Bell 47 Startup and special Takeoff by skilled Pilot

A museum-helicopter Agusta Bell 47 G starting up and taking of in EDMW, Germany. The pilot demonstrated a special takeoff showing the capabilities of the aged helicopter. Enjoy and feel free to leave a comment!
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[@user-ex4si2md6r]

As a little boy I loved the memories of the couple of times that a helicopter instructor took me up in the old Bell Aircraft Model 47 -G2 and one time he did an auto rotation landing 😁👍

[@winbrown444]

This aircraft is very forgiving, easy to fly and very versatile. enjoyed all 900 hrs. flying her

[@Hambone571]

Very nice little aircraft.

[@jackflash6377]

During the early 90's I worked on Porsche and about two blocks from the shop there was an aircraft instrument company. One of the people that worked there flew a Bell 47 to work when the weather was nice. I always stopped what I was doing to watch him fly in and land or take off in the evening. At the time I was deep into flying RC helis so it was a big treat to me. I agree with the other poster. One of the coolest helicopters / flying machines ever built.

[@user-ex4si2md6r]

Yes sir she is an icon of helicopters 🚁

[@tracewallace23]

The first aircraft that I ever got a ride in was one of these. The pilot did what I can only describe as a full throttle lift off. While my dad held the top half of me out of the door like I was going to fall out 😂😂. It is one of the best memories I have with my father. And I was forever hooked on flying after that.

[@crispycritterz]

Nothing beats the sound of that startup

[@ronjohnson303]

Back in the 70's there were more 47s flying than bell built, they were built from military surplus spare parts

[@frostyvr9805]

That doesn’t surprise me at all lol

[@timdougall5415]

My favourite helicopter of all time

[@gamegeekx]

To all the troops that served the Korean War. Thank you for your service! (salutes). Thanks for the video too.

[@cat637d]

The most beautiful rotor wing bird ever built!

[@darbyheavey406]

Give me the flying egg....

[@twistedhippie7608]

Darby Heavey MH-6 is the best but I might actually be able to afford a 47 and that makes it the “cub” of helicopters and I must drive forward until one of them is in my care!

[@dorsetdumpling5387]

For those of us of the M.A.S.H. Generation, this is THE bird!

[@jonnnyren6245]

Most iconic scene of this bird is in the episode Life Time where the gang are met with a wounded GI with a lacerated aorta. I know the helicopter was like 20 seconds of scene in it but the sound was so iconic and the episode was epic literally Hawk had to operate this guy within minutes and BJ struggling to get an aortic graft from anybody to save the wounded GI was amazing in itself. This, the Huey and both the Chinook and Sea Knight have the most iconic rotorblade sounds ever.

[@dancarter482]

Some nice impressive piloting in Crocodile Dundee, desert/town flying low level in the dust just on the edge of risky.

[@vichy7661]

Almost expected to see Sally Kellerman rushing from a recovery point, running with I.V. as medics evac to a M*A*S*H tent. Excellent vid, thanks for posting.

[@stargazeronesixseven]

The Grandfather Bell~47 >>> Brings back many fond memories ... 🌷🌿

[@eugeneheuschel9539]

Our Air Defense Artillery Group in Wilmington, Ohio had two of these birds in the early 70’s. Lots of flying by the seat of our pants with an attitude indicator and a magnetic compass. The rotor blades were wooden and would absorb moisture in winter. Great aircraft for a new pilot to really earn his wings.

[@m3photo726]

“Attitude indicator” is what my wife has! You’re right about the wooden blades. When it was raining and couldn’t fly on those days, if we had to park up outside we’d go and untie the blades to rotate them once a day to keep the accumulated moisture even. Not doing so made for a very uncomfortable few minutes of flight!

[@onebadapple83]

Don’t think this was ever posted anywhere but I’ve read about a pilot who autorotated the Bell 47 to a landing then lifted it, turned it 180° and landed it again! I believe it and I want to see it!!!!

[@lorenzodunn3226]

Excellent film footage and sound.

[@jbaumun]

Gotta love this stuff !

[@amitsunkur8127]

Salute Sir for the take off

[@tom95521]

I flew in one of these on the 4th of July when I was a kid in the 1960s. I think it's amazing that helicopters have really not changed that much since they were invented. Look at TV series from the 1970s and the Bell helicopter look exactly like the new ones. I'm sure the glass cockpit is new but the external design has not really changed at all.

[@superskullmaster]

Tom Mendenhall neither have the shape of birds changed much in the last 20,000 years. If it works why change it?

