after watching preflights on various aircraft i've reached the conclusion that they're really just touching everything to see if it falls apart or not.
They are supposed to check that all safeties are in place and tight, rod end bearings for popping and tolerance, bolts for condition, lines for tightness and condition free of chafing or wear, electrical connectors and wires for breaks and chafing, cannon plus for security, hardware for correct install, blades for cracks and condition, airframe for cracks, engines and transmissions for correct oil level, accumulators for correct precharge, driveshafts for scoring/correct float, and hardware stackups, fuel likes for any leaks, landing gear for cuts in tires/correct height, etc. This guy cruised through without properly checking shit. Normal new pilot bullshit about wanting to make a video, but not doing anything right. Probably why he's still the dude in the copilot's seat.
I'm a retired fixed wing avionics weenie (Bronco, Phantom) later F-16 motor toad/crew chief(cross-training is fun and makes a better technician in general) and actually handling those systems can tell you quite a bit. It's how you detect excessive play in linkages, rod ends etc. You can't see most wear but you can feel a shitload of it! Inspection and maintenance require tactile understanding of systems, not just reading a job guide and eyeballing them. Of course that doesn't mean junior aircrew remember all the details outside their normal tasking (flying is more than enough task saturation) but they know who to ask if they find something questionable.
I once heard that the leaks are from the type of o ring seal used in the connectors that are needed to rapidly remove and replace the engine etc., but that was probably bullshit... so why do they leak so much?
Lol thats what i remember most of all from the military. That an hydrate. You feeling dizzy..Hydrate. You drowning...Hydrate. An ibuprofen for everything.
I had a Chinook CH-47 crewman tell me that one before. "If the helicopter wasn't leaking operating fluids in the cargo area then it was probably out of fluids to begin with." There's a reason people call them Shit Hooks, lol.
That crash was caused by bad situational awareness caused by weather and by Luke not being instrument rated. You can only fly by the seat of your pants for so long. But in his defense, I believe the CFR recorded him saying something like, "All the scopes are dead," which would make one believe he had a clogged pitot or other such malfunction, maybe icing in the upper atmosphere.
In the Aviation community, especially in the Military, PC is short for Plane Captain, which of course is not an actual Captain rank or an officer. PCs are actually Enlisted personnel. Basically, a PC is in responsible for Daily Aircraft Inspections, Aircraft Maintaining such as the servicing of oil and or fuel, and just basically Aircraft related matters overall. Then after that, the Pilot inspects it again, which is a Pre-flight, much as what the guy is doing in this video.
@@gonzalinator8764 I was talking about programming. I dont think theres enything with... Lets say for example "C++ how to make a TTS" related to aviation &/ military
@RomeoPapaCharlie Ehh i think the bot is doing sudo "supervised learning" (Giving the awnser the bot got and testing if the awnser was correct via us looking at the video) by seeing if the things it recommends you are the correct things. Aka if you click and watch most of the video
@Ambrose Burnside I am 99% sure he (the OP of this thread) is NOT a pilot, or else he would have used the correct names for the parts of a helicopter. As for me, I AM a pilot (fixed wing), and I hang out with rotary-wing pilots too. The consistent and accurate use of standard terminology can be critical when communicating in aviation, where even simple mistakes can be deadly (not so much in the UA-cam comment section, of course). So, there is indeed some external motivation for my pedantic nature :-)
*The Blackhawk is on helipad and spools up* Why aren't we getting any lift? I'm lifting on the collective and nothing happens. *Looks up and sees that the rotor blades are missing.* Huh.
They may have already been checked. At a time of war, they may get up in the a.m. and check them, so they can go at any time of the day. There are also different checks with varying degrees of thoroughness.
I love that there's like five fasteners to keep the lid of the footstep on the side of the door shut, but only two fasteners for the hatch on top leading to all of the crucial components of the helicopter.
Lauren Johnson Yeah, lol. What led you to believe that? The 500 switches and knobs in the cockpit? Or the multitude of systems "under the hood"? Or maybe it was the rotor?
@@cod6guy12 Exactly these are a million times more complex than a car...if you worked on them, then you'd know. The amoint of in depth maintenance required is staggering. I do believe though that the Navy/Marines go a little more in more in depth than the Army...and who gaf about the Air Farce LOL
@@sir.rivers54 Blackhawks have adel clamps everywhere and most of them are in hard places to get your hands, also several other parts are in the most cramped spots, getting to those spots with normal tools can be an exercise in utter frustration.
I LITERALLY just told my wife " Im watching this blackhawk preflight and it reminds me of that 71 chevy I had everyday before going 2 miles to work lolol "
I watched this video a few years ago and didn't think much of it other than it was pretty interesting. Watching it now, being a mechanic on the CH-146 (militarized bell 412), I've gained a lot of appreciation for the work the Sikorsky engineers put into making it easy to move around on top. Having engine cowls you can stand on is awesome, it makes me a little jealous.
We even have two ways per side to get up top, 1st is by the crew chief's window and the 2nd is aft by the engine exhausts but that one's a pain if YOUR the one opening the cover.
