US Air Forces Flying the US-2 Boat Plane for the 1st Time - Should They Buy It❓
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- As part of a long-standing bilateral training series focused particularly on expanding combined search and rescue capabilities between two nations, U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) and Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force (JMSDF) conducted Exercise Cope Angel.
In a rescue-centric training session, American and Japanese troops flew together using the ShinMaywa US-2 seaplane.
Maj. Jake McCauley, Mission Commander of Cope Angel 23-2, said, “This is the first time AFSOC has led a rescue-centric training involving US-2 Boat Plane”.
The US-2 is a technological marvel. Featuring a top speed of over...
00:00 Normal Take-off
03:01 Amphibious Training
04:52 Take-off From the Sea
06:26 Inside Look
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Ever since I saw the PBY Catalina I just love this kind of planes. I think more countries should get them to compliment the helicopter for rescue at sea.
The PBY Catalina made a big impression on our Japanese allies for good reason. It's sure great to see the next evolution of the amphibious search and rescue boat. Even if it fails to meet power-projection goals, it has a great future in firefighting.
@@erickborling1302 The Japanese had a very good, GREAT, amphib, the "Emily" during WWII!
@@erickborling1302 Even if it fails on the power-projection front, the Japanese will buy it and use it. And for ONE simple reason. It is a Japanese aircraft, built by a Japanese company, and can be bought in order to deliberately keep out competition. Same reason as all their other markets. Japan is a closed market to foreign companies. And break WTO rules and regulations every single day.
@@Demun1649 depends on the market not everything is a closed market there
@@Dunkler.Krieger OK! You are clearly someone who works in a department where Socio-political-economics are used, and verified, EVERY DAY. Name just 15 areas of the Japanese internal market that are OPEN to open and FAIR competition from non-Japanese firms?
Maybe you could inform readers of what foreign companies build and run trains, trams, and buses, on the Japanese travel economy. Maybe, suggest areas that really are open, rather than hold bidding events, where the Japanese victor is notified beforehand that they have secured the contract?
I know for a fact that a Retired f-16 pilot who owes his freaking life to this boat and the Japanese self defense forces who landed in a damn near typhoon to save him after his F-16 crashed near Misawa, which is not far from some of the roughest waters in the Pacific..that Japanese pilot risked everything because he knew the pilot would drown in the waters there..I mean freaking Magnificent!
Great story, glad it had a happy ending!
🇺🇲🇯🇵💪🏻
That is more than some Top Gun "buzz the tower" BS. Ejecting into a typhoon knowing you're going to die then seeing this plane come in makes my feet cold just thinking about it. The real "Right Stuff"!
@@dicksonfranssen wasn't quiet a typhoon but it was winter time and that area is bad, but the pilot was advised not to land but he did anyway and they got him and and took off in 3-4 waves..just awesome!
During a recent visit to Marine Corps Air Station Iwakuni, U.S. Forces Japan Commander John Dolan reconnected with the courageous Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force members who saved his life over two decades ago. On Jan. 23, 1992, Dolan’s F-16 was unexpectedly struck by KC-135 Stratotanker during collision avoidance maneuvers and became uncontrollable. He ejected into the Pacific Ocean 630 nautical miles away from Tokyo, where he was rescued almost five hours later by a Japanese aircraft rescue crew.
The US-2 is an immensely capable aircraft. Frankly, I'm amazed the U.S. hasn't purchased them already. SAR ops alone would improve significantly (over twice the speed and many times the range of a rescue helo). The possibilities are endless. Personally, I never get tired of watching the US-2 just lift effortlessly off the water with a ridiculously short takeoff distance. Just amazing.
