Rare Sikorsky S-55 Helicopter, Engine Start up, Takeoff, Landing, and More

Unexpected 😲 surprise 😮 70 years old helicopter. The Sikorsky S-55 helicopter up close action and very high-quality video .
Pirate Airlift Sikorsky S-55 helicopter N2300Z
70 years Originally delivered to the USAF as an H-19B wearing 53-4414.
Crazy history I never thought of catching this unique helicopter for my knowledge is the only S-55 active today in 2024 . I am glad to have this amazing opportunity to watch and record this historic helicopter . Video is 31 MINUTE long, but it's worth every moment.
location is undisclosed since it is a private video is record at McDonough GA.
Timestamp Info
00:00 Intro
00:12 Engine Start S-55 Helicopter N2300Z
01:55 Takeoff
02:56 AC Unit Lifting, and up close action
12:03 Landing for refueling
12:39 UP Close Takeoff
13:37 more up close action
28:30 Final landing
www.pirateairlift.com/phone/i...
here you can find more info on how to book this Helicopter for a lifting job.
Riat 2024 is around the corner, and I have more surprises 😮 for this channel.
Photo Thumbnail provide by Josh Frizzell
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[@JetKeene2]

Extremely valuable video that clearly shows a rare model that may be the only one of its kind in the world still in active service!👍👍👍

[@Epicaviation47]

Indeed brooo thanks for watching I really appreciate it 🙏

[@bk1165]

It belongs to Pirate Airlift based at the Jackson County Airport, Jefferson, GA. I talked to the owner/pilot when they were doing a job near me. It is a complete rebuild after it crashed in 2002. It was previously used to fly tourists over the Grand Canyon. That's why it has those large windows in the doors. It has had many owner/operators over the years, even on display at a Canadian museum for a while. Originally delivered to the USAF as an H-19B Chickasaw (53-4414).

[@Epicaviation47]

Wow thanks for the knowledge and watching the video

[@DavidCruz-ip8yk]

Rex saz k

[@DOMINICAAVIATION]

Awesome catch!

[@Epicaviation47]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@PasleyAviationPhotography]

Awww, its a S55T, I was hoping to hear a sweet sweet radial. Great video regardless 😉

[@Epicaviation47]

Thanks for watching I really appreciate it

[@HRPlanespotter]

Great video

[@Epicaviation47]

Thanks for watching

[@TodosLados]

What a great catch! Sounds like a Huey sometimes. Good one, bro! Shared!

[@Epicaviation47]

Yes it was definitely a great catch

[@user-wb7cf9sf2d]

บินได้เยี่ยมมากเพื่อน👍👍👍

[@Epicaviation47]

Thanks for watching

[@ThatBobGuy850]

People ask: Why does it sound like a Huey? Interesting question! A lot of what you hear is tail rotor growl. The UH-1 and S-55 tail rotors are about the same size and turn at about the same rpm, producing a similar noise. As for the main rotor... The UH-1 rotor turns at around 324 rpm. But it has two blades, so two-per-revolution means that you hear a blade 648 times per minute. The S-55 rotor turns at 220 rpm. But it has **three** blades, so you're hearing 660 blades pass by for every one revolution. The aural difference is quite small. And so the S-55 sounds like a Huey. For comparison, the Bell 206 main rotor turns a frenetic 394 rpm, meaning that you hear 788 blades per revolution! You would never mistake an S-55 for a 206.
Oh, and the exhaust is angled up to make it quieter. The conversion to "Whisperjet" configuration (5-blades and the muffled exhaust) was designed to make the ship less noticeable to people on the ground. Turbine engines can be quite annoying. A standard (i.e. non-Whisperjet) turbine conversion of the S-55 has an unmuffled exhaust that comes out the front of the engine cowling. When it's nearby, it is just as loud as the piston version, but with an unpleasant high-pitched whine replacing the arguably more acceptable low-pitch roar of the radial engine.

[@Epicaviation47]

Love the explanation thanks for watching

[@tobiasklein6798]

Awesome video of this super rare bird! Thanks for posting.

[@Epicaviation47]

Anytime thanks for watching

[@jcataclisma]

🤩🤩🤩😎👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Epicaviation47]

Thanks for watching

[@reedreamer9518]

That originally had a radial engine, never see one with a turbine. Odd that the jet exhaust is pointed up, but I guess that's the best solution for a retrofit.

[@Epicaviation47]

Yes definitely a very interesting helicopter thanks for watching

[@netinho26]

Wow just a wonderful Helicopter. Its so cute 😂 i like it, and his sound amazing. Thanks for share ❤

[@Epicaviation47]

Thanks for watching

[@SouthernCrossbuckProduct-dm7zs]

I saw it fly over me in Monroe on Saturday.

[@Epicaviation47]

Yes they go later to North Carolina. Busy season a lot of new warehouse and construction jobs

[@PhantomPhreakChris]

Beautiful! Love it!

[@Epicaviation47]

Thanks I really appreciate it 🙏

[@dullesspotter]

Great catch and video!

[@Epicaviation47]

Thanks I really appreciate it 🙏

[@geertzwager1309]

Magnificent catch and awesome filming. Thank you!!

[@Epicaviation47]

Thanks a very unexpected surprise Thanks for watching

[@panhakhmer6224]

❤❤

[@skywarp1]

Why does it sound like a Huey?

[@Epicaviation47]

That is a great question

[@geertzwager1309]

This S-55QT helicopter was designed by/ for Papillon Helicopters to fly tourists over the Grand Canyon, as bk1160 already mentioned. The reason it sounds different I would guess is because of the noise cancelling measurements that were built in: the idea was to have less helicopter noise in the Grand Canyon. The exhaust is muffled, and so is the engine and air intake. If you surpress the engine noise, the sound of the main rotor will be more audible. This gives the machine its indeed very distinctive sound! As a matter of fact the 55QT even had a five blade main rotor to also reduce the main rotor noise. On the ship in this clip however it looks like the original three blade main rotor remained.