I’d like to thank you on behalf of all of my taliban colleagues! You have no idea how immensely you have helped us figure out how to handle these things.
probably. it is dual turbine after all. The whole thing is probably excessive. If you guys thought that was complex, you should wish you could find out about the computer. The onboard computer can probably detect and warn about any kind of failures or mechanical issues. It's probably more complex than the heli itself. So it would probably let you know if there was a problem and you probably don't have to look like that. I think the only reason they do look like that is just to make sure nothing came loose, and nothing started leaking. You probably don't even have to look at that every flight as it's so unlikely to to happen. You can probably get away maybe checking every 5 or 10 flights. Any kind of issue usually has long term effects so spotting it isnt really an emergency, and the computer would let you know if something bad is slowly happening. But at the same time, this is a helicopter, a very low flying machine. It's not a plane where you can just bail with a parachute. If it catastrophically fails you probably have less than a minute before you die. They probably constantly and thoroughly check the aircraft strictly out of fear and the risk of losing the asset. There isn't any kind of a safety net, a parachute, a back up motor. If the thing breaks down, everyone dies.
You know that getting a catastrophic failure in a helicopter is safer than on a plane? If anything happens the heli can just autorotate and land safely most of the times And no, if I were a pilot I would not depend on a computer to tell me if something wrong or not, if safety regulations says I must check the aircraft every time before take off I will, there's a reason why it's written like that and I don't want to find out why the hard way
@@francisconov5664 lol most of times. Also, the planes fly way higher, if parachuting its defiantly safer via plane. Also, you got like a minute to hit the ground. The turbine and rotor has to slow down before you can glide down. idk how auto rotating would work at a height of a 1000 feet.
I really wish there were more videos like this. Seems like the only videos that aren't high level propaganda are declassified training videos.... Very cool! Thanks
I agree, also I think just random videos like this of people doing other trade work would be hella interesting too. idk why but these vids really are relaxing to watch especially with the limited talking.
because now you know how to check a couple of dipsticks on a black hawk? you can crawl all over them at some local airshows... get out of the house once in a while...
I noticed that the spurving bearings on the turbo encabulator looked dry. I would have one of the flight mechanics lube those ASAP so that the lunar wayne shaft doesn't develop side fumbling and lose a differential girdle spring causing damage to the panometric fan. Serious issues could result.
"Can you teach me how to preflight my Blackhawk" "Yea, sure" *4 hours later* "How many hatches left" "Uhm, about 4 but theres alot more to check" *"I regret buying this"*
Wow, as a person who never worked in aerospace or been in the military, it's astonishing how complex those machines are, we take for granted that it's a helicopter and it just flies around this and that, you'll never appreciate the complexity of it until you see a video like this. Thx for sharing.
You should try working on them. I thought it was complex just learning about them back in school, when I hit the fleet and started wrenching, it is so much stuff packed into so little space. This video is just the tip of the iceberg, a simple preflight check. Difficult at times, for sure. But I wouldn't trade it for the world. Hooyah, Airframes!
I’m glad that aviation hasn’t faded for you. I’m thinking of going into the coast guard or air force and fly these beasts. They‘re incredible. Finishing up my private pilots license but I’m sure I have a long way to go after that. Want to keep the generation of military flight up since it has ran through my family since my great grandfather.
This isn’t even a full preflight, not even close actually. He did not check the nose, landing gear, tail rotor, cabin, tail rotor driveshafts, the other side of the cockpit, etc. there’s a lot more that goes into it than just his side of the cockpit and up top.
Zeze Andjr when I joined the Airforce to be a aerospace propulsion mechanic I thought they were simple till I actually got to look at the engine of a c130 and saw how much goes into it
Let's get one thing straight for the gentleman... Helicopters don't really "fly" per se as they just beat the air with their rotors until the air finally yields.
@@ThunderAppeal Oh that sucks man, I hope someone with the necessary knowledge would pass by and help you. Hold on just a few more months, you're almost there.
It's amazing btw that the little doors for all the engine parts etc..are held together with small ikea door locks..how it stays locked while in flight... 🤷♂️
One of the best aviation maintenance videos I've seen, well done. And that's a very useful device at 2:00 , I usually suffer a number of bruises in order to crawl up on a Mi-8. Well, I guess that's what 'user-friendly' means.
Oh man, 2:00 is where I immediately went, "welp, stayin' for all ten minutes now; I don't know what I'm looking at, but I'm pretty sure I'm in love with it."
On a side note I worked on big rigs for a couple years and the first thing I noticed about this video was how CLEAN the engine is. At the end of each work day a truck mechanic looks more like a special ops soldier hiding out in a cave.
I'm in Aviation Maintenance School right now and it amazes me how many of the guy's there don't like helicopters.. But I absolutely love them!! Keep up the great work and thank you for your service. Will you be uploading more video's?
I like the helicopters. My tech school was heavy aircraft.. we had the same length of time. In fact when everyone was gone, I had a whole hall to myself. the chopper guy was my last friend to leave. A lot to learn.
ryan moeller lol yeah, my MOS was electronics and avionics on rotary wing aircraft, and I've worked on both rotary and fixed in the civilian world. I like rotary more :-) they're a feat of engineering and they're awesome. :-)
When i was a child i dreamed of one day having the honor to repair and maintain these machines...Due to my poor health it will forever be just a dream...
Yeah, have you tried the Civilian route? I mean sure it's not the same thing but just think the Blackhawk was designed, built, and tested by many Civilians.
