CH-53 Super Stallions Over San Francisco Fleet Week (2011)

[viperq]

w00t my town at 1:46

[fjcaron]

Great video, love seeing the city I live in from a different perspective!

[DrPilotRedC]

I was at fleet week yesterday on a friend's catamaran but I didn't see any ch53s, only blackhawks

[MrHorseRacer]

i live right next to miramar mcas, and they fly over almost every day. nice and loud and makes the ground rumble !

[wisestguy]

LCpl thanks for sharing, talk about front row seat.

"Semper Fi"

[SkyGaruda]

Looks like real life ROCK.

[MrMegaFredzeppelin]

This is GREAT footage for sure.

[ssj5balc]

They are E's.... Becuz they have IFR probes

[forestryprof]

I got to ride in one of those 30 years ago with the "tailgate" down (I'm not sure of the proper term here) and have never forgotten the experience.

[smokeyhat]

This is some great footage.

[MegaBuckBuck1]

I guess I should have stated, can a normal 3-engine helo (CH-53E) fly only on one. Although, the ones in the vid weren't E's I believe. Thanks for your reply, very informative.

[MegaBuckBuck1]

Very nice! Can a -53 fly on just one engine?

[acsherm3]

@MegaBuckBuck1 The rotors will continue to have power but they would always execute a precautionary landing. Things like temperature, altitude, pressure...basically all things affecting density altitude would be considered when attempting to limp the aircraft back to the ship or friendly shores. I am an army guy and an aviator...navy may be different.

[LooneyJuice]

@MegaBuckBuck1 All Navy and Marine rotary wing aircraft are supposed to be airworthy on one engine. It's the main reason all rotary wing aircraft operating from carriers and such have a second engine. And that's why certain variants where developed specifically for the Marines and the Navy. Like the AH-1W and Z and the UH-1Y, since it involves ops over water. Like acsherm3 said, it depends on a lot of factors, but technically speaking, yes it can.

[rm688]

epic!