3 CH-53K KING Stallions Cold Starts, Idle

[@Watk72]

Those new 53s sure are a sight to see!!

[@zlindriver7632]

I was amused to see the Commander aircraft in the lower left part of the shot turning up one of the engines as the second ship started to turn. With those three monsters stirring up turbulence on the transient ramp if I was parked out there I'd be inside praying that my airplane was securely tied down.

[@Bruceybwoyahhh]

Damn, that tail rotor is huge!

[@kevincheney6628]

Absolutely love these helicopters

[@JBSmoke1]

That's a beast of a helicopter.

[@soqq7037]

i flew with the old version, we were only a squad in the cargo area, those things perform like sportscars, you can feel the huge amount of power in every moment. Sure the pilot had his fun during that low lewel flight.

[@kmrtnsn]

I worked on and crewed Deltas a million years ago, I’d love a close up look at a Kilo. What a beast!

[@rafalemarine5063]

C'est un sacré morceau !!!💪💪💪

[@douglashoff95]

These GE engines are an impressive bit of technology and quality. (Too bad GE home appliances aren't the same!!!!)

[@get2dachoppa249]

Those same engines are being evaluated by Boeing/GE/US Army for use on the CH-47.

[@russcudney1469]

I believe ge appliances are made in China using the name Haier

[@rodneyjacob1924]

That’s because if there engines go it’s the government not a blender but totally agree

[@0159ralph]

GE appliances are now made in China. I know I brought a refrigerator at home depot and the sales person swore it was made in the U.S. A year later I found the compressor was Chinese...

[@Melvin430]

If you paid 23 million dollars for that washing machine, it woupd perform similarly, it would also kiss you goodnight. Lol

[@moetee8675]

That tail rotor alone could lift an F150 off the ground ! 🛻

[@UltraMagaFan2]

Last year at the MCAS Beaufort airshow I got to see the marines demonstrate a front line extraction with one of these helicopters. That shit was so cool. That was one of my favorite performances.

[@HotRodsnHueys]

As a Huey guy, dang those things are cool

[@pilotboy217]

One of these flew over my house here in NY at 100ft altitude and it shook the windows and my entire house. It was louder than 2 Blackhawks at the same altitude.

[@TheGamerfreak1555]

A flight of 3 flew over my house almost shook the windows out lol

[@russellevans7922]

I was. mech on CH 53E’s Mag 29 they Are Amazing these 53K’s are Incredible!! OOH RAHH !! Semper Fi !!

[@JamesJimmytherugPagliaro]

CH-53K Proudly made in Connecticut

[@busterblond1]

Lost a friend years ago in a sea stallion. God rest you Pete

[@motorTranz]

May God comfort you. My sincerest condolences.

[@johnparrott4689]

Amazing they don’t crash more. I would hope the new birds have better reliability. Something like 250000moving parts in a D model IIRC. Sorry about your pal.

[@ElSer5.0]

@@johnparrott4689250K moving parts? Holy smokes

[@kornalbabua2000]

yeah yeah

[@kornalbabua2000]

@@motorTranz yeah whatever...

[@Grid56]

I didn't know that they engaged rotors before all the engines have started. The difference in tip height above ground is impressive even when fully feathered . These are beasts.❤ I can almost smell the kerosene all the way over here in the UK.

[@06esavoy]

I build the engines for these birds!7500 SHP with 3 engines on board. A huge upgrade from the three T64’s that were onboard the CH53-E

[@morrislouiseeagle7161]

Those wee beasties sure are awesome - thanks for sharing this with us much appreciated

[@echohunter4199]

To fully realize how massive these beasts are you should stand near one as it’s running, just an amazing experience.

[@stevehaller6332]

They should have been named hurricanes because they will blow you to the ground when they land close to you from the rotor wash. A Ch-46/47 is just as bad.

[@jamesg6792]

They most certainly are. I have had the pleasure if seeing them being built and all stages of ground and flight operations. They have a very distinctive “Ground Growl” so to speak.

[@guybeingaguy]

Man, the things I could do if had one of these bad boys!

