Search and Rescue crash recovery
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- Опубліковано 19 жов 2023
- Just happened to be at the right place at the right time to witness the military recover a crashed search and rescue helicopter. No fatalities reported.
#mammothlakes #california #searchandrescue
That was so cool!!
Sikorsky CH-53K “King Stallion” 👍😎🚁💪 1:45
CH-53E Super Stallion. Hard to be certain because the 3rd engine is buried on the port side behind the #1 engine. One of my friends was a crew chief on the CH-53 in the USAF and another was on the CH-53E in the USN. They are amazingly capable helicopters.
This is actually the Marine Corps' newest variant, the CH-53K King Stallion. Very nice birds.
@@aarondavies8164 I am so out of date! Did they ditch all the CH-53Es, or can you tell this is a K because of something I don't see? I can spot the C-130Js we get round here, more blades, extra bumps, but I haven't seen a CH-53 in person in the last decade or more.
Whichever version of the CH53 it is, it's still a badass lifting machine!
The recovered helo is a UH-60 Blackhawk, or at least what's left of it.
@@cageordie They still have them, because I think this Kilo is one of only 9 produced so far. I can mostly identify because of the new swept rotor blades, and lack of external side tanks.
Just a glance would tell you it's not a D. Look at the difference in the doghouse behind the main rotor. Very blunt and rounded on the D. The E and K have a more aerodynamic shape to them. Also, the vertical stab are different between the D, E, and K. Plus the D has been out of the inventory since 2012 ish.
good morning .!!!!! how u been .?
Interesting thanks. Enjoy the dog walk. Fingers crossed 🤞 😊
😮 Wow 😮
Pretty intact for a Backcountry crash
except NO TAIL
You live in a beautiful area of Calif. Can you take day trip to Yosemite?
It's about a two and a half hour drive to Yosemite Village from Mammoth Lakes. So it depends what you think is suitable for a day trip.
Blackhawk
Probably not, SH or MH 60 Seahawk. The USMC has arctic training in the Sierras.
Typical Military Aviators! Why couldn't they have simply put the wreckage down on a flat bed rather than the middle of a field?
More like why did they crash the 60 in the first place 🫡