The AF would rather put a C130 on floats than get a get a water capable already plane
US-2の整備は大変だと聞きます。
日本には4000以上の島々が点在しているため、海面に着水できるUS-2が必要です。
しかし、アメリカには離島が少ないので、日本ほど飛行艇の必要性はないかも知れません。
私は日本人なのでアメリカの事情は分からないが、米軍にはV-22やV-280のVTOLがあれば、十分だと思います。
それでも米空軍がUS-2に興味を持ってくれたことは嬉しい。アメリカ国旗🇺🇸がペイントされた飛行艇が空を飛ぶのはロマンがありますね！
The Earth is 3/4 Water! Most capable tactical aircraft ever! It can almost " Hover" take off and land! ありがとう日本
You would think that the US Coast Guard would be interested as well as Special Operations.
As a former CG Aviator I would agree however, sadly, the cost of operation and maintenance of such a unique aircraft would not be conducive to the small budget service. That said, it would be a great addition to the CG as were the other seaplanes previously used!
Look up Coast Guard Rescues. Those guys are special operators but in a different way. Rescuing people on oil rigs, boats, ships, under very hard conditions. The Coast Guard doesn't have the wide opportunities other services offer, but they do not get the recognition the Coast Guard deserves! It doesn't take away anything from other services, where each has their function. But they die rescuing people. Where civilians are trying to get into port and run into problems, these guys leave port to do rescue missions.
They have to be smart as well as superior physically, as well as highly trained. Each military has their purpose and due regard and respect, but The Coast Guard should be given more regard and respect. If you were in a plane heading across the pond where you fly above the weather but something goes haywire to where you crash in bad weather, or on a raggedy ship or one that succumbed to a storm, these are the guys that'd fish you out and back to safety.
I should add this. Brown Water Navy as in Vietnam, they drove boats in for rescue where they did so under fire. Which if it were you or me, it'd truly be desired.
USCG area of operations are well-covered by its helicopter fleet.
@@andreinarangel6227 yes and no. Helicopters have range and speed limitations.
Key word is -think.
Shin Maywa, formally, Shin Miewa, formally The Kawanishi Aircraft Company, makers of the H6K/H8K 'Mavis' and 'Emily' flying boats of WWII. Says it all. The US-2 is a fantastic plane.
Correct and one way to describe the flying boat is that the H8K Emily flying boat airframe got modernized to use C-130J engines. If you want to buy a flying boat which one will it be H8K Emily family which includes this US-2 flying boat or its Russian equivalent the Be-200
It's also one of the only planes to employ proper boundary layer control technology over its wing using a 5th turboshaft engine. It's a very impressive aircraft and always wondered why procurement has been so slow since its initial development in Japan. However It seems many countries are looking at the US-2 now. 👍
Emily,s modern "Daughter".
@@coleomo They couldn't export their military equipment, so they stretch out their rollout rate to lengthen the life of production line.
二式大艇とUS-2は名機だ。
US-2の機内からの撮影は日本でも非常に珍しい。
The US should own several hundred of these types of planes. We have plenty of long range sea rescue missions that would benefit and special ops missions that would benefit.
Also Australia and NZ would greatly benefit from its capabilities, especially in SAR and disaster relief missions in the Pacific.
Looks like a very impressive plane with capabilities beyond what the United States amphibious aircraft have at this time. All that with Japanese quality and attention to detail.
Thank you for introducing Japanese flying boats. From Japan.
love the PBY. This plane is lightyears ahead of it. Tremendous respect.
Só pela característica de voo, razão de subida, posso afirmar com certeza que é o melhor avião em sua categoria! Parabéns ao povo japonês
I have a long-standing love of flying boats, so more the better in my books. They especially make sense for SAR - instead of dropping a dingy, just land and pick up the person(s) as long as conditions are right.
I can't belive after all these years the US doesnt have a fixed wing amphibious seaplane still in service , more stable than a chopper in bad weather & probably able to run on just two engines for endurance & an ideal rescue or ASW platform too , multi role from the word go.
The US2 add mini guns, missile rails, etc and you have a awesome special ops AC.