[@mrwest5552]

this, yours is the first video i've seen on YT featuring the 53K variation since Sikorsky announced it's production, ALL the others coming to my feed were the previous model... and if I'm viewing EC 135s, Apaches, Tocanos, C-130s and such on YT i would think the CH-53K would have come to me sooner. Thanks for this vid.

[@byronharano2391]

When your tail rotor is larger compared to most helicopter main rotors! You know factually you are "King!" CH53 King Sea Stallion! Thoroughbred

[@johnyted]

OK. Okay. These machines in the right hands can do wonders. But what about the guys who build them? That's the best of the best! And that's what I envy, what I'd like to be a part of, to do something like that for humanity :)

[@TJ-USMC]

"HOG's Forever !!!" - Crewed CH-53 A & D

[@darrellparkhill]

USAF PAVE Low IIIE's here. Miss it every damn day...

[@TJ-USMC]

@@darrellparkhill "PAVE LOW" Nice Birds with all the Bells and Whistles, half the time we didn't know where we were with the NAV Aids we had. - "Semper-Fi"

[@jodygotyourgirlngone]

Here too...363 A/Ds out of Tustin

[@davidvonslingshot]

That is a beautiful piece of kit.

[@billrook6165]

Those belong to Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron 461 (HMH-461), the "IRONHORSE" squadron! I served with them from '78 to '80.

[@davidc9012]

MAGNIFIQUE CETTE HELICO !!! 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

[@Jojo867PIE]

Such a pretty bird. The Marine Corps' White Whale. Doesn't have the same rugged look of the Super Stallions but makes up for it in the curves. Also it's scary how fast these helicopters can move when they need to.

[@johnparrott4689]

Very cool! Haven’t seen the mighty K in person

[@viperq]

Long live the King.

[@romualdoalexandrealexandre1061]

A força aérea brasileira ou a marinha deveriam ter um helicóptero deste se esse governo pensasse mais na segurança de nossa pátria!🇧🇷

[@joaopedrogod]

Servia para tudo, desde missões de patrulha, até salvamentos em emergências! Isso teria sido útil no RS…

[@brianlamos7971]

Great video, thank you for sharing!

[@olafwalbrecht3311]

Recht herzlichen Dank für daß Teilen schöne Aufnahmen 🤗🤗🤝

[@77PacerStudios]

Awesome helicopters!

[@noname-yo6yn]

that´s one hell of a chopper - lovely and oldschool. Gonna miss them when the german military is going to retire their old girls

[@Autumn-Twilight-NOW]

After 100-200 Years , when somebody see those exhaust , then we deserve here, now.

[@alexander1485]

Professional BOOM Mic action, Awesome.

[@coldstartarchives]

I couldn't pass these up after passing up the CH-53E cold starts. No settling for idles only this time around

[@Jdndndndn-m7r]

This is being added to GTA Online soon and im hype as hell for it

[@The_Illmatic_Mechanic]

Canada: Get Ready to see how a CH-53 can sling a DDE Lamborghini. Planned long ago....OEF. In my Combat Operations Center (COC) No where to hide it. I promised General Mattis that this is the last car I steal. I am Special Operations Capable. Classified at the top. Love, "M"

[@byronharano2391]

King of rotary truboshaft aircraft!

[@dustingermain7037]

3 T408's FTW!!

[@reubenmorris487]

They kick up a hell of a salt spray when landing on the carrier deck. You can lean on the rotor downwash...

[@cedricdesnoyers729]

I like the ch 53, so powerfull, wonderfull, France has not this, i’m so jealous 😢

[@AmathNdour-cm7ts]

Je pense que c’est hélicoptère parti parmi les plus puissants dans l’armée américaine

[@mic790]

Классный звук!!!

[@aerowl]

Awesome footage. Keep on going!

[@jonathasfigaro4992]

I love helicopters

[@darrenboston342]

Amazing machines👌

[@obsoleteprofessor2034]

HH-53C here .. McClellan AFB 1980

[@Lasse-q9p]

I'm always surprised at the power of these daunting machines.

[@flubbyhog]

I would love to see the transmission this has to take power from 3 engines, reduce it to main rotor rpm and also the tail rotor.

[@wipatriot510]

Absolute beasts...

