RNZAF UH-1H IROQUOIS START's UP & TAKE's OFF IN A PADDOCK

Sunday 22-1-12: 3 Squadron RNZAF Bell UH-1 Huey NZ3814 Start Up & Departs From a Paddock at Hampton Downs Meremere - RED CHECKERS SUPPORT HELI.
The Camera was Static sitting on the car roof.

[@pesetamaya3509]

Brings back memories my father was in Vietnam he was a pilot for one of these hughie's he was shot down couple times and still survived crazy may all these vets rest in peace and the ones that are still alive may God bless them

[@dukewinward]

Definitely the best and safest helicopter ever built, I flew 1000's of missions as a pilot on one from military intelligence to MEDEVAC in Germany to deserts and high density traffic such as Frankfort, Houston and a host of other cities and remote sites. Thanks for posting.

[@reggierendert6494]

You must have some great memories, thank you! It must be amazing to fly one of those babies!

[@chris-thumper7205]

One of the BEST! I flew on a lot of HH-60's and always wished I could fly on one of these. Especially number 14. That brings back memories I cannot describe. As simple as it is.

[@dwm5150]

Thanks for your Bravery, Sacrifices, and your service… When, I Have Your Wounded. DUSTOFF

[@BenKrisfield]

Lived in Taupo in the 80's, the UH-1's would fly over all the time.

[@christianperezlindo8628]

still serving with us in Argentina , 50 years later. 3 of them in my city x3 love their sound

[@noytube101]

i remember admiring them so much when i was a kid.... truly greatest sound ive ever heard...

[@allgood6760]

I love the Huey.. I miss them I love the sound they make👍🇳🇿

[@nh6milhistory]

nothing beats that sound! ;

[@Jarek_73]

Only men can feel the absolute fascination with machines. It is beyond any explanation. I was staring at the video like mad, imagining the turbine inside, the increasing number of revolutions, fuel consumption, the forces which you have to overcome to "lift" the dead object from the ground. Centuries of scientifical progress are joined here in one machine. People usualyl think it is "normal" that you push a button and machines do what they do. No, some genius had to invent it first so we could use it and feel bored by its reliability.

[@reggierendert6494]

That is so well said, definitely food for thought.

[@kentrinfret2979]

I love the Huey! My first jump was from the Huey in 1978

[@philipfarrell8114]

Love the chopping sound of the 2 rotors slapping air iconic chopper great video

[@sleat]

We used to untie the blades, and then go round the other side with the extinguisher and wait until the thing got up to idle before we'd get in, as in the hot weather the nicads (for the starter-generator) got very warm, plus in case of hot/wet-start.

[@whackyjinak4978]

That trick he did with the rotor on startup eliminated most of the shake! THAT'S AMAZING!

[@ChrisA7X89]

It's more for other reasons. It was windy as you can clearly tell be the video. If not done like this there would be a chance of the rotor blade hitting the tail boom if a gust catches the blade in a bad moment.

[@whackyjinak4978]

@@ChrisA7X89 I’ve seen a number of foreign militaries flying Hueys since then that do that as standard procedure, it eliminates mast knocking and wear.

[@paulborys8147]

I thought he was going to "prop" the huey. Sounds silly but we did it a few times in Nam. No, really. If battery was low, crew chief would hold blade until turbine n1 reached 12 percent. On our signal, he would fling blade. It would take enough load off to start. CW2 71-72

[@reggierendert6494]

Thanks for your service over there and for that explanation, interesting!

[@ปัญญา-พ6ส]

The legend of vietnam war From thailand

[@Senna-xi1gr]

What was legendary about the Vietnam war was that the yanks got their arses kicked by people who just had bamboo sticks & the odd gun they stole of the yanks.

[@Gus1966-c9o]

😂 exactly and they still get their arses kicked in any sort of protracted guerilla warfare .

[@eakbodinnantaya3640]

marc scorer You don’t have brain ? He talk about Helicopter ! UH-1 it is legend and i love that sound !

[@ronnieg6358]

How many of these did they push into the South China Sea to make room on the deck for the evacuees from Saigon?

