During my career as a communications technician I used to go to many communications sites on mountains tops and offshore drill platforms. that I was transported to in a helicopter. Most of the pilots that flew me around were Vietnam veterans.
We relied on all the chopper pilots in Nam, and they had guts. Army Air calvary and Marine Hueys and Cobras were there for us I the worst of times. Great guys who went above and beyond !!!!
No such thing as "The world's greatest helicopter" the very premise is childish. People that are in touch with reality can recognize that different tasks require different tools, all depending on the operational environment, resources, and options accessible to the person in question, yes it might be absolutely fantastic to have a Mil Mi-26 on the dial whenever I might need one, but if I can't afford the operational, fuel and maintenance costs, I'm shit out of luck The absolutely best helicopter in the world is the one that you can afford that can reliably and efficiently do the job you need it to do. A.k.a DEPENDS on CONTEXT.
Can't disagree with your decision on Number one. Didn't have occasion in "Nam to fly in one but still shed a tear or two when seeing one in an air museum outside Portland OR.
I know, right? There was no mention of the Sikorsky 53 series (i.e. Sea Stallion, Jolly Green Giant, a few others) of helicopters either. This list is missing several great helicopters that may never have seen mass production but still great in there own rights.
I flew the UH1H Huey, the Ch47D Chinook, the R22 and R44, and the Bell Long Ranger III. My favorite for smoothness is the Chinook, and the favorite overall is the Huey. I was proud to fly them back in the day.
My family owns a bell UH-1 and we use it on our ranch in Montana for almost everything! I love when I am able to take her up solo and just fly! Btw, her name is Bessie and she has been in the family since I was born in 1989. If anyone is interested in seeing Bessie in her element, lmk! I would have no problem showcasing my skill in the air with this amazing machine!
Beautiful 👌 . do you have any videos on ur youtube in a channel ? I am handicap ♿ n would be a long drive from phoenix az to Montana , i can't fly on airlines flying 7k feet high . 👍 thanks for ur comment 💙
Full honestly, as a soldier, I would actually be more afraid of an Mi-28 than the Apache. The Apache REALLY doesn't like to take damage and is even pretty averse to flying in poor weather conditions. The Mi-28 on the other hand has ZERO issue getting right up in your face and kicking you to death from a range it knows it can't possibly miss while being rugged enough to take a fair pounding in return. It is also far more simple to maintain, meaning that the average mechanic will have an easier/cheaper time keeping it fighting in a field environment. The US Army on the other hand (from personal experience) really does not perform field maintenance well. If we don't have an established airfield, with a hanger, ground equipment, all our tools, and an established and reliable supply network we're kind of screwed. As a result Apaches tend to spend a lot of time not flying due to maintenance requirements, this even happens a lot in the United States with all the support readily available.
I was a 15T in the U. S Army, Although the 60 was not featured, this is a great video, Especially the Soldiers Reunion with the Huey.....Thanks for your Service !!
I live in downtown Tokyo, not half a mile from the JSDF HQ. There are a lot of helicopters flying around Tokyo daily, but when you hear that Wop-wop you will look and see a Huey, yes the JSDF still uses them. Cheers from Tokyo!
We used the lama in geophysical operations in the Rocky mountains. Very reliable simple single shaft turbine. The start system was reminiscent of a voltage regulator for an old generator. Could pick up another llama. I think I remember the pilot saying if pulls in max collective he could climb straight up at 2000 feet per minute.
There is one that beats both the Lynx and the Apache. The Rooivalk. It was the first helicopter to be able to do a loop and was tested against the Apache and even US pilots said that it is better than the Apache.
The Rooivalk was better kinematically than the Apache, but most nations who bought the Apache weren't looking for a maneuverable helicopter. They were looking for one that was easy to keep rock-steady, could carry both a lot of payload and advanced sensors, and that could be easily-upgraded to take more equipment. The South Africans did not match the Apache in those regards, not helped by the fact that Denel's primary supplier, Eurocopter, were slow to provide more advanced systems because the Rooivalk competed with the Eurocopter Tiger.
I flew Hueys in Vietnam in 1969 + another 22 years then took a transition to the Cobra which was also a delight to fly. Then to the Blackhawk, which sort of underwhelmed me. Several times in the 70's I took Hueys for a static display at big airshows and remember so well the Vietnam veterans who came up to the aircraft with tears streaming down their faces and telling about the day they were lifted out of harm's way. Some of the stories were very sad, as not everyone could make it to the aircraft. They would have their wives and kids in tow and several wives told me they had not heard their husband's stories and had never before seen them cry. It was very moving. Thanks for the video and I must say I was not surprised at all that the Huey was chosen as #1.
Wasn't the Cobra just a heavily modified Huey? I thought I remembered reading something about it being based on a Huey when i was building models of them when i was a kid. So you got all that horsepower of a big ol'Huey shrink-wrapped into a fast agile gunship.
There is a helicopter in my area that has a massive saw-clipper hanging from a cable around 200 feet below, it's his job is to trim the trees along highways, amazing to watch it fly along a treeline, and the hanging saw at the end of the cable has no difficulty with branches of any size...
