Erickson Skycrane Doing What It Does Best !
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- See a skycrane performance in doing what it does best,,,,, Working for AES Industries in an industrial HVAC replacment project. A ballet in the sky performed with precision for us all to see. Video by TC Videos, Ennis Texas. Enjoy.
I don’t know how this popped up on my screen with TH-cam but I worked with these guys when we built the Toyota plant in Georgetown… I think they’re reading my mind at this point!
I worked with them! They installed boxcar sized HVAC units on the roof of a building just North of O'hare airport. Des Plaines Illinois, 1991
Firts time i saw this helicopter when my company hired thier service for transport all of our equipment to another place here in philippines its amazing to see the helicopter transporting the 40 footer ban loaded with generators
According to the crew that ive meet they can carry morethan 50tons
I was a CH54 Skycrane flight engineer in Vietnam, picking up many combat support payloads in 1968, a superior heavy lift helicopter, many thanks Sikorsky for designing such a vital and great aviation asset for the Military
thanks for comment,,,,and for your time and service , glad your here to comment.
When I was in the military, this was the CH-54 Tarhe, manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. Was able to get a breif hop in one with a South Dakota Army Guard unit. I got to sit in the rear-facing compartment, and of course, since I was there, there was no load being hauled. Years after the Army retired the Tarhe, Erickson purchased the type certificate and manufacturing rights from Sikorsky Aircraft. The rest is history.
A great concise history of the Sikorsky history ! thanks for reply!
Who do you get to work on these?
I've been on a few projects with these things,,,,,,and they allways bring their own trucks filled with various mechanical 'stuff' . Along with their own mechanics and repair vehicles. ( And thats not counting fuel trucks to be 'on site' )
Elvis was the S-64 we used for the Sydney Olympic statue removals from Centrepoint tower on St. Patricks day, what an honour it was to do the job
To fly is heavenly, to hover divine. Rotary wing aviation there is simply no substitute. FLY NAVY!!!
it IS amazing,,,,thanks for your comment, and your Navy service.
@@tcvideosennistexas Thanks for your support but like many others I just did my job, and fortunately made it home. I also did a little heavy lift stuff being in the H-53 flight test community. FLY NAVY!!!
Awesome process.
I have no license or experience but I'm buying one and flying anyway! Whatever I do what I want!
Good luck and be safe
Hey Dennis, can ya stop on by my place an pick me up? I'ma go for a ride witcha!
Incredible!
Good work sky
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sorry,,,I don't understand your language,,,,could you please rephrase in english,,,,,,,if not,,,,I will have to delete your remark,,,,to be sure that it is not anything that would be objectionable,,,thanks
Time for all the Junior Whirly Gig Operators to chime in below!
No better ride. Loved my time in the backseat.
wow,,,that would've been a great time and experience ! Hope you liked the video !
Seen this helicopter set up for fighting fire at air show once very impressive
The fire version holds 1000 gal of water and is twin diesel turbocharged for massive water pump and lake suction insane to watch!
The questions came about me on the phone with the other people who were in the field of war ghost
Thats alot of Power.
It really is a amazing machine.
Him to do it for me and I will be able to make it to the game of the year and I will be able to play with you guys and will be there with me
very beautyful crane
Đem lợi ích cho người ! Chính là cho mình đấy ! CHÚC SỨC KHỎE THTV Nhé !
Busy, Buzz, Buzz
this looks almost exactly like one seen on wall of inside pyramid ? Is this what they used to build the pyramids???
I'll bet it would have come in 'handy'
Can someone explain to me why the rotor on these and some other helicopters is tilted to one side? Is it to counter a natural torquing force or does it offset gyroscopic precession in a way that corrects a handling characteristic? Or maybe something else?
torque from the engines,,,,,,,amazing stuff,,,thanks for comment!
They hauled all matters of stuff in RVN.
I like this iam buying this what cost this CERN helicopter
Is the based on the CH53 with other engines?
I’ve flown one of these in GTA 5 during missions. I wish they allowed it to be bought from Pegasus.
as I understand it,,,,the 'Skycrane'' people bought the helicopters,,,,( all they could find ) , the equipment, the inventory and the name. I do believe it's a good thing instead of seeing these historic machines go to waste somewhere, and now they are working around the world. Must be quite some memories to have flown one ! By the way, there are also a few other Skycrane videos on this page if you search down,,, couple have the pilots speaking of their 'seat time' both now, and in Vietnam,,, take a look if you get the chance . Thanks for your reply !
