Sikorsky CH-53 A Sea Stallion Helicopter

... did it´s first loops and rolls on March 68 by a testpilot of the USMC.

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[zukicreations]

That aircrafts name was BUFFY and last I saw her was on the Tarmac in Norfolk, Va by HM-12

[DerMessermann]

Thanks for your interesting information!

[fernfeyes]

One of our ground crew took a leak near the engine drains on the side. Then the FE came out (we didn't like him) and saw a puddle on the ground..bent over and tasted it with his finger, thinking it was a fuel or oil leak..we died laughing.

[syphen90125]

WOW Impressive.

[User8571]

Seagull! Evasive action!

Actually, we've all seen the footage of tests done by turbofan engine manufacturers to see how they perform during a bird strike. They must do something similar for helo main rotors. Where's THAT video?

Tada! Salad Shooter!

[peepeevagi]

It's like watching a whale do acrobatics :U

[LarrrR46]

I was there the day this was shot. in fact, I unloaded the camera from the CH3 chase aircraft and carried the film up to Angelo to get it developed. I remember Frank Teft and Byron Graham well, as both were in the 'ABC' flight that crashed on the tarmac in '73. Both walked away, more or less unscathed.  They were also involved in the very first Blackhawk prototype tests. These dudes were the real deal. Off the top of my head, this CH53A side number was 147709. Can anyone else remember this?

[idividedbyzer0]

Robert Guay (he's on the left from 0:04-0:12) is my grandad. There's an oil-painting of a helicopter in mid-roll in my house (says it's from his friends at Sikorsky Aircraft), but seeing actual video footage of it is super cool. Thanks for uploading - never would have seen it otherwise. :)

[IllustriousTech]

Want another unofficial story? I was stationed at Alameda, reserve squadron of 6 CH-53A. I was aircrew, Crew Chief. The reserve pilots would come out on the week ends and poke holes in the sky, 2 hours at a time.

We were about 5 - 6 miles out over the ocean, off the Frisco coast. The damn pilot did a barrel roll just to see if he could. I was standing at the door, and remember being squished down to the deck.

[IllustriousTech]

What year was it? 1976 maybe. We were aboard the USS Guam when we saw that video. HMH462, and that particular aircraft was down in the hanger deck as a hanger queen. Hanger Queens are units you strip off parts to keep other aircraft flying. Eagle Pull, my bird was left at Fatema and I became an E-5, 1st raggy on someone else's bird. Which was OK, I suppose, Crew Cheif and 2nd raggy were also E-5. It was just who was promoted when.

[Taka014]

i want to see my pilots at HM-14 pull this off

[Bubblemaker0]

Only the United States Marine Corp would have balls to do this way back when.

[1994saab9000]

wow that was in a alpha imagine what an echo could do with 3 engines and 7 blades