[@Gameprojordan]

Yeah it's kinda crazy how we basically perfected helicopter technology by the 50s/60s/70s. Everything we have nowadays are basically slightly updated versions of designs from those times. Even military grade helicopters where they for example still use Hueys, Cobras, Blackhawks, and Apaches full time

[@richardtill711]

thanks

[@noivern8869]

Bell 47 my beloved

[@nasirramli8658]

Small and Light flying machines.. Simple and just like a Car.. 2 seated and suitable for any operation.. I loved it..

[@roostercogburn809]

Nice taxi before departure...

[@monostripezebras]

wonderful aircraft

[@john5321]

One used to fly the underground lines in my township in NJ during the 70s. It was flown by an X Vietnam Vet - never got shot down, till some stupid kid hit it with a baseball as he was flying overhead...sigh...but loved waving at him.

[@darrylsmith3102]

Still in luv with the 47 from 12 years old.

[@assassinlexx1993]

As a young boy I was given a ride in one in Florida. No door a just a belt to hold me in the seat. I bet if you look at bottom of the seat you still where hung on for dear life. It was like seating on a long pole in a wind. That was a very long time ago but I still remember it like it was yesterday.

[@okrajoe]

Beautiful flying.

[@Spawn-td8bf]

Very well done. Thank you for posting and God Bless from Florida.

[@dieselrotor]

Just love those little birds. Would absolutely love to own one someday.

[@Justwantahover]

So BIG for such a "little" bird.

[@libertyforever4270]

A blast from the past. A classic American masterpiece.

[@HeliPadUSA]

Cool video. I'd take one!

[@followme-helitechnicaldataint]

Geiler Sound vom Start. Ich vermisse die Bell 47

[@Justwantahover]

The Bell 47 is so BIG for a "small" helicopter.

[@LakshmiLakshmi-sd7pd]

Yyghn

[@helicopterovirtual-msfs6254]

Fantástic.

[@drumdust]

Imagine if this had come into service a couple of years earlier.

[@charlie6629]

I had a chance to fly a Bell 205 and I have never flown one although I know aviation. I picked it up high enough to get spotted on radar by LAX when we had down time hanging iron due to heavy fog. Guy told me I was a natural. I was floating on air when I stepped out of that machine after my few hundred feet of lift.

[@jasminmanaf5703]

I love bell 47.

[@rickuyeda4818]

Back in '84, we had a Bell at Malibu station. I remember when MASH units use them to medivac wounded in Korea. Funny thing was, our pilot was 250#. A 300# Deputy wanted a ride. the Bell would bounce on the skids to get airborne. It could barely handle the weight of those two.

[@coriscotupi]

BS. The Bell 47 can easily handle 550 lbs. If it was "bouncing on the skids" it was for some other reason, not because it was carrying two fat adults.

[@shazam6274]

Corisco tupi: you might be BS. If this is Malibu California and at a "station", (Fire, Coast Guard or Police) then this is quite realistic. The air temp could be over 32c and any extra equipment could easily max out the weight allowed.

[@HM2SGT]

shazam: that is questionable. MTOW is a constant; it does not vary based on altitude or temperature. The bell 47 MTOW is 2,950#... even with a quarter ton of passenger and pilot there was a comfortable margin over a ton. It is possible, but not probable, that there was and additional 2,400# of equipment on the aircraft. There must be some other explanation for the aircraft bouncing on the skids.

[@shazam6274]

+ Billy Sargent: kind of, maybe... The power available decreases with altitude / density altitude, unless the engine had a turbo charger. Wind gust could also have been a factor in the case sited above.

[@HM2SGT]

Lift is affected by air density which is affected by temperature and altitude, I think perhaps that’s what you meant by power? Good thought about wind gusts though. I would imagine and airdrome on the California coast would definitely be subject to gusts. I thought it sounded more like a transitional lift/air cushion ground effect issue during taxi more than anything weather related. Just a pilot with a bad habit of not getting enough altitude, then there is always the mechanical factor - the H13 was famous for shimmying & gyrating at low speed/altitude. All that mechanical crap flapping around; no hydraulics, The whole thing always was kind of loose and shaky. Have you ever read chickenhawk by Robert Mason? One of the top tier Vietnam helicopter memoir novels. Always did wonder what it would be like to have a turbo supercharger on that lycoming engine... or even install a modern gas turbine Like the Robinson R66.

[@nathanielbradford548]

They are old but they are still beautiful

[@GenerationGap69]

I had a Kawasaki KH4 made under license to Bell similar to the J model it was a great machine. only problem with it was people didn't like the noise in built up areas so it was not commercially workable for us

[@tracynation2820]

Super. 💙 T.E.N.