@@tcvideosennistexas Sorry for the mix up. GTA 5 is video game grand theft auto 5 online. Pegasus is where you buy them in the game but this vehicle only appears in special missions.
@@GNX157 OK,,,,I was a little 'unknowing' as to the total past history of these machines and the nomenclature of their particular missions over the years,,,,,glad you liked the video, take care and drive Safe !
It looks like flying dragon
Holy hell! How much can that thing lift? Those hvac units normally get dragged in on heavy haul truck rigs.
I've seen estimates on the 'lift limits' of upwards over 20,000 pounds. These are amazing machines piloted by amazing pilots. Thanks for watching !
@@tcvideosennistexas well it's has to be more then that cause each of those units are in the 35,000Lb range
@@BuildBreakFix Erickson Air-Crane has it's own web site and might have a specific answer to the max weight ,,,,, thanks again for watching,,,,these guys are a 'hoot' to work with !
@@tcvideosennistexas awesome I'm check it out! Thanks!
hus still watching??
sep 2020
Who is flying when positioning above load?
the 'backseat pilot usually commands the controls directly over a load position, , all ways just 'depends'
This video made me realise two things;
1- there's a fncking STAIRCASE leading to the tail rotor
2- earth threatening asteroid issue solved... fill outer space with air and fly one of these behemoths up there to simply pick it up and dump it on Mars
in addition to the staircase to the rear rotor,,,,,the majority of the hydraulic lines are on the 'outside' of the airframe,,, making it easier to service them...
the engineer who designed the structure and materials and the calculation of loads on structure, you have to take off your hat.
Muito legal!!✌️
sorry,,I only understand english,,,hope you liked the video
whats all the weirdness on the tail
When they joke about you being skinny and tiny but then you lift something heavier than what they capable of.
😂😂😂😂
Tiny? This this is pretty big...
And moving backwards
Does that happen to you a lot.
wondering what that air-conditioning unit weights 🤔
Is That Machine Capable of Lifting A Loaded Shipping Container?? If So, There is work For Them in the Suez Canal today!!
20,000 lbs,,,doubt it would life a loaded shipping container, unfortunatly.
Same thought
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This type is simply amazing. Just 70 years ago, the designers had a heck of time just getting a simple Heli to fly reliably. Great vlog, thanks for sharing.
that they can fly at all is still amazing to me !
My Uncle had a logging company years ago (1960'6-1970's) and they used Skycranes for a time to recover trees on mountain-sides: the trees weren't felled, but rather carried aloft and set down gently.
Un-stressed old-growth lumber commanded a huge premium; buyers would show up with ultrasound gear to verify the condition of the logs.
$20k or more for a pristine log the right size, and that was in 1970's money!
wow,,,I've seen videos of them carrying 'trees' out and wondered how they could afford a skycrane to carry out those trees.....thanks for reply,,,,,,by the way,,,there are also a few other skycrane videos on this page,,,including some with in cab back seat go pro footage,,,interesting stuff,,,,take a look if you get the chance, and thanks for your reply !
The largest praying Mantis I’ve seen.
It's a rare breed called the Giant Flying Mantis. Mainly found in Africa or the Amazon Rain Forrest where all other creepy large flying bugs come from.
I got to see one of these in person and was amazed how huge they are in real life. It looks like a giant exotic insect.
It reminds of a mechanical dragonfly
I agree. The first time I saw one was in 1969 in Dong Tam Vietnam. I told my friend that it looked like a giant mechanical insect.
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...With a jet pack
Visualize the absolute power of one of these beasts. How much HP the engine makes. How huge the rotor blades must be to provide all of that thrust and not snap. The absolute skill and deftness of the pilot as to not cause the load to sway and over rotate the chopper. Incredible.
Even more incredible on a heavy lift being flown by the pilot in back!
@@garrettswoodworx1873 a pilot in the backseat,,,basically flying the entire thing 'backwards' ......amazing!
@@tcvideosennistexas Yep, sure is!
It can lift 25,000 lbs. 4:36
I saw one lift something very heavy. The blades looked like a parabolic bowl.
