Grumman HU-16B Albatross departures from Casa Grande airport for California.

The Grumman HU-16 Albatross is a large twin-radial engine amphibious flying boat that was used by the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Coast Guard, primarily as a search and rescue and combat search and rescue aircraft. (wiki)
The Air Rescue Museum

[@EnterpriseXI]

Fun Fact: if a radial engine aircraft sits overnight, the engine oil settles to the bottom cylinders, so if you were to start the engine, you'll end up with a hydrostatic lock and also probably bend a connecting rod. So to clear the engine of that oil, the engine has to be manually turned over by pushing the prop around several times forcing the oil into the exhaust that's why you see all that smoke when a radio engine starts.

[@mothmagic1]

Radials also burn more oil than horizontally opposed or Vee engines as well. Don't know why.

[@Pichouette]

I agree. However, how do you push nine blade rotations when the props are that high. Especially on something like a PBY? I'm guessing you electrically turn over the engine using the starter without having the power switch to allow it to start in the on position. I don't know how to fly anything like that. But, that's my best guess.

[@EnterpriseXI]

@@Pichouette if the propeller is too high to reach, use a lift. Also bad idea to used the starter motor to clear the oil. You’ll again bend a rod

[@jcmartin868]

Pretty sure it's easier to let the starter motor do that work with ignition turned off

[@jimfowler5930]

Wonderful sight and sounds! Sat in one at an airshow in Miami in 1958 as a kid....went on the FLY Navy in the 70's. LOVE this airplane, too.

[@teedee9903]

I flew from Loring AFB to Goose Bay in November of 1968 in one of these planes. Loved it

[@thewatcher5271]

Thanks For Sharing This Video, It's One Of My Favorite Planes. But Especially Thanks For Not Screwing The Pooch With Annoying Music Or Jibber Jabber Whether It's Human Or Computer Generated. I Think That's The First Time I Got To See The Landing Gear Retract . . .

[@BuggsOgden]

Cool video! I got fly in one of these out of NAS Jacksonville in 1969. It was a Navy version, dark blue and white. The Navy was phasing them out by then and they were restricted to land use only. I remember them to be very noisy inside, but a lot of fun to ride in, at least for a 22 year old!

[@Jerry-n7u]

I was a flight engineer on the hu16b usaf 31st aars in the Philippines Vietnam 1965 1967 made a open sea rescue of a navy pilot near North Vietnam

[@Roadrunner1938]

71st Air Rescue Elmendorf AFB Alaska until squadron deactivated. Loved that bird.

[@michaelthomas7178]

I remember seeing hu16 at Eglin AFB in the 1960s with the exact paint scheme. They were used there for drone recovering and air sea rescue.

[@Edubarca46]

First time I see the Albatross' landing gear retracting. I only have seen it in the famous Monogram plastic scale kit of this beautiful aircraft.

[@wn6904k]

Watching the fueling, my only thought was $$$$$$$$$$$$ Love the Albatross however

[@billmorris2613]

Good evening from St John Parish, Louisiana 05 Nov 20.

[@mikebryant4596]

Awesome old aircraft

[@Flightsworldwidevideos]

great video!!

[@vicshemwell3518]

Det.2 57th ARS / 58th ARS Wheelus AB Tripoli, Libya , 1961-63

[@wn6904k]

Wonder where the plane is now in 2024

[@dalesykes5882]

305th Air Rescue! Bill Sykes

[@Manaritzis88]

02:32 That sound is music

[@jayhanig54]

46th Air Rescue, Otis AFB, Cape Cod, MA - Hal Hanig

[@craigpennington1251]

Very cool but too short a video.

[@louielouiepks]

Good looking goat

[@johnnylee5664]

這才是真正的 S-16 救護機！

[@luisguevara7402]

Do we still have these active?

[@rogeradams1113]

I noticed both props rotating in the same direction. I always thought this aircraft had counter-rotating ones. Just curious.

[@wun1gee]

Very few full-scale twins have counter-rotating props.

[@joannebonsall7679]

Roger Adams andthe

[@antoineagnese]

Avion de légende

[@paulmorelli2803]

Why no water take-off or landings? That is what it was designed for, correct?

[@GH-oi2jf]

It is designed for water or land, clearly.

[@sutararno4118]

ada dalemya g ya?

[@keithsage7258]

This is a money pit.