Thank you! I crewed the CH-46 and your photos really illustrate the evolution of the "Flying Bananas", i.e. the drive shaft tunnel (flipped from inside to out side) and the fuel tanks (drop tank- style into stub wings). So many things are similar, the general cabin and mechanical layout and location of the avionics and flight control closets. I think the -47, as the ultimate "Flying Banana" is arranged the same way.
Hello Josey, thank you very much for your service and thank you for pointing out some of differences and amazing how many things are similar. Thank you for sharing and for watching 👍😎
I flew in one of these as a radio operator 1956. The radio's were right across from the side door. 54th Air Rescue Squadron, Goose Bay, Labrador. I was a crew member mainly on the SA-16 Albatross. We had 6 of them, one H-21, 5 H-19's.
I do have some video as noted in my description, camera I had was horrible and battery would die so fast. Thank you for watching and Happy Thanksgiving 👍😎
Nice to see this preserved...! Never rode in one, just the UH-1B gunships and the later models plus a few shithooks. Think I like having 2 rotors better than 1.
Ed Whisenant I was being polite. You never had to guard one when it lost a driveshaft to the front rotor, dumped a full fuel blivet of JP4 in a rice paddy before it made a hard landing in the next paddy over....LOL! We called them worse than that! Have a lot of respect for helo pilots - saved a LOT of us when they could have played it safe.
Ed Whisenant You're welcome sir. I like older aircraft also, say from the late 30's to the early 80's. I call this a 'golden era' when innovation expanded man's envelope as well as the technical envelope more so than prior to 1935 or 36. I think it was an exciting time with exciting birds. I wish more of the older birds had been preserved not just as static exhibits but as operating craft(feel the same way about steam engines too...!). Sooo glad folks thought ahead...LOL!
had a few rides in the 'Nam in these, 1966-7, hauled an engine for a H34 in one to change it out in the field after a forced landing due to enemy fire, from KyHa
i believe this the last airworthy h-21 b or a boeing vertol 44a flying banana its powered by a Wright Cyclone 9 R-1820 nine cylinder radial engine. was made in the day before turbine engines are the standard as they are lighter than radial engines and have more hp to weight ratio. two other examples of helicopters that have radial engines are the Sikorsky s-55 H-19 Chickasaw, and the Sikorsky s-58 h-34 Choctaw. the army currently replaced the h-21b with the ch-47 chinook more going twords the tilt rotor Bell/Boeing Osprey.
Great question, you can reach through the big hole to get a good look at the engine and any adjustments as needed and also the way the engine sits it allows the exhaust, air Etc. to flow out through the hole. Thank you for watching 😎👍🚁
@@mca1960 Your welcome and someone else might chime in also, have a good day & thank you again for watching, this is old footage and I had to be careful with taking to much video, pictures ok but video my battery would go dead so fast. I wish I could take this flight all over again with my newer camera.
@@EdWhisenantAviation I knew these type of helicopter since I was a young boy, We called them banana helicopter. On some pictures I always saw that big hole, where you can look through., and I was wondering why is that so.
Yes this Helicopter is pretty small compared to others, and it's unofficial nickname is the Flying Banana 😎 Thank you for your comment & for watching 👍
Thank you! I crewed the CH-46 and your photos really illustrate the evolution of the "Flying Bananas", i.e. the drive shaft tunnel (flipped from inside to out side) and the fuel tanks (drop tank- style into stub wings). So many things are similar, the general cabin and mechanical layout and location of the avionics and flight control closets. I think the -47, as the ultimate "Flying Banana" is arranged the same way.
Hello Josey, thank you very much for your service and thank you for pointing out some of differences and amazing how many things are similar. Thank you for sharing and for watching 👍😎
I flew in one of these as a radio operator 1956. The radio's were right across from the side door. 54th Air Rescue Squadron, Goose Bay, Labrador. I was a crew member mainly on the SA-16 Albatross. We had 6 of them, one H-21, 5 H-19's.
+John Gould Thanks so much for serving our great country.
Awesome!
Thank you Ruben 👍😎
So cool ride!!
Thank you so much, that was a long time ago, would love to go again with better camera 👍😎
Thank you for the always excellent presentations! USAF (1968-1972).
Your very welcome & thank you for your very nice comment. A HUGE Thank you for your service :)
Nice PowerPoint with diamond to the center transitions. It's a shame it's not a video.
I do have some video as noted in my description, camera I had was horrible and battery would die so fast. Thank you for watching and Happy Thanksgiving 👍😎
That looks like a great ride!