[@SRK_223]

ที่เวียดนามยังเกลียดพวกเราอยู่จนถึงทุกวันนี้ก็เพราะว่าเราไปสนับสนุนสหรัฐฯ ทิ้งระเบิดแล้วรุกรานประเทศเค้า, ลาวกับเขมรก็เกลียดเราเหมือนกัน.. The reason why Vietnam still hates us (Thailand) to this day is because we supported and helped them (The US) dropped bombs and invaded their country, Loas and Cambodia also hates us for this reason..

[@av8bvma513]

02:35 She's plenty tough! Restraining the main rotor as the one thousand (plus) horsepower turbine spools up! [Technique used to shorten the rotor spin-up time in windy conditions to prevent mast bumping due to low rotational speeds]

[@pedromolin6941]

The best...sound fantastic. Espectacular...el mejor!!

[@Hacksaw2055]

The sound of freedom... and a great sound when your waiting for a friendly ride.

[@sailorman8668]

*you're

[@p.steven2413]

Love This ! Really Cool ! I never new the Main Rotor Spins Counter Clockwise and Tail Rotor Spins Clockwise ! Love the Sound Too !

[@jthor3277]

God I love it!! Long live the Huey!! Thanks for posting!

[@mecmin9720]

What lock the rotor ????

[@Antifaith29]

Supprised you guys still have an airforce after uncle helen. I'll never really understand an airforce ridding itself of its strike capability like that. Still, thanks for the pilots. We had to train them up to Aussie standards but at least it was cheaper than starting from scratch.

[@davidtaylor351]

Well of course, the airforce didn't axe the combat wing.The politicians did! Led, as you say by prime minister 'uncle Helen'. The RNZAF didn't like it any more than the Australian navy did when 'uncle Bob Hawke' axed your only aircraft carrier. As for the pilots that went across to you. Most were already highly trained professionals. You are, perhaps, deliberately confusing type training with standards. But what's a little 1 upmanship between friends?

[@adznz11]

No one does. Especially for an island nation. It was a sad day when i heard that. Helen was our first globalist prime minister. She unfortunatly was not the last.

[@stfsgtking]

The helicopter you can hear coming from over a mile away. I love Hueys.

[@V22OspreySALVEUKRAINE]

Same best helicopter ever

[@crazyralph6386]

A mile? Try five!!!

[@Jageo]

Why does she hold the main rotor during startup?

[@ericdixon2898]

Because it's windy outside. If the rotor is not tied or held down the wind will cause excessive flapping resulting in the 'droop stops' banging and damaging the mast. Once the rotor reaches 50 RPMs or thereabouts there's generally enough centrifical force to prevent this from occurring.

[@ericdixon2898]

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[@TheAviationEnthusiast]

ah love the hueys chopping sound

[@kydns]

Same

[@DieyoungDiefast]

One of two of the most iconic chopper sounds, the other being the Chinook.

[@darlanjose2359]

HUEY IS THE BEST, LIVE HUEY! LIVE!

[@robertborchert932]

That sound never gets old. Miss the old days hopping from the Super Huey as a brush monkey.

[@paulcollyer801]

I believe it’s where the affectionate name of Chopper came from

[@dwm5150]

Nice video for the crew chief.

[@allenlrnr]

Not a single machine in the world More identifiable by its sound alone than a Huey

[@arma64338]

Rest in peace 953. Its last fly was this year. Great beast, I'll remember its heart breaking the air.😭

[@simonvance8054]

The new NH-90s are a better aircraft all over but will never be as iconic as the Iroquois! Well at least we had them for a while!

[@adznz11]

Thats what i thought too. I mean technology wise the NH90 is light years ahead. Its a new generation helicopter and the Uh1 was unarguably probably the first gen perfected helicopter design. But the story of the NH90 is a classic example why new dosnt allways bet tested. The NH90 i had such high hopes for is a lemon. Australia ditching them. Norway is asking for a complete refund. Switzerland is ditching the contract and we are stuck. We are stuck with them. The problems with the NH90 are numerous and because everyone is now canceling orders due to its problems i doubt the company NHI will even be safe to afford the neccasery fixes. We cannot afford to replace them we are effectivly stuck with a now infamously troublesome air frame which our AF will take a generation to recover from. We should have waited till the aircraft had been tryed out by others before being one of the first to purchase. Its to late now. We stuck. But in hindsight the modernised UH1 the US marines use the UH1 y venom would have been a good choice for RNZAF in my opinion. The NH90 has impressive capabilitys but its no good if its spends all its time on the ground.

