Sikorsky-Erickson Air Crane - 'Incredible Hulk' - Start up & Take Off

[@jefft7130]

This is a GREAT video! It has stood up over 10 years to be the one to watch when observing how the S-64 starts up and flies! Thank you!

[@jeffhartson9203]

Nothing is more awesome than watching Erickson Air Crane at work. Whether it is yarding logs off a mountain slope or doing water drops on a wildland fire. They are the best.

[@darioinfini]

Saw one installing an antenna on a high mast. How could you not stand there and stare at it. It's utterly mesmerizing.

[@jogaybarman8369]

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[@johndallessandro7640]

Worked with this exact helicopter at GM plant, Linden N.j somewhere around 1990-91. Had a picture of me in front and "Incredible hulk" written on the nose of the helo !! Good times !! 😀👍

[@corpnut2906]

I was on a USFS fire crew in 93 in Southern Oregon east of Glide and we had a lot of fires then had one of these come and was going to drop on a stump that was on fire my boss called them on the radio and said for them to abort there run, we had a crew near the drop zone it pulled a hard left turn and you could see the blade bend up from all the G's it was pulling what an awsome bird. Lived in the Rouge valley all my life and was always excited to see them at the shop right off I5 thanks guys for all you do

[@patjenkins783]

Errr.....Rogue valley

[@giuseppebattagliese6424]

If you could add under the Sikorsky-Erickson a water container with gradual water release, with the helicopter functions that would make an excellent water withdrawal even small basins. And we will have a very good fire helicopter, different from the current ones.

[@ramkumark2758]

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[@jimbeck553]

Well canyonville is on fire today. 8-3-21

[@kevinhassett1891]

@@jimbeck553 crap not again i grew up in Taylor creek near galice so its home also

[@_DML_]

Just another day at the office for the S-64, but man that thing is awesome!

[@oztopgun]

The Air Cranes do a fantastic job during our bushfire season...hats off to the pilots for the jobs they do and save a lot of people a lot of work. Keep up the top work guys. Special mention to the ground crews as well!!

[@Geebax2]

Yeah, but they dunked one in a dam last summer. Not sure if it is still there, it is a pretty remote location.

[@mohammednadirmohammednadir5782]

Ioooo

[@JohnPennock-d3y]

What an awesome aircraft! John P.

[@PapaSmurf-q8q]

I had the privilege of riding along after some maintenance work, back in the 1990s at the Aurora airport. KUAO. Great place to have much fun flying!

[@Burnwash]

1:31 - the rarely-spotted AEWH (Australian Erect Winged Helicopter) - marvelous!

[@heavyfails7179]

Amazing video bro

[@rimboltjaxt5603]

I had to rent one of these back in 1999 to set 14 twelve ton AC units on a factory roof. It was a sight to behold. As a matter of fact, it was the last rigging job the owner was going to do. He had been contracted to fly out west for firefighting duty. The riggers had it all arranged and choreographed. He landed in our parking lot at 9:00 am. The first thing they did was to off load all the excess fuel for the trip there. They flew with the bare minimum amount of fuel when working over a building for safety reasons. Once he picked up the first one, it was nonstop movement after that. We had a 14 knot wind, so the AC unit was pushed to one side about 12 feet! Didn't make a shit, he set them down on the studs with the kind of precision that a surgeon has. It took 3 minutes per unit. When he set the last one, he landed, on loaded his fuel, and was gone. I think the whole operation took less than one hour. These guys don't fuck around. The lead rigger said that the skycrane only makes money when it's in the air, so every minute counts.

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Thanks!

[@faltoonbaatein1881]

NICE HELICOPTER, NICE RECORDING, NICE TECHNOLOGY,. THANK YOU.

[@danielezuccon4285]

Bellissimo video fatto molto bene per me che sono appassionato di aerei ed elicotteri...stupendo. Complimenti 😊

[@sinistersparky9657]

It's a North American firefighting craft called a "Heli-Tanker". I've been on several fires with Erickson ships, and worked near this particular heli-tanker on the "Martis Fire" in 2002 if my memory serves me correctly. The craft is quite impressive in that it can self-load a few thousand gallons of water in about a minute. It's almost terrifying to watch it load, hearing it pull more power and pitch as it loads. Simply an awesome machine. Glad to see they are fighting fire in the south during our winter up north :)

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[@romansetgo95]

2:49 I like the King Air 2:52 Incredible startup!

[@rescyou]

They are usually used for lifting heavy objects higher than terrestrial cranes can reach, lift heavy objects to remote locations or they are used as water bombers during forrest fires.

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[@bismargoldmining]

very interesting to watch, great extraordinary.

[@dulaldas2718]

I liked the man he was just calmly recording the helicopter

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[@Aviatorspot]

Great capture mate.

