Helicopter Lift Job in Downtown Chicago - Erickson Air-Crane Sikorsky S-64 [N237AC] [01.13.2018]
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- Опубліковано 13 лют 2019
- This video starts at Vertiport Chicago and ends in downtown Chicago on the Chicago River between State Street and Dearborn wit the work site at 35 W Wacker DR.
Vertiport Chicago is a full service, state-of-the-art Chicago helicopter facility located just minutes from downtown, providing FBO services & charter and tour flights, as well as support to air ambulance flights/HEMS ( helicopter emergency medical services ).
The Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane is an American twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter. It is the civil version of the United States Army's CH-54 Tarhe. It is currently produced as the S-64 Aircrane by Erickson Inc.
The Sikorsky S-64 was designed as an enlarged version of the prototype flying crane helicopter, the Sikorsky S-60. The S-64 had a six-blade main rotor and was powered by two 4,050 shaft horsepower (3,020 kW) Pratt & Whitney JFTD12A turbo-shaft engines. The prototype S-64 first flew on May 9th, 1962 and was followed by two further examples for evaluation by the German armed forces. The Germans did not place an order, but the United States Army placed an initial order for six S-64A helicopters (with the designation YCH-54A Tarhe). Seven S-64E variants were built by Sikorsky for the civil market.
Originally a Sikorsky Aircraft product, the type certificate and manufacturing rights were purchased from them by Erickson Air-Crane in 1992. Since that time, Erickson Air-Crane has become the manufacturer and world's largest operator of S-64 Aircranes and has made over 1,350 changes to the airframe, instrumentation, and payload capabilities of the helicopter. The Aircrane can be fitted with a 2,650-gallon (~10,000 liter) fixed retardant tank to assist in the control of bush fires, and it has proved itself admirably in this role. The helicopter is capable of refilling 10,000 liters of water in 45 seconds from a water slide of only 18 inches or 46 cm thick.
S-64 Aircranes have been sold to the Italian and Korean Forest Services for fire suppression and emergency response duties. Those in the Erickson Air-Crane fleet are leased worldwide to organizations, companies, and Federal Government agencies for either short-term or longer term use in fire suppression, civil protection, heavy lift construction, and timber harvesting.
Erickson is manufacturing new S-64s, as well as remanufacturing existing CH-54s. Erickson gives each of its S-64s an individual name, the best-known being "Elvis", used in fighting fires in Australia alongside "The Incredible Hulk" and "Isabelle". Other operators, such as Siller Brothers, have followed with their Sikorsky S-64E, Andy's Pride. The Erickson S-64E nicknamed "Olga" was used to lift the top section of the CN Tower into place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Erickson Incorporated is an American aircraft manufacturing and operating company based in Portland, Oregon, United States. Founded in 1971, it is known for producing the S-64 Aircrane helicopter, which is used in fire suppression and other heavy-lift operations. The company was known as Erickson Air-Crane Incorporated until 2014. Erickson's main facility is located in the Southern Oregon community of Central Point.
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Recorded with a Canon SX40HS on Saturday, January 13th, 2018. - Авто та транспорт
An absolute beautiful piece of technology.
The air-crane is used to lift huge boxes of spent shell casings from the streets of South Chicago.
You're so edgy, fucktard.
@@TactileCoder reddit moment
@@TactileCoder it is a meme, so very polite and kind sir :)
It's all of those law abiding citizens and their weapons of war 🤣
I heard kids in Chicago collect and trade shell casings like we used to trade sports cards.. The goal is to get a complete set…😅🤣😂LOL. You know, “I’ll trade you 2 .38’s for a 9 mm.” “Wow, you got a 9mm, .45, AND 2 .308’s?”
My dream job. Enough said.
I too would love to be a cargo helicopter
@@juu4524 everyday flapflapflap *ifyouknowhatimean*
I love the mighty Skycrane!
Where I live they frequently fly building materials to cottages on islands. It is cheaper then a crew of workers and a boat. I used to deliver jet a to a helicopter base. One day one of them departed to fly some windows to a cottage. He was back before I was done pumping fuel.