I was a Quality Control Inspector at Bell, starting in 1966. Yeah, the Huey is one of the greatest helicopters of all time. I agree with the "flying truck" remark. The first armed, attack, fighting helicopter was, of course, the Cobra. Initially everything possible was Huey parts. To the best of my knowledge, the Cobra was built on speculation. Then sold to the Army. The first affordable helicopter was the Bell Model 47. Many ranchers and crop dusters owned them. The Bell 47 was the Huey of the Korean War. The worlds helicopter speed record was actually set by a Bell 214 (just a bigger Huey) at some 247 knots or miles, I've forgotten which. It may have been disqualified, though, a steel construction I-beam was run through the helicopter and two jet engines bolted to the I-beam. The Shaw of Iran once set the worlds helicopter altitude record in a 214. The next day in the course of my normal high pressure testing of a transmission case, I discovered a defective casting of a high pressure oil passage. I was looking at my second one and the plant manager was walking down the aisle. I called him over and just said "Look".He did, I blew out the oil passage wall. He uttered a word rhyming with "shirt" and "how many", I said all these in this rack, he took off in a dead run. Within minutes all 214s everywhere were grounded. Every transmission was torn down and the defective cases were returned for testing. Fortunately only a small number of castings were defective. The sheet aluminum of choice for a field repair of bullet holes was beer cans. The Huey was a special aircraft to those of us who built them, too. Brought to you by Bell Helicopter in partnership with The United Automobile Workers Union.
I may be wrong but I thought the British Augusta-Westland Lynx held the speed record for many years during this period. Bell 214- 165 mph 264 km/h Lynx- 199.9 mph 321 km/h The Lynx set this record in 1972 and held it for 46 years.
Wtf is a jet ranger, I never heard of it, I've only heard about Military helicopters, anyways, if I have money, I prefer the military's Blackhawk or maybe the Huey..the newer Huey
They sky crane isn't really limited to external loads per sec; it can carry cargo inside containers similar to containers from ships; this allows dry delivery of goods.
“At just $185,000 US dollars, the same price as a high end Mercedes, the Robinson helicopters have made flying affordable to practically anyone” I’m like well only if you can afford a high end Mercedes my dude 😅😅 not practically anyone can do that I assure you
I was honestly *blown away* when they showed the *"Chinook"* and her water capabilities!? The *"Berets"* just drive their boat up the ramp and into the cargo bay...just another day for *The Chinook!*
Also fun fact if your inside the Chinook and its not leaking oil and other fluids on you then say bye bye because she is going to crash. But if she is leaky your safe
My cousin flew in a Huey in Vietnam. He went down in 2 birds in day. I visited with him at Foty Rucker Alb. On my way to Key West Naval Hospital. I also spent a lot of time flying in them when during training in the 1st Recon BN. I did love them, as they meant that I was not running my butt off. my brother also did a lot flying at Fort Hood. He was in the 1st Air Cav.
What do you mean by the Ericson Air Crane is not pretty? From a design point its gorgeous. I don't know about you but I see it like a slim long legged naked woman in alot of ways. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and where else can you see a pair of Pratt & Whitney JFTD12-5A engines exposed for the whole world to see?
I'd argue that the loudness of the Huey was effective intimidation. Most soldiers when they hear that sound run to hide. Such an amazing helicopter and being as old as it is proves that it's the best technology still today
The Chinook should have easily been top 3! It's one of the fastest helicopters in service, has massive lift capacity, boats can literally drive into the cargo hold, and you can pack a lot of troops. Explain how a sleek looking civilian helicopter out ranks the Chinook? It's an insult! The Chinook can literally lift the Bell Ranger and then fly away with it at higher top speed than the Ranger is capable of. Did Bell put you up to this?
Because "civilian" helicopters are cheaper to operate, and are mostly chartered by wealthy businessmen. I doubt any economy would accommodate super expensive flying bus lines unless they can fly half way around the world in half a day... but airliners already exist. I wonder how many of these businessmen have rooftop helipads that can accommodate a chinook 😂
@@ExiliaN42 Cheap and convenient for business executives does not equate to greatness. This list is an apple's to oranges comparison at best. It seems more along the lines of a random list of the OP's favorite helicopters. Bells corporate executive hauler is a slow, no frills helicopter with a less than desirable passenger compartment. It's no fear of engineering to replicate. The Chinook is an engineering masterpiece that has better performance in every way and offers a level of capability that only the MI-26 can match. Without prefacing that landing on some rich tools helo pad is a deciding factor, it's laughable to put the CH-47 and the Bell Ranger on the same list. It's not even apples and oranges...its like a 30 seater Lamborghini vs a Corolla. Jesus loves u big guy!
@@Flat_Stanley you are trying to say that the kettle is not as good as the pan, because it does not do what the pan does 🙄 The fact that this is even a discussion is adolescent and short sighted. Helicopters are made with a job in mind, and don't forget the UH1 "Huey" is made by who...? Bell.