That's quite the climb rate and attitude.
yep, We in New Zealand need a dozen of these
During WWII, my father was on the flight crew of a Navy PBM Mariner seaplane. The PBM Mariner was used to search for German submarines. I have my father's photos and log book from his naval service. He retired as a civilian from Dover Air Force Base, in Delaware, where he had worked on everything from C-124's to C-5A's. I served aboard a nuclear attack submarine during the 70s and can see the benefit of seaplanes working in conjunction with submarines. My question is, why isn't the U.S. Navy showing interest in bringing seaplanes back into service?
Maybe because Seaplanes are relatively slow and vulnerable to anti-aircraft fire, making them less suitable for modern air-to-air and air-to-ground combat. Another reason is The main advantage of a seaplane is being able to operate without an airport. If you have an airport, you don't need seaplanes. However, competition with China across the Pacific has raised navy interest in seaplanes.
@Mark - Exactly what I was thinking! I would think that this aircraft could be a very useful *sub-hunter*.
Not only could it drop sonobuoys but it could even (possibly) have sonar fitted on the hull (maybe in a retractable device that could be extended after the seaplane has landed on the sea).
Helicopters do the job better. The USN retired seaplanes because of large costs from salt water corrosion.
@@ernestimken6969 Helicopters don't have the range or speed of this aircraft and they can't operate as effectively in the types of weather this thing can. Horses for courses.
@@Nighthawkvets
These aren't flying boats - they're amphibians. They can land and take off at airports. They can also do it on water. Their raison d' etre is not to deal with a lack of airfields its to be able to alight on water to pick up or drop off people at ranges farther than helos and cheaper and faster than a fleet of SAR vessels.
They're no slower than a heli copter, and I'd guess no more vulenrable. You have a crew in the water in the middle of the Pacific you can drop a rescue pack to them from a P3 or a P8 or a C-130 but you can't actually rescue them
And if they are injured they may not be able to even operate and board a life raft.
Are these craft anymore vulnerable than P3s or P8s - both of which are essentially civillian air frames? (I believe the original versions of these aircraft were actually martiime patrol/ASW not just pure SAR birds - i.e. combat aircraft as much as any martime patrol craft is).
With an aircraft like this you can find them, and pick them up. They can be receiving medical treatment within minutes.
Sure you can jump PJs into the water to help surivivors board and treat them on the raft, although treatment options might be more limited and difficult due to the nature of a flexible raft bobbing on the ocean.
Just as importantly if you use a convential patrol or transport aircraft to drop them a rescue pack, you then have to divert a vessel to pick them up.
You only have a finite number of veessel you can divert and PJs you can jump.
Possibly aircraft like the osprey make something like this less unique in capability but I'm pretty sure there is stuff these guys can do that an Osprey can't- like fly 2-3 times as far without refueling. Which again in the Indo Pac, and with scarce tanker resources is possibly kinda useful.
You'd probably get far more coverage from one or two squadrons of 3000mile range aircraft than a network of SAR launches which are going to need to be waaaay ore numeros, even if they have the same range to provide the same number of sorties let alone coverage and probably take far longer to regnerate betwen soritees .
And if I am not mistaken no US or allied service actually has any SAR launches, so you'd need to build that capability. Which would also be vulnerable to attack.
The British and Commonwealth countries have been landing flying boats in rough seas for 90 years. For 30 years flying boats were the only regular long distance, trans ocean aircraft and they had to land, regardless of conditions. Catalina and Sunderland crews in WW2 learned how to land and take off along the ocean swells and in fact regularly rescued downed pilots in the Pacific and Atlantic. So it's no big deal. Pilots of today are used to ideal conditions where a crosswind of more than 15 knots warrants a diversion. Not so in the underpowered flying boats of the 1930s and 40s. They just had to manage it and they did.