[@joaopedrogod]

Wow that sound of starting this engines are awesome!! Think the white smoke is when start injecting fuel ?

[@leokimvideo]

Wow, even has Q tips

[@ronniehooperjr1]

I’m waiting for one to transform into Blackout

[@andyfranklunamorales2511]

BLACKOUT TRANSFORMERS 1 EXELENTE !!!

[@michaelmurray11189]

ALL HAIL MEGATRON!

[@Milano.5676]

Best helicupter

[@coldstartarchives]

America's strongest helicopter 💪

[@samiam3334]

Just like when I turn my ceiling fan on high

[@TheDustysix]

No attempt for IR supressor on the Exhausts?

[@Boxfortress]

Built like a brick shithouse and a sight to behold. Beautiful piece of machinery

[@C-141B_FE]

BEAST!

[@BwInNewJersey]

Been on them many times in the Navy. Beasts. My favorite.

[@calvinbass1839]

What is the advantage of 6 blades vs 3 blades? More lift, speed, efficiency?

[@coldstartarchives]

The CH-53K uses a seven-blade rotor system primarily to enhance its lift capacity, improve performance in challenging environments, reduce vibration, and ensure greater reliability when carrying heavy payloads. This rotor system is specifically designed to meet the needs of its mission profile, which includes heavy-lift operations and operation in demanding conditions, rather than prioritizing speed or agility. The increase in the number of blades helps the CH-53K excel in these areas, making it a more effective and versatile platform for military and transport missions.

[@calvinbass1839]

@coldstartarchives Thank you

[@richardhall916]

me starting my computer in the morning

[@user-wc2gx4jq4e]

I remember those beasts. I think their nickname was The Jolly Green Giant.

[@coldstartarchives]

You're thinking of the HH-3E, a variant of the S-61R (also CH-3C/E). The S-61R first flew in 1959, while the CH-53Ks first flew in 2015! According to Wikipedia, "the fuselage layout [of the S-61R] was used by Sikorsky for the larger CH-53 variants".

[@stevehaller6332]

If the noise inside a CH-53K is anything like a CH-53E it would very loud inside the helicopter even with hearing protection. I remember the first time I time I was in a CH-53E and the noise was unbearable

[@coldstartarchives]

I was filming this from 1,000ft away using hearing protection. I couldn't imagine being closer, in and around them for prolonged periods of time

[@garycairns3773]

Hi why do the main rotors turn anticlockwise and tail rotor goes clockwise cheers from Scotland

[@coldstartarchives]

Taken from Google: "The main rotor of a helicopter typically turns counterclockwise while the tail rotor rotates clockwise because this design counteracts the torque produced by the main rotor, which would otherwise cause the helicopter to spin in the opposite direction of the main rotor's rotation; the tail rotor thrusts in the opposite direction to maintain stability and allow the pilot to control yaw (turning left or right)."

[@helicopterovirtual-msfs6254]

Magnífico 👏

[@robertmonfort]

Flew deltas. 2nd MAW 😊

[@William-Welch]

On the third bird startup. Shouldn’t the ramp be dropped on start in case of a fire?

[@abecoulter8550]

tail rotor is so big it sounds like a turboprop

[@noahgrady3628]

What a machine

[@MichaelLopez-rh3me]

And to think the tail rotor’s larger in diameter than the main rotor on a Little Bird.

[@ekimnamdets6946]

53’s were my favorite to hop in, sheer power, Hueys are neat, but not as powerful

[@illegalamishmen]

What is the marine with the wire doing?

[@coldstartarchives]

That pesky push to start, can't even have keys these days...

[@jlalbee]

22,500 shp, but who's counting...

[@nunyabizznizz7326]

kevlar helmets for ground crew?

[@brodricj3023]

How much fuel do those 3 engines suck per hour? I'd hate to be the one paying for the gas.

[@coldstartarchives]

Per engine, General Electric estimates the "Specific fuel consumption: ~0.4 lb/hp-h". If I'm interpreting this correctly, it means each engine burns .4 pounds of fuel per horsepower, per hour. In other words (assuming my interpretation is correct), all three engines combined would burn 9,000 pounds of fuel per hour operating at the max HP of 7,500. .4lbs * 7,500 hp = 3,000lbs per hour 3k lbs * 3 engines = 9,000 lbs per hour

[@dad_jokes_4ever226]

If you're an American tax payer then you are ....