@@ExiliaN42 I am quite aware of the fact Bell made the Huey. Your analogy is retarded. The point is that the Bell Ranger is nothing special and there are many other helicopters in its class that equal it and plenty that out class it. This is why it doesn't deserve a place on a "best choppers" list. At the time of its production, the Huey was in a class of its own, it well deserved a place on such a list. If you can't understand why a Ranger doesn't deserve to be on the same list as the 47 or the Russian MI-26, you clearly do not have a grasp on the aviation world. Stay classy big guy
Air Wolf is the picture of a helicopter in millions of peoples minds. I think I like the Huey from the viet nam war era better than these others. They killed a lot of people and they saved a lot of people. You dot have to be the biggest or the the baddest to be effective
Your Number Ten: the Ericson Air Crane, was originally named the Tarhe. It was designed with replaceable cargo or passenger pods that fit underneath the spine of the helicopter, which is why it's flat there. Over time, these were not used as much until they were finally discarded. As for cargo, you said it yourself, it carries one of the heaviest loads of any helicopter in the world.
In a few days (Dec 19th) it will be the 55th anniversary of my return from Vietnam. The sound of a Huey still makes my heart jump a little bit. When I hear it I still think, "Thank God, help is here."
Erikson Air Crane is formerly known as the Sikorsky S 64 Skycrane. Chinook is the Boeing CH-47. Sea King is the Sikorsky SH-3. Mil 26 is also the Mi 26 Hind Apache is the Boeing AH-64
The largest number of global helicopter Hobbs hours on Bell 206 Jet Rangers and their safety-reliability record of all helicopter models is staggering and unbeaten!
There is nothing wrong with great- heavy lifting Chinook ever made. During the war in Vietnam, Chinook served and protected military operations in 95% wetlands in southern Vietnam. They got gun-down by communist in the jungles. What is the main reason for US government not employed Chinook. I would modifying Chinooks for our military operations.
We had a mil-26 drop off one of our task forces, Chinooks back to our flight line in Kaf. The damn thing was browning out at 200ft AGL literally cut the load right in the middle of our FLS and left😂
Chinook: "don't worry I can carry all of you" Mi-26: "if u get exhausted after that. Don't worry I can carry u too + your partner" 30:24 "even the pilots are big (laughs)". Best comment 😆
Back in 1977 at the end of basic training we were inserted into one LZ to another to give us a sense of helicopter insertion..... It was my first time in a Huey and I got a hot shot Nam Vet pilot who could make that ship dance.... I was strapped into the door gunners seat on the right side (The two aft seats on each side facing out... The pilot did a hard high "G" bank to the right at a couple hundred feet above the tops of the trees, and I was looking straight out of the right side of the ship, and straight down at the ground, and loving every second of it❗❗ All I can say is, WHAT A RUSH❗😉❗ 👀😆👁👁a real eye opener, nothing like it❗❗👍❤👍
I can't believe the inventor was not mentioned or praised . THE INVENTOR IS GREATOR THAN THE PRODUCT THEY INVENTED !!!!!!!!!! A YOUNG RUSIAN MAN LEFT RUSSIA DURING THE Bolshevik Revolution and by 1919 was in America to become a great American Citizen . After immigrating to the United States in 1919, Sikorsky founded the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in 1923,[7] and developed the first of Pan American Airways' ocean-crossing flying boats in the 1930s. In 1939, Sikorsky designed and flew the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300,[8] the first viable American helicopter, which pioneered the rotor configuration used by most helicopters today.[9] Sikorsky modified the design into the Sikorsky R-4, which became the world's first mass-produced helicopter in 1942. By the start of World War I in 1914, Sikorsky's airplane research and production business in Kyiv was flourishing, and his factory made bombers during the war. After the Bolshevik revolution began in 1917, Igor Sikorsky fled his homeland, because the new government threatened to shoot him.[21] He moved to France where he was offered a contract for the design of a new, more powerful Muromets-type plane. But in November 1918 the war ended and the French government stopped subsidizing military orders, he decided to move to the United States. On March 24, 1919 he left France on the ocean liner Lorraine arriving in New York City on March 30, 1919 . WHAT AN ASSET TO AMERICA . I ONLY WISH ALL AMERICANS COULD REALIZE HOW THEY HAVE BEEN LIED TO ABOUT SOCIALISM / COMMUNISM BEING BETTER THAN OUR FREE INTERPRISE CAPITALIST SYSTEM AND OUR CONSTITUNAL REPUBLIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF YOU WANT TO BE A SLAVE OR DEAD , JUST LIVE IN A COMMUNIST COUNTRY . IF YOU WANT TO BE FREE AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXCELL , YOU WOULD HAVE TO LOVE AMERICA . COMMUNISTS IN GOVERNMENT , COURTS , AND EDUCATION NEED TO BE EXTERMINATED FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE IT'S TO LATE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!---------------Ernest E. Johnson
Bell and Sikorsky are my initial thoughts... Let's watch!!! #10) Holy Moly!! Ericsson Aircrane!!! What a tool!!!! #9) Vive la France!!! The Lama! Get high, yeah?! #8) Chinook: Boeing BRILLANCE!!! #7) Bell helicopter: Jet Ranger - safe and effective. Beautiful! I'm too tired... sleepy time!