I am pretty sure the US was flying a lot of flying boats back in the 30s and 40s. The main building on Treasure Island in the San Francisco bay was originally a flying boat terminal for Pan Am clippers. Do you think the UK was doing something very different? The USN also operated flying boats out of NAS Alameda, just a few miles away, and the ramps are still there. ua-cam.com/video/x7iYm2Au6DQ/v-deo.html
@@cageordie the Uk stepped away from flying boats post WW2 with a few final hurrahs particularly the Saunders Roe Princess and the 1st jet fighter flying boat.
US is looking at installing floats on CJ-130J, but this would only work on calm waters...
My own and humble opinion is that they should buy her!
May be adding in flight refueling capabilities,due to the size of operation theater.
If it's the best tool for the job, then I say buy it. This would also show you have trust in the equipment made by your allies.
Beautiful Seaplane ❤
Hope USN will think this is something for the future 👍🇺🇸
Yes. If the US Military bought some, then CA Fire could buy some to fight wildfires. We need more high-capacity aerial assets.
Many of my ex-colleagues worked on the modernization of the old US-1 to become US-2. Hope U.S. servicemen enjoys it. It's suited for special operations, too.
I’m curious what happened to the US-1s. I wonder what boneyard they ended up in. Still looked like they were in great shape when they retired.
The US-2 is an amphibious rescue aircraft developed by ShinMaywa Industries. It is operated by the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force and contributes to maritime rescue operations.
The features of the US-2 are as follows.
It is the world’s highest performance amphibious aircraft and can take off and land on rough waves up to 3 meters high.
It can take off and land at extremely low speeds and can fly at a speed of about 90 kilometers per hour.
It can take off and land in a short distance (land) and does not require a long runway like a regular passenger plane.
It has a pressurized cabin and can fly at high altitudes without burdening the patient in bad weather.
Its range is over 4,700 kilometers and it can perform rescue operations over a wide area.
As you can see, the US-2 is an aircraft with excellent performance and diverse capabilities. I think it would be a useful aircraft for the US military. Please consider it.
救難用としては優秀だし、元は魚雷を積む哨戒機でもあったし、当然消防機としてのペイロードもある。
しかし、ボートやジェットスキーの積み降ろしが難しいので特殊作戦用としては限定的な使い方になる。
米軍が躊躇するのはそう言う部分だろう。
ぶっちゃけオスプレイ＋空中給油で間に合ってる部分もあるし維持費が…
そもそもわざわざ着水する必要もないっていう
着水する必要があるからアメリカも興味しめしてるんじゃないの？
まあUS2が導入されるとかってことではないだろうけど。
まあ確かにC-130にフロートつけようとしてるぐらいだし、けどそこまでしてどーすんだろ、AAV7は積載出来ないだろうし
哨戒機？
ペイロードの能力の高さは問題点を凌駕する魅力
アメリカの沿岸警備隊やNOAAとかが将来採用していてもおかしくないとは思ってる。
現実になったら俺は驚くと同時に喜ぶぞ。
Absolutely the USAF should buy it. It is a proven platform. The C130 on Floats is a bad idea. I always thought that a Boat Hull for the C130 should be developed but the US-2 is what the USAF or Navy Should buy.
Converting the C-130 to an anphib would have been a better idea.
The US-2 would be a great addition to the US aircraft fleet. Putting floats on an MC-130J sounds like an engineering kludge, but you never know what LM can come up with, given enough money, and time. lol US defense procurement laws, and rules would mandate that there be license built US-2's fabricated in the US, by some designated aircraft mfr. Very similar to how the Harrier became the AV-8B as built by McDonnell Douglas. They would need to build enough of them for it to be reasonably feasible economically.
I would think the US Coast Guard might be interested in something like this!
LOOK’S Like a very needed option, it should add additional latitude for rescue in calm seas! OR, For SEAL insertions or withdrawals,
actually the plane offers more options than are evident at first glance! Fantastic!
