Never forget it. I can't imagine the rush from flying a jet. The jet pilots would try to fly our Pedro, but it was hard for them with different controls.
It sure was different than flying helicopter w/tail rotors. The flight controls to change the pitch of the blades were on the outer portion of the blade. Blade was made of wood spar and the blade would warp to change angle of attack. A T-shirt I have has a 'motto' - Blades of wood - Flown by men of steel. I really don't know about that vigorous of a saying. Between the H-19 and H-21 in helicopter training at Stead, I found the HH-43 much easier. Lighter. Responsive. Hover was a lot easier as didn't have to worry about antitorque with the pedals. More like a true aircraft.
I was a fire fighter at Clovis new Mexico, cannon air force base in 1970. I flew in this rescue chopper for 2 years. I loved it. My name is Dennis oldham.
I was an Air Force firefighter in the 70s, and it had been my dream to be an airborne firefighter. However, the Local Base Rescue, and the airborne firefighter programs were phased out before I could get in. It's so great to see "Pedro" fly again!
In 1981, I worked for a crop dusting outfit in California, that had converted one of these into a crop duster(sprayer). I was the loader, I’d be standing there with the loading hose and the buckeye( I think they called it), or nozzle. And that thing would come in for a load. The pilot would fly it right into me as I stood there waiting to hook him up. You could him coming from a long ways away! Pretty cool!
I flew in one of those up in Earnest Harmon AFB Newfoundland over newfoundland in the snow . A friend was a crew chief and he got me the flight. Took me 50 years before i had my slides i took of the flight developed at Warmart. I was in my mid 20s and Airman 2nd. What a flight the most exciting thing i ever did.
Saw a Huskie crash at Clark air base in 1969 or 70. Report later said a part was replaced in the transmission incorrectly. It was sitting on alert and launched for an IFE. Saw it go up about 50 feet and roll over and crash. The lead weight in thr rotor blade tip came skittering across the flight line and stopped near where I was standing. No one died. Pilot had a broken back.
I was on one at Craig AFB during a test flight in 1970. The pilot, Colonel Lamarae immediately heard a bad transmission sound and dropped us down from 300 feet to 10 feet. He pulled a couple power checks and it lock up and we hit the ground hard. He saved our lives.
Pilot need to wear the old orange flight suit with the white helmet. My dad work on the C-19 and HH-3 in the sixty and seventies. Travis, Luke, Howard, Hill, Shepard, Andrew,Scott Air Force bases. He did two tour in Thailand.
I can’t tell you how long I looked for this video and the picture the helicopter my grandpa was in World War II first aid medevac pilot Mechanic and The only picture I have of him is standing in the door opening in uniform of one of these exact models thank you amazing how many there others there are but only one of these I could find I wish I could see it in real life one day
This helicopter didn't exist in WWII It didn't exist until the late 50s Your grabdfather would have been a medevac pilot during the vietnam war During which this model of helicopter rescued more personnel than all other craft combined
@@shooter7734 I don't know the years of this picture but he definitely was in a type of secret helicopter first aid in ww2 he had 2 purple harts and was top clearance and was considered Sargent but of special recon and specifically wounded pick up and deliver,,all my family ,also was stationed at area 51 ,,,I don't lie and neither would my grandpa or dad or brothers of my dad or older sisters ,,but I have 1 other picture of him in his mid 20s with specific symbol a patch
In my 20's I was a Hooker under one of these KAMANS on a logging show outside of Yellowtone Park. Each turn would average around 2500 lbs of timber and on a clear day as it was hovering above me to hook the long line it would pull the humidity out of the air and make it sprinkle water on me. Each turn from me down to the LZ and back was around 2 minutes and we had 3 Hookers on the hill for 12 hr shifts. Truly a beautiful machine!
When not turning they were relatively high. While turning the blades could be quite a bit lower on the side. That is why people needed to approach the -43 from the front when the blades were turning. When on alert the a/c was ‘cocked’ and as a crew we would run into it from the side. The normal alert crew stateside in 65-67 consisted of pilot, medic and two firefighters. We could be started and in a hover in about 90 secs. At that point, state side, we would hover over the fire fighting kit and pick it up; fly to the approach end of the runway and orbit for a/c that might be having problem. When it landed, we would follow it down the runway.
