Sea Knight CH-46 Vertal 107 - Columbia Helicopter at GKT
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ต.ค. 2024
- On their way from Houma Louisiana where they were long-lining sand bags for the oil spill, this Boeing / Kawasaki Vertal 107 (CH-46 Sea Hawk) flew into the Gatlinburg Sevierville airport for fuel. It was my first time to see one up close and personal other than logging operations in California a couple years ago.
I don't know much about Columbia Helicopters, but the crew were great to talk with, telling about what they do and how the aircraft operates. Very clean aircraft.
She is a sweet bird! I call it the flying grasshopper. Love the sound of her blades chopping in the wind. What a bird!
I have about 1000 hours flying in 46's as a crew chief in the early 80's with HMM 263. When the blades were tracked correctly they flew very smooth., Max lift capacity was 10,000 pounds externally as I recall. Superb bird.
I worked for Columbia Helicopters in Afghanistan from 2013 to 2020. I was the sheet metal tech over there and finally touched this helicopter in Jalalabad in 2017. She had a long journey from Louisiana.
I had the privilege of flying with the command pilot (the one in the left seat) while logging as a copilot in alaska. He is an awesome pilot. I had a great time flying with him
Very nice video!!! I worked on CH-46 E models back in the early 80s and hearing this Vertol 107 brought back many memories. This bird may very well have been an old Marine or Navy bird bought by Columbia Helicopters. It was also weird seeing it start with no APU or ground starting unit either. The official designation was the CH-46 Sea Knight and not the Sea Hawk too. There are still a few Marine Corps Squadrons still flying this over 40 year old bird and the State Dept has some too.
These guys come over and do patterns at MMV all the time right before fire season starts. One day I was in the pattern with the Vertol, a Chinook, an MH-60, and a couple of Robbies. I love days like that :)
Ahhh... Does my heart good to hear that old familiar sound. :)
Many thanks for filiming this stuff and bringing it to us. Im loving your channel.
I worked under these for over a year in the late 1970s. Started in Packwood Wash, moved to northern Idaho then down to northern California, I seem to remember 3 different ships #175 176 &,177. On had rotor-weave problems more than a few times. The pilot would have to drop the collective to zero out the blade pitch to stop the problem, it happened once when I was at the log landing as they came in with the load and made a semi-crash landing and nailed the Cat 966 loader with the log load.
Very nicely put together!
Beautiful aircraft
This actually isn't a 46, it's a 107, the civilian variant of the 46. There are a few differences that someone with a keen eye would be able to point out.
its the same damn things, the name is different because the military needs an abbreviation for everything.
M =MULTI-MISSION
C = CARGO
H = HELICOPTER
CH46 = MODEL DESIGNATION (THIS IS SO YOU CAN TELL A SMART YT FROM A DUMBASS TH-camR)
MH-47
CH-47
UH-60
MH-60
SH-60
THE CIVILIANS DO NOT GOT BY MIL CODE SO ITS NOT THE SAME SAME FOR A FUCKING SIMPLE REASON
Sure doesn’t sound like a Marine Corps Phrog
Sweet Sea Knight!
@chinookfixer yeah i cant decide witch one i like the best,
CH-46: 3 wheel LG - Internal engines. 145kt -
25 troops
CH-47: 4 wheel LG - External engines - 170kt -
55 troops -
Right you are. 'Twas my joy to fly the '46 as a Marine and then, after our reserve squadron was scratched, I "converted" to the USAR (becoming a CWO) and flew the '47. Sea Knight more maneuverable and agile but the 'Hook never seemed to run out of power. Both a/c had their sweet spots; both very reliable.
I miss the sound of these Phrogs
Yes, very weird seeing it start with no apu...and very minimalist inside!
haha Her: "Is that the engine?" him: drooling, wanting to say "your ruing the moment!"
On rainy days they would build up static electricity that would shock the piss out of ya when you tried to grab the hook to hook up the choker cables. We would wear leather gloves with rubber liners inside but it didnt allways help, Somtimes the pilot would set the hook on the ground or you could slap the hook with the choker cable first. 12 hour days 6 day weeks lots of overtime. I crashed a motorcycle on sunday (too many beers) and was too busted up to go back into the woods, never went back
Most of the field mechanics did not like to fly in the Vertols we worked with, these were originally passenger helicopters bought and stripped out and then cut a hole in the belly and modify the air frame and put a hook on them, the mechanics said they were not made for this. I saw the sheet metal skin warp and buckel when lifting a load once those guys (pilots) had the kahoonas!.Lifting about 13,000 lbs on a cold day down hill Myron would pull loads off the hill that he couldn't level out with
I was mistaken on the hook load limit, it was closer to 10,000 lbs
@@CaptainKoozmack They also came with the belly hook.
I have no idea, but I didn't hear the ape before the engines lit...and i didn't see jenny nearby...
What is Columbia's mission for this bird-What is she outfitted to do?
They pull a lot of prize timber on a 100 foot longline out of remote areas where no roads are available.
looks like you need to service that strut
Most of the pilots I worked under were Viet Nam vets with some combat flying stories that would curl your hair, Myran Bagourn The heavy (chubby) pilot, Fred Pennington the cowboy, Kent Boyak the hyper one (eyes wide open, no blinking at the controls) a great guy, The Italian pilot "Luigi" we called him. All highly skilled. I got to fly in the Vertol with them a few times during logging and a couple times during testing after repairs. Doubt they are that loose any more. still have my CHI patch
The definitive book on the '46 in 'Nam is entitled, "Bonnie-Sue: a Marine Corps Helicopter Squadron in Vietnam" privately published by Marion E. Sturkey in 1996. If you can find a copy, it is pure gold.
Sea Hawk is the SH-60, like the army Black Hawk. CH-47 is the Chinook. Columbia owns the BV107 and the BV234. Civilian models of the CH-46 SeaKnight and the CH-47 Chinook. This video is the BV107
sorry, pet peve lol
You might tell it wasn’t an ex military bird-too many windows in the fuselage; but many mods; battery start might explain the engine start without hydraulics, like Sikorsky Sea King
Trivia: USCG flies a version of the H-60 that they named the Jayhawk. It is their longer range helo.
No APU? How do they start the engines without hydraulic power to get the turbines spinning?
External Power
The start just fine on two batteries, but normally used an external APU if available.
I logged under one
Why all this discussion about an apu? The aircraft has an onboard apu and always has.
Not the BV-107-11, never had an onboard apu. I worked on them for 35 years.
@@woodman4550 CH-46 pilot here: I appreciate the weight savings gained by not having an APU but wonder where the electrical motor might reside to spin the turbine for start. Accessory gearbox maybe?
@@Borzoi86 The starter is located on the front of the engine, air comes in around it.
@@woodman4550 28 VDC powered? Just wondering . . . Thanks!
@@Borzoi86 I f we knew we were going to do battery starts we would have two 24 volts batteries. If not we took one out to save on weight.
I would like to ride it. Sadly I understand these units had been going out of service.
I have like this heli 12 pcs for sale
is that the engine? no its the gas comeing out of my booty.......
только я тут русский?