[@Agislife1960]

They used that chirping engine start sound in just about every episode of Whirly Birds.

[@joentexas]

Whirlybirds, good series.

[@johnkern7075]

My uncle had this same model helicopter. I'm familiar with that startup sound.

[@johnkern7075]

My uncle owned one of these. Landed in our backyard one time. Scared us all to death.

[@ZFKATNBADGER40]

Bro, that sounds awesome!! Lmao

[@user-pz7xy1vg9i]

Молодцы бережно хранящие технику

[@janreznak881]

It's one of those original silent stealth choppers.

[@MrJbonfilio]

BELL IS MY CHOPPER

[@Timetonut]

I'm only 47, but Mash made this the only helicopter I wish I could fly.

[@TheRotorhound]

Got my rating in a 47d1. Wood blades. Franklin engine. Autogas. Flew great but a oil spilling mess to preflight.

[@zzodr]

0:53 rabbit ears tilt over.

[@rubylaser8601]

It looks like the blades rotate as soon as the engine starts. It doesn’t need a clutch?

[@letgodbetrueandeverymanali3656]

Had to put my headphones on for this one! I love this little chopper! I was surprised by how much power it has. At start up it reminded me of a souped up racing motor. What engine is in this thing?

[@DeereX748]

Usually a Lycoming flat-six, mounted vertically; about 180 to 300 hp, depending on type variant.

[@m3photo726]

@@DeereX748It’s a G2 by the looks of it. With a weird exhaust setup …

[@Novadean1]

Plattling Niederbayern the refueling Action Germany I live here in town ! Bell 47 awesome shopper for ever.

[@Novadean1]

Plattling Niederbayern Tank Aktion Germany

[@rexnex277]

Gee that was sooo special.

[@NUNVAROV]

Wow! That startup and takeoff was really fast. Start your engine and let's go just as if it was a car.

[@coriscotupi]

Check the video for those TWO cuts between engine start and take-off.

[@HM2SGT]

lol yeah, edited so it looks like Hollyweird - got a love the way they portray any aircraft as being as quick and easy to crank as the family grocery getter.

[@wernerwiedon1331]

Yes Video cut`s Folks definitly there is about 1050 feed - at NN on the River Donau Deggendorf and not to far on the river Isar and also very Close is the Autobahn A 92 und von Passau nach Regensburg die A 3 !

[@jacobmarshall7810]

Is this how you show? You should show a little walk around and then show the close up what is happening inside the cockpit.

[@terryjaster4115]

Should be playing the theme to Mash

[@davidfowlerjr6114]

Terry Jaster I was thinking the same thing

[@davida.p.9911]

I was humming it :-)

[@HM2SGT]

Suicide is painless

[@chanderprabhabakshi33]

..

[@dickroe2027]

No...from "The Whirlybirds"

[@robertotrezza8077]

Bell47 como E bom voar

[@ellonysman]

Skilled, because he’s still alive lol🤘

[@Novadean1]

Yes absolutely 🤣😊 all the age 😅😅😅 !

[@crabbymilton390]

Just a question. Can you start the engine without the rotor engaged or is either method ok?

[@UziDoesIt8818]

Was the Bell 47 one of the first helicopters created?

[@terryakers2438]

My Training Ship

[@larrythompson5617]

Did the same my first 20 hrs in the 47.............

[@clayton203]

Does it have a/c, Just wandering

[@ronaldgreen5292]

Is it me, or why does the clutch, or belts engage way too soon, after the engine starts?! Is this normal for a model of piston powered 🚁 like that one?!

[@Jonathanbaker]

special take off? can some one help explain this?

[@charliemarren8724]

No centrifugal clutch in this model? I flew a 47G2 in flight school :)

[@ronjohnson9507]

Charlie Marren. All bell 47s have centrifugal clutches

[@acjbigpond]

Yes it has a centrifugal clutch. It starts to engage straight away and if you did not nothing the mass of the rotor system will cause the engine to stall. Immediately after start you have to rev the engine to keep it from fully engaging to get the rotor rpm up before you can then reduce the engine revs and let the clutch fully engage.

[@carl5381]

ATTENTION! ATTENTION! INCOMNG WOUNDED!

[@hoverluver]

I missed the special part.

[@willsco76]

Ha-Ha-Ha-Ha

[@lorditsprobingtime6668]

I was wondering what or when too. I think the long close to ground speed build up and moderately fast climb was "it". If they wanted to do that in a more spectacular way they should have thrown the passenger out. I fly in a mates Bell 47 regularly and with just the 2 of us it can liftoff pretty briskly with a lot less build up than they did here. If we put someone in the middle seat as well it makes a HUGE difference. He also only warmed it up for a minute of less, that's not long enough.