US-2 being amphibous can be very useful to pick up or drop Special teams at very long range and deply the rubber dingies, Helicopters can do that but the range is limited. say ST6 wants to deploy from florida to say west Africa they would be carried by say C-17 then some local chopper takes them to target, that can be done much better by US-2 also due to its amphibous nature its excellent for Search and rescue, also if right avionics are put, it can be Amphibious AEW platform that can be refueled or land in exotic location, maybe it can rendevous with tanker in middle of ocean, refuel and continue its mission
This plane would look pretty on USCG colours. If it is as good as their cars it should outlast a lot of other aircraft.
Good to see the old flying boats coming back ...
turbine 6 blade engines, a great improvement to a vintage design.
Dude. I think that is quite the understatement.
the US-2 is a vintage design only at a surface level. The layout of the aircraft does show similarities to WW2 era classics but it is far more than just some improvement to a vintage design. It's a evolutionary marvel of expanding mission capability that pushes modern aviation technology to the limits. The turboprop exhaust is routed over the wing root to increase lift and water STOL ability. The wing floats are the first domestic Japanese hull component built from composite. It has a pressurized cabin that makes it much less stressful on rescued and often injured patients. The controls are triple redundant. The water contacting part of the hull was computer optimized and then scale model tested from the old US-1A rescue plane, which itself a offspring of the type 2 sea plane.
it is a surprisingly unique anomaly. No other sea planes are as sophisticated and as capable. Really shows how focused the Japanese Self Defense Force is, on having SAR capabilities.
With that said, I am quite interested in seeing what the proposed Austrailian new build Albatross is going to be like.
@@kenyonedale3192 hmm...very interesting indeed...yes hope the new albatross really takes flight as Antilles tried with the goose years ago and it didnt work,,,way to much price point for demand...although i think the goose is a much more versatile flying boat....im partial cause i own 3..lol
Remember seeing a US-1 seaplane at Atsugi in either '79 or '84 during an airshow. I always thought it was strange seeing a weathervane on top of the nose.
Absolutely perfect for operations out of Eglin AFB on the Gulf of Mexico. WHAT a bird💥
Sea planes were the first to transport passengers worldwide. Before commercial airports were built. Nothing new here but this is a great airplane!
The US Air Force is already flying the C-130J with Rolls-Royce AE 2100D3 turboprop engines. The US-2 uses Rolls-Royce AE 2100J engines with the same Dowty 6-blade composite prop, very similar to the C-130 J powerplant. If the US Navy and/or Coast Guard wanted to buy some US-2's, we already have A&P technicians experienced in servicing and maintaining these Rolls Royce tuboprops. Just install flight and engine instruments labelled in English and suited to the US military needs - which I'm sure the manufacturer would be happy to accomodate - and this could be an awesome addition for the SAR mission in Alaska, Hawaii, the Gulf of Mexico, or anywhere the US Military maintains a maritime presence anywhere in the world.
WOW that thing can Climb!
Way better than spending money on developing an amphib C-130
It is based on an american Martin P5M design, then drastically improved over 50yrs...it is no surprising to be of interest to the us. I want one too! 🇨🇦. It has been a favourite of mine for many years!
The fact it has jet engines in the wing to blast air downwards with the flaps is bonkers-awesome!
I have also heard that the quality of the construction is second to none. Typical Japanese respect for quality.
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It has one turboshaft engine to provide boundary layer control. Do you have details on it being developed from the Martin P5M? That had only 2 engines and a noticeably different wing. They apparently designed a firebomber version, I'd like to see that in operation if they sell any.
Shin Meiwa has a very long tradition of building seaplanes. Shin Meiwa may be better known by some under their previous name of Kawanishi, who built the Mavis seaplanes in the 30's, and Emily's during the 40's.
Yes correct. Japans Kawanishi flying boats were considered superior to any US flying boat during WW2. These are based on the Kawanishis, not the Mariner or Mars.
Striking resemblance to Hughey's Spruce Goose, The Hercules of the 40's , though a lot smaller scale.
@@vichy7661 More like a Short Sunderland, or better, a Short Empire.