I thought this was a Sikorsky designed helicopter but I never could read any of the main numbers in the picture that I have to look up what the name or type it was very hard to find this he was stationed around the world but Gary Job Corps San Marcos Texas for a long time home area Also area 51 mechanical engineering because it was one of probably several of the top secret war retrieval vehicles for the injured
Kaman helicopters can still b competitors they r the first to built helicopters dat stable n hover widout problem n vibration n difficulties to handle due to der shift rotor plates unique inventions despite sigorsky built helicopters kaman beat him in stable n better handle n control n hpe kaman will bring hh 43 new version n sea sprite new versiom for 2020 n cming years
I never got to ask my grandpa how many peoples lives he saved in one during the war he was first a medic I don’t know what other helicopters he had access to but something probably like a dozen but only one picture of this specific helicopter with him in it
Not a bad little helicopter. I wish you'd learn when to loosen your zoom. Most of the time you were zoomed in way too far. Would have been nice to see the whole helicopter during the engine run up and not just the rotor pylons.
WARNING APPROACH FROM FRONT Damn! I wonder how many rotor strikes those things were involved in, the rotor arc looks like it's nearly touching the ground, lol.
Only one complaint, I'm now 59 and have wanted to see what's in the rear compartment of a Huskie since I was 9, my hopes have been dashed! (I know it'll probably be as bare as a Baboons behind, but that's not the point.. ;) )
Such an amazing helicopter too bad all of them will soon be unairworthy since the jigs to make new rotor blades have all been scrapped once their gone their gone….
327 medivac 4th core Canto Vietnam b i n h t u y Air Base 1967 to 68 never did like call sign Pedro just didn't seem to fit must have been a pentagon thing
I was a firefighter in Germany ..I was one of few that was selected to be on this fine helecopter. I even got some stick time flying.I loved the the time I was a crew member on it.Sorry that it isn't still in service
Retired from flying soon after Vietnam. The original concept for the HH-43 was to use it as a Local Base Rescue (LBR) mission. We would sit alert at a base with fighter aircraft (Tactical Air Command) originally. Supposedly more a/c accidents were taking place upon T/O and landing. Come Vietnam 1964/65 it was the only rescue helicopter the USAF had. It was deployed to SEA during that time from the bases here in the US. Here is one site that discusses some of the early years at a base in Thailand. I was there in early 1965. www.ragay.nl/hh-43-sea/nkp
@@habby2bme1 Have seen a K-Max around here in FL a couple of times. The first time I heard a familiar sound and saw it flying low along a highway. Interesting. Have looked at it on RUclips. Sent some of its videos to my HH-43 crew mates.
Thanks for the memories. I was a firefighter/rescue specialist on an HH43B, an even was allowed to fly it. Such a wonderful experience.
You got to fly? Amazing! What was your experience like as a crewmember on one of these aircraft?
Never forget it. I can't imagine the rush from flying a jet. The jet pilots would try to fly our Pedro, but it was hard for them with different controls.
It sure was different than flying helicopter w/tail rotors. The flight controls to change the pitch of the blades were on the outer portion of the blade. Blade was made of wood spar and the blade would warp to change angle of attack. A T-shirt I have has a 'motto' - Blades of wood - Flown by men of steel. I really don't know about that vigorous of a saying. Between the H-19 and H-21 in helicopter training at Stead, I found the HH-43 much easier. Lighter. Responsive. Hover was a lot easier as didn't have to worry about antitorque with the pedals. More like a true aircraft.
I was a fire fighter at Clovis new Mexico, cannon air force base in 1970. I flew in this rescue chopper for 2 years. I loved it. My name is Dennis oldham.
Thanks for the memories… Holloman AFB 1972-74 42/43 ARRS
My late father was a firefighter/ rescue specialist on this aircraft...wish you could have shown the back interior of it....thanks for the video...
Wonderful footage of a rare helicopter. As a model builder, thank you for dwelling on the details.
I was an Air Force firefighter in the 70s, and it had been my dream to be an airborne firefighter. However, the Local Base Rescue, and the airborne firefighter programs were phased out before I could get in. It's so great to see "Pedro" fly again!
We have quite a number of FF in the Pedro Rescue Helicopter Assoc. Flew with quite a few during my active duty at MacDill and Incirlick, Turkey.
In 1981, I worked for a crop dusting outfit in California, that had converted one of these into a crop duster(sprayer). I was the loader, I’d be standing there with the loading hose and the buckeye( I think they called it), or nozzle. And that thing would come in for a load. The pilot would fly it right into me as I stood there waiting to hook him up. You could him coming from a long ways away! Pretty cool!
Thank you for this incredible footage.
I was trained on these as a firefighter at Sheppard AFB in 1968, never got to use the training
Great vid! Love the Kaman egg beaters, as we called them! Used to see them as a kid in the 60s around McChord AFB.
Used to see them over Harwich, England at that time! Loved it!
Pure New England Craftmanship!
Great video thank you so much for my memories of my flight.
Thanks for sharing this video
Much more relaxed rotor sound compared with any other helicopters.
