Sikorsky S-58 engine startup

This 1957 built Sikorsky S-58 helicopter (N504) with a Wright Cyclone R-1820 radial engine is doing a maintenance run-up at the Brewster Airport (S97) on June 1st, 2016 | 🛑Subscribe here ➤bit.ly/VMCAviat...
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[@suresh1957]

That mechanic has guts - sitting so close to the rotor blades spinning a few inches above his head !

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Lots of space between the mechanic and the rotor blades

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@rinehard Yeah, instant death

[@davida.p.9911]

Nerves of steel! Up close and personal with the rotor head....sometimes there's no other way to inspect it.

[@suresh1957]

@Bertie Bollocks So true. But do correct me if I am wrong please - isn't ground resonance something that skid mounted helicopetrs are more prone to than the wheel based ones such as this old Sikorsky ?

[@bruperina]

@@VMCAviationVideos there are until there isn't.

[@billclark5943]

Love the crunchy idle of the merged exhaust radials especially when cold. Sounds like a big block Chevy with a healthy street cam

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[@glennoropeza3545]

Much bigger than any big block Chevy V8, it uses the same Pratt & Whitney radial as a DC3!

[@nzrailmaps]

@@glennoropeza3545 It's a Wright Cyclone 9 cylinder

[@geraldschilli8870]

Love these old Sikorskys with the big radial engine.

[@rookie1525]

without these guys who know if everything is ok just by the sound of a part. humanity wouldn't be where it is! best regards to the mechanic from germany

[@buzzabuzza3494]

If this guy needs a quick hair cut he’s sure going the right way about it.Great video and that sound 👍👏

[@jagadeeshbabuk7914]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂nice comment

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Glad you enjoyed

[@ftebbe]

its been awhile but, roll the eng up to 1600, then turn hydraulic pump on, then increase throttle to engage rotor and engine. Split the needles to engage the mechanical connection, then run it up to operating RPM. I'm flying the S64 and the S61 now. I would like the opportunity to fly the S58 again.

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[@pilototraidor]

Very good job my friend!!. Beautiful classic helicopter. Thumb up!!.....Thanks for upload it!!.

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Thank You for the thumbs up!

[@omahuvisoongaro1207]

I do admire this fearless mechanic.

[@baddonkey6876]

Hell I was ducking when they did a closer shot

[@williammitchell1864]

Theo, fearless is a bit much, I've done the samething the mechanic is doing.

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[@rinobortolin4239]

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[@theMG174]

He’s checking to make sure the transmission is still leaking.

[@deaftodd]

Hats up to the mechanic!

[@SouthernRailfan]

Engine sounds excellent.

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[@namilolos]

What a cool video. Watching that mechanic do his thing with the chopper struggling against the restraint ... would love to be there.

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Glad you enjoyed it

[@nybotor1]

Fabulous video, and what a brave mechanic!

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Haha, yes, and he still has his head.

[@Reiv311]

You know it's a slim line between bravery and stupidity.

[@eugeneoreilly9356]

One off my all-time favourites those S58,s.

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[@avalanche9026]

Yea. Sounds real good. Nice machine. Got some bolls

[@johncasor9698]

i worked on AH64 Apache for 7 years... What fun... A/C Was not good lot of problems ...

[@m3photo726]

A main blade tracking session wouldn’t go amiss …

[@stevebaker4303]

Good shots of the droop stops and pitch control rods

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yes

[@migfsx]

RESPECT BIG BIG EGGS! white shirt guy!

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😁

[@sanjitdaniel4588]

He actually put his head into the rotor housing when it is running.... hmmmm. Balls of Steel.

[@anotherdave5107]

Let me check the alignment of the decapitron adjustment.

[@richardvera9385]

🤣

[@VMCAviationVideos]

Haha, too funny👍

[@scottprendergast2680]

Actually the mechanic is a good 8 inches shorter than when he began working at sikor skyline

[@scottprendergast2680]

Thanks for the highlight and nice ❤️! Don’t know you personally but love you- Always a lover of helos I enjoyed this incredible compilation and video- love u guys and gals please take care of yourselves during this Corvid horror- and when it’s over this summer let’s live as if it’s our last day loving one another with respect/ ok? I am a loyal subscriber now

[@rogerdavies6226]

Changed my mind, think I'll walk

[@robertchinnock8017]

Here in Australia we have acoupe of these at our hars meseum but not running but hope it does soon

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[@ftebbe]

So this is a High Stack, Bent leg machine. It never left the ground, darn.

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[@currentriver4951]

Could even be the fold joint bushings, or a number of things related the fold mechanisms

[@stewpadasso297]

Adjustments on the swash plate linkage?

[@gustavohenriqueF1]

Very Good Video.

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Thank you very much!