[@paulkinkade6641]

That is an outstanding workhorse helicopter.

[@Ripper13F1V]

Last time I flew on a UH-1 was 2008 in Ft. Gordon. They gave me the E-ticket ride. I swear I was picking treetops out of my boots for a day afterwards, I had no idea how maneuverable they were up to that point!

[@juanmanuelsaladino6331]

Beautiful melody!!! and beautiful bird!!! Hermosa melodía y hermosa ave!!!

[@neriksen]

Nothing absolutely nothing compares nor will it ever.

[@grenzhochspannungshindernis]

Are they still in use at present times in American army?

[@evanmason4967]

why does he hold on to the blade during startup

[@flyingphotography5770]

@Evan Mason Having flown in this phenomenal aircraft in USAF, hundreds of hours, I would presume there was a question about safety with the gusty breezes. Have the turbine control the rotor and not the wind.

[@Lecshar403]

Why were they holding on to the blades when they started the engine?

[@codmott286]

gusty winds can cause the blades to spin up erratically. By holding on to them you give the engine time to spool up to more power so when you release the blades the rotor RPM can reach optimal levels faster. Think of it sorta like popping the clutch in a sports car. Other helo's that have a rotor brake can keep them locked from within the cockpit and release at will.

[@billyboblillybob344]

@@codmott286 It's a free turbine design. She would not have been able to hold it for a great deal longer anyhow.

[@codmott286]

@@billyboblillybob344 of course not, you can already see her beginning to struggle. Point is you build up enough energy so the blades snap to alignment instead of see-sawing up and down risking a tail boom strike or even striking ground crew!

[@ericdixon2898]

Because it's windy outside. If the rotor is not tied or held down the wind will cause excessive flapping resulting in the 'static stops' banging and damaging the mast. Once the rotor reaches 50 RPMs or thereabouts there's generally enough centrifical force to prevent this from occurring.

[@MaryDemolitionLover]

is he holding the blades because at low speed the flybar doesnt work, and it can mastbumb damaging the mainshaft?

[@tannermarlow5162]

MaryDemolitionLover that isnt a he

[@jangofett5806]

And that pretty much sums up the fight capability of the mighty RNZAF. 😂

[@mickeybowmeister1944]

Don't need an airforce when we have NZSAS.

[@naoyukisasanami]

I think this is one of the best pragmatic product design

[@Afrocanuk]

Was that red & white canister a fire extinguisher?

[@Zoydian]

The immortal Huey, THE coolest chopper EVER!!!

[@Defender78]

what is going to happen to the NZ Hueys? Sold on the int. market?

[@cyberlawtv]

Great chopping sound Nice share Liked

[@SOLDOZER]

The entire RNZAF right there....all three of them...

[@Morsizaneti]

proud to fly onboard of this legend every day 😍😍

[@JeremyPayne]

You are looking at the whole RNZAF right here.

[@ashg7650]

اللهم صل وسلم وبارك علي سيدنا محمد وعلي اله وصحبه اجمعين بعدد خلقك ورضاء نفسك وزنه عرشك ومداد كلماتك

[@gyzfr6]

Jurassic Park right there !! Love it!!

[@oztopgun]

Hi Steve they do a very very quick pre flight for Chinnook,its for a RAF medivac flight in Afghan, the crew speed through the preflight. Its here on YT can't find the link. Have to see it to believe it!!

[@sebastiaoazevedoazevedo4363]

Very beautiful !!!!!

[@Joe8648]

growing up as a kid in the 80's you always knew when a couple Huey's would be flying over as the rotor blades hitting the jet wash causing the thumping sound shaking the rafters of the house you always knew the sound of the much older birds in those days.