[@coriscotupi]

+King Congo *"only warmed it up for a minute of less, that's not long enough."* There were two cuts in the video after the engine start, so we cannot know for how long he warmed up the engine prior to take-off.

[@lorditsprobingtime6668]

Thanks corisco, you're absolutely right. I had to have another look and pay extra close attention but you are correct. It still wasn't anything "special" about that takeoff though. I was wrong though and am happy to admit my mistake.

[@coriscotupi]

Hey King, I only noticed because I too was impressed by the apparent short warm-up time, so I watched again. And agreed - nothing special by that take-off. It's a helicopter being a helicopter, that's what they do. :-) ...Take care.

[@dirtyharry1844]

Airwolf grandfather.

[@pastorgerival]

Quro um desse como faz gostoso voar assim

[@carterbishop274]

Hawkeye pierce. Stand up folks the war is back in town

[@twistedhippie7608]

It’s the “cub” of helicopters and I must have one in my care! Who needs a sitter?

[@Paolo-qe7lc]

Looks like a normal takeoff

[@Novadean1]

Yes definitely 😊😃 it was nothing special 🤣🤣🤣 !

[@jamesboaz4787]

Damn, the Germans got one of our birds, we gotta get it back.

[@pilot3016]

Remember Chuck and P.T. moore flying N975 Bravo in the cheap and silly series Whirlybirds? The escaped zoo gorilla on the roof of the barn was wearing Keds! Laughing.. I'm 71 now.

[@horaciomorales3058]

Like a reference standard.

[@samanli-tw3id]

Is it turbocharged cause I hear turbine-like whine.

[@ronbennett6396]

What special take off ? It was a take off followed by a climbing pedal turn. Crop dusters do far more dynamic and much "harder" manuevers every day. Skilled pilot ? Of course he's a "skilled pilot", or he wouldn't have a license. A pilot is considered "skilled" the moment he successfully completes the training and solo flight, and gets his license. And you call it a Bell 47, which is probably technically correct. However, this aircraft is painted to resemble the military version of the Bell 47, the H 13. Wether it actually is the military H -13 version, or the completely civilian Bell 47 version is anyone's guess. Methinks, though it's painted as an H 13, it's probably a Bell 47, so you're probably correct in calling it a Bell 47, even though it's painted as an H 13.

[@user-tk1uq8ek2g]

What is your not going to all those people

[@dorbot]

Not entirely sure about the height avoid curve there. Skilled? Reckless show off..

[@saibot20194]

vietnam

[@oceansailing7726]

M*A*S*H* Mobile Army Surgical Hospital and Mobile we shall be... grab hotlips let's get the Hell out if here..

[@frtdog]

Flew the H-13, the military version for several years. Sorry but I just don't see what is so 'special' about that takeoff.

[@gymover]

WSo, what's tha big deal here?

[@obsoleteprofessor2034]

Like the bumblebee, in theory this is not suppose to be able to fly.

[@JessHull]

only according to obsolete outdated theories.

[@lorditsprobingtime6668]

Obviously the designer knew better than whoever the uneducated idiot was that said that. There is absolutely no reason it 'shouldn't' be able to fly.

[@coriscotupi]

+obsolete professor Care to elaborate why this is "not suppose *[sic]* to be able to fly"?? Why exactly? Which aerodynamic principles, specifically, are being broken? Ditto for the bumblebee. ...This is going to be fun.

[@briantaylor9285]

DESCRIBING THE BELL 47: This is the Bell 47. 🧐☝️ It is a helicopter. 🧐☝️ A helicopter that flies. Thank you. END. 🧐

[@BharatSecurityWatch]

Not a skilled pilot, but a German pilot! Bleh 😝

[@rogeronslow1498]

Aha, so that's what makes a skilled pilot. What rubbish.

[@urbi3006]

Roger Onslow Buy DCS UH1H Huey and try to do the same thing. This guy is hella good.

[@emperorgrant]

I assume you're a qualified helicopter pilot with hours of flight experience over several different types?

[@sarahann530]

Roger has hours of experience playing with his knob , does that count

[@kelownaguy347]

smooth and confident pilot.

[@lorditsprobingtime6668]

Sorry. I agree with Roger. That wasn't anything to get excited about. Pretty normal except he should have warmed it up for longer and should have lifted much sooner. He was taking extra risk skimming close to the ground to build up more speed just so he could lift a bit faster when he eventually did.

[@lorenzodunn3226]

Excellent film footage and sound.

[@roostercogburn809]

Nice taxi before departure...