Many thanks to all the pilots who flew the choppers in Nam. They were all over but it was mostly the Huey pilots that did the most dangerous stuff there. That pilot may be called on to fly in our own country with all the stuff going on now. We fought the Commies in Nam and they are in our own country trying to take us over. Too bad they didn't give that door gunner some ammo. He could have gotten a couple of deer in that country! Curahee.
"Helicopters don't really fly; they vibrate so badly the ground rejects them." Yet another Clancy quote I'll probably have no use for, but I'm saving anyways.
Two things. Since when is a spec ops grunt/ former spook who writes books a helicopter expert? Lol. #2 the S***hook. That is a hell of a helicopter although I’m pretty sure it’s top speed is sensitive information.
Greetings: Back in the 90s I delivered fuel 2 Buckley and Peterson AFBs.... Amongst others. It was relatively quiet then. We napped 45mins whilst they unloaded us. I figure it would might B neat 2 deliver now. Thx USAF, USA, NORAD, Buckley, Peterson and the others who help defend us. Thx 4 the post.
During my career as a communications technician I used to go to many communications sites on mountains tops and offshore drill platforms. that I was transported to in a helicopter. Most of the pilots that flew me around were Vietnam veterans.
I bet you worked on a lot of Motorola and GE repeater systems.
@@rcas350pilot8 Yes I did. I also worked on a digital microwave backbone that ran from Prudhoe Bay to Valdez.
We relied on all the chopper pilots in Nam, and they had guts. Army Air calvary and Marine Hueys and Cobras were there for us I the worst of times. Great guys who went above and beyond !!!!
H@@Chris_at_Home hh
No such thing as "The world's greatest helicopter" the very premise is childish. People that are in touch with reality can recognize that different tasks require different tools, all depending on the operational environment, resources, and options accessible to the person in question, yes it might be absolutely fantastic to have a Mil Mi-26 on the dial whenever I might need one, but if I can't afford the operational, fuel and maintenance costs, I'm shit out of luck
The absolutely best helicopter in the world is the one that you can afford that can reliably and efficiently do the job you need it to do.
A.k.a DEPENDS on CONTEXT.
Hands down.... Airwolf is the greatest ever!
Good times.
Nope Blue Thunder bro😁
I took several rides on helicopters. 206 Jet Ranger III, Bell 212, Bell 412, BHawk. But the best ones were on a UH-1! Thanx for the piece of art!
Can't disagree with your decision on Number one. Didn't have occasion in "Nam to fly in one but still shed a tear or two when seeing one in an air museum outside Portland OR.
I really loved the two boys in the Huey... my hat goes off for the both of them...👍
These gentlemen are only old on the outside, inside there is still a passionate , courageous and boiling hot young man.
We can't denied the power attached to the atomic fission, but why is New Zealand is building many bunkers from 1989-2022?
Very beautiful sir
Chinook is great, it's really are beast
I’m not sure which Helicopter was supposed to be dangerous. Maybe dangerous to logs lol 😂
UH-1 still use in phillipines airforce until now
No black hawk that be my number 1
I prefer the squirrel than the jet ranger
He looks like Gorbachev
when they went out of style you gavethem to me those are living things i know i liv3d a the 9ne who aleayd died for them
Mil Mi-24... The fact that chopper isn't in the list justifies a 'part 2' (and improved).
I know, right? There was no mention of the Sikorsky 53 series (i.e. Sea Stallion, Jolly Green Giant, a few others) of helicopters either. This list is missing several great helicopters that may never have seen mass production but still great in there own rights.
Obviously an "op-ed" type of thing that's totally creator subjectivity and biases.
And mi26. It literally drawfs the Chinook.
Getting hotter and hotter because trees cut down and 🐄💨💩🦠🧀🥩🍔🍦🥛...🤯
@@VeganV5912 f@ck the world, gimme a big fat steak!
I flew the UH1H Huey, the Ch47D Chinook, the R22 and R44, and the Bell Long Ranger III. My favorite for smoothness is the Chinook, and the favorite overall is the Huey. I was proud to fly them back in the day.
Damn! The sound of a UH-1’s blades is just absolutely wonderful!
My family owns a bell UH-1 and we use it on our ranch in Montana for almost everything! I love when I am able to take her up solo and just fly! Btw, her name is Bessie and she has been in the family since I was born in 1989. If anyone is interested in seeing Bessie in her element, lmk! I would have no problem showcasing my skill in the air with this amazing machine!
Beautiful 👌 . do you have any videos on ur youtube in a channel ? I am handicap ♿ n would be a long drive from phoenix az to Montana , i can't fly on airlines flying 7k feet high . 👍 thanks for ur comment 💙
Let a gangsta get that Huey off ya hands, Fam.
That's sick you can just hop in it and fly and in Montana too must be beautiful
Very interested in your work horse of sorts lol neet story n visual
Id fire bottle rockets from it every 4th of july.