Here's the thing about China I am loathed to admit: They actually have the potential to make good products. The Norinco 1911 is one of the best ever made. The thing is, from a consumer / western / american standpoint, the companies do not look to china for quality. They look for fast and cheap. Now, you can have for fast, and cheap, and good, but not in the same sentence. For what it's worth, China has only now, recently, made strides in refining their production of steel enough to produce the bearings needed for ballpoint pens that they've previously had to buy from Japan. But the Z20 is not a ballpoint pen. It's not an Xbox, not an Iphone, not even a car. It's not a consumer product. It's a military aircraft purpose built for the People's Liberation Army. So, as much as China (Or rather, our own companies) should be sneered at for how slapped together our consumer goods are.... I have to remember the Norinco 1911. And that China, in spite of the toxic waste landfill factory it's become, can and would have every reason to not cut corners when it comes to their own military hardware. If Russia is doing all it can with the resources it has, and we're seemingly doing all we can to waste the ability we have, that, perhaps, leaves China at the fulcrum. An opportune position to use it's Confucian ability to re-appropriate and refine as needed. ...The Z20 may be superior in some measures to the Blackhawk. Stalin's B-29 copy was just to show that Russia could make their own Superfortress, but for as Neurotic as China's government may be, their military branch may be just down to earth enough to have a higher calling than copying for funsies. I would, at least, like to see some genuine analysis on a specimen, even if it would probably require a Viktor Belenko moment on a Chinese Pilot's part.
China already owns the civilian version of the Blackhawk along with many nations of the world. Very little on the Blackhawk is classified. You can go out today and buy the civilian version if you have the cash.
Former Navy Seahawk mech here. I envy your blackhawk. You'd have a stroke trying to do ours. The ECS is located in the right compartment of the APU, we have 300lbs worth of blade fold equiptment built into the rotorhead, a 3rd hydraulic pump in the oil cooler bay, the transition section full of comms crap that may be easier to chexk vs yours...... Also, your bifalar weights looked so clean. Grab any seahawk and you'll see we grease the piss out of them. lol Oh yeah, our ECS motor looks a hell of a lot bigger with a sight gauge that you can never see. I forgot to mention, we dont have keys hahahaha
Alfredo Pacheco Jr did you mention there is no damper accumulator God this is awesome!!! What about the luck of swivel fittings, flotation bags, main rotor brake, 4th utility hydraulic pump??? Flotation pressure gage, tail landing gear and lot of other!!! They said that the metals of the gas turbine in sea hawk is totally different that's why the engine t 700 in black hawk and sea hawk are not inderchangable and cost 3 times more couse work in salty environments. Regards from Greece
There are times I wish I had gone into aviation instead of automotive and Agriculture. Then there are the days where I wonder if I could take having all that responsibility working on something that is flying in the air and may have a loose bolt, lol.
I promise you, if you had there's always a Sargent nearby to remind you of that responsibility. And if you're real lucky he will remind you of it while chewing your ass and never raising his voice. Will make you feel like a small child.
after watching this video I was held at gunpoint and the guy said "preflight this Blackhawk or I will shoot you" and thanks to this video I preflighted the Blackhawk with the upmost perfection and then the guy put his gun away and started spinning around with his hands stretched out and he suddenly took off and spun into the sunset.
It's a first gen Apple watch and it's still kicking to this day. I've had a few minor glitches here and there, but few and far between. Nothing that can't be cleared with a reboot. It held up impressively well.
Pretty much. But OTOH, never blindly trust your life to someone else. There can always be obvious faults like a misplaced tool, loose connector or missing cover that are overlooked. In general aviation, you sometimes fly a parabola to listen if any loose objects are still somewhere inside the fuselage, and there aren't many aircraft where this didn't happen at least once. Despite preflights, and (maybe a bit less careful than in the military) mechanics double-checking their work.
@@MarianKeller Yes and no. There are some pilots that are genuinely knowledgeable and really know what they're looking at, the others are just following a checklist. Unless they're a prior maintainer of have been an MTP for a long time, they're really just looking for obviously broken things or FOD. Their expertise is in mission planning and flying the aircraft.
I’m a civilian and I’ve been trying to figure out how to pre-flight my black hawk for months... thank God for UA-cam.
Muh -10 checklist
😂
lol did you use the Cessna 172 Preflight checklist ;) best one yet
Dude, I`m still looking a tutorial for my apache, can`t seem to find it anywhere.
I'm still waiting on my operator for a program for a Bell 212 helicopter.
So today I did a predrive on my 1998 Toyota Corolla, opened the hood and everything, my wife was impressed.
Thank you for sharing this now i can preflight check my Blackhawk in my garden
FAIL.....he didn't check the blinker fluid
Eiserntors Phantom of the Opera
e.e
He didn't check the rotor wash reservoir, or apply any frequency grease.
Tsk,tsk,tsk. Didn't even check air brake fluid levels either.
Blatant disregard of safety culture here.
There is an on off switch on the blinkers. These aviators don't need to signal their intentions.
obsolete professor wooooooooooosh
i hope taliban will not see this video
Maintaince for aviation is a amazing thing.
Looks like your life is completely dependent upon thousands of tiny and delicate parts all working together perfectly. How fun.
yours is too, just not as obvious
Do you understand how a human body works?
These things can take RPGs and keep flying. I don't think he has anything to worry about.
Great video!!! now i need to find a Blackhawk...
"Yes, this thing is also still there".
At least they upgraded from that M9.