[@abdirahmanali8893]

Thank you very much

[@omarsura9968]

Loved that sounds

[@miguelsalami]

👍AMERICAS ICONIC BIRD👍 🇺🇸

[@muratsubakan8939]

I love the sound of the engine.classicl

[@Booboobear-eo4es]

Ah, the sound of those 2 blade rotors beating the air into submission! Slap...slap...slap...

[@waynewood1991]

The sound of the hoofbeats of the cavalry coming to the rescue.

[@andreacoscioni7125]

Stupendo 😍😍🤩🤩🥰🥰

[@darshanramesh4178]

Where other 2 blades??

[@sailorman8668]

Where did you get the idea that all helicopters have more than 2 blades?

[@s7k6s]

you gotta love that thing

[@brm1853]

Country Name?

[@ElBantosClips]

why did they get rid of these? :(

[@weewob99]

They still operate some updated ones they call Super Huey's but the Black Hawk is a much more useful helicopter

[@bailey5858]

Because they were getting too old and were likely to break down.

[@kangzangausing5528]

El Bantos Bros t8p988jooiiiiioiikkkjjjklkkoò8A

[@pup2000]

these aircraft are flying someplace you can bank on it

[@whocared..1128]

Every time when seeing this helicopter 🚁 it reminds me during Vietnam wars that the United States came and supported...!

[@nguyensNam96.12]

Nice pictures

[@SQ9JJX]

The sound of UH-1 is briliant. I like IT!

[@willywilmouth]

Hello...........il manque le son du Clairon à 5:00 .....la 1ST Cav in Vietnam !!

[@nguyensNam96.12]

Nicely done by

[@Rodrigo2838]

Great video.......... UH-1H: my dream!

[@glen3993]

why was that person Holding the rotor during turbine start up

[@FrozenHaxor]

So that it doesn't bang around slowly while turbine has no speed to it, this way it quickly spools up and levels the blades out from centrifugal force.

[@walterbatista7594]

I love it ❤

[@crazyralph6386]

Anyone else hoping they were going to untie the MR blades first before startup!!!

[@Fedor430]

Первый раз вижу что при запуске держат винт,это зачем?

[@ericdixon2898]

It's windy outside and without the rotors turning the wind could excessively flap the rotor and bump the mast. Granted it could damage the tail rotor stops too but being that their blades have less inertia it really causes little damage. But on a teetering main rotor head either tie the rotor down or hold it in your hand on windy day until it gets spinning.

[@Fedor430]

@@ericdixon2898 Спасибо

[@eduardogaldino8432]

Self sufficient country,how many from NZ YOU SEE WASHING YOUR DISHES?

[@crispernator]

flown in these many times great aircraft

[@agpwawabot217]

Chopper belongs to the "no need to run task and no stress force"

[@paddydwilliams]

I'm sure someone out there will correct me if im wrong :) .. I don't know alot about choopers but would imagine that they use a Free Drive Turbine opposed to a Direct drive to drive rotors .. hence should be able to hold the rotor for as long as you could overcome the aerodynamic forces involved... would want to try though :P

[@richardmitchell3037]

Wow! That sound!

[@obieakpachiogu]

i love the huey!!!!!!!

[@ded_93ds]

two blade sound is amazing...

[@dave-yj9mc]

only thing i see wrong is that the Crewchief should sit on the other side... so that she could see / clear the Tail Rotor... plus all Crew Chiefs new that in a crash, the transmission would kick to the side she got in at...... so all CE's would sit on the "port" left side.... to see the tail rotor... and dodge a transmission if there was a major hard crash.

[@okrajoe]

Nice prep and takeoff.

[@theroach2204]

nam?

[@sailorman8668]

Did you not read the information in the video's description?

[@garED1678]

Relate! i was a offshore Helicopter Landing Officer (HLO).

[@charlesr5210]

Oh crap! My glove is stuuuuuuuuaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!