Full honestly, as a soldier, I would actually be more afraid of an Mi-28 than the Apache. The Apache REALLY doesn't like to take damage and is even pretty averse to flying in poor weather conditions. The Mi-28 on the other hand has ZERO issue getting right up in your face and kicking you to death from a range it knows it can't possibly miss while being rugged enough to take a fair pounding in return. It is also far more simple to maintain, meaning that the average mechanic will have an easier/cheaper time keeping it fighting in a field environment. The US Army on the other hand (from personal experience) really does not perform field maintenance well. If we don't have an established airfield, with a hanger, ground equipment, all our tools, and an established and reliable supply network we're kind of screwed. As a result Apaches tend to spend a lot of time not flying due to maintenance requirements, this even happens a lot in the United States with all the support readily available.
I was a 15T in the U. S Army, Although the 60 was not featured, this is a great video, Especially the Soldiers Reunion with the Huey.....Thanks for your Service !!
"Which is the best" obviously depends on the job to be done. But the kiddies always love these "top 10" videos.
The video is good, the title is a clot of turd from the creator's brain
How do you leave behind an apache in Afghanistan without worrying who gets a hold of it ?
I live in downtown Tokyo, not half a mile from the JSDF HQ.
There are a lot of helicopters flying around Tokyo daily, but when you hear that Wop-wop you will look and see a Huey, yes the JSDF still uses them.
Cheers from Tokyo!
Fortunate Son
The NH90 in the tumbnail is my favorite heli❤ hope i can fly it one day
i think they missed the russian counterparts.Mi24's, Mi28's ,Ka50/52 , Mi35
In Germany the Huey is also called "Carpet beater".
8:31 errm no, the record is 42,000ft/12,954m and was set in 2002 by a eurocopter.
Is that a production machine or experimental?
@@SBCBears production, Eurocopter AS350
@@stevefox3763 42,000 ft... WOW!
Just because these jackasses make a video look professional doesn't mean they Know what they are talking about.
@@MH-53E What's that?! Blasphemy!
(To be fair, the video was made long before it was posted.)
We used the lama in geophysical operations in the Rocky mountains. Very reliable simple single shaft turbine. The start system was reminiscent of a voltage regulator for an old generator. Could pick up another llama. I think I remember the pilot saying if pulls in max collective he could climb straight up at 2000 feet per minute.
It's great to see how the Chinese have contributed so much to the innovation and designs of aviation, especially helicopters. Not!
There is one that beats both the Lynx and the Apache. The Rooivalk. It was the first helicopter to be able to do a loop and was tested against the Apache and even US pilots said that it is better than the Apache.
The Rooivalk was better kinematically than the Apache, but most nations who bought the Apache weren't looking for a maneuverable helicopter. They were looking for one that was easy to keep rock-steady, could carry both a lot of payload and advanced sensors, and that could be easily-upgraded to take more equipment. The South Africans did not match the Apache in those regards, not helped by the fact that Denel's primary supplier, Eurocopter, were slow to provide more advanced systems because the Rooivalk competed with the Eurocopter Tiger.
I always wanted to be a HUEY pilot. Very fascinating machine.
It's RUclips. Just say you are.
I flew Hueys in Vietnam in 1969 + another 22 years then took a transition to the Cobra which was also a delight to fly. Then to the Blackhawk, which sort of underwhelmed me. Several times in the 70's I took Hueys for a static display at big airshows and remember so well the Vietnam veterans who came up to the aircraft with tears streaming down their faces and telling about the day they were lifted out of harm's way. Some of the stories were very sad, as not everyone could make it to the aircraft. They would have their wives and kids in tow and several wives told me they had not heard their husband's stories and had never before seen them cry. It was very moving. Thanks for the video and I must say I was not surprised at all that the Huey was chosen as #1.
Wasn't the Cobra just a heavily modified Huey? I thought I remembered reading something about it being based on a Huey when i was building models of them when i was a kid. So you got all that horsepower of a big ol'Huey shrink-wrapped into a fast agile gunship.
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There is a helicopter in my area that has a massive saw-clipper hanging from a cable around 200 feet below, it's his job is to trim the trees along highways, amazing to watch it fly along a treeline, and the hanging saw at the end of the cable has no difficulty with branches of any size...
I was a Quality Control Inspector at Bell, starting in 1966. Yeah, the Huey is one of the greatest helicopters of all time. I agree with the "flying truck" remark. The first armed, attack, fighting helicopter was, of course, the Cobra. Initially everything possible was Huey parts. To the best of my knowledge, the Cobra was built on speculation. Then sold to the Army.
The first affordable helicopter was the Bell Model 47. Many ranchers and crop dusters owned them. The Bell 47 was the Huey of the Korean War.
The worlds helicopter speed record was actually set by a Bell 214 (just a bigger Huey) at some 247 knots or miles, I've forgotten which. It may have been disqualified, though, a steel construction I-beam was run through the helicopter and two jet engines bolted to the I-beam.