Usually when I check fluids I wipe the distick off then recheck it.
the fact the taliban probably used this
Is the bag fumbling part of the regimen?
after watching preflights on various aircraft i've reached the conclusion that they're really just touching everything to see if it falls apart or not.
ua-cam.com/video/rryQfAnQs3M/v-deo.html
I have never seen that clip before and mentioned why I am there. As a kid, I would close my eyes and pretend I was wishing a car to start.
They are supposed to check that all safeties are in place and tight, rod end bearings for popping and tolerance, bolts for condition, lines for tightness and condition free of chafing or wear, electrical connectors and wires for breaks and chafing, cannon plus for security, hardware for correct install, blades for cracks and condition, airframe for cracks, engines and transmissions for correct oil level, accumulators for correct precharge, driveshafts for scoring/correct float, and hardware stackups, fuel likes for any leaks, landing gear for cuts in tires/correct height, etc.
This guy cruised through without properly checking shit. Normal new pilot bullshit about wanting to make a video, but not doing anything right. Probably why he's still the dude in the copilot's seat.
I'm a retired fixed wing avionics weenie (Bronco, Phantom) later F-16 motor toad/crew chief(cross-training is fun and makes a better technician in general) and actually handling those systems can tell you quite a bit. It's how you detect excessive play in linkages, rod ends etc. You can't see most wear but you can feel a shitload of it! Inspection and maintenance require tactile understanding of systems, not just reading a job guide and eyeballing them. Of course that doesn't mean junior aircrew remember all the details outside their normal tasking (flying is more than enough task saturation) but they know who to ask if they find something questionable.
Pretty much, look see if anything is burnt or oily or hanging out. Touch everything make sure it’s in place. Done
"is it leaking oil?"
"no."
"then it doesnt have any and we cant fly it right now."
Sounds like russian helicopter
I once heard that the leaks are from the type of o ring seal used in the connectors that are needed to rapidly remove and replace the engine etc., but that was probably bullshit... so why do they leak so much?
Lol thats what i remember most of all from the military. That an hydrate. You feeling dizzy..Hydrate. You drowning...Hydrate. An ibuprofen for everything.
@@billbailey9684 'are you drowning? Drink some water!'
I had a Chinook CH-47 crewman tell me that one before. "If the helicopter wasn't leaking operating fluids in the cargo area then it was probably out of fluids to begin with."
There's a reason people call them Shit Hooks, lol.
Me trying to find the lightswitch for the toilet in the middle of the night.
MarkiMoto Nice one😂😂
wy? it has always been in the same place just like the toilet.
@@leeverink32 ...
@@leeverink32 you don't seem to understand
LMAO
Me: Following the tutorial
*5 Minutes later*
“Shit I forgot to do step 57”
Lmao
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*title: A massage for the Blackhawk before the flight*
that's hot
Appeasing the machine spirit.
@@ConfusedGuardsman not enough incense and chanting
praise the omnissiah
More like stretching it, cracking it's joints, and giving it some energy drinks.
Funny, they never show luke doing a preflight for his x-wing. No wonder he crashes on dagobah.
That crash was caused by bad situational awareness caused by weather and by Luke not being instrument rated. You can only fly by the seat of your pants for so long. But in his defense, I believe the CFR recorded him saying something like, "All the scopes are dead," which would make one believe he had a clogged pitot or other such malfunction, maybe icing in the upper atmosphere.
that's what droid slaves are for
+ChrisUAnimation
What do you think R2D2 was there for.
Lol'd after I realised that you were talking about Star Wars.
Feint Bad static
Proof helicopters are like women - you have to touch them places before you can turn them on.
Gay
Negative. Being a UH-60 driver is an automatic panty dropper... just like Ranger and Long Tabs.
Definitely a sharp case bud
HIDE NOW
I HERE FEMININE FOOT STEPS
But once they’re on, you got em good
Me: Googles PC related stuff
Google: Heres some military stuff
Fair enough
In the Aviation community, especially in the Military, PC is short for Plane Captain, which of course is not an actual Captain rank or an officer. PCs are actually Enlisted personnel. Basically, a PC is in responsible for Daily Aircraft Inspections, Aircraft Maintaining such as the servicing of oil and or fuel, and just basically Aircraft related matters overall. Then after that, the Pilot inspects it again, which is a Pre-flight, much as what the guy is doing in this video.
@@gonzalinator8764 I was talking about programming. I dont think theres enything with... Lets say for example "C++ how to make a TTS" related to aviation &/ military
@RomeoPapaCharlie Ehh i think the bot is doing sudo "supervised learning" (Giving the awnser the bot got and testing if the awnser was correct via us looking at the video) by seeing if the things it recommends you are the correct things. Aka if you click and watch most of the video
Ah yes~
My PC also sounds like a black hawk when I turn it on~
1:47 that come back to see himself was hilarious xD
"Oh i do be lookin badass"
He looked to check if his GoPro was ON and recording, dumbass
@@sharwan6177 damn no need to call peoples name like that can't you be a little nicer ?
dingdongding Insecure?
@@sharwan6177 what crawled up your ass bro? Dude was making a joke
@@sharwan6177 How can you not only have missed the joke but made yourself out to be an asshole as well?
*How to actually Pre-Flight a Blackhawk*
Pilot: we got all four rotors on this thing?