[@trex2092]

US Coast Guard, we had an H-3 that had a chip light come on, they put the bird down in a marsh several miles away from base north of Clearwater, FL. Called a National Guard Sky Crane to come in and get her home the next day. The H-3 was scheduled for retirement, but it came a little early. Donated to a local museum.

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[@billfrench5658]

That's a beautiful blue Dodge back there!

[@anonymos59]

The best water bomber chopper

[@jamesarden2583]

Thanks Jack Ericson

[@sharkyriz]

I Agree

[@nyanmobil3050]

Nice video 👍

[@metallon]

Awesome vid! Really illustrates the size of that thing.

[@timwilson9195]

The Hulk was at my house in Kingsport TN in 90s? setting power line towers and blew our 24' swimming pool down with it's 100mph propwash! They replaced no problem & our kids had world's largest jungle gym set that year with 42 towers assembled right beside our house...Goodyear!

[@prokashsaur6957]

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[@tornadotaz9678]

WOW!!! THE ERICKSON SKYCRANE IS 1 OF THE AIRCRAFT I WOULD LOVE TO SEE IN A UK AIRSHOW. WHAT A GREAT MACHINE IT IS. THANK YOU FOR UPLOADING.

[@steampunklimbo]

I remember watching this when I was 7, here I am at 15 working towards becoming a pilot

[@indridcold8433]

Conclusion: Size does matter! Bigger is always better!If you are flying a tiny Mosquito ultralite helicopter, when you pull that tiny collector handle, you just embarrass yourself. Pulling the collector handle on an enormous sky crane will make the lasses light headed and faint. It stirs then uo!

[@brpark72]

What a BEAST!!

[@valuedhumanoid6574]

We had one of these beast set our HVAC units on our factory roof. It was quite amazing to watch. The wind was pushing the units out from under the chopper 15 feet and he still set them right on the studs. Once he starts, he don't stop until the job is done. We set 18 units in 22 minutes. He landed, offloaded excess fuel, did the job, landed to take on the fuel again, then took off and we never saw him again. These things are only making money when they're working, so they streamline the timetable to minutes. The ground crew told me that they had another lift that afternoon 200 miles away. All together, we paid $42,000 for the whole thing, plus fuel. The riggers were also contracted out. The skill of the pilots is remarkable.

[@rohidkhan6249]

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[@hindustaniirani5604]

Admirable 👍🤗

[@LaurentLaborde]

that one guy watching the startup from the beginning is the one and only true helicopter fan

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[@sangstarmaiyani2442]

Nice job

[@archerpiperii2690]

Man, you know it's a big bird when the vertical stabilizer has it's own built-in ladder!

[@markostevanovic6539]

Now i am watching one flying over Olimp in Greece,over Pieria region-it is truly amasing!

[@robertlafnear4865]

I live just down the road from the Air Crane factory.... cool place and fun to see the new ones being tested.

[@अंतर_आत्मा]

Good bro

[@truemiss]

Good upload I from India 🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@MrBillinoregon]

I lived for many years in Medford, Oregon, home of Erickson. I used to love to watch these birds come and go. There was a lot of pilot training done there, too so I got to see hours and hours of hovering and maneuvering practice. Once we had a Russian Antonov fly in to ferry two of the Air Cranes to fight fires in Europe.

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[@salvadoralcantara1508]

I. !

[@neerajbindal5429]

Another marvel of human engineering must watch as Riya has said 'Interesting'

[@306champion]

My favourite chopper, as a former CFA volunteer I admire their ability as well as their lifting capability. From memory I've watched them load 9,000 litres in 90 seconds and with the skill of the pilots get right down into the narrowest ravine quick smart to refill and then do another circuit, brilliant old machine.

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[@MonuYadav-qo6ug]

Wow...👌 love from india 👍😃

[@sempafi899]

Each fire season in Victoria, we thank the pilots, crews and maintenance guys for their dedication and hard work . Without you we would be in a mess !!

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[@Wajdo786]

NICE VIDEO

[@aspirantsworld0099]

Fun fact : KZbin recommended me after 9 years...😂😂

[@XenderDeath]

This because, few days ago Indian ARMY's CDS GENERAL BIPIN RAWAT Died in a helicopter crash, so people be searching "HELICOPTER" crash kind of keywords !

[@dhruvpanchal7462]

Yeah me also

[@apexshadow9189]

Same here

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[@ChunkFive]

I haven't noticed this video for 9 years, look at your comment, I just found out

[@patricj951]

So powerful! A mighty fan! Just imaging the centrifugal force on these rotating wings!...

[@jackwills619]

It’s amazing to work as a farmer, this aircraft is just so good for my job.

[@theprojectproject01]

The tail rotor's hub on the Erickson is about 40mm bigger than the MAIN rotor hub for the Blackhawk.

[@tgddtgdd8514]

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[@RixtronixLAB]

Nice video, thanks :)

[@falconmode7199]

AWESOME video mate, really nice to see the Erickson's crane and the taipan

[@jamesaeasterwood]

My wife works on Erickson Crane Helicopters... she's a bad ass!