The Shaw of Iran once set the worlds helicopter altitude record in a 214. The next day in the course of my normal high pressure testing of a transmission case, I discovered a defective casting of a high pressure oil passage. I was looking at my second one and the plant manager was walking down the aisle. I called him over and just said "Look".He did, I blew out the oil passage wall. He uttered a word rhyming with "shirt" and "how many", I said all these in this rack, he took off in a dead run. Within minutes all 214s everywhere were grounded. Every transmission was torn down and the defective cases were returned for testing. Fortunately only a small number of castings were defective.
The sheet aluminum of choice for a field repair of bullet holes was beer cans.
The Huey was a special aircraft to those of us who built them, too. Brought to you by Bell Helicopter in partnership with
The United Automobile Workers Union.
Great story!!!
That’s amazing. And great QC, and kudos for the manager making that safety call!
I may be wrong but I thought the British Augusta-Westland Lynx held the speed record for many years during this period.
Bell 214- 165 mph 264 km/h
Lynx- 199.9 mph 321 km/h
The Lynx set this record in 1972 and held it for 46 years.
I didn't know they made a twin engine 214. The only one I ever used for firefighting was a single monstrous engine.
HERE COMES THE CHOPPER TO CHOP OFF YOUR HEAD IGOR SICORSKII
The flying crane has been seen w/surgical and numerous other modules fitted underneath during VietnamNam tour 1966-67
Wtf is a jet ranger, I never heard of it, I've only heard about Military helicopters, anyways, if I have money, I prefer the military's Blackhawk or maybe the Huey..the newer Huey
A Bell Jet Ranger is a US military OH-58
It is strange that Mi-24 are not in the list. Mi-24 was the most fear soviet helicopter during the cold war.
They sky crane isn't really limited to external loads per sec; it can carry cargo inside containers similar to containers from ships; this allows dry delivery of goods.
I still love the Chinook you gave us stealth Chinook with eight rocket soldiers and armour -/+ 25% armour upgrade installed With a pot AirMan for USA
“At just $185,000 US dollars, the same price as a high end Mercedes, the Robinson helicopters have made flying affordable to practically anyone”
I’m like well only if you can afford a high end Mercedes my dude 😅😅 not practically anyone can do that I assure you
I absolutely LOVE the Apache, but man is the Lynx one beautiful bird. Brits really did an amazing job with it's design
4:07 - "Bramble Pacheco" - That is an awesome name. 😁
You missed out the best, The Royal Navy Westland Wasp. The queen of the Skys.
Developed from Saunders Roe Saro. Those Westland machines were amazing - All of them.
Ok
Calling the Apache ugly is about as bad as not putting it as at #1. Careful, one might be coming for you now >;)
I was honestly *blown away* when they showed the *"Chinook"* and her water capabilities!? The *"Berets"* just drive their boat up the ramp and into the cargo bay...just another day for *The Chinook!*
Chinook the hero we did not deserve but the hero we have
Also fun fact if your inside the Chinook and its not leaking oil and other fluids on you then say bye bye because she is going to crash. But if she is leaky your safe
My cousin flew in a Huey in Vietnam. He went down in 2 birds in day. I visited with him at Foty Rucker Alb. On my way to Key West Naval Hospital. I also spent a lot of time flying in them when during training in the 1st Recon BN. I did love them, as they meant that I was not running my butt off. my brother also did a lot flying at Fort Hood. He was in the 1st Air Cav.
The Mi-28 is also to be considered.
What do you mean by the Ericson Air Crane is not pretty? From a design point its gorgeous. I don't know about you but I see it like a slim long legged naked woman in alot of ways. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and where else can you see a pair of Pratt & Whitney JFTD12-5A engines exposed for the whole world to see?
I was a recon ranger a LURP
NO sweeter sound was that distinct woop woop coming in for An extraction
Angels on wing$$$$$$$*******?!!!!,
The Chinook has been around since the early 1960s and it's expected to still be around in 2060. To me that speaks for itself.
well obviously im glad too see the HUEY!! IS #1!!💯💯💯😂😂 Yall stole my last name!! ill be waiting for royalty fees!!😠😠😁
Full support to number one. Took many flights on them during my time working in the oil industry, rig sites, oil platform and mining camps etc..
Super stallion ? 7 blade, 3 engines, 30 meters long
HELICOPTER
HELICOPTER
You’re missing the Mil Mi 24 hind D, Kamov Ka 50 and 52, Mil 8 and 17
Exactly all the most beautiful missing
I'd argue that the loudness of the Huey was effective intimidation. Most soldiers when they hear that sound run to hide. Such an amazing helicopter and being as old as it is proves that it's the best technology still today
Ya know what, the Huey makes for a good #1
Am I the only one who hates that they allways call it the "Ericson Aircrane" and not the fucking Sikorski Skycrane???
The Chinook should have easily been top 3! It's one of the fastest helicopters in service, has massive lift capacity, boats can literally drive into the cargo hold, and you can pack a lot of troops. Explain how a sleek looking civilian helicopter out ranks the Chinook? It's an insult! The Chinook can literally lift the Bell Ranger and then fly away with it at higher top speed than the Ranger is capable of. Did Bell put you up to this?