It was, thank you so much for watching 😎👍
This is awesome. I saw this helicopter at the chino airshow about 5 years ago
CopWatch Inland Divison Yes this helicopter is very rare, the only one flying in the world, thank you for watching.
Saw a U.S Marine Pilot perform a Loop with a deskined 21 at O & R Lakehurst back in the Fifties, it blew my mind, about 60 feet off the ground.
WOW! I would loved to have seen that Thomas, that's awesome. Thank you for watching :)
Nice to see this preserved...! Never rode in one, just the UH-1B gunships and the later models plus a few shithooks. Think I like having 2 rotors better than 1.
***** Thanks for watching, ya this is the only flying H-21 in the world last I checked. Wow Shithooks, never herd that one before :)
Ed Whisenant I was being polite. You never had to guard one when it lost a driveshaft to the front rotor, dumped a full fuel blivet of JP4 in a rice paddy before it made a hard landing in the next paddy over....LOL! We called them worse than that! Have a lot of respect for helo pilots - saved a LOT of us when they could have played it safe.
***** Ya! when I fly in these old aircraft it makes me appreciate the crew more and more. Thank you for your service.
Ed Whisenant You're welcome sir. I like older aircraft also, say from the late 30's to the early 80's. I call this a 'golden era' when innovation expanded man's envelope as well as the technical envelope more so than prior to 1935 or 36. I think it was an exciting time with exciting birds. I wish more of the older birds had been preserved not just as static exhibits but as operating craft(feel the same way about steam engines too...!). Sooo glad folks thought ahead...LOL!
***** I couldn't agree with you more. Take care.
The flying banana love it old but still in the AIR
Thank you so much for your comment & for watching 😎👍
AN ICONIC HELICOPTER!GREAT!
For sure Iconic, thanks so much for watching :)
had a few rides in the 'Nam in these, 1966-7, hauled an engine for a H34 in one to change it out in the field after a forced landing due to enemy fire, from KyHa
whoops, referring to CH46......sorry
Thank you for your service and for watching :)
i believe this the last airworthy h-21 b or a boeing vertol 44a flying banana its powered by a Wright Cyclone 9 R-1820 nine cylinder radial engine. was made in the day before turbine engines are the standard as they are lighter than radial engines and have more hp to weight ratio. two other examples of helicopters that have radial engines are the Sikorsky s-55 H-19 Chickasaw, and the Sikorsky s-58 h-34 Choctaw. the army currently replaced the h-21b with the ch-47 chinook more going twords the tilt rotor Bell/Boeing Osprey.
Love your comment & yes as far as I know this is still the last flying H-21
Also the CH37 was a piston engine helicopter, using a pair of Pratt & Whitney R2800 radial engines
18” overlap of rotary arcs intermeshing in gear timing. U.S. Army air mobility and medivac operations.
H 21 Shawnee. Wright R 1820 Cyclone.
Thanks for the Info, 18" overlap & gear timing worked pretty good. Thank you for watching :)
I’m really hungry gimme gimme gimme a banana
This is the only flying H-21B flying in the world and you can't have it LOL, but a Huge thank you for watching Anthony 😎👍
For what is this funny big hole in the rear section of the helicopter?
Great question, you can reach through the big hole to get a good look at the engine and any adjustments as needed and also the way the engine sits it allows the exhaust, air Etc. to flow out through the hole. Thank you for watching 😎👍🚁
@@EdWhisenantAviation Thank you, I didn't know that.
@@mca1960 Your welcome and someone else might chime in also, have a good day & thank you again for watching, this is old footage and I had to be careful with taking to much video, pictures ok but video my battery would go dead so fast. I wish I could take this flight all over again with my newer camera.
@@EdWhisenantAviation I knew these type of helicopter since I was a young boy, We called them banana helicopter. On some pictures I always saw that big hole, where you can look through., and I was wondering why is that so.
@@mca1960 LOL Ya the Flying Banana 👍ya the hole looks like a mistake, but it has a purpose.
Какой он, оказывается, маленький, "Бананчик"
Yes this Helicopter is pretty small compared to others, and it's unofficial nickname is the Flying Banana 😎 Thank you for your comment & for watching 👍
I can not for the life of me understand why anyone would volunteer to sit in that webbing makes me hurt just remembering!?
I really enjoyed the Flight experience but it might get old if you sat in these for hours at a time. Thank for watching :)
فرنسا استعملت هذه الطائرة في حرب الجزائر
Thanks for watching :)
@@EdWhisenantAviation welcome in Algeria
Thank you :)