Шикарный аппарат. Достойный соперник для Камова Ка-28.
อุปกรณ์รัสเซีย เป็นสิ่งที่ไม่มีคุณภาพ ห่วยแตก เฮลิคอปเตอร์ตระกูล ka ล้มเหลวในสนามรบ เพียบ 🤮🤮🤮 ยืนยันแล้วโดยยูเครน 🤣🤣🤣
Great video!
Beautiful helicopter. Amazing technology !
I flew in one of those up in Earnest Harmon AFB Newfoundland over newfoundland in the snow . A friend was a crew chief and he got me the flight. Took me 50 years before i had my slides i took of the flight developed at Warmart. I was in my mid 20s and Airman 2nd. What a flight the most exciting thing i ever did.
Rotor blades controlled by servo tabs so you don't need hydraulics really is an innovative design.
The blades of this synchrocopter were controlled by SERVO VALVES and not by servos... Don't lie to us!
This thing is gorgeous! Looks like new, I had no idea there were any airworthy examples!
Kaman still has one they use to train kmax pilots on since they have the same servo flap rotor design
Cool to watch! Neat to see such a rare mechanical beasty, working as intended.
Use to see these Karman's at Nellis AFB.....Always had a fire bottle dangling underneath.....Kinda the grandpa of most ambulance Helos today....
My Dad flew the HH-43 at Vance AFB in the 1970s. He was training to deploy to Vietnam when the war ended.
I saw this helicopter at the 2023 Olympic Airshow, it is amazingly quiet.
Saw a Huskie crash at Clark air base in 1969 or 70. Report later said a part was replaced in the transmission incorrectly. It was sitting on alert and launched for an IFE. Saw it go up about 50 feet and roll over and crash. The lead weight in thr rotor blade tip came skittering across the flight line and stopped near where I was standing. No one died. Pilot had a broken back.
I was on one at Craig AFB during a test flight in 1970. The pilot, Colonel Lamarae immediately heard a bad transmission sound and dropped us down from 300 feet to 10 feet. He pulled a couple power checks and it lock up and we hit the ground hard. He saved our lives.
Very beautiful plain thinks
Would be fun to ride in. Very unique bird
Pilot need to wear the old orange flight suit with the white helmet. My dad work on the C-19 and HH-3 in the sixty and seventies. Travis, Luke, Howard, Hill, Shepard, Andrew,Scott Air Force bases. He did two tour in Thailand.
Thank you 🙏 I do like 👍 the tale pipe away from it,☝️it looks stable,☝️unique sound,🚁🚁👏👏👏👍🎥
I can’t tell you how long I looked for this video and the picture the helicopter my grandpa was in World War II first aid medevac pilot Mechanic and The only picture I have of him is standing in the door opening in uniform of one of these exact models thank you amazing how many there others there are but only one of these I could find I wish I could see it in real life one day
This helicopter didn't exist in WWII
It didn't exist until the late 50s
Your grabdfather would have been a medevac pilot during the vietnam war
During which this model of helicopter rescued more personnel than all other craft combined
@@shooter7734 I don't know the years of this picture but he definitely was in a type of secret helicopter first aid in ww2 he had 2 purple harts and was top clearance and was considered Sargent but of special recon and specifically wounded pick up and deliver,,all my family ,also was stationed at area 51 ,,,I don't lie and neither would my grandpa or dad or brothers of my dad or older sisters ,,but I have 1 other picture of him in his mid 20s with specific symbol a patch
@@shempullen6574 if it was WWII for sure then he was flying a Sikorsky R4 rescue helicopter
Fantastic rotor configuration concept!
Conceptualized by a German engineer.
@@amramjose after the war he worked for kaman and refined the concept.
Ух ты, такой впервые вижу.
K-max схема
that must be amazing to see one of those in person
In my 20's I was a Hooker under one of these KAMANS on a logging show outside of Yellowtone Park. Each turn would average around 2500 lbs of timber and on a clear day as it was hovering above me to hook the long line it would pull the humidity out of the air and make it sprinkle water on me. Each turn from me down to the LZ and back was around 2 minutes and we had 3 Hookers on the hill for 12 hr shifts. Truly a beautiful machine!
@@lonniemoyer3513 that sounds like a fun job!
Still one in Bloomfield Ct, painted yellow, we call it the “school bus”.
The crew member association was there in 2006 touring Kaman.
Flew the Huskie at MacDill, Nakhon Phanom, Thailand, Incirlick Turkey & Ethiopia.
I was also in nakhon phantom thiland in 1969 fire and rescue.
흥미로운 헬리콥터
If you plan to fly in one make sure you relieve yourself first or risk getting it shook out of you!!
Action start at 6:14.