Co-pilot: *without looking* yep
Pilot: *Fires up Blackhawk*
One main rotor, containing 4 rotor blades. And a tail rotor. Yes I am pedantic, I know this :-)
@Ambrose Burnside I am 99% sure he (the OP of this thread) is NOT a pilot, or else he would have used the correct names for the parts of a helicopter. As for me, I AM a pilot (fixed wing), and I hang out with rotary-wing pilots too. The consistent and accurate use of standard terminology can be critical when communicating in aviation, where even simple mistakes can be deadly (not so much in the UA-cam comment section, of course). So, there is indeed some external motivation for my pedantic nature :-)
*The Blackhawk is on helipad and spools up*
Why aren't we getting any lift? I'm lifting on the collective and nothing happens.
*Looks up and sees that the rotor blades are missing.*
Huh.
@@fureversalty
lol
@@Darrylx444 You realize you have 0 sense of humor, and you went and ruined the joke anyway. Kinda makes you seem like an asshole to me.
This is bull, I seen a lot of movies and they just jump in and fly away.
adrianTNT Lmfao
They may have already been checked. At a time of war, they may get up in the a.m. and check them, so they can go at any time of the day. There are also different checks with varying degrees of thoroughness.
@@xenonram thus is a pilots check, the DTA has already been done...
Life is not a movie bro
@@brightstare9011 It's a joke.
Taliban liked this video
😂😂
I love that there's like five fasteners to keep the lid of the footstep on the side of the door shut, but only two fasteners for the hatch on top leading to all of the crucial components of the helicopter.
The Taliban are going to find this video super useful
@@smokayman i was looking for this comment lmao
we dont even use the footstep like at all, and the 2 clamps that hold the mrh slide cowl on are perfectly adequate
The amount of engineering that went into this thing is incredible, such a complex machine.
Lauren Johnson Yeah, lol. What led you to believe that? The 500 switches and knobs in the cockpit? Or the multitude of systems "under the hood"? Or maybe it was the rotor?
Lauren Johnson what would you say is the hardest thing about being a Blackhawk mechanic? Just curious :)
@@cod6guy12 Exactly these are a million times more complex than a car...if you worked on them, then you'd know. The amoint of in depth maintenance required is staggering. I do believe though that the Navy/Marines go a little more in more in depth than the Army...and who gaf about the Air Farce LOL
@@sir.rivers54 Blackhawks have adel clamps everywhere and most of them are in hard places to get your hands, also several other parts are in the most cramped spots, getting to those spots with normal tools can be an exercise in utter frustration.
@@timsgtaWho gives a fuck about that Air Force you ask? The soldiers on the ground when they hear that BRRRRRRRRTTTT from the A-10 Warthog.
-Someone asks me: Do you know how to drive stick shift?
-Me remembers this video: Actually I Know how to start up a Blackhawk
IGATECK lol they’d be like weird flex but okay 😂
IGATECK he did a preflight not a start up
I do the same preflight on my '89 Buick every morning.
I LITERALLY just told my wife " Im watching this blackhawk preflight and it reminds me of that 71 chevy I had everyday before going 2 miles to work lolol "
Fking hilarious I feel you bro lol
If you have to do this type of check on a car every morning, you probably shouldn’t make it fly.
I watched this video a few years ago and didn't think much of it other than it was pretty interesting. Watching it now, being a mechanic on the CH-146 (militarized bell 412), I've gained a lot of appreciation for the work the Sikorsky engineers put into making it easy to move around on top. Having engine cowls you can stand on is awesome, it makes me a little jealous.
CH? U from Canada?
@@ryneagheilim9782 yes
When he checked the dipstick on the gearbox, didn’t it need some attention. He looks at it, even re-dips the stick and leaves it. It looked dry???
We even have two ways per side to get up top, 1st is by the crew chief's window and the 2nd is aft by the engine exhausts but that one's a pain if YOUR the one opening the cover.
Hi my name is Donhammed Trumpistan, as the talibans chief flight instructor, this will come in very handy. Thanks Joe 👍
This is good information for when the apocalypse hits and there happens to be a blackhawk left at an airfield
Bruh for real
Lol
I'm not even sure what button to press to start it. But the outside seems to be doin greaaaat.
Lmfao exatly what i thought
And I thought lego was complicated....
Shadow Heart lol
Shit LEGO looks like a toy compared to this
Jumpsuit Jumpsuit cøver me don’t you fucking call LEGO shit you bitch
Dabbarama well that joke went over your head didn’t it
If you have learned how everything works, Lego could be more complicated since it requires creativity
Viral video be viral
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Wow u here ? Make a video on active protection system of tank and smoke screens and countermeasures
All I wanna say is that I was here before that comment blows up from just being verified
@@samo_. same
Bet the taliban are finding this video pretty helpful now
I’d like to thank you on behalf of all of my taliban colleagues! You have no idea how immensely you have helped us figure out how to handle these things.
inshallah
So freaking cool!
@@Mbfrmdao you definitely get bullied at school, lol
It is really cool!
I wonder if you think that after the 400th time doing it.
Looks like you're about due for an oil change on the ol' spinny thing. -Certified UA-cam helicopter pilot
I know this is a necro, but this comment is highly underrated.
Sometimes I see these incredible complex machines, that I can't stop thinking "if I hit this specific part with a sledgehammer, with it still work?"
