TMP Pearlescent Azteking? & NCC -1701 - CVN Yes? 😃

@user-du3lf5qg8b 2 месяца назад

See, that is why they are in a sort of remote, secure area. They don't want anyone coming up and interfering with them doing what needs to be done. Should that happen, they won't be using that location again.