It sure seems to "carry" a lot of water with it after it takes off. It was still expelling water even after take off, circling around and during the flyby. That's a lot of extra weight to be taking along on takeoff.
Sorry to learn about Terry and others. I understand the Albatross is leaving Nunavaugaluk in the Tikchick Lake system about 250 miles SW of Anchorage. Water drains for several minutes because it is a 'triphibian' (snow landings) with a ski assembly on the keel step with a false hull that fills with 30-40 litres of water which drains after take-off. I used to see USN Albatross aircraft in the South China Sea when I was serving in the Royal Australian Navy they would always fly low and wave.
The air-frame, floats and wing are so good that an Australian company is coming out with a turbine powered version, brand new from the original plans. The common and modern PT6 turbines are planned, since they feel that there is a market in the Asian island-rich countries and other resort areas around the world. I love the sound of these radials, too, and they are much more fuel efficient.
My grand father once flew one of them here in Kiel/Germany at the MFG5 "SAR/Marinefliegergeschwader 5 "in the late 60's/ early 70's of last century :-)
Awesome video. The Albatross is a huge amphibious airplane compared to a Mallard. I've only being around one in the Caribbean years ago. What a wonderful sound. Thanks for sharing.
Grumman sure make beautiful airplanes, I LOVE the way they tuck their gear up into the wheel wells! I was an aircraft engineer in the Air Force in the 70's always to fly in a sea plane or flying boat - never got the chance ☹
I used to fly the HU-16 in the Air Force, We had the Triphibian's also. The only way to tell on by looking at it is to look at the pontoon. If it looks like it had a flag pole type pipe attached on the forward end of the pontoon to hold the ski, you have the triphibian. That is too much water trailing the plane. After landing and before takeoff, the flight mechanic checks the keel bays for water. The inspection holes are down the middle of the plane, Lift the cover and it should be absolutely dry. One inspection cover is different, you are looking at the lake. We used to play a trick on new crewmembers by having them check the bilges for water. They would of course find one full of water (lake) and report what they found. We would bring out the bilge pump and show them how to manually pump the water out. We would leave them there pumping away as we left in a boat for the dock. When we returned, they would say they pumped really hard while we were gone but it only went down a couple of inches (probably because the plane rose a bit with several people getting off). If you have a leak, the bilge, it will fill with water to the water line. It can increase the gross weight considerably causing a longer takeoff run and slow climb as the water drains out. That looked like a climb for an overweight airplane.
Evderytime I watch this, I just smile at how cool the plane really is, just wish there were more in flying condition.......,. WOW........!!!!!! this is just " plane" fun at it's best
I've heard that it's actually normal for an Albatross to vent a lot of water just after takeoff like that. The gear wells pick up about 1,000 lbs of water during water operations and there are actually drain pipes that lead from the wells to the area of low air pressure just behind the step to get rid of it-so the low air pressure at speed sort of sucks the water out of the wells; it just takes a while. Never flown one to verify, just what I've heard.
@Ace … I have never been in one but that explanation of the water draining from the wheel-wells is exactly what I was thinking. Someone above commented on the gear staying down in the water too long. I think it is: the pilot uses the gear to drag in the water while he is running up the engines. Stops the aircraft from turning so sharply. Nice condition though!
@@JDS11ifythat seems like a very sensible way to drain the water. Considering how much they collect I would imagine the pilots can feel the rate of climb increasing as the weight drops
I flew in them back in the 50s as a kid. Only air transport in the pacific islands. Landing and taking off on water. Great fun and great memories. Still have a picture of my dad and mom posing one one in the water.
Nicely done video. I wonder how they keep the wheel bearings dry when the wheels are in the water... In the late 50s they used to fly those as a taxi to Catalina Island from San Pedro. I remember a day being so foggy we simply taxed the entire 26 miles to Catalina...
In our 84th Air Rescue Squadron we had about three SA-16A a couple of H-19 helicopters and one C-47. I asked on two different occasions to fly in one of the helicopters but was denied. The excuse being that they would be flying low and if a problem came up then we probably be killed. We needed to get our parachutes inspected and for some reason Earding AFB couldn't do it although this had been done in the past. I found out that I could come along with our parachutes and fly to Wiesbaden AFB for the inspections. I quickly got a three day pass and planned to visit some friends in Wiesbaden city. I took a suit case, my steel guitar and amp. I came back on a train. By the way they did use the rocket assist bottles to experiment taking off as quickly as possible. I joined the ARS about Aug 1951 in Wiesbaden and left for home about Aug 1954.
my great grandad flew these in the korean war.He also flew those pby's in ww2.He said that the pby was the mack truck and the albatross was the cadilac. He love to fly both of em but he loved those grummans.