Butterfly dawg same
probably. it is dual turbine after all. The whole thing is probably excessive. If you guys thought that was complex, you should wish you could find out about the computer. The onboard computer can probably detect and warn about any kind of failures or mechanical issues. It's probably more complex than the heli itself. So it would probably let you know if there was a problem and you probably don't have to look like that. I think the only reason they do look like that is just to make sure nothing came loose, and nothing started leaking. You probably don't even have to look at that every flight as it's so unlikely to to happen. You can probably get away maybe checking every 5 or 10 flights. Any kind of issue usually has long term effects so spotting it isnt really an emergency, and the computer would let you know if something bad is slowly happening. But at the same time, this is a helicopter, a very low flying machine. It's not a plane where you can just bail with a parachute. If it catastrophically fails you probably have less than a minute before you die. They probably constantly and thoroughly check the aircraft strictly out of fear and the risk of losing the asset. There isn't any kind of a safety net, a parachute, a back up motor. If the thing breaks down, everyone dies.
You know that getting a catastrophic failure in a helicopter is safer than on a plane? If anything happens the heli can just autorotate and land safely most of the times
And no, if I were a pilot I would not depend on a computer to tell me if something wrong or not, if safety regulations says I must check the aircraft every time before take off I will, there's a reason why it's written like that and I don't want to find out why the hard way
@@francisconov5664 lol most of times. Also, the planes fly way higher, if parachuting its defiantly safer via plane. Also, you got like a minute to hit the ground. The turbine and rotor has to slow down before you can glide down. idk how auto rotating would work at a height of a 1000 feet.
If it's a Russian helicopter, then yes. That is actually part of their standard pre-flight routine.
Just kidding :-)
Pretty sure talibans watching this right now 😂
can you put arabic subtitles? (for educational purposes only)
I really wish there were more videos like this. Seems like the only videos that aren't high level propaganda are declassified training videos.... Very cool! Thanks
I agree, also I think just random videos like this of people doing other trade work would be hella interesting too. idk why but these vids really are relaxing to watch especially with the limited talking.
Probably because it shouldn't be on UA-cam.
because now you know how to check a couple of dipsticks on a black hawk? you can crawl all over them at some local airshows... get out of the house once in a while...
I've been out of the house, boy, as a crew chief on the B-1B. It shouldn't be on here.
Gee G LoL, ok chief. If this shouldn't be on there, then the officer wouldn't put it on there. Keep your security panties on.
I noticed that the spurving bearings on the turbo encabulator looked dry. I would have one of the flight mechanics lube those ASAP so that the lunar wayne shaft doesn't develop side fumbling and lose a differential girdle spring causing damage to the panometric fan. Serious issues could result.
Ugmm... Wat u doin here in normie land?
That fact people think you’re serious is kinda funny😂
English please?
Don't worry, it'll chooch.
I only understood about 4words ...
Wait, it's not just kick the tires and light the fires?
"Can you teach me how to preflight my Blackhawk"
"Yea, sure"
*4 hours later*
"How many hatches left"
"Uhm, about 4 but theres alot more to check"
*"I regret buying this"*
The Taliban atm😂
after the preflight id be too tired to fly and call it a day.
Wow, as a person who never worked in aerospace or been in the military, it's astonishing how complex those machines are, we take for granted that it's a helicopter and it just flies around this and that, you'll never appreciate the complexity of it until you see a video like this. Thx for sharing.
You should try working on them. I thought it was complex just learning about them back in school, when I hit the fleet and started wrenching, it is so much stuff packed into so little space. This video is just the tip of the iceberg, a simple preflight check.
Difficult at times, for sure. But I wouldn't trade it for the world. Hooyah, Airframes!
I’m glad that aviation hasn’t faded for you. I’m thinking of going into the coast guard or air force and fly these beasts. They‘re incredible. Finishing up my private pilots license but I’m sure I have a long way to go after that. Want to keep the generation of military flight up since it has ran through my family since my great grandfather.
This isn’t even a full preflight, not even close actually. He did not check the nose, landing gear, tail rotor, cabin, tail rotor driveshafts, the other side of the cockpit, etc. there’s a lot more that goes into it than just his side of the cockpit and up top.
Zeze Andjr when I joined the Airforce to be a aerospace propulsion mechanic I thought they were simple till I actually got to look at the engine of a c130 and saw how much goes into it
Let's get one thing straight for the gentleman... Helicopters don't really "fly" per se as they just beat the air with their rotors until the air finally yields.
instructions unclear, got my helicopter stuck in the toaster
Easy fix... turn instructions right side up and remove bread.
Where do you put in your quarters?
IRS, every April 15th.
This is how I pre-check my PC after cleaning it out with the air compressor.
I'm stuck, I was trying to find instructions on how to land. Please advise.
And fast.
Have you made it or you still there in the sky ?
@@tigertank370 I had to stop for gas a few times but I'm still stuck.
@@ThunderAppeal Oh that sucks man, I hope someone with the necessary knowledge would pass by and help you. Hold on just a few more months, you're almost there.
POV your the taliban trying to fly the new black hawks that where given to you
Taliban currently: Thanks for the little gift and the tutorial.
Greeting from Aghanistan. Thanks friend for video. This will help me fly new blackhawk
It's amazing btw that the little doors for all the engine parts etc..are held together with small ikea door locks..how it stays locked while in flight... 🤷♂️
Extremely tight tolerances. If any of the locks are loose or have a failure of some kind it is immediately replaced.