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Love it, retired commercial/industrial HVAC installer here , Sacramento to San Francisco was my stomping grounds
The downwind must be rather extreme
I stood under one of these in an aviation museum in Wisconsin. It's mind blowing to stand under it. It gives you a very different perspective. You could fit a semi truck under one of these. I recommend going to see one in person if you ever get the chance.
they are certainly impressive,,,,,,and then when they come by you,,,,,with the downblast from the blades being some 80MPH ,,,,,it will really grab your attention,,,,,,,,I was sitting in the back bed of my truck,,,sitting with camera and tripod between my legs,,,,and as it came 'by',,,close,,,not over me,,,,,I had to grab the edge of the tool box bolted to my truck bed to keep from being blown over......
I saw one of these flying around L.A. dropping water on some brush fire's. That thing's huge.
I used to work at a 5 story building with an HVAC unit about that size, on top of building. I always did wonder how they got it up there. Now I know, LOL.
This is one of the coolest helicopters ever. The skill it takes to use something like this... I can't imagine.
yes,,,,amazing pilots,,,,,and machinery
I have to think it would be really hard to control when not loaded down with payload. The center-of-thrust is so close to its center-of-gravity. It would be like trying to balance a billiard ball on top of a billiard ball on top of a billiard ball.
@@robot_spider those pilots do an amazing job,,,,,,I was a National Guard Helo mechanic and as such have 'flown' in various helo's,,,,,,,they are extremely 'tricky' to maneuver and I can't imagine what these guys do.....
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@@deborahchesser7375 thanks for comment. I like to see that my video of this marvelous machine is still being viewed and apparently still 'liked' by people. Thanks again for comment,,,and take care.
my work is right next to their one of the facilitys in Oregon usually every morning I hear thay turbine as they take off its amazing
I had my fingers crossed the whole time, because I couldn't believe such a heavy machine would lift off
I've see these fighting fires here in Australia. Incredible machines.
I remember seeing these "mosquitoes" at Fort Sill as we passed by when I was young. Around 1970 ish it was so cool
A couple interesting facts about these Sikorsky Sky Cranes I learned at the Army's transportation center in Ft. Eustis, Va.; At that time in the early 1970's these helio's had 2 10,000 shaft horsepower turbine engines and required 300 hours of maintenance for every hour of flight time. The pilot facing the crane winch has flight controls that are 1/10 as sensitive as the main pilot controls, so he can fine tune the lifting process. Igor Sikorsky was a Ukrainian/Russian genius that immigrated to the United States and was responsible for designing the first practical helicopter as well as the 'flying boat'.
WOW,,,GREAT Comments,,,,,thanks for the info.......hope you liked the video ,,,we do have several more Skycrane videos on this page,,,,take a look if you get the chance,,,,,,thanks again........th-cam.com/video/1UWmbT0eJUw/w-d-xo.html
I know this is old, those numbers are way off
Elvis is a much loved firefighting hero down here in Sydney. The skycranes and their crews do a great job every year during Australia's bushfire season
Considering he saved more than a few smoke-eaters that get in tight spots.
HipToeKnee - All much loved Ericson/Sikorsky skycranes are cranes without a reach problem.
HipToeKnee and now we have the vlats to help too!
The scum firebugs should be billed for the fuel they use undoing their mess.
I was a crew chief on the Skycrane. I had absolute faith in that helicopter. Sikorsky was superior. Spent some time with the Chinooks also....they scared me..
I hear ya,,,,I never worked or crewed on the Sikorsky,,,but I was a National Guard Helo mechanic and worked and flew on the Chinooks,,,,,they scared me also!
Very Cool, good camera work, I think this would be the most awesome ship to fly.
thanks for reply. I've 'flown' a few helo's but nothing like this!
I cannot get over the sound these things make☺
I was on a storage tank top when they set the rooftop air handlers at Sythe Energy, Oswego, NY. Impressive can't even begin to describe that event. Great job ! ! !
U7uuu you ok
Soviet Union helicopter MI- 10 could do the same in 1964 .I have assembled its model ,as being a kid .
To give you a sense of scale this thing is the size of a semi truck and can lift 20,000 pounds. Incredible.
No way
Maximum 10 tons
One passed here on it's way to Sweden - quite impressive, and made one hell of a racket.
Definitely some precision work. My great uncle loved these. I have pics of his service records on Huey's and had he not been disabled he was wanting to get more involved with these and lifeflight. He loved his air time. RIP Uncle Pete Nissen.