Forgot to add! The name of their plane, "Shake Rattle and Roll" as you mentioned is a reference to Dan's behavior as the sausages were being extricated!
The Martin Mariner routinely landed in the middle of the Pacific to re supply nuclear submarines...we routinely scoop water off the mediterranean(100+ landing a day in VERY rough seas)
"We, as in this species of tool-users. Aren't there firefighters working wildfires pretty much continuously now? We should see more Be-200 "Altair" in different hands, along with the ShinMaywa US-2 from Japan, and the Chinese AVIC AG600 Kunlong (Kun Dragon). Russians are seriously looking at building Ekranoplans for dispersed and arctic operations for SAR and maritime travel and even the military has use for them in logistics roles. US Naval Institute Press published a good article on "Modern Sea Monsters" about possible US interest in GEVs for intra-theater fast transport.
I flew as an AD3 Flt. Mech. in "Ol, Goats" outta U.S.C.G. AirSt. Traverse City Mi. in 76&77. Gotta do a lot of pollutions on Lake Superior and Michigan looking for Bilge pumping. I operated the radar. Amazingly you can see a "slick" on radar when the are. I also did wildlife count patrols on Isle Royale in the winter. I still remember the smell of avgas&oil burnin, when you frirst turn the mags on during eng. runups and takeoffs! Oil drip cleanup was a bitch tho on cold days!!! BoxLunch anybody?
I have over 1000 hours in this model while in the Navy. A wonderful aircraft. In the movie In Harms Way this plane is shown in a movie about WW2, but this plane was not operational until the 50's. The Navy had many of these and th US Coast Guard also used them for search and rescue.
You really followed the take off and flight nicely. I'm surprised how much water sticks to the plane and comes off as spray long after the plane is out of the water. Maybe spray the bottom of the plane with non stick. LOL
first HU-16's flew around 1947. Were used extensively during the Korean war by USAF air-sea rescue to pickup downed fighter pilots. Also used by USN. US Coast GUARD used them until the 1980"s when they got jets to replace them. No water landings allowed by CG after 1968 due to advanced corrosion in the wing spars caused by repeated exposure to salt water. I was briefly qualified as a U-16 aircrew before transitioning to helos.. Not too many people liked flying in U-16's, very rough to fly in, everyone carried puke bags.
Anything above 12,000 pounds...so you dont need a type rating on a piston Grumman Mallard (12,000# gross weight) but you do for the turbine Mallard(14,000#)
wun1gee I'm trying to find out as well. I do know of one sitting in a remote part of the world in AZ that needs a lot of tlc. Would love to rework another one if you ever need a hand!
It is at an airport in Minesotta. Identifier is KANE. It’s been sitting for 3 years. I know the owner and if you offer the right price you could buy it as is.
Bombing the forest fires on the Vesuvius and scooping Naple's bay, I spied a couple in a speedboat copulating there...so we scooped just before and overflew the couple at ten feet above...bet the poor bugger lost his hard on!
Sell me this goes amphibious aircraft, and sold me this water lake, how much it costs, I bring everything to my country, I used as a means to go to school,
You're flying across the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean. Suddenly, you lose power. You're going to have to ditch the plane in the ocean. What would you rather be flying in; a 747, or A-380 Airbus.....or this? This is a flying boat. So you have to land in the ocean in this. At least, this will float. They should make flying boats for trans-oceanic crossings. Why don't they? They used to.
My dad was on one when it had to land in the pacific. They carried a mechanic. He climbed out, did some stuff and then off they went. It floats, so no worries.
I helped pull one of these out of the bone yard in the early 1990's in Arizona. Guy by the name of AL C. Of Utah and Soldotna AK God rest his soul, and a guy by the neme of Bill D. in Tuc. AZ of the AK "Dempsey Dumsters" reworked it. I'm proud to say I was probably the youngest kid to every be in charge of the boat when it was not in the Navy. I never got to fly in it though. Nither did my brother before his untimely death. I would really like the opportunity if anybody knows someone that can help me make that happen. I would really love show my kids a true piece of American History 1 day. I put thousands of hours into that project. Message me and I'll see if I can't drop some pictures of her first out of the bone yards. So Bob if you read this you'll know who I am. Please contact me. It's been way to long.