I always ask myself how we went from rubbing sticks together to *this* in just a few thousand years
One of the best aviation maintenance videos I've seen, well done. And that's a very useful device at 2:00 , I usually suffer a number of bruises in order to crawl up on a Mi-8. Well, I guess that's what 'user-friendly' means.
Damn those things are ancient.
Oh man, 2:00 is where I immediately went, "welp, stayin' for all ten minutes now; I don't know what I'm looking at, but I'm pretty sure I'm in love with it."
JocoM - They have a bunch of steps that also go up the tail as well. Makes it a hell of a lot easier to check the tail rotor and rigging.
JocoM a
Maintenance lmao this is a preflight inspection. 🤣
This aged well. This is now the Taliban helicopter tutorial. UA-cam, isn’t this a matter of national security now?
This will be super helpful for the Taliban now that they inherited all our tax-funded military equipment.
Huh this is Weird i dont remember being thought this at Los Santos Flight School
i saw the m9 then realized when this was uploaded and was like oh.
The UCP wasn't the giveaway?
Oil stick still the same even on a blackhawk XD
rotor lube
When you actually get a peek under those covers, you understand why those cost so much... it's an engineering masterpiece.
I rememeber my dad telling me something similar and I didnt really care, but then I got to see the hydraulics of an airplane and it blew me away
Посмотрите как устроен атомный ледокол. Или атомная подводная лодка.
As a truck driver, the amount of moving parts on this aircraft to check is downright scary. And I thought my pre-trip checks were bad. Props
On a side note I worked on big rigs for a couple years and the first thing I noticed about this video was how CLEAN the engine is. At the end of each work day a truck mechanic looks more like a special ops soldier hiding out in a cave.
No, rotors
@@Chris-hall9080 LOL
I'm in Aviation Maintenance School right now and it amazes me how many of the guy's there don't like helicopters.. But I absolutely love them!! Keep up the great work and thank you for your service. Will you be uploading more video's?
I like the helicopters. My tech school was heavy aircraft.. we had the same length of time. In fact when everyone was gone, I had a whole hall to myself. the chopper guy was my last friend to leave. A lot to learn.
Ft Eustis? If so I am sorry.
ryan moeller lol yeah, my MOS was electronics and avionics on rotary wing aircraft, and I've worked on both rotary and fixed in the civilian world.
I like rotary more :-) they're a feat of engineering and they're awesome. :-)
Patrick Millican oh gawd. That's where I went for AIT.
That place smelled like a sewer.
There is ALOT more money in helicopters. TRUST ME!!
When i was a child i dreamed of one day having the honor to repair and maintain these machines...Due to my poor health it will forever be just a dream...
Awwhh, I hope you'l find something different! have faith
Try civilian aircraft.
Yeah, have you tried the Civilian route? I mean sure it's not the same thing but just think the Blackhawk was designed, built, and tested by many Civilians.
Man do what ever u want ima be a jet fighter so i hope u can repair my jets
Same bro i also habe a poor health i am i am dreaming of maintaining and flying these things
*Gets called for immediate air evacuation*
"I just...gotta fold... the pitot tube cover really evenly"
Thanks so much for this, you're a lifesaver. I didn't get any instructions on how to do this in the owners manual
Ok Chinese u can copy all the parts now 👍😂
Roy Rached already done, check out the Z20 😊
JACK WEN holly crap ur right man !... I wonder how many hours it can fly before crashing . 😜
Here's the thing about China I am loathed to admit: They actually have the potential to make good products. The Norinco 1911 is one of the best ever made. The thing is, from a consumer / western / american standpoint, the companies do not look to china for quality. They look for fast and cheap. Now, you can have for fast, and cheap, and good, but not in the same sentence. For what it's worth, China has only now, recently, made strides in refining their production of steel enough to produce the bearings needed for ballpoint pens that they've previously had to buy from Japan.
But the Z20 is not a ballpoint pen. It's not an Xbox, not an Iphone, not even a car. It's not a consumer product. It's a military aircraft purpose built for the People's Liberation Army.
So, as much as China (Or rather, our own companies) should be sneered at for how slapped together our consumer goods are.... I have to remember the Norinco 1911. And that China, in spite of the toxic waste landfill factory it's become, can and would have every reason to not cut corners when it comes to their own military hardware.
If Russia is doing all it can with the resources it has, and we're seemingly doing all we can to waste the ability we have, that, perhaps, leaves China at the fulcrum. An opportune position to use it's Confucian ability to re-appropriate and refine as needed.
...The Z20 may be superior in some measures to the Blackhawk. Stalin's B-29 copy was just to show that Russia could make their own Superfortress, but for as Neurotic as China's government may be, their military branch may be just down to earth enough to have a higher calling than copying for funsies.
I would, at least, like to see some genuine analysis on a specimen, even if it would probably require a Viktor Belenko moment on a Chinese Pilot's part.
China already owns the civilian version of the Blackhawk along with many nations of the world. Very little on the Blackhawk is classified. You can go out today and buy the civilian version if you have the cash.
83j049733rfe4 China is getting better with their quality. Noticable when you compare 10 years ago.
Just adding this to my "may need"-list in case I ever have to get a Blackhawk flight-ready... You never know.
0:14 hey watch out. dont damage the Taxpayer switches and Taxpayer clipboard
Hydraulics everywhere.
This is nothing. Go check out a CH-47.
Is there a reason for him physically tugging at the lines other than to check if they are loose?
Only about half of the hydraulics were shown.