[@johnellis6028]

The Vietnam books I read says it was difficult to fly

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[@gerthezsgerthezs213]

Great! 👍

[@VMCAviationVideos]

Thanks for the visit

[@AslanBehar]

25-30 years ago a Helicopter just landed to an empty area and suddenly a child inside the helicopter open the door and began running. His mother just got out to catch him but did not realize that the engines are still running and back blades chopped her head.

[@VMCAviationVideos]

Thats sad☹️

[@ChuddleBuggy]

Looks like it has a clutch just like a car. Does it have a multi speed gearbox as well?

[@nzrailmaps]

Clutch is provided mainly to allow the engine to be disconnected in case of failure, which allows the rotors to keep spinning as they autorotate to a landing.

[@ChuddleBuggy]

@@nzrailmaps thank you, makes sense.

[@doc3584]

3:24 OOPPPPPS

[@leerilea1709]

Is something out of balance?

[@VMCAviationVideos]

Maybe, I'm not sure

[@leerilea1709]

I realize there is some vibration but the tail is nearly coming off the ground. Cool video.

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@@leerilea1709 Haha, yes, it's jumping pretty good

[@bnghjtyu767]

Well it's an old helicopter

[@leerilea1709]

@@bnghjtyu767 so? Lots of old helicopters dont shake like that. That kind of shaking tells me somethings out of balance

[@Glen.Danielsen]

I wonder how the Wright radial engine is cooled?

[@johnmcphail2726]

It's air cooled, of course - it's a big radial???

[@Glen.Danielsen]

@@johnmcphail2726 In B-17’s, the whole radial was exposed directly to cooling airflow. In the S-58, it’s fully hidden with a few vents.

[@johnmcphail2726]

@@Glen.Danielsen there's a big fan in these sikorski's.... takes air in the vents on top and on sides.... snarks? - what? www.heli-archive.ch/fileadmin/images/Elicotteri/Sikorsky_S-58/S-58B_inbord_profile_6404261_HAB.jpg

[@noshsreqd]

@@Glen.Danielsen Big squirrel cage fan on the flywheel pulling air through the vents just below the windscreen and ducted over the cylinders.

[@Glen.Danielsen]

@@noshsreqd Ah, thanks Nosh. 🙂

[@edwinkania5286]

Sounds like a dragster

[@thepurpleufo]

COOL

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[@scottprendergast2680]

Piston power is so primitive

[@currentriver4951]

Primitive, but i always felt safer in 1 of these, than their modern big brother the CH-53. Radial engines very very rarely just up and quit, will give lots of notice something is wrong, not so with jet/turbine engines.

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[@f.d.miller3903]

You call that just 36 in. From completely losing your mind.

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Haha 👍

[@stevebaker4303]

Was he leak checking something in the dog house?

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don't know

[@PatHaskell]

I guess I missed the start up at the beginning .

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[@racheljennings8548]

Sounds like a Grumman Bearcat

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No

[@mickeybowmeister1944]

These Indian mechanics came up with the idea of ejection seats for their choppers, never took off!

[@robertworcester6824]

Sikorsky actually did develop ejection seats for helicopters in the mid 70’s. My dad was in the test phase of it. They used rocket sled at Holloman AFB as I recall. Pyrotechnics blew blades, glass then seat, in that order. There’s a cool video of it on KZbin.

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Haha, wonder why

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[@scottprendergast2680]

Do the bird the bird the bird the bird do the bird bird bird

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Okay 🤨

[@88SC]

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[@James-ze1ni]

surely thats not health and safety compliant?

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Why Not❓

[@pauldzim]

Right front tire looks a little low

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Good eyes👍

[@katey1dog]

Old bird wanted to fly.

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Ohh Yes!

[@papabits5721]

Why no hi 5s

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Haha, good one

[@Xennox2]

Do not raise your hand:)

[@VMCAviationVideos]

Haha, not a good idea.

[@truthful3777]

Love and hate the look of this tadpole helicopter..

[@imbetterthanyouis]

must be a hydraulic mechanic ,,,,,,,,,, he has the plumbers crack for it !

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Haha 👍

[@Reiv311]

I'm not a pro but this looks like totally against the safety policy.

[@8Pointbuck]

What does this thing remind you more of, an egg better or a locust? Does the mechanic have butt crack?

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😳

[@UhtredRagnarsson1949]

You can tell that this is not happening in the UK. There is something called health and safety regulations here, which seems to be totally ignored in other nations, lol.

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[@flt528]

The pollution coming out of that thing is crazy.

[@davidhaduck2854]

Grouchy helicopter

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[@raulduke6105]

Mechanic deserves a medal!