Because "civilian" helicopters are cheaper to operate, and are mostly chartered by wealthy businessmen. I doubt any economy would accommodate super expensive flying bus lines unless they can fly half way around the world in half a day... but airliners already exist.
I wonder how many of these businessmen have rooftop helipads that can accommodate a chinook 😂
@@ExiliaN42 Cheap and convenient for business executives does not equate to greatness. This list is an apple's to oranges comparison at best. It seems more along the lines of a random list of the OP's favorite helicopters. Bells corporate executive hauler is a slow, no frills helicopter with a less than desirable passenger compartment. It's no fear of engineering to replicate. The Chinook is an engineering masterpiece that has better performance in every way and offers a level of capability that only the MI-26 can match. Without prefacing that landing on some rich tools helo pad is a deciding factor, it's laughable to put the CH-47 and the Bell Ranger on the same list. It's not even apples and oranges...its like a 30 seater Lamborghini vs a Corolla. Jesus loves u big guy!
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@@Flat_Stanley you are trying to say that the kettle is not as good as the pan, because it does not do what the pan does 🙄 The fact that this is even a discussion is adolescent and short sighted.
Helicopters are made with a job in mind, and don't forget the UH1 "Huey" is made by who...? Bell.
@@ExiliaN42 I am quite aware of the fact Bell made the Huey. Your analogy is retarded. The point is that the Bell Ranger is nothing special and there are many other helicopters in its class that equal it and plenty that out class it. This is why it doesn't deserve a place on a "best choppers" list. At the time of its production, the Huey was in a class of its own, it well deserved a place on such a list. If you can't understand why a Ranger doesn't deserve to be on the same list as the 47 or the Russian MI-26, you clearly do not have a grasp on the aviation world. Stay classy big guy
where is Mi-8? the most produced helicopter in the world that till this day capable of what anything required
Air Wolf is the picture of a helicopter in millions of peoples minds. I think I like the Huey from the viet nam war era better than these others. They killed a lot of people and they saved a lot of people. You dot have to be the biggest or the the baddest to be effective
Your Number Ten: the Ericson Air Crane, was originally named the Tarhe. It was designed with replaceable cargo or passenger pods that fit underneath the spine of the helicopter, which is why it's flat there. Over time, these were not used as much until they were finally discarded. As for cargo, you said it yourself, it carries one of the heaviest loads of any helicopter in the world.
I always figured the Chinook was the deadliest helicopter because it comes full of guys.
In a few days (Dec 19th) it will be the 55th anniversary of my return from Vietnam. The sound of a Huey still makes my heart jump a little bit. When I hear it I still think, "Thank God, help is here."
Watched the Dragonfly log , then drop the lift pillars in place with effortless precision. The fuel that beast gulped was amazing!!
Huey is definitely ICONIC
Americans when they see a huey: yh baby less go
vietnamese when they see a huey: * chuckles*, I'm in danger
Erikson Air Crane is formerly known as the Sikorsky S 64 Skycrane.
Chinook is the Boeing CH-47.
Sea King is the Sikorsky SH-3.
Mil 26 is also the Mi 26 Hind
Apache is the Boeing AH-64
The jetranger is what helicopter that we all visualise when someone says helicopter.
Bell 47.
The largest number of global helicopter Hobbs hours on Bell 206 Jet Rangers and their safety-reliability record of all helicopter models is staggering and unbeaten!
How a Jet Ranger makes this list and a Blackhawk doesn't, does speak well for this list.
Thumbs down cause RUclips hides dislikes
There is nothing wrong with great- heavy lifting Chinook ever made. During the war in Vietnam, Chinook served and protected military operations in 95% wetlands in southern Vietnam.
They got gun-down by communist in the jungles. What is the main reason for US government not employed Chinook. I would modifying Chinooks for our military operations.
It warmed my heart so much to see Tom Clancy looking so fit and vibrant. Love his books. I wish he was still alive.
Without a doubt the best writer of military fiction. He also wasn’t bad at nonfiction either.
We had a mil-26 drop off one of our task forces, Chinooks back to our flight line in Kaf. The damn thing was browning out at 200ft AGL literally cut the load right in the middle of our FLS and left😂
Chinook: "don't worry I can carry all of you"
Mi-26: "if u get exhausted after that. Don't worry I can carry u too + your partner"
30:24 "even the pilots are big (laughs)". Best comment 😆
I'm endorsed on many helicopters from R-22 to B-234's but, you missed a few good ones that are job specific. Such as the Kmax.
Yees ist a beauti yeeer
and they didn't mention Bell V-22 Osprey...
@@ruslankazimov622 V 22 is not a helo,...it's a tilt rotor aircraft.
My neighbor is a Viet Nam vet, he talks about the Huey all the time.
for dec 3 2021, missing so much whirly birds out there. PS: Huey always come to mind when talking about chopper.
28:30 "whats that guy doing?" " idk fox 2 "
"That was weird jimmy" "yea I know heading back to base"
Russia has a doozie that you didn't mention. Big thumbs down
If, he would just enter the down hill, in the lower gear, that, what happened, would, never happen !!! Now, it's to late for "IF" !!! Jerry.🗽
Great Video...