It sure seems to "carry" a lot of water with it after it takes off. It was still expelling water even after take off, circling around and during the flyby. That's a lot of extra weight to be taking along on takeoff.
Sorry to learn about Terry and others. I understand the Albatross is leaving Nunavaugaluk in the Tikchick Lake system about 250 miles SW of Anchorage. Water drains for several minutes because it is a 'triphibian' (snow landings) with a ski assembly on the keel step with a false hull that fills with 30-40 litres of water which drains after take-off. I used to see USN Albatross aircraft in the South China Sea when I was serving in the Royal Australian Navy they would always fly low and wave.
God that is one of the best sounding planes out there.
The air-frame, floats and wing are so good that an Australian company is coming out with a turbine powered
version, brand new from the original plans. The common and modern PT6 turbines are planned, since they feel that there is a market in the Asian island-rich countries and other resort areas around the world. I love the sound of these radials, too, and they are much more fuel efficient.
I'd say they can't go far wrong with the PT-6. Probably the world's most used small turboprop.
Very cool video, thanks for posting. I built a plastic model of this kit when I was a kid in the 80's
My grand father once flew one of them here in Kiel/Germany at the MFG5 "SAR/Marinefliegergeschwader 5 "in the late 60's/ early 70's of last century :-)
Mein Vater auch. Im MfG 5. Der 'Toni'. :-)
@@jorghinrichs6976 jo.. war 1/2 Jahr im MfG 5. SAR.. FL 8.... 1971
Awesome video. The Albatross is a huge amphibious airplane compared to a Mallard. I've only being around one in the Caribbean years ago. What a wonderful sound. Thanks for sharing.
Grumman sure make beautiful airplanes, I LOVE the way they tuck their gear up into the wheel wells! I was an aircraft engineer in the Air Force in the 70's always to fly in a sea plane or flying boat - never got the chance ☹
I used to fly the HU-16 in the Air Force, We had the Triphibian's also. The only way to tell on by looking at it is to look at the pontoon. If it looks like it had a flag pole type pipe attached on the forward end of the pontoon to hold the ski, you have the triphibian.
That is too much water trailing the plane. After landing and before takeoff, the flight mechanic checks the keel bays for water. The inspection holes are down the middle of the plane, Lift the cover and it should be absolutely dry. One inspection cover is different, you are looking at the lake. We used to play a trick on new crewmembers by having them check the bilges for water. They would of course find one full of water (lake) and report what they found. We would bring out the bilge pump and show them how to manually pump the water out. We would leave them there pumping away as we left in a boat for the dock. When we returned, they would say they pumped really hard while we were gone but it only went down a couple of inches (probably because the plane rose a bit with several people getting off).
If you have a leak, the bilge, it will fill with water to the water line. It can increase the gross weight considerably causing a longer takeoff run and slow climb as the water drains out. That looked like a climb for an overweight airplane.
Awesome! I have flown on this Albatross a few times while up in Alaska. What a great machine. The ultimate "RV"
Evderytime I watch this, I just smile at how cool the plane really is, just wish there were more in flying condition.......,.
WOW........!!!!!! this is just " plane" fun at it's best
The Albatross is a way cool plane.
I've heard that it's actually normal for an Albatross to vent a lot of water just after takeoff like that. The gear wells pick up about 1,000 lbs of water during water operations and there are actually drain pipes that lead from the wells to the area of low air pressure just behind the step to get rid of it-so the low air pressure at speed sort of sucks the water out of the wells; it just takes a while. Never flown one to verify, just what I've heard.
@Ace … I have never been in one but that explanation of the water draining from the wheel-wells is exactly what I was thinking. Someone above commented on the gear staying down in the water too long. I think it is: the pilot uses the gear to drag in the water while he is running up the engines. Stops the aircraft from turning so sharply. Nice condition though!
@@JDS11ifythat seems like a very sensible way to drain the water. Considering how much they collect I would imagine the pilots can feel the rate of climb increasing as the weight drops
I flew in them back in the 50s as a kid. Only air transport in the pacific islands. Landing and taking off on water. Great fun and great memories. Still have a picture of my dad and mom posing one one in the water.
Same here. There were smaller ones.... 8 or 10 passenger sea planes but I cant seem to find footage of them anywhere
@@jayhogan1166 they are around, just have to keep looking. Sa 16 should get you something.
