Great Helicopter n nice video, thanks for sharing and thank you Hale Gurland for keeping her airworthy.
However
Since an lovely old gal like the S55 makes her own music, just too bad the human music was all over the S55's operational music.
The oldies just in the introduction would have set the mood and the S55's music there after would have clinched it and made this video spectacular......
I was working on one of these is some guys back yard in upstate NY. He has two of them. has 2 tractor trailer's worth of parts and engines/ and manuals. Not responsible enough to get them repaired for flight safely though. I was gonna try to help restore them but had to leave. Would have love to see them restored. Only got to start it up once and the fool nearly burned it when the throttle body leaked on the starter cables. :( Awesome vid, Awesome Helicopter.
that sure is one beauty of a classic bird, my Dad was a crew chief on Army H-21's during the advisory days in vietnam,he went back to nam the year i was born 1968, his unit had UH-1's , during that tour. thank you for posting this great video, i also subscribed to you. Have a great week....Tim
@atphelo20 I never flew the military H-19, but there were times in the S-55 that the only way you got off the ground was with a running takeoff. Get it moving on the wheels, reach translational lift and coax the wheels off the ground. The Wright 1300 was the better engine at 800 HP and our Whirlwinds in Abu Dhabi had the Rolls Royce Gnome turbine with that God-awful computerized fuel control. It wasn't grounded to have it fail and you had to fly a manual throttle all day. That was work.
I liked the music! In the 50's my parents being frugal found the cheapest motel in the south called the "Mockingbird Hill Motel" it was a real dump and also was a motel that we found out the next morning catered to black folks. My first helicopter flight was in a H-19 at Ft Rucker in October of 1963. It was a real disappointment to this fixed wing pilot. We taxied out to the runway and made a takeoff much like the airplanes that I had previously flown. Later I got to hover a helicopter, FUN!
Fantastic! You're Heli is awesome and the entire video is is really done well! Although I was born in 52, My favorite heli's are The S-55, Bell 47, Hughes 300, Hiller UH 12, you know...the one's with pistons and make noise! Best Wishes, Good Luck with your Heli and Thanks for posting this video!
I loved that video on various aspects. from the simple format, introduction of what it is to the casual way the property owner that demonstrates how a complex machine can be managed as naturally and without the delay of the procedures of everyday life of modern aviation ... takes a lot of nostalgia for me and made me miss those times where people acted much more naturally than the current generation.
I flew an S-55 in the Canadian Arctic way back in the late 60's. We had them on floats and used to pull a magnetometer through the water on gravity surveys along with a variety of other tasks. They were old school even then, and were a step back from the UH-34d's I learned to fly in the marines. I was quite young then, but boy they were fun...but very slow fun and still strangely beautiful.
Remember the story of a 55 for LAA on a mail run, L.A. to Riverside, The helicopter had Arrows in the tail boom & belly,Some kid was a good shot-And the lady who called the FAA every time they flew over-Finaly at 8,000 ft she still called out the tail #s she had a pair of bushnell field glasses,Aunt peggy handed out the checks when they closed the doors.The death of Brelins kid (61 crash) broke his heart & He shut it down.
I would eat a dead Rhino to get to fly one, one time. Orange County sheriff had one and my Father dragged me around in that thing, shaking spitting and rattling. Possibly IGORs Best and most Reliable Ever for the time ROUND MOTOR. I love the Helicopter, If I had one like you I would polymide paint it all. Imron coat it and give a it a very good home. Nice Video!
Do you remember LAA ? Los Angeles Airways, They delivered mail & people all over Southern Calicornia-Most my family worked at LAA, Ken,Mary,Bob,Margret, Cream & Green ,later LAA went to the S-61s-Thanks for the S-55
@hillberg100 Sure, I remember LAA. We're talking in the 50's and 60's. I hope you didn't lose anyone in the S-61 crashes. I absolutely love this old, reliable S-55 and I'd love to put it work. Do you remember the Heli-camper conversion from Orlando Helicopters? I saw it at the Reading Air Show in 1972, but the world has changed drastically and there isn't a campground in the country today that would let something like that land and plug-in. Ha... Thanks for the post.
Este modelo foi o primeiro helicoptero que vi quando tinha 4 anos de idade e vivia no Sanguengue, onde o meu pai era o encarregado de corte de eucaliptos para a Companhia de Celulose do Alto Catumbela. A partir desse momento fiquei apaixonado pela aeronáutica.
Este modelo foi o primeiro helicoptero que vi quando tinha 4 anos de idade e vivia no Sanguengue, onde o meu pai era o encarregado de corte de eucaliptos para a Companhia de Celulose do Alto Catumbela. A partir desse momento fiquei apaixonado pela aeronáutica.
***excellent***
lionelvillahermosa 2 days ago
Great Helicopter n nice video, thanks for sharing and thank you Hale Gurland for keeping her airworthy.
However
Since an lovely old gal like the S55 makes her own music, just too bad the human music was all over the S55's operational music.
The oldies just in the introduction would have set the mood and the S55's music there after would have clinched it and made this video spectacular......
UTubeGlennAR 2 weeks ago
I was working on one of these is some guys back yard in upstate NY. He has two of them. has 2 tractor trailer's worth of parts and engines/ and manuals. Not responsible enough to get them repaired for flight safely though. I was gonna try to help restore them but had to leave. Would have love to see them restored. Only got to start it up once and the fool nearly burned it when the throttle body leaked on the starter cables. :( Awesome vid, Awesome Helicopter.