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Haha

[@davidharris7934]

I swear this helo use to be an aerial lift out of Winder, GA. I watched him fly A/C units on and off a shopping center one time. The S-58 remains one of the most desired helicopters for aerial lift. Some have been converted from radial to turbine.

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[@JamaicanMeCrazy]

Sounds like an old big block drag motor when at idle 😬

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[@jeroenjansen2709]

One guy standing at the tail rotor, the other guy standing with his head half a meter under the rotorblades. What could go wrong?

[@VMCAviationVideos]

Not much, if they don't get too close.

[@lebaillidessavoies3889]

The guy working at 20 cm of the turning rotor .....

[@VMCAviationVideos]

Haha, better than just 1 cm

[@currentriver4951]

Part of the job, it gets real exciting when u have to get up top and trouble shoot things

[@alaskaboomer6143]

I spent a lot of time working those old birds back in the 90's. Thanks guys that was fun!

[@THEWRENCH343]

When I was a kid, my mom would take me to Laurel Plaza in North Hollywood, Ca. to watch one of these drop off and pick up mail sacks from the post office. Same color. Great memory. Great mom.

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[@paulperry8800]

Big balls on the guy, but I have to wonder what their plan was if the aircraft went into ground resonance. When prepping for a ground run, we always assumed the aircraft might have to lift; we'd never have started the rotors with a steering arm attached!

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Interesting

[@jerryf4806]

@@VMCAviationVideossame thought🤔

[@Martin-lo7tm]

I flew on Wessex helicopters which was developed from the S-58, it was normal to stand up and talk to the pilot when required. My biggest concern is for anyone who wanders down the back where the tail rotor will take off your head!

[@vernmorris8898]

Agreed. That must be why the banding was painted at different points on each of the tail rotor blades. The irregular pattern draws attention to itself while turning .

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[@ilovegoatsecks]

this is an original right? the radial engine? with a 2 speed gear box? sounds epic

[@currentriver4951]

I worked on these, what do you mean by 2 speed gearbox? never heard of it. There is a simple clutch connecting engine and main gearbox. Looks just like a torque converter on a car. Defin

[@ilovegoatsecks]

@@currentriver4951 every single video i have seen of these they have radial engine with 2 speed trans. you'll hear them start up, run 1st speed up, drop clutch, go to 2nd, then run 2nd speed up to operating rpm. for instance in this video from 2:23 to 2:53 it runs up, rpms drop, then another gear is selected, and rpms start climbing down low again and another run up of a gear. i will accept the fact that maybe it is a torque converter... but damn if that is true, it sounds sloppy as shit as how long it takes to switch between gears and the drop in RPM

[@currentriver4951]

@@ilovegoatsecks I definitely hear what you are saying, but ive also been in them during quick starts, and its just start and run up. Ill ask around to some of the old timers i worked with. It would be completely new for me to learn they had multi speed gear boxes. Sure as heck CH-53s didnt. Hearing them makes me miss flying on them, love them radials!!

[@currentriver4951]

@@ilovegoatsecks Sikorsky S58 Heli Rollout bei Meravo in Oedheim, KZbin this vid, it shows start up that im more familiar with, he throttles up with clutch engaged, gets to 100% rotor speed then lets off throttle, thats all thats really happening

[@currentriver4951]

listen to a t model start, everything is identical except power plants

[@shaf3006]

This type of helicopter had a brilliant service in Malaysia during the 1950s emergency, British and Malaysian special force use this helicopter to fight communist Chinese in the jungle

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[@marko_cf]

Music to my ears! I watch this video in the mornings while sipping coffee to get me going.

[@maitlandmoore6426]

Bad ass. Thank you. I had this cranked up on my stereo system , felt like I was there . Still amped

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Thanks for watching👍

[@christopherbrown3938]

Nicely done my friends !!!! Radial Sikorskis Rule !!!!

[@williammitchell1864]

VMC Aviation, My dad used to own a couple of Sikorsky S-58 helicopters years ago and I remember that sound. I've been in them and around them. It beings back memories.

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What did he use them for?

[@williammitchell1864]

@@VMCAviationVideos Helicopter logging down in the swamps, he was the owner of a logging company from 1976 to 1994. He had a paid crew working tht log landing and in tht swampy areas. The name of company was Helicopter Lumberjacks. It was a white S-58 piston powered helicopter with one this red and one thin red line around tht helicopter with tht company title and the logo on both sides of the tail boom. N8503J was the number. But he didn't own them both at one time, he would use the insurance coverage to make another purchase, his were Navy surplus, then he used tht insurance coverage to purchase the H-19, he had about four of them but not all at one time.

[@DarlanD88]

Most beauty helicopter ever made

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[@iapiaya]

And that's how you "Spoon" with a Helicopter!