Wow.. he must have been holding alot of water! Nice video.. thx for posting.
@monguse39 I am so deeply sorry to hear that.....Bush pilots are rare and gentle souls. God Bless his family.
Great video of a beautiful bird. Thanks for sharing
what a beautiful bird, what a thrill it would be to fly one.
USCG was still flying these out of NAS Corpus Christi in 1975 when I was stationed there
Coast Guard Air Station Cape Cod had the last flying Hu-16E, retired in 1986, now on display. Bu No 7250
Thats awesome. I love a good flyby and that one is hard to beat. Nice vid dad.
The last 5 seconds are really cool.
Yeah they did, mostly in those big wheel wells. I was a little surprised by the trail during the flyby tho.
Nicely done video. I wonder how they keep the wheel bearings dry when the wheels are in the water...
In the late 50s they used to fly those as a taxi to Catalina Island from San Pedro. I remember a day being so foggy we simply taxed the entire 26 miles to Catalina...
Very very sad situation!!..My prayers go out to the family and friends of Captain Smith from Kilo Romeo ATC in Nassau Bahamas.
In our 84th Air Rescue Squadron we had about three SA-16A a couple of H-19 helicopters and one C-47. I asked on two different occasions to fly in one of the helicopters but was denied. The excuse being that they would be flying low and if a problem came up then we probably be killed. We needed to get our parachutes inspected and for some reason Earding AFB couldn't do it although this had been done in the past. I found out that I could come along with our parachutes and fly to Wiesbaden AFB for the inspections. I quickly got a three day pass and planned to visit some friends in Wiesbaden city. I took a suit case, my steel guitar and amp. I came back on a train. By the way they did use the rocket assist bottles to experiment taking off as quickly as possible. I joined the ARS about Aug 1951 in Wiesbaden and left for home about Aug 1954.
@monguse39 I now just read what happened to them, so very sad , my heart goes out to the family's, bless them all.
my great grandad flew these in the korean war.He also flew those pby's in ww2.He said that the pby was the mack truck and the albatross was the cadilac. He love to fly both of em but he loved those grummans.
Forgot to add! The name of their plane, "Shake Rattle and Roll" as you mentioned is a reference to Dan's behavior as the sausages were being extricated!
The Martin Mariner routinely landed in the middle of the Pacific to re supply nuclear submarines...we routinely scoop water off the mediterranean(100+ landing a day in VERY rough seas)
So your flying the Canadair 215 or 415?
"We, as in this species of tool-users.
Aren't there firefighters working wildfires pretty much continuously now?
We should see more Be-200 "Altair" in different hands, along with the ShinMaywa US-2 from Japan, and the Chinese AVIC AG600 Kunlong (Kun Dragon).
Russians are seriously looking at building Ekranoplans for dispersed and arctic operations for SAR and maritime travel and even the military has use for them in logistics roles.
US Naval Institute Press published a good article on "Modern Sea Monsters" about possible US interest in GEVs for intra-theater fast transport.
From what I've heard, you need a special endorsement to fly an Albatros.
Just drove by 'er. Parked on the west ramp at Anchorage International... They are repaving the lot she's normally parked at.
Picture perfect take off, right by the book
I flew as an AD3 Flt. Mech. in "Ol, Goats" outta U.S.C.G. AirSt. Traverse City Mi. in 76&77. Gotta do a lot of pollutions on Lake Superior and Michigan looking for Bilge pumping. I operated the radar. Amazingly you can see a "slick" on radar when the are. I also did wildlife count patrols on Isle Royale in the winter. I still remember the smell of avgas&oil burnin, when you frirst turn the mags on during eng. runups and takeoffs! Oil drip cleanup was a bitch tho on cold days!!! BoxLunch anybody?
This Same plane that caught fire years ago, I wonder if it’s still flying
I have over 1000 hours in this model while in the Navy. A wonderful aircraft. In the movie In Harms Way this plane is shown in a movie about WW2, but this plane was not operational until the 50's. The Navy had many of these and th US Coast Guard also used them for search and rescue.
what a horse of an airplane just wish I could fly in one. My rating is SES,but I'm MEL
WOW That was AWESOME!
RIP Terry Smith!!
Yes, what was all the water seems like a lot of takeoff weight.