Best of luck from Indian
should of shown what the pilots of the R-22 do with them on Australian cattle stations, absolute mad men
I think for every tree cut down 2 should be replaced
23:40 I can see the news headlines if they crashed doing this. "Today we lost 3 men on a training exercise"
The Indian Airforce has got three of them: The Apache, Mil 26 and the Lama.
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IN uses seaking too
In Country '67 - '68 and loved that sound .. Whop, Whop, Whop …
Surprise was impossible with a Huey. That loud 'popping' noise they made, could be heard for about 5 minutes before they actually appeared overhead.
It's a loosing proposition! A Boeing "Chinook" can lit more
Back in 1977 at the end of basic training we were inserted into one LZ to another to give us a sense of helicopter insertion.....
It was my first time in a Huey and I got a hot shot Nam Vet pilot who could make that ship dance....
I was strapped into the door gunners seat on the right side (The two aft seats on each side facing out...
The pilot did a hard high "G" bank to the right at a couple hundred feet above the tops of the trees, and I was looking straight out of the right side of the ship, and straight down at the ground, and loving every second of it❗❗
All I can say is, WHAT A RUSH❗😉❗
👀😆👁👁a real eye opener, nothing like it❗❗👍❤👍
The Lockheed AH 56 Cheyenne types and was going to be the fing future but instead we're stuck with junk like this.
I can't believe the inventor was not mentioned or praised . THE INVENTOR IS GREATOR THAN THE PRODUCT THEY INVENTED !!!!!!!!!! A YOUNG RUSIAN MAN LEFT RUSSIA DURING THE Bolshevik Revolution and by 1919 was in America to become a great American Citizen . After immigrating to the United States in 1919, Sikorsky founded the Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation in 1923,[7] and developed the first of Pan American Airways' ocean-crossing flying boats in the 1930s. In 1939, Sikorsky designed and flew the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300,[8] the first viable American helicopter, which pioneered the rotor configuration used by most helicopters today.[9] Sikorsky modified the design into the Sikorsky R-4, which became the world's first mass-produced helicopter in 1942. By the start of World War I in 1914, Sikorsky's airplane research and production business in Kyiv was flourishing, and his factory made bombers during the war. After the Bolshevik revolution began in 1917, Igor Sikorsky fled his homeland, because the new government threatened to shoot him.[21] He moved to France where he was offered a contract for the design of a new, more powerful Muromets-type plane. But in November 1918 the war ended and the French government stopped subsidizing military orders, he decided to move to the United States. On March 24, 1919 he left France on the ocean liner Lorraine arriving in New York City on March 30, 1919 . WHAT AN ASSET TO AMERICA . I ONLY WISH ALL AMERICANS COULD REALIZE HOW THEY HAVE BEEN LIED TO ABOUT SOCIALISM / COMMUNISM BEING BETTER THAN OUR FREE INTERPRISE CAPITALIST SYSTEM AND OUR CONSTITUNAL REPUBLIC !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! IF YOU WANT TO BE A SLAVE OR DEAD , JUST LIVE IN A COMMUNIST COUNTRY . IF YOU WANT TO BE FREE AND HAVE THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXCELL , YOU WOULD HAVE TO LOVE AMERICA . COMMUNISTS IN GOVERNMENT , COURTS , AND EDUCATION NEED TO BE EXTERMINATED FROM THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BEFORE IT'S TO LATE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!---------------Ernest E. Johnson
Bell and Sikorsky are my initial thoughts... Let's watch!!!
#10) Holy Moly!! Ericsson Aircrane!!! What a tool!!!!
#9) Vive la France!!! The Lama! Get high, yeah?!
#8) Chinook: Boeing BRILLANCE!!!
#7) Bell helicopter: Jet Ranger - safe and effective. Beautiful!
I'm too tired... sleepy time!
Many thanks to all the pilots who flew the choppers in Nam. They were all over but it was mostly the Huey pilots that did the most dangerous stuff there. That pilot may be called on to fly in our own country with all the stuff going on now. We fought the Commies in Nam and they are in our own country trying to take us over. Too bad they didn't give that door gunner some ammo. He could have gotten a couple of deer in that country! Curahee.
People win over capitalist murdering imperialist!
"Helicopters don't really fly; they vibrate so badly the ground rejects them."
Yet another Clancy quote I'll probably have no use for, but I'm saving anyways.
10:33 Impossible to breath above 12,000 ft. what a load of rubbish. Search "Flying To 17,500 Feet on my Paramotor!" and he had no oxygen!
Two things. Since when is a spec ops grunt/ former spook who writes books a helicopter expert? Lol. #2 the S***hook. That is a hell of a helicopter although I’m pretty sure it’s top speed is sensitive information.
Greetings: Back in the 90s I delivered fuel 2 Buckley and Peterson AFBs.... Amongst others. It was relatively quiet then. We napped 45mins whilst they unloaded us. I figure it would might B neat 2 deliver now. Thx USAF, USA, NORAD, Buckley, Peterson and the others who help defend us. Thx 4 the post.