[@JamesDavis-wb6kr]

Those old thumpers had a de op engine in them just like the :34’s many were converted to turbine twin packs

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[@yf222000]

Damn! He was so close to that rotor. 😲

[@truthful3777]

Love and 8hate tthe look9 of this tadpole7 looks5. Wasted5 my time4 watching but No takeoff9

[@DOMINICAAVIATION]

Nice catch!👍

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Thanks

[@Wilett614]

Hope that mechanic doesn't decide to stand UP while checking inside that cowling ! YIKES

[@EEE-1409]

Piston engine. What a classic!

[@planesworldaviator]

Nice video

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Thanks

[@mr_nice.]

Just rename the video "The fearless mechanic" and boom.....million views

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[@STARDRIVE]

That´s one big cooling fan.

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It was a hot day😄

[@Draxindustries1]

Don't understand what this guy is doing?? Theres only the gearbox under those covers. Theres absolutely nothing you can do under there with the blades turning.

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I don't know, he is doing something😳

[@jagadeeshbabuk]

@@VMCAviationVideos 😂😂

[@EVELYNEMIL]

Phenomenal.

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Thanks

[@mistofoles]

Can it fly ?

[@daniellima2973]

What is this motor in front of the aircraft? Or is that just the exhaust

[@DSKim-ej5uf]

Very good ! 좋은영상 잘보고 갑니다. 감사합니다

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Thanks!

[@hmm1617641]

Is there a rotor brake in that old bird?

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Good question

[@billybonewhacker]

And the stupid S.O.B. award goes to......

[@michaelgera4971]

There are so many ways (other than the obvious) that could have gone wrong.

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importantly, nothing went wrong

[@Thomas1980]

Great Video!

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Thanks for watching the video!

[@robertsistrunk6631]

😬 me waiting for the decapitation

[@tombof]

S-58 Great design 👍 Thank you for uploading the video 😀

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Welcome 👍

[@tombof]

@@VMCAviationVideos Nice to meet you 😀

[@LCMNUNES1962]

S58 SIKORSKI TURBINE NO BRASIL PETRÓLEO PLATAFORMA PETROBRÁS

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[@johnpiggford9145]

I've spent many years as a helicopter mechanic, and there's no way that mechanic should have been on that transmission platform with rotors engsged

[@jerryf4806]

I’m a very old Navy helo driver AND SAFETY OFFICER…😖…no way having a guy doing that!!

[@jaminthevanuk296]

15 to one tail rotor

[@MililaniJag]

Folding tail? Did they all have a folding tail? Brewster, WA who knew!! Cheaper if the mechanic would just buy a ceiling fan to cool off! lol. My fav old chopper is the Husky out of Olympic Flight Museum. Get a TURBINE!! lol! Cheers!

[@VMCAviationVideos]

The 58's are cheap to buy and operate. The cherry season is short and they are in a hangar for 10 out of 12 months a year.

[@MililaniJag]

​@@VMCAviationVideos Must be cheap. Looks like 6-7 parked at Brewster on google. Assume they use them to dry off cherries? Seen vids of a little R22 drying cherries. Waiting to see em PICKING cherries by Helo!! lol. Thx!

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@@MililaniJag Haha, picking cherries by helicopter might be slightly difficult

[@MililaniJag]

@@VMCAviationVideos Sure it would include inverted flying! Cheers!!

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@@MililaniJag Yes 😀

[@pfarraldcash6095]

Sky horse

[@56WagonWheel]

Is that bounce in the tail caused by tail rotor drive shafts? Is it normal for this machine?

[@VMCAviationVideos]

I'm not sure but I think this is normal

[@currentriver4951]

No it is not normal, something is pretty bad out of balance, a little worse and it wouldnt be flight worthy to me.

[@56WagonWheel]

current river so is it just the blades out of balance? Or can bent drive shaft do that? I don’t suppose it would last too long if the tail rotor driveshaft was bent.

[@currentriver4951]

@@56WagonWheel I've seen a tail rotor out of balance do that, but bounce is usually quicker. I really doubt bent shaft, it definitely wouldn't last long. It could also be a mount bearing for the driveshaft. If i was really looking i would concentrate on tail fold and airframe integrity, if everything else checked. We had a CH53D that bounced so bad, nobody would fly it, and we spent close to a year trying to find problem. Sometimes it's just them Gremlins!!

[@currentriver4951]

@stromsky58 i would say thats more than a bit

[@fabianbolado1266]

Muy bueno !!

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[@vicenteorozcosantacreu]

Ese mecánico está absolutamente loco.

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Haha

[@mrgumbook]

I wonder what's the purpose of those baffles in the exhaust pipes.

[@currentriver4951]

@stromsky58 make good hand and body warmers!!!

[@F0X_H0UND]

@stromsky58 Sound's to me we gotta remove those flame dampers then.

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Haha, yes👍