[@heribertplachy755]

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[@vinaymulukutla358]

Some beautiful helicopters here. I love the sound of the green NH industries NH90 beginning as well as that of the Sikorsky Black Hawk. But indeed, by far the Skycrane is the king here and an epic masterpiece of American rotorcraft engineering.

[@Marder1A1]

first heli is an NH industries NH90

[@vinaymulukutla358]

@@Marder1A1 I stand corrected. Thanks Man.

[@Marder1A1]

@@vinaymulukutla358 no problem, those helis are quite easy to get mixed up

[@m.a.8425]

There is one on display at the Army transportation museum at Ft Eustis VA.

[@austin1839]

Beautiful baby blue classic Chrysler in the background.

[@mrjodoe]

nice backdoor entrance.

[@aviationmd]

This is like one of these helicopters that most people likely have thought of but it is still unheard of to some. Awesome helicopter!

[@corjp]

Absolutely GREAT!!!!!!!!!! I just love those Skycranes........

[@darioinfini]

I knew implicitly these machines were huge. They have to be. But seeing people next to it and on it gives you a new understanding of the meaning of huge. Epic.

[@shaikharif7374]

super cool tucker

[@navvet4518]

I had the privilege to watch a Sky Crane do aerial water drops on a 7000 acre fire in SW Florida in 2016. This helo was so loud and the rotor wash was enough to blow you away. It’s an engineering marvel.

[@satishram5322]

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[@navvet4518]

Satish Ram... What???

[@MikeBarbarossa]

If you put that blade and motor in a huge tunnel, wonder what kind of CFM it could generate

[@vickyschnorbus4166]

Incredible‼️

[@marachenqa2]

Must be one of the most pleasant helicopters to work on with all the mechanics exposed like that.

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[@watchofficial3886]

Fun fact : KZbin recommends me this video after 7 years

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[@SarahAParis]

This is my favorite helicopter. I love these things! What an amazing machine. 😍

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[@mirrorslash028]

Damn, I never got the sense of scale of that helicopter until I saw the rear rotor blade is as big as a human.

[@ytugtbk]

Good to know there is still a place where men can be men.

[@decha97]

I've been watching this video since I was 6-7 and now I'm 15 I come back to watch it.

[@chuckrogers5077]

DOESN'T LOOK LIKE IT HANDLES VERY WELL... also -That guy climbing around the turbos inspecting something on top just before takeoff around 4:40 doesn't fill me with confidence.. "Did I leave my crescent wrench up here ?"

[@kimnielsenthewordyvikingett159]

That is one beautiful baby girl 👧 My ex boss from the Alaskan pipe line has one except his is green black and yellow!!! Extremely powerful sweetheart!!!!🇧🇻🇩🇰🇺🇲💜🤠

[@rons-topic1067]

The sound is deafening. I wonder how those people stood there

[@Wingnut353]

microphones tend to pick up loud high frequencies ... so this isn't likely what it sounded like. Especially considering nobody was covering their ears it just wasn't that bad.

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[@jjohnsonTX]

Gotta wonder if Igor ever got to see that magnificent beast, before he passed on. The man was way ahead of his time.

[@Aarlin1234]

Nice aeroplane my father like this aeroplane.😗😗

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Incredible build up, was on edge of my seat

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I like this helicopter

[@normansilver905]

Erickson sold out it's Sky Crane fleet to Coulson Air Services. Erickson bought out Butler Aviation in Redmond, OR and now has converted successfully some Douglas MD-87's as air tankers. His operation has been growing and is highly respected.

[@M.r..beastie.35M]

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[@thatmodelguy7526]

6 year old me was too scared to approach the Sky crane causes it looked scary. I liked the MRH-90 though.

[@josemoreno3334]

I seem them used to fight brush fire's around So Cal. It's a trip watching them dropping water on those fires. Awesome.

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I used to love watching the Sky Cranes when I was a logger in the 1970's. Our company used them to lift prime timber out of inaccessible areas. Amazing machines.

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And KZbin recommended me After 9 years 😂 lol

[@billc6087]

Makes me wish we could bring back Leonardo Da Vinci for a ride I think he would be thrilled.

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"mamma mia, this is-a terrifying"

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[@tommymann69]

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Never knew this one beast would have such a big crowd

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I wonder if that was the same one flying over Sedona Arizona last week

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2:22 Start Erickson Air Crane

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Badass seahawk taking off, navy seals helicopter.

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The power to weight ratio must be nuts.

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Best video

[@ScimitarRaccoon]

One of these flew over my old school... Was louder than the fleet of V-22 Ospreys that flew over my house..

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[@freespirit2129]

I know that helis are powered by turbine engine and turbines spin rotors with high pressure air but wouldn't that high pressure air affects the way helis are driven?

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The best helicopter ever it saves lives.

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The best .