@@saltycrowgarage7215 lol I think it has 7 hydraulic pumps
@@leonstrand329 it has 3, 4 depending on the block series.
Former Navy Seahawk mech here.
I envy your blackhawk. You'd have a stroke trying to do ours. The ECS is located in the right compartment of the APU, we have 300lbs worth of blade fold equiptment built into the rotorhead, a 3rd hydraulic pump in the oil cooler bay, the transition section full of comms crap that may be easier to chexk vs yours......
Also, your bifalar weights looked so clean. Grab any seahawk and you'll see we grease the piss out of them. lol
Oh yeah, our ECS motor looks a hell of a lot bigger with a sight gauge that you can never see.
I forgot to mention, we dont have keys hahahaha
Simpler, yes, but in my unit, you'd be the only one working on it. lol Keep those ladies protected from that salty air.
Alfredo Pacheco Jr did you mention there is no damper accumulator God this is awesome!!! What about the luck of swivel fittings, flotation bags, main rotor brake, 4th utility hydraulic pump??? Flotation pressure gage, tail landing gear and lot of other!!! They said that the metals of the gas turbine in sea hawk is totally different that's why the engine t 700 in black hawk and sea hawk are not inderchangable and cost 3 times more couse work in salty environments. Regards from Greece
Yes indeed!! Tons of room to work with
How old r u? U been flying long? Ur awesome!
I work on sierras and the utility pump and res in the oil cooler section has no use other than to be in the way.
Something on there's gotta be classified 🤔 flux capacitor coffee maker maybe.
It is but its in the cockpit
"what did you learn today?"
"i learned how to prep a Blackhawk!"
Thank god I found this vid, I lost the manuals for mine
I got to see one of these beauties on display in a navy show, sat right in the back. These are glorious helicopters made even more imposing in person.
There are times I wish I had gone into aviation instead of automotive and Agriculture. Then there are the days where I wonder if I could take having all that responsibility working on something that is flying in the air and may have a loose bolt, lol.
I promise you, if you had there's always a Sargent nearby to remind you of that responsibility. And if you're real lucky he will remind you of it while chewing your ass and never raising his voice. Will make you feel like a small child.
I would not use the gloves. For a good inspection you need to feel everything, the smallest detail
Cool am a taliban and now I know how to fly Helicopter! Good american
Now the Talibans will have no problem flying those things
Now I'm ready only I need is a Blackhawk
Lets construct a blackhawk by using its design instructions and group of dedicated people
now this video will relly helpful for the talibans 😂
Better take this down so the taliban can't use it mate.....
And we all ask, how did the Afghanistan's learn how to fly our helicopters after we left, well this explains how haha haha
after watching this video I was held at gunpoint and the guy said "preflight this Blackhawk or I will shoot you" and thanks to this video I preflighted the Blackhawk with the upmost perfection and then the guy put his gun away and started spinning around with his hands stretched out and he suddenly took off and spun into the sunset.
Oh good now maybe I can finally get this damn thing off the ground.
Antifreeze ✔
Oil ✔
Power steering ✔
Red Bull ✔...
Ready to Fly!
that was a huge PTI so many moving parts as a trucker I thought our PTI was bad keep safe out there guys
It's even worse when you realize he only did half of it. The other guy did the inspection of components on the ground and tail.
"is everything in right condition?"
"Yep"
"Ok let's fly this bad boy"
"Ahh shit i forgot the key"
Dammit now the taliban are gonna watch this.
Ohhhh so thats why my Blackhawk crashed, I didnt check that oil 5:39!!
Ehhhhh, you're really only on APU log enough to start the engines. If it fails you scrub and go inside and yell at maintenance.
The Taliban watching this video intently
I love how well designed it is when it comes to accesibility. All those places you can hold to or stand on
where is part II and III ?
Step 1: Open Sunroof.
Step 2: Fly.
Awesome vid!! Thank you for everything you do. How does your Apple Watch hold up to all that abuse?
First gen Apple watch. Still have it. Still "ticking".
It's a first gen Apple watch and it's still kicking to this day. I've had a few minor glitches here and there, but few and far between. Nothing that can't be cleared with a reboot. It held up impressively well.
This doesn't seem like that much abuse... I wanna see the guy who wears his apple watch to a foundry every day. Oh wait, that guy doesn't exist.
@@mmaida3358 Talk about a miner who wields a jackhammer every day (-;
I bet the mechanics watch the pilots touch and stroke things and look for disconnected cables and think "Awwww.... bless"
Actually the mechanics just finished doing the same thing but a little more in depth.
Pretty much. But OTOH, never blindly trust your life to someone else. There can always be obvious faults like a misplaced tool, loose connector or missing cover that are overlooked.
In general aviation, you sometimes fly a parabola to listen if any loose objects are still somewhere inside the fuselage, and there aren't many aircraft where this didn't happen at least once. Despite preflights, and (maybe a bit less careful than in the military) mechanics double-checking their work.
@@MarianKeller Yes and no. There are some pilots that are genuinely knowledgeable and really know what they're looking at, the others are just following a checklist. Unless they're a prior maintainer of have been an MTP for a long time, they're really just looking for obviously broken things or FOD. Their expertise is in mission planning and flying the aircraft.
Taliban thanks for the video.
imagine the Taliban is watching this like wow that's how you do that
was just going to say that lol
Hmmm, how strange is this algorithm. Must be on taliban side.