Thank you for your service Uncle Pete! You touched lives and did your best to make the world a better place.
When I was in the military, this was the CH-54 Tarhe, manufactured by Sikorsky Aircraft. Was able to get a breif hop in one with a South Dakota Army Guard unit. I got to sit in the rear-facing compartment, and of course, since I was there, there was no load being hauled. Years after the Army retired the Tarhe, Erickson purchased the type certificate and manufacturing rights from Sikorsky Aircraft. The rest is history.
that would have been a great experience! Good for you. I especially love the fact that this marvelous machine is still now alive and well and doing things that make the world better, thanks for the reply, and keep those memories of days and experiences going !
this is what it will take to make those giant cloud-peaking skyscrapers you see in futuristic movies ha
Salute to all who helped make this thing and also to the ones operating this giant, 👌👍👏
If this is Elvis, we borrowed him in Australia to fight fires for a couple of seasons in 2009 - 2010 . He was a great help. We should have a whole fleet of them.
good to know,,,,really glad that 'Elvis' can make a difference,,,, they have a bunch of Skycranes doing lots of stuff all around the world! Thanks for comment,,,,take care!
Back in about 1979 I went with my dad to a job installation his company did. Virtually this exact same lifting job done in this video. Then it was paint drying "heater houses" to supply his 300 foot long oven which this equipment looks very much like, lifting onto the roof of the General Motors assembly plant in Fremont, Ca. (Tesla's factory today). The power was unreal. I remember it felt like it could blow us over. He told me to step back, but I recall looking it up and this aircraft had 9,000 horsepower if I remember correctly.
amazing machinery,,,,and engineering. Still amazing today, and working into the future for,,,who knows when ! Thanks for the comment.
At 4:36, you can see the Max. Load rating of (what I believe to be) 25,000 LBS. Had this measurement been written in Kilograms, this job would have never been attempted.
I'll have to admit, I'm not a Kilogram type guy myself. And, yes, I do believe it's a 25,000 Pound rating . Thanks for the comment, take care out there !
O helicóptero Que transporta peso ele é o helicóptero mais resistente do mundo
It has a huge pull up ability its amazing
Este helicóptero Elvis opero en Chile en la temporada de incendios forestales 2016 - 2017 con muy buenos resultados,
thanks for your comment! Elvis is known and has worked all over the world! Glad that Helo and Crew were able to help with your unfortunate fire season. Take care !
I watched them put up power line transmission towers in a very steep canyon years ago. The round trip from attaching towers to cables, delivery and assembly, then return was about 5 minutes
Absolutely phenominal. So smooth !!
Anybody catch the label painted on the side of the machine - "MAXIMUM EXTERNAL LOAD 25,000 LBS" ??
I'm not sure how much fuel they hold,,,,but when they go on a project,,,,,,they have an 18 wheeler fuel truck immediately available,,,,,,,and on a big job,,,the do a 'hot refuel' where they keep the engines running and the blades turning while a fuel hose refills their tank.( they do land and stay stationary,,but keep blades turning ) So,,,then they have to lift their load plus I believe a fuel load of 1250 gallons.......
I saw one of these at an airshow about 30 years ago. It sat on the field and the rotors went faster and faster, more engine noise and it sounded like it would fly apart. Then the think took off vertically like a rocket straight up. Most amazing climb I ever saw. The same Skycrane dropped a car from about 1000 feet up into a dirt patch between runways. We saw the car later, crushed like a bug. It was a bad day for Toyota that day.
I was Involved in a Pic years ago. Its Incredible to See in Person. You can Feel the Power un your Heart.
few people get the chance to be 'up close and personal' with one of these machines,,,,it is an incredible experience !
You've never heard of a diet helicopter, but you've seen it.
كل عام وانتم بخير و كل عام وانت بالف خير يا سيدنا الملك عبدالله بن الحسين والا الجيش والشرطة و واجمل الحدث والعربية وكل ومصر والعراق وسوريا واليمن وليبيا وتونس والجزائر والمغرب السعوديه لبنان َالخليج العربي كل عام وانتم بخير أيوب
dongbuka how much can it lift?
@@ايوبايوبالشلعشالعطهطهوب sorry, I only understand english,,,I hope you liked the video.
@@johnanderson3173 I've been told 20 to 25 thousands pounds.