Where is it now?
Right there at the airport where I shot that video:
olympicflightmuseum.com/aircraft
A tail rotor is hugh draw back on a helicopter, I'm surprised this design has not been re-visited and modernised,
Wow, what went over at 15:00
hmmm why approach from front? seems blades are high enough for save approach from side too
They are not high enough.
They will cut you in half
Only if you're a Hobbit.
Right. Should say Do not approach. ))
When not turning they were relatively high. While turning the blades could be quite a bit lower on the side. That is why people needed to approach the -43 from the front when the blades were turning.
When on alert the a/c was ‘cocked’ and as a crew we would run into it from the side. The normal alert crew stateside in 65-67 consisted of pilot, medic and two firefighters. We could be started and in a hover in about 90 secs. At that point, state side, we would hover over the fire fighting kit and pick it up; fly to the approach end of the runway and orbit for a/c that might be having problem. When it landed, we would follow it down the runway.
Egg-beating the air into submission since 1947!
I thought this was a Sikorsky designed helicopter but I never could read any of the main numbers in the picture that I have to look up what the name or type it was very hard to find this he was stationed around the world but Gary Job Corps San Marcos Texas for a long time home area Also area 51 mechanical engineering because it was one of probably several of the top secret war retrieval vehicles for the injured
Kaman helicopters can still b competitors they r the first to built helicopters dat stable n hover widout problem n vibration n difficulties to handle due to der shift rotor plates unique inventions despite sigorsky built helicopters kaman beat him in stable n better handle n control n hpe kaman will bring hh 43 new version n sea sprite new versiom for 2020 n cming years
I never got to ask my grandpa how many peoples lives he saved in one during the war he was first a medic I don’t know what other helicopters he had access to but something probably like a dozen but only one picture of this specific helicopter with him in it
Not a bad little helicopter. I wish you'd learn when to loosen your zoom. Most of the time you were zoomed in way too far. Would have been nice to see the whole helicopter during the engine run up and not just the rotor pylons.
WARNING APPROACH FROM FRONT Damn! I wonder how many rotor strikes those things were involved in, the rotor arc looks like it's nearly touching the ground, lol.
Potential clash of rotor blades in case if transmission failure. Rotors will pull the helicopter apart if horizontal beam breaks loose.
Very quiet for a helicopter
Also renowned for lack of vibration in flight.
Well, if these blades come down on the side of the helicopter, he turns into a real chopper....
テールローター無いから安全かと思ったら、メインローターが人に当たる高さじゃねーか。
Indeed, "Approach from the Front ONLY". Once close to the aircraft, it is safe to go to either door but keeping one hand on the fuselage is best.
Only one complaint, I'm now 59 and have wanted to see what's in the rear compartment of a Huskie since I was 9, my hopes have been dashed! (I know it'll probably be as bare as a Baboons behind, but that's not the point.. ;) )
Such an amazing helicopter too bad all of them will soon be unairworthy since the jigs to make new rotor blades have all been scrapped once their gone their gone….
Dont roll it near ground......
327 medivac 4th core Canto Vietnam b i n h t u y Air Base 1967 to 68 never did like call sign Pedro just didn't seem to fit must have been a pentagon thing
Guess this is basically the american version of ka26 .
Completely and utterly NOT.
Noooooo,
Flettner rotor vs coaxial rotor
L
Intermeshing rotorcraft are the ultimate triumph of human logic over human emotion because I do not fucking trust that thing
Yeah , video kinda sucks.
Nice, but this is not a future..
I was stationed at tuy-hoa a f b Vietnam Dec 67 Dec 68 I flew on Pedro's 24 on 24 off 38th a r r s det 11 welcome home to all my brothers
I was a firefighter in Germany ..I was one of few that was selected to be on this fine helecopter. I even got some stick time flying.I loved the the time I was a crew member on it.Sorry that it isn't still in service
Retired from flying soon after Vietnam. The original concept for the HH-43 was to use it as a Local Base Rescue (LBR) mission. We would sit alert at a base with fighter aircraft (Tactical Air Command) originally. Supposedly more a/c accidents were taking place upon T/O and landing. Come Vietnam 1964/65 it was the only rescue helicopter the USAF had. It was deployed to SEA during that time from the bases here in the US. Here is one site that discusses some of the early years at a base in Thailand. I was there in early 1965.
www.ragay.nl/hh-43-sea/nkp
We are building the K-Max offspring still today. Much of the design is carried over.
@@habby2bme1 Have seen a K-Max around here in FL a couple of times. The first time I heard a familiar sound and saw it flying low along a highway. Interesting. Have looked at it on RUclips. Sent some of its videos to my HH-43 crew mates.