[@sharko4093]

Lol XD

[@HoangTran-ok1ht]

I love Huey VietNam 1970

[@БахтиярПрматов-х5г]

Hoang Tрпраran

[@erichhartmann1]

Damn Hoang, What was it like having to defend the North?

[@andyhutch1947]

What do you mean Hartman?@@erichhartmann1

[@vienhungchinh1313]

Trong chiến tranh Việt Nam, loại này bị bắn hạ nhiều.

[@vienhungchinh1313]

During the Vietnam war, this type was shot down a lot.

[@DarqeDestroyer]

The sound of Vietnam.

[@hauntersea1]

Awesome video man you stunned me again with it. Keep it up :)

[@dave-yj9mc]

I love this video... I was a CE till the US Army NG got rid of the Hueys... 2004ish.... Is anyone hiring a CE? Im only 46.

[@dave-yj9mc]

@NOT SURE Crew Chief

[@dave-yj9mc]

@NOT SURE I think because other types of Aircraft have, Flight Engineers or FE's ? I always wondered myself. Maybe CC is already taken as a crew designator.

[@dave-yj9mc]

@NOT SURE Fix and Fly, lots of maintenance, and preventative maintenance, we would do the phase inspections too. And we usually had 2 or more aircraft. I knew my aircraft thru and thru. UH-1s are single pilot too, so we would fly on all the test flights with the test pilot, up front in the left seat. Mainly track and balance / auto rotation rpm checks. So we usually got some stick time.

[@bobo2588]

ม่องใด?

[@snumrik6331]

Летающая кофемолка!

[@lumkarshing2714]

My favourite is the Vietnam era D model

[@madcat-1964]

NICE SOUND.

[@Rodrigo2838]

Youre 100 percent correct!

[@charlesr5210]

That's an antique. But NZ never faced much of a threat unless it's from a sheep rebellion.

[@fenderOCG]

I quite like the way the RNZAF fly their aircraft straight to a museum when they're finished

[@MarsFKA]

The trouble is that we don't have enough museums to take all the retired Skyhawks that the US State Department wouldn't let our government sell when they became too expensive to maintain and fly. Most of them are still sitting in shrink-wrap somewhere.

[@soulpaua2097]

We only just retired them, was a bummer to see them go. Had half a dozen fly over the house once, what a fucking gorgeous rumble. Love it.

[@davidtaylor351]

Excuse me! But ..... umm, i think Japan got pretty close in WW2. And somehow the RNZAF managed 99 confirmed 'kills' of Japanese aircraft in the Pacific campaign. Oh, and of course, there was that 'little side show', fighting the Germans and Italians in Europe and North Africa, as well. Guess they must have been able to ignore the sheep for a while, and get the aircraft out of the museums!!

[@davidtaylor351]

MarsFKA.The disbanding of the strike wing wasn't about costs. It was purely ideological. And the approval of any sales to a third party, clause, in defence contracts, is fairly standard, simply because of the military technology involved. lastly, most of the Skyhawks and Aermacchis were sold years ago to an American defence contractor for use in training support roles.

[@shyboy-kr1fb]

The sound of freedom

[@Turk-lh4gk]

2:45 why is he holding it?

[@micmicparedes1509]

Normaly the blades move itself upward and downward when not rotating, But because of the strong wind it can cause a damage to the blades, to prevent that The crew hold the blades to prevent moving upward and downward until it rotates,

[@antenna69]

nice to see her winding up the rubber band

[@jamescalifornia2964]

~ Big twin blades slapping the wind ...

[@رجبالخلف-ي7ض]

في ارض العدو عملها لكن ساءقين مهره اصل التفوق المهاره والاصابه والتفادي. عاش الملك سلمان

[@davidjohnson4859]

My fav. Ever notice you can’t hear the chop when the bird is going away from you 🤔

[@osamabinladen824]

Why is that

[@LanaaAmor]

@@osamabinladen824 what the fuck

[@jessdigs]

@@osamabinladen824 Charlie heard it coming, and so did you

[@BruceIsbister]

Right. Just the buzz of the tail rotor. Lonely sound ...

[@tudieuechannguyen8132]

Oh my....!!! It's a long time to take up...