[@danielclark2934]

Seeing that white vapor come out of the exhaust tube when they start suggests that the fuel is not gas. I suspect it is kerosene but I am not absolutely sure.

[@brodricj3023]

@@danielclark2934 These engines burn kerosene. The white smoke is burning engine all. The labyrinth oil seals in the engine bearings are letting oil pass into the hot gases as the engine is starting. When the compressor air pressure builds up as the engine is accelerating the labyrinth seals do their thing and stop the oil from passing through, hence no more white smoke.

[@zlindriver7632]

@@coldstartarchives Jet fuel weighs roughly 6.6/lbs per gallon. So that works out to 1,363 gallons per hour total fuel burn at full power. The Lycoming IO-360 variant in my Zlin 242-L burns 16 GPH at full power and it's good for 200 HP. 😉

[@roberthenderson4466]

HEAVY DUTY.

[@janinsweden8559]

Which engine has to be started first?

[@coldstartarchives]

I don't know their protocol, but a previous commenter notes, "they start 3, then 1, run up to flight power, and then start 2"

[@waynemercer4546]

Is marine1&2 based off this design or is it a whole different helo?

[@TypeRyRy]

Some say... the rotor wash alone can cause hurricanes...🤔

[@jamesstewart5891]

That looks like a refueling pipe on the front , how's that possible ? James Stewart UK

[@coldstartarchives]

That is correct, these can be refueled by aircraft like a C130 running drogues.

[@jamesstewart5891]

@@coldstartarchives surely they must lose a lot of fuel lines with helicopter blades, it's hard enough with a jet ? Jimmy.

[@coldstartarchives]

Thankfully they do not, as the pilots are highly skilled and drogue lines do not form high angles by default.

[@jimjoe9945]

Is this McCord AFB?

[@coldstartarchives]

This was taken at the Tri-Cities Airport in TN, a public airport

[@siro5838]

Sounds 100% like my waching machine-

[@texSetter412]

まだ、日本の上空、沖縄の上空で見たことないです。

[@shahriar7778]

What is the name of this air force base ?

[@coldstartarchives]

This was taken at the Tri-Cities Airport in TN, a public airport

[@skisalomon81]

The tail code suggests these are from MCAS New River, NC. Nice trip for the K's.

[@billrook6165]

@@skisalomon81 HMH-461 "IRONHORSE" squadron.

[@kittipatbuanak5268]

This is better then mi 26 ?

[@coldstartarchives]

That's up to you to decide

[@stevenbennett3805]

The size of each blade on the tail rotor is impressive.

[@jjhead431]

How does this cost more than an F-35?

[@coldstartarchives]

A brilliant comment I found online says, "Find me a bird that looks like a helicopter. They stand in defiance to gods creation and as such require significant engineering to withstand their heresy"

[@tomdarco2223]

Right On

[@tompat2365]

Richard Gere sit in the Back an Hunts the Jackal.

[@migslinang1748]

that Beast is size of an truck 💀💀💀

[@demonmonsterdave]

Can they fly?

[@coldstartarchives]

Yes! I took pictures of them taking off instead of video.

[@mho...]

big guys needs a while to wake up

[@oFFtheWall518]

From cold, there's four engines you have to start. They can do an emergency start, but it's hard on the engines. You wouldn't start your car and immediately get on the freeway.

[@mutantthegreat7963]

Hefty

[@skycomb]

Let the K's fly.

[@richardmatos5267]

Why 2 tail rotors

[@supatil8041]

Single ahe

[@tomdarco2223]

Go Army!

[@truckerray7533]

These were the Marines, not Army!

[@tomdarco2223]

@@truckerray7533 Right On Go TRUMP!

[@BwInNewJersey]

@@tomdarco2223going to prison!

[@JamesJimmytherugPagliaro]

Army got the Blackhawks Marines have the CH-53k Both Proudly made in Connecticut

[@SaraiMartinez-du9nb]

❤1,200rpm idel😮😮😮😮