Que lindo vivir ese tipo de operaciones!!.... gracias por acercarnos ese video. Saludos desde Argentina
Awesome chopper and crew....
It's back at the heliport between 18th and Polk today, 7/25/2019.
Flying skill of this pilot are amazing. I have lived in Chicago over 20 years and I don't remember once going to downtown and not being windy.
Preciosa máquina y magnífico piloto cumpliendo un gran trabajo.
Very Cool
Mil mi 10 are still operational today, but only utair aviation uses it
Is that the same one that helped building the CN Tower?
You want scary? Look at how that cockpit is bolted to the frame 😂. Of course it's completely safe, even if it doesn't look like it should be.
The cockpit all the way to the tail boom is one
2:35 me when i peed my pant
(edit) my leg far apart
Could you add them attaching the cargo and not cut out part of take off?
I couldn't get any closer to see them attaching the cargo, even with a zoom lens, this was being done on the bridge and the bridge itself was blocking my view. It was brutally, brutally cold this day, so my hands were in gloves, but I ended up taking the gloves off because it makes running the camera more difficult (I need to practice this with gloves on). I had to stop recording several times due to my fingers going numb, lol.
I have video of this on my channel that I took from 71 S Wacker 47th floor.
too cool! I was wondering what it would look like if I was in the building, and a few minutes later, saw your comment. haha ✌
Ask yourself. Where is all the fuel stored for running those two huge airengines?
I've fueled this with as much as 800 gallons of jet fuel. The fueling nozzle connects to a point in the left "leg" and the fuel tanks are up top, below the engines, the entire length of the fuselage. Quite an amazing machine.
@@ChicagoAirportSpotter Can i come and verify your claim?
Hallvard Dalen your weird
i was about to put same comment and see underneath they hold 800 gallons mmmm i doubt that
@@paulfisher7911 yeah so It has a main refueling adapter on each of the gear legs that fill all 3 main tanks. All together they hold 1500 gallons.
GTAIV and Saints Row : The Third the helicopter.
Bet this is expensive
What’s the advantage other than speed of this over a tower crane? How does it compare financially?
Very good question, I wish I had an answer for you, but given the amount of times helicopters have been and continue to be used for high-rise lifts here in Chicago (there was one just this morning with an Aircrane like this), I would imagine it's more cost-efficient than rolling in a crane. Keep in mind that these guys often fly in from hundreds of miles away, which requires multiple fuel stops, so while it may be cheaper than a conventional tower crane or a lattice-boom crane, it's still a hefty cost for the customer.
I would say it's based on the number of lifts . 10 lifts = Bring the Giant Dragon fly . 100 lifts = Bring in Tower .
Cranes can't lift over bug flat buildings like wear houses. These can. As for why you'd use this over a tower crane. I have no idea. Maybe depends on where the load is and where it needs to go.
Dedicated tower cranes take weeks to set up from what I know, that and they have a limited reach. It’s many thousands of dollars to operate this machine but it might actually be cheaper than building and then dismantling a tower crane with all its crew and trucks to transport the crane parts.
Theres tons of advantages. This s64 was originallt developed by sikorsky for the armys version, used to transport shit in and out of denses jungles.
I want to join as a heli crane operator.
How is possible????????
like a pilot?
Go to school and learn tonfly
Did Elvis have a little lie down during the last Ozzie fire season??
I can't help seeing Windlifter
"All we have left is what's in our tanks. Let's make it count!" My son loves that movie...so do I, really, lol
You need alot of free time to view this.
When you need a medical air lift but you a feminist.
I don't get it...
This is one of the ugliest helicopters designed.
I don’t think it’s supposed to be pretty, lol
@@Lua_iqova No shit lmao.
ugly but beautiful in the way it gets the job done. designed exactly for what it was meant to do.
@Arkham Ignorant: Lacking knowledge or awareness in general; uneducated or unsophisticated.
You are indeed entitled to your own opinion.