UH-60 Black Hawk start-up and take-off

[rukasu01]

jake ruined a holy moment.

[morganjloon1]

Iv flown the simulator for one of these. I just whant to know how to start the frickin engines. Lol

[rambovschucknorris1]

take off at 5:10

[TonyAirlines]

took a lot longer than in Grand Theft Auto IV

[cuzzythewolf2]

the talking fucked up this video ... badly

[bryan8486]

thums up if favorit helecopter

[ahak29]

@bryan8486 Huey is my favorite

[Avatar230594]

truly one of the greatest aircraft ever built

[TheRangerkc]

Blacks hawks look so intimidating :D

[UPTurner]

@TheRangerkc Agreed.

[TheMrwouldyourather]

@TheRangerkc and bad ass

[5551144]

hey! where tha heck is the c/e?

[UPTurner]

The c/e?

[kingofwake]

Awesome! Now I can't wait to go to airshows this summer to see these!

[UPTurner]

Yea I bet!! They're great!! Thanks!!

[tchapman1977]

If you think the Blackhawk sounded neat taking off, you should listen to a UH-1 Huey start up and takeoff. Nothing beats the sound of a Huey. The Blackhawk sound pales in comparison. The Huey is distinctive while the Blackhawk sounds like practically any other helicopter. Though the only US military units to still use the Huey are the Marines (& perhaps a few National Guard units). Still really neat video aside from the interference given by your friends, of course. Cheers! :-)

[UPTurner]

Thanks!! Yea, those Hueys would be great to see start up and take off. The distinctive "Thump" of those blades are great. Thanks again!!

[tchapman1977]

My pleasure! My father flew three variants of the Hueys during his military career. He started out with UH-1D Huey gunships before transitioning quickly thereafter to the AH-1 Huey Cobras in Vietnam & ended with the UH-1H Huey in the Reserves so, naturally, I have a fond spot in my heart for the Huey. The Blackhawks are neat replacements & can hold/lift more cargo & personnel, but the Huey will always have the distinction of being the foundation for the Army Aviation Branch.

[skipplet]

The Air Force still operates Hueys on a daily basis.

[tchapman1977]

I hadn't realized that the Air Force operated helos (I thought that was the sole purview of the Army & Marines), but upon further research, you are quite correct. However, I think it's a bit strange that with the exception of a few small VIP aircraft, the Army is devoid of fixed-wing aircraft & only has helos while the rest of the US armed forces can have both.

[skipplet]

Eh.. the army doesn't really need fixed wing aircraft. The only reason the Navy has fixed wing (to keep it simple without typing an entire essay) is fleet defense and limited CAS. The Marines use their fixed wing aircraft like artillery (again, CAS). The Army has no real need for fixed wing aircraft. What could they possibly use fw a/cs for that the Air Force doesn't already do for them?

[killer8479394]

@tchapman1977 air=air vehicles i did not know the blackhawk was a car

[tchapman1977]

@killer8479394 Beg pardon?

[radioxdeath]

YARD DART!!!!

[UPTurner]

Thanks!!

[mikelee8873]

Thanks for the vid...nice take off too

[UPTurner]

Yep, sure was!! Thanks!!

[blunite545]

I work on the UH-60A and L

Great chopper.

[UPTurner]

Sweet!! Thanks!!

[dannymaxx510]

id slap that kid crosseyed

[UPTurner]

Thanks!! I couldn't, they were my good friends!!

[darcougar]

Awesome vid. These come by our airport every now and then, probably for training

[UPTurner]

Thank you very much!!

[halo5549]

i've rode in one of those at the dothan airporn when i went to look at the planes and stufe and they had helicopter rides and all that stufe it was fun!

[UPTurner]

Sweet!! Thanks alot!!

[youngnaztman]

stfu so we can hear it start lol

[UPTurner]

Ya, Thanks for the comment!!

[singwith]

That's cool!

[UPTurner]

Thanks!!

[BNSF7776]

Sweet Black hawk!! We usually see those down here too! They sometimes come in squadrons!

[UPTurner]

Cool!! Thanks!!

[Espeelover]

Awesome catch!! My freids would be doing the same thing to me. When I was on my train trip we were pacing an airplane taxing down the runway it was awesome!

[UPTurner]

Thank you very much!! Ya they were pretty annoying. That's cool how you paced that plane on a train!!

[SF3751]

Awsome shot, great stuff.

[UPTurner]

Thanks!!

[xxxDeath9572xxx]

cool video again Turner idm if you send me videos but starting shortly no more sending them

[UPTurner]

Thanks alot!! What do you mean?

[xxxDeath9572xxx]

Starting tomorrow dont send me any videos

[railroadradio]

Great taxi out and lift off, right by you... how lucky... I thought he was going to taxi out to the runway... did he run out of fuel and that's why he landed there? Bet that crop duster was surprised!Good One Turner!

[UPTurner]

Thanks alot Jim!! Before I shot this vid he taxied over to the fueling station. I heard they burned about 1000 lbs. of fuel from St. Paul to here. Thanks again~~