@@johnanderson3173 I am not sure about that. But visually a helicopter is able to lift objects with tons of weight.
Heavy weight helicopter 🚁 Waon
Hey biblethumpr, you said thanks Russia. You dominate helicopters and space flight. You sure don't know your history very well. Mr Sikorsky immigrated to the United States during the Russian revolution. He began working on the development of vertical lift aircraft in the late 20s, and he became an American citizen. Soo thank you America we rule helicopters. Next before man ever flew into space, an international board convened and ruled that for any nation or person was to been credit for being the 1 person into space. Said nation and person had to return to Earth in the capsule that they flew into space. Yuri Gagarin parachuted from his capasule at 40,000 feet upon reentry. This was revealed in the late 90s by the Russian government, and Alan Sheppard an American was was rightfully given the credit for being the first man in space. Also if you don't know by now, we America are the only nation to have put a man on the moon July 20 1969. Therefore we America rule and rock helicopters and space flight!!!!
Regardless of who gets credit for it based on someone else's definitions, Yuri Gagarin was still the first human to travel into space and return safely and he deserves recognition for the courage that took.
@@garrettswoodworx1873 America is great!!! And Yuri Gagarin had huge balls...
I got to see one of these in action, in Atlanta, back around 2016. The heli itself is an incredible piece of engineering. But, the skill of the pilots is a story unto itself. I watched these guys hover a heli near a building, while crews bolted the lattice work up. One wrong move could kill someone and these guys pulled the maneuver off FLAWLESSLY.
thanks for comment,,,,,these things and their crews are an amazing testimony to skill and hard work !
PAINT some eye balls on it and bang! Theres your bug.
I wonder if one of these could pi k up a 2 story house n move it for me.
I had one of these fly over my house last week, pretty impressive. Makes the Army Huey I went up in a couple of times seem tiny!
I just love the engineering process of making the helicopter, “what can we get rid of that could improve weight, excluding the crew compartment?”
Some engineer: “everything covering the engine compartment.”
I was a helo mechanic in the national guard way back when, and the fact that the hydraulic lines just bolted the outside of the frame work and engineering like that is 'amazing'.
Crazy.... Crazy.... But this is wonderful to see!
Just a few weeks ago i saw the biggest helicopter i ever seen putting stuff upon a highschool it must have weigbed tons.
this thing can lift 20,000 + pounds,,,,,,,quite a load
Dónde se puede contratar ese elicoptero?, necesito sacar a mi suegra de mi casa, la señora no se va nunca
sorry , I only speak and understand english,,,I hope you enjoyed the video !
The bearings on the rotor shaft of this helicopter must be really strong, with the rotor pulling up and the weight of the aircraft and load pulling down...
Hey guys I'm not sure if you noticed, but this helicopter looks like a giant mechanical insect. Some say a dragonfly. Just thought I'd mention it since no one else in the comments seems to have noticed.
One of my favorites. Last one I saw was heading to a fire in Idaho. They always remind me of a big noise'y Dragonfly.
Nossa esse daí é o helicóptero mais seguro do mundo😃😃👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
A thing of beauty is a joy to behold!
I have one made of LEGO
i remember seeing a half dozen of these carrying a giant lizard out to sea once when i was a kid
dang, the things you see when you don't have a camera !
You have to see one of these to believe it. The camera can't do it justice.
I have heard that it was the only aircraft that could be flown by a non officer. The crew chief has controls that face the load area (to the rear). He would control the movement of the aircraft during loading a container.
This is just completely satisfying to watch. Great work
thanks for compliment .
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I watched one of these lift a house out of someone's backyard. How it got there is a story in itself, they were moving a house and while going over a hill they lost control and the house ended up going down a slope and landed on top of someone's swimming pool. The only way to get it out, intact, was with one of these Skycranes.
wow,, I'll bet that would have been quite a show!
Either the house is damn strong or the pool is weak
@@gameseeker6307 It was a permeant in the ground pool. But small enough for the 3 bedroom house to cover the entire thing. The house was reinforced on the bottom for transport. However, it didn't escape damage as one corner was rather badly damaged. The Skycrane only moved it about 1/4 mile and left it in an empty lot right off the main road where it sat for months.
Dobre to. Czego to człowiek nie wymyśli? Skuteczne pomocne i praktyczne. U nas w polsce to chyba takich nie ma.
Beautiful piece of equipment
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