The US Navy and the US Coast Guard should be the ones looking into this bird not the Air Force. I think we are long past time to have a true flying boat or amphibious aircraft. I hope they buy it for the Coast Guard and put into service ASAP.
That was in the air in 10 seconds from starting its roll! I kept rewinding looking for the dissolve where some of the takeoff roll had been cut out, but I couldn't see it.
Should be in every nations coast guard aircraft fleet. It has at least 6 times the range of a helicopter and is faster.
I have seen impressive take-offs from the sea of this marvel. A few tens of meters and it lifted off like a bush plane.
it actually has 5 turbine engines. one,s hidden inside the center of the wing and generates lots of compressor bleed pneumatic airflow for the "blown" flaps that make for the plane,s excellent takeoff and landing performance. in older flying boats and amphibians,salt water corrosion and rot,rust,etc was a serious and costly problem but the industry,s come a long way since WW2 and the 1950,s with non-metallic composite structural materials as well as stronger corrosion-resistant alloys,especially titanium and very durable protective polyurethane and teflon based paints,primers and tough marine gel coatings. cheap at twice the price for the number of lives of sea disaster victims that such a plane could potentially save alone as well as it,s pure versatility for other missions. helicopters have their uses but there are some things in which a flying boat/amphibian simply can,t be beat.
All that lift gives it STOL on tarmac that is near miraculous!
I also like the thought of a U.S. / Japan joint venture a lot. We will need each other in the China Sea.
If the US Air Force decides to buy some of these planes, I wouldn't be surprised if the Coast Guard tried to tack a few onto the order; search-and-rescue missions are the USCG's bread and butter.
Sweet Ride, maybe coast guard could buy a few too!!!
Yeah, the coast guard absolutely need this
In my opinion if your a Country with lots of coastline of maritime operations you absolutely need a seaplane.. I very much like this aircraft. If I recall correctly India was also interested in buying some.
If you search online you might be able to still find the info and drawings where Lockheed drew up plans for a C-130 based seaplane. Not the one on floats but a actual seaplane with a boat type lower hull.
of course they must buy it. It is the true no compromise seaplane unlike the c-130 which will be limited in some key capability as a float plane
RAF Coastal Command , anyone ?? have you seen the take off and landing performance of these , just amazing !
この機体 地味に見えるけど 凄いよね❗
Well 300mph is damn fast for a damn flying boat
Not to mention its importance in offshore special operations.
It is interesting to see countries that were once enemies cooperate with each other to complement each other's capabilities🤔
HU-16 Albatross Was in old Yul brenner movie using Jato rockets to take off.
Flight from Ashiya .
No helo could do it !
Wow, they finally modernized the flying boat - and it's magnificent. It works, it's well thought out, China is saber-rattling - buy it now - I mean, NOW!
アメリカ製兵器いっぱい買ってるんだからたまには日本製も買ってほしい
Reminds me of the Martin my father flew in the 50 ' and 60' s theNavy used them for search and rescue and to track the Russian subs off our shores, he always said they should never have been done away with
The comment about the USAF lacking experience in flying boats made me laugh. How soon we forget. Many of the HU16E Albatross seaplanes we flew in the Coast Guard were retired from Air Force service. Now true, the "Goats", as we Coasties called them, were not true open water capable, but the Air Force made good use of them during the 50's and 60's and during the Vietnam era.
And please note it has the Curtiss Step, named after its inventor, Glenn Curtiss. He was the great American inventor, and innovator, in early "Flying Boats." He was the genius who eventually bought out the Wright Brothers. If you want some wonderful American aviation history, just look up Glenn Curtiss, and you will become a fan of him...just like I am. Doctor George Whitehead
I hope the U.S. buys some of these! I’m also interested in the helmets with the radios built-in that the Japanese crewmen were wearing! It made them look like characters from a 1950s space-themed movie!