You really followed the take off and flight nicely. I'm surprised how much water sticks to the plane and comes off as spray long after the plane is out of the water. Maybe spray the bottom of the plane with non stick. LOL
Wasnt the albatross a post WWII plane? Everyone call it a war era plane but it's actually from after the Korean war.
first HU-16's flew around 1947. Were used extensively during the Korean war by USAF air-sea rescue to pickup downed fighter pilots. Also used by USN. US Coast GUARD used them until the 1980"s when they got jets to replace them. No water landings allowed by CG after 1968 due to advanced corrosion in the wing spars caused by repeated exposure to salt water. I was briefly qualified as a U-16 aircrew before transitioning to helos.. Not too many people liked flying in U-16's, very rough to fly in, everyone carried puke bags.
I never understand how these types of planes do a run up and magneto check in the water.
His gear should have come up the second he was floating.
Hardcore plane there. Anyone seen the expendables esp. the bit where the albatross does strafing run? :D
❤BREATHTAKING❤
Great! Always dripping water ...
Great vid man
Totally cool plane!,
Great video!
Neat airplane!
Where is all the water draining from?
Beautiful machine. :)
What is the take-off ground roll distance (both in water and in land)? And what is the landing ground roll distance? Thanks in advance.
Gorgeous!!
Anything above 12,000 pounds...so you dont need a type rating on a piston Grumman Mallard (12,000# gross weight) but you do for the turbine Mallard(14,000#)
Where to get some surplus JATO?😮
Climb baby climb!
must have leak, sure did stream a lot of water.
Did someone forget to close the drains before putting it in the water?
They need to reseal the hull so they are not carrying so much water.
Impressive
Seria muito útil no território Amazônico
What's the status of this aircraft? Is she still airworthy? The FAA shows her registration has expired and was not renewed.
wun1gee I'm trying to find out as well. I do know of one sitting in a remote part of the world in AZ that needs a lot of tlc. Would love to rework another one if you ever need a hand!
It is at an airport in Minesotta. Identifier is KANE. It’s been sitting for 3 years. I know the owner and if you offer the right price you could buy it as is.
Are these extra gasoline-tanks below the wings ?
yes, dropable fuel tanks. the floats are also fuel tanks.
Bombing the forest fires on the Vesuvius and scooping Naple's bay, I spied a couple in a speedboat copulating there...so we scooped just before and overflew the couple at ten feet above...bet the poor bugger lost his hard on!
Awesome!
someone should fix the hull leak
radial
Are the engines strong enough?
Any critique on the plane? Engines power distance in flight amount of passengers....
My favorite plane!
Maravilhoso, parece uma baleia voadora!!!!!
LULEKOSO I
how many hours of flight and what type of licence u need to pilot an Albatross or a Mallard anyways?
Sweet.............
shaaawing!
So. Cool.
watch the flaps
Sell me this goes amphibious aircraft, and sold me this water lake, how much it costs, I bring everything to my country, I used as a means to go to school,
Cut the video wayyyyyyyyy to short.
You're flying across the Atlantic or Pacific Ocean. Suddenly, you lose power. You're going to have to ditch the plane in the ocean. What would you rather be flying in; a 747, or A-380 Airbus.....or this? This is a flying boat. So you have to land in the ocean in this. At least, this will float. They should make flying boats for trans-oceanic crossings. Why don't they? They used to.
Those aircraft also have a range of over 7000 nautical miles, whereas the Albatross only can do 2500 nm
My dad was on one when it had to land in the pacific. They carried a mechanic. He climbed out, did some stuff and then off they went. It floats, so no worries.
I helped pull one of these out of the bone yard in the early 1990's in Arizona. Guy by the name of AL C. Of Utah and Soldotna AK God rest his soul, and a guy by the neme of Bill D. in Tuc. AZ of the AK "Dempsey Dumsters" reworked it. I'm proud to say I was probably the youngest kid to every be in charge of the boat when it was not in the Navy. I never got to fly in it though. Nither did my brother before his untimely death. I would really like the opportunity if anybody knows someone that can help me make that happen. I would really love show my kids a true piece of American History 1 day. I put thousands of hours into that project. Message me and I'll see if I can't drop some pictures of her first out of the bone yards. So Bob if you read this you'll know who I am. Please contact me. It's been way to long.
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Make an investment / factory in Indonesia.
16.377 islands
"Grumman Albatross" requesting flyby; That's a negative; Goddam it , Maverick!"
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Troppo lento e poco motore.
I Gona buy this thing plane fucking
I'm Going to Buy this Fucking Plane?... LOL
Im mean fuck yeaaaahheee
Was it heavy on take off and why all the water still streaming on flypast??
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