CIWS1 2 months ago
Great video, but forget the music, let the engine sound.
canalmprodutora 2 months ago
that sure is one beauty of a classic bird, my Dad was a crew chief on Army H-21's during the advisory days in vietnam,he went back to nam the year i was born 1968, his unit had UH-1's , during that tour. thank you for posting this great video, i also subscribed to you. Have a great week....Tim
scifyjunkie 3 months ago
Awesome. Was the radial in the nose prone to overheating at all?
JasonJason210 4 months ago
@atphelo20 I never flew the military H-19, but there were times in the S-55 that the only way you got off the ground was with a running takeoff. Get it moving on the wheels, reach translational lift and coax the wheels off the ground. The Wright 1300 was the better engine at 800 HP and our Whirlwinds in Abu Dhabi had the Rolls Royce Gnome turbine with that God-awful computerized fuel control. It wasn't grounded to have it fail and you had to fly a manual throttle all day. That was work.
atphelo20 4 months ago
I liked the music! In the 50's my parents being frugal found the cheapest motel in the south called the "Mockingbird Hill Motel" it was a real dump and also was a motel that we found out the next morning catered to black folks. My first helicopter flight was in a H-19 at Ft Rucker in October of 1963. It was a real disappointment to this fixed wing pilot. We taxied out to the runway and made a takeoff much like the airplanes that I had previously flown. Later I got to hover a helicopter, FUN!
3333willie 4 months ago
Fantastic! You're Heli is awesome and the entire video is is really done well! Although I was born in 52, My favorite heli's are The S-55, Bell 47, Hughes 300, Hiller UH 12, you know...the one's with pistons and make noise! Best Wishes, Good Luck with your Heli and Thanks for posting this video!
Pwaak 5 months ago
its really a R-1340 engine
SgtGrant23 5 months ago
I loved that video on various aspects. from the simple format, introduction of what it is to the casual way the property owner that demonstrates how a complex machine can be managed as naturally and without the delay of the procedures of everyday life of modern aviation ... takes a lot of nostalgia for me and made me miss those times where people acted much more naturally than the current generation.
ignaciojork 8 months ago
I flew an S-55 in the Canadian Arctic way back in the late 60's. We had them on floats and used to pull a magnetometer through the water on gravity surveys along with a variety of other tasks. They were old school even then, and were a step back from the UH-34d's I learned to fly in the marines. I was quite young then, but boy they were fun...but very slow fun and still strangely beautiful.
penquinbum 9 months ago
I grew up with Sikorsky Helicopters... my dad was an engineer there and Igor was my hero! Love to fly in her just once!
jkowalonek 9 months ago
Remember the story of a 55 for LAA on a mail run, L.A. to Riverside, The helicopter had Arrows in the tail boom & belly,Some kid was a good shot-And the lady who called the FAA every time they flew over-Finaly at 8,000 ft she still called out the tail #s she had a pair of bushnell field glasses,Aunt peggy handed out the checks when they closed the doors.The death of Brelins kid (61 crash) broke his heart & He shut it down.
hillberg100 9 months ago
Simply Amazing!!! Thank you.
heliflyer7 11 months ago
I would eat a dead Rhino to get to fly one, one time. Orange County sheriff had one and my Father dragged me around in that thing, shaking spitting and rattling. Possibly IGORs Best and most Reliable Ever for the time ROUND MOTOR. I love the Helicopter, If I had one like you I would polymide paint it all. Imron coat it and give a it a very good home. Nice Video!
nipponhouseplayer 11 months ago
Do you remember LAA ? Los Angeles Airways, They delivered mail & people all over Southern Calicornia-Most my family worked at LAA, Ken,Mary,Bob,Margret, Cream & Green ,later LAA went to the S-61s-Thanks for the S-55
hillberg100 1 year ago
@hillberg100 Sure, I remember LAA. We're talking in the 50's and 60's. I hope you didn't lose anyone in the S-61 crashes. I absolutely love this old, reliable S-55 and I'd love to put it work. Do you remember the Heli-camper conversion from Orlando Helicopters? I saw it at the Reading Air Show in 1972, but the world has changed drastically and there isn't a campground in the country today that would let something like that land and plug-in. Ha... Thanks for the post.
atphelo20 9 months ago
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Este modelo foi o primeiro helicoptero que vi quando tinha 4 anos de idade e vivia no Sanguengue, onde o meu pai era o encarregado de corte de eucaliptos para a Companhia de Celulose do Alto Catumbela. A partir desse momento fiquei apaixonado pela aeronáutica.
Antonio53954 1 year ago
@Antonio53954 Estas localidades são em Angola, Bela Vista, hoje Katchiungo.
Antonio53954 1 year ago
Este modelo foi o primeiro helicoptero que vi quando tinha 4 anos de idade e vivia no Sanguengue, onde o meu pai era o encarregado de corte de eucaliptos para a Companhia de Celulose do Alto Catumbela. A partir desse momento fiquei apaixonado pela aeronáutica.
Antonio53954 1 year ago
Totally wonderful mate!!! Love those old piston engined choppers!!
Motoguzzi750 1 year ago