Yes, I hope the US will acquire a number of these seaplanes. That's just exactly what I was thinking when I saw the helmets! I promptly thought of the 1957 Japanese Sci-fi movie - "The Mysterians"
@@nica080910 Wow, that’s one I haven’t seen and it is apparently a a SCI-fi cult classic (same vintage as me, lol). I’ll have to watch it, if it’s available.
When I saw the helmet they wear, I instantly thought, "Oh, this is the one..." 🠊
It's a good solution for small islands without airfields that are too far for helicopters to reach.
Juan Tripp, Igor Styoriski "If a man is in need of rescue, an airplane can come in and throw flowers on him, and that's just about all. But a direct lift aircraft could come in and save his life. "Igor Styoriski. Igor was fundamental in developing float planes for Juan Tripp working for Pan American Airways. Please give credit where credit is due.
Great for a conflict southwest of Okinawa. Lotsa water down there.
It's not an award winning movie but had a big impact on me as a kid. Flight from Ashiya (1964) with Yul Brynner and Richard Widmark is the fictional story of two Grumman Albatrosses trying to make an ocean landing to rescue ship survivors. At $40 for the DVD it's hardly worth it but does show you what it takes to pull this off.
Very interesting. I think the U.S. should explore the enhancement of logistics this craft might be able to provide.
I will love to have one of these planes . That have to be a great feeling hovering over the waters 6:07
Obviously it is an excellent piece of kit.
Imagine strapping a solid-state AEW radar to it and you have the next AWACS.
Poland already did the Lidl version of that, two Czech Let L-410 with Osprey 30 radar sets for their border patrol (if not amphibious but hey.)
A comparison with the Sunderland Flying Boat by someone knowledgeable would be interesting to see. I saw a Sunderland at the amazing RAF museum in Hendon, London, and was amazed how thin the metal sheeting of the fuselage was. Brave men flew them.
Good Story and if the RAF wanted a new Short Sunderland style flying boat why not put A400M Atlas Engines under the airframe itself like the Japanese US-2 flying boat which is the H8K Emily flying boat airframe modified to use C-130J engine the predecessor US-1 was an Emily flying boat airframe using Engines of a Pave Low helicopter
I'd really like to know exactly how that fancy "spray suppression" hull works.
On terminology, I believe that 'seaplane' encompasses both flying boats, which land on a boat shaped hull/fuselage, and floatplanes, which operate on separate floats, and may on other occasions be fitted with wheels instead. This is a flying boat, reminiscent of the hey day of flying boats in the 30's and 40's. And a very impressive craft it appears to be.
Actually if you want to play around with terms, this is an amphibian aircraft.
@@WALTERBROADDUS Yes, you're quite right. It is an amphibian as well.
Looks a lot like the 50 anf 60's P5M Marlin. I would think all branches of our US Forces should have these, especially the Coast Guard
This plane is also known for rescuing a famous Japanese newscaster when his yacht was wrecked 1,200 km offshore in the rough sea.
Stationed in Iwakuni with MWSG-17, Det-C, from 11/82 through 11/85. Watched these Shinmaywa US-2 take off and sea-land countless times. Photographed a tragic crash at the north end of our runway in early 1983. Great old planes.
You mean US-1, US-2 was a relatively new aircraft since 2003.
The US-2 is a rescue flying boat deployed in 2007.
I think it lacks the versatility for the purpose used by the US military
Almighty is like a car
I don't think so.
If you just want to introduce it by using it for rescue, this is it
I don't think there is a bettermachine.
If you use it so as to have versatility after introduction
Improved for special operations, offshore replenishment, patrol, andescort
ShinMaywa established a US corporation and launched US-3.
should i make
I loved being a crewman on the SA -16 A and B Albatross. Air Sea Rescue service Goose Bay Labrador. 1955-56. I was the radio operator sitting behind the copilot. This aircraft had to and would fly out on missions when nothing else could not see the runway or take off. Same on landings when GCA couldn't track us and no radio contact for landing instructions. We could not see the runway many times.
