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HeliJet S-76s in Two Locations
The Sikorsky S-76 is not a new design any more although it does continue to be upgraded. When I first saw the type in the 80s, I was taken with the elegance of the airframe and also the size of … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, civil, photo, Travel
Tagged aircraft, British Columbia, Canada, civil, helicopter, helijet, photo, s-76, sikorsky, Vancouver
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Stalking the Jollys (Or Are They Stalking Us?)
A combat search and rescue element is usually included in Red Flag. The HH-60 Pave Hawk is the usual resource used whether from the locally based unit or from a visiting outfit. When you are set up for the jet … Continue reading
I’m Glad He’s Waving Because the Alternative…
I was directly under the flightpath of an HH-60 Pave Hawk as it headed out on a mission. Looking up at the helo as it passed over, it was possible to see the feet of the crewman/gunner. What I didn’t … Continue reading
Helijet S-76s
Our trip to Vancouver was not one for me to spend time photographing aviation. However, I did manage to sneak some shots in while I was there. Watching the floatplane operations was a lot of fun but it meant I … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, British Columbia, Canada, civil, helicopter, helijet, photo, s-76, sikorsky, Vancouver
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Who Do You Want to Rescue You?
Two rescue helicopters were on show at Heli Fest. The 129RQW from Moffett Field had brought along one of their Pave Hawk helicopters while head the other way up the peninsula and you get the Coast Guard based at SFO … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, Bay Area, military, photo
Tagged Airbus helicopters, aircraft, california, coast guard, dauphin, dolphin, eurocopter, event, heli fest, helicopter, hh-60, hiller aviation museum, mh-65d, military, pave hawk, photo, reserve, san carlos, sikorsky, USAF, uscg
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Westland Black Hawk
The Sikorsky Black Hawk is a ubiquitous helicopter. They are in service around the world and Sikorsky has a second production facility getting established in Poland. What is not so well known, though, is that Westland attempted to become a … Continue reading
Posted in Air Shows, aircraft, military, photo
Tagged 1988, aircraft, black hawk, demonstrator, Farnborough international air show, helicopter, military, photo, rolls royce, rtm322, sikorsky, turbomeca, westland, ws-70
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Black Hawk Welcoming Committee
A work trip recently took me through Chicago Midway. I wasn’t there long before getting on my next flight. We were taxiing out to depart and were coming past the National Guard air unit based on the field. They operate … Continue reading
Posted in aircraft, Chicago, military, photo
Tagged aircraft, army, black hawk, Chicago, helicopter, Illinois, kmdw, midway, military, national guard, photo, sikorsky, uh-60, video
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Farewell to the 58
CHI Aviation recently said goodbye to one of their fleets. They posted online a couple of videos of three Sikorsky S-58Ts carrying out a flyby of their Howell MI headquarters before departing. Their fleet covers many types and a lot … Continue reading
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Tagged aircraft, CHI Aviation, civil, construction helicopters, helicopter, Howell, michigan, photo, retirement, s-58t, sikorsky
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Firefighting Helicopters
When someone in Chicago needed to lift something that was too heavy for the S-58T fleet of Midwest, there was a good chance that CHI Aviation would get the job. When I first worked with them, they were known as … Continue reading
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Tagged bambi, bell, black hawk, Boeing, bucket, california, CHI Aviation, Chinook, civil, fighting, fire, helicopter, huey, photo, sikorsky, water, wragg
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Farnborough ’92 – The Rest
The attendance of the Russian contingent at Farnborough in 1992 was pretty impressive but they weren’t the only game in town. There were plenty of other aircraft on display. The Rafale prototype was there to follow up from the demonstrator … Continue reading
Posted in Air Shows, aircraft, civil, military, photo
Tagged a340, Airbus, aircraft, airliner, airplane, airshow, bae, black hawk, civil, enaer, Farnborough, fighter, gripen, harrier, hawk, helicopter, jas39, jet, military, optica, pillan, saab, sbac, shorts, sikorsky, trainer, Tucano, uh-60
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