It seems like a real winner for Atlantic or Pacific S&R operations from land bases...with ability to go out 1500 miles, and back, that's a heck of a lot better than Helo's, and doesn't require the low speed of surface vessels... with the ability to land in 90% of weather conditions, it also makes recovery a lot simpler than having a helicopter hover and drop a diver, winch, et al...the ability to go out in an inflatable, also makes it easier to rescue badly-injured folks... I wonder, too, if this wouldn't make a very capable ASW aircraft, with its range, and speed, and load/unload capability, and significant payload... Hmmm... I wonder if they could find a way to reliably retract the outboard floats??
As long as they get some of those sick spaceage helmets ,Im good with it!
The US-2 could have sped aid & relief to us on Guam from neighboring islands after we were devastated by Typhoon Mawar with its 140 mph max sustained winds.
Very cool airplane, hope the US adopts it.
The Bell Boeing V-22 is production and has proven its mantle. Any new Sea Plane is 10 or more years away. V-22 are available now.
actually they stopped buying V-22 production coming to a close
The USCG should also consider this plane. The range is far greater than a helicopter as is the loiter time. Also, unlike a Coast Guard C-130, this plane could search for missing people _and_ immediately rescue them. There wouldn't be the delay involved in called in a rescue boat or helicopter.
That all makes way to much since for the US government
There were more than a few times when we flew from Clark or Okinawa or Guam over water and we knew we were beyond the practical range of our helicopters even MH-53s. If we went down we would have to be rescued, or captured, by a ship, no other way.
In future conflicts with China, there is a lot of open water in that theatre of operations. The US-2 is a great SAR option.
The USCG had amphibious airplanes in its fleet. I don't know if they do today, but I will say that when I joined in 82 we were flying the Grumman Goose with no water landing restrictions due to corrosion below the waterline. I always wanted to turn one of these into a flying RV and live in it. Being an aircraft mechanic I wouldn't have far to drive to work.
Surely, making a water-landable C-130 would offer greater commonality? They have produced a floatplane Lockheed before, you know?
@@simonevans8979 I know Lockheed produce floatplanes in the past. They were purpose designed, engineered and built as floatplanes. Not an afterthought patch work project. If you like reinventing the wheel I guess is one way to go.
If the Air Force wants information about seaplane operations, they should talk to the Navy...
US2は買うべきだね!理着水の性能がいいし、そしてカッコイイから！！
Absolutely buy it and build the team.
飛行艇を作れる国は少ないですからね。
ただ、US-2の製造元である新明和工業は経営状態が悪化してるし大量生産出来る様な機体じゃないのでどうなんでしょう？
worth Consideration !😊
Japan the UK and the USA should get together and develop a new amphibias aircraft that could be used for airsea rescue, anti submarine patrols and by special forces
The old Catalina PBY. One of the greats. New version awesome
It would be a great asset to resupply subs on patrol or extended offensive operations.
@David Lambert - Agreed, and it would be great for looking for *enemy subs* too.
US-2の特徴は着水可能波高3ｍ、短い離水・着水距離です。
What narrow landing gear! and the float supports are presumable to keep it from tipping over in a crosswind.
"Boat plane"? For my whole life these types of aircraft (large multi-engined seaplanes) have been referred to as "flying boats".
Water landings could be very rough. Takeoff in rough weather sometimes had to use jato assistance. A 9 second burst of Jet
It should be noted that India was also looking to purchase a few of these aircraft as well.
What is it with truboprops that I could meditate to it? Not (only) the sound, just the way they work, completely, with all the things around it, from oil pressurizing to prop angle. Awesome plane, obviously. Built like a tank.
I've had a rough water ride in a Republic Seabee, a single(pusher) engine version of a seaplane, logged some time on floats in a Cessna s172, and dreamed about owning (and being able to afford) a PBY-5A. I'm convinced. Yes, we well ought to be buying US-2s rather than to trick around with C-130s on floats. MUCH more capable when the seas get a bit rough. Rough water will halt float operations.