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The Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion (Sikorsky S-95) [2] is a heavy transport helicopter designed and produced by Sikorsky Aircraft.The King Stallion is an evolution of the long running CH-53 series of helicopters which has been in continuous service since 1966, and features three up-rated 7,500 shp (5,590 kW) engines, new composite rotor blades, and a wider aircraft cabin than its predecessors.
Da Hood (slang for "the neighborhood") usually refers to an underclass big-city neighborhood, with high crime rates and low-income housing. It may also refer to: Da Hood, a 1995 album by the Menace Clan; A rap group signed to Hoo-Bangin' Records; A rap supergroup; see Mack 10 Presents da Hood
The 37th Helicopter Squadron is a United States Air Force unit assigned to the 582d Helicopter Group in support of the 90th Missile Wing located at Francis E. Warren Air Force Base, Wyoming. The unit is tasked with flight operations in support of the operation and security of F.E. Warren's intercontinental ballistic missile complex as well as ...
Alongside the script Ford left other items including shooting schedules, a call sheet and collections of notes. Star Wars script left by Harrison Ford in London flat auctioned for £10,795 Skip to ...
The whiteout was caused by snow on the ground being stirred up by the helicopter downdraft. [104] 23 August 2013 – A Super Puma L2 helicopter G-WNSB experienced a (so far unexplained) loss of air speed on a low approach and ditched into the North Sea 2 miles west of Sumburgh Airport around 18:20 BST. The aircraft experienced a hard impact and ...
"Dust Off" was the tactical call sign for medical evacuation missions first used in 1963 by Major Lloyd E. Spencer, commander of the U.S. Army 57th Medical Detachment (Helicopter Ambulance). It became famous after an article by journalist Peter Arnett described the death of Spencer's successor in command, Major Charles L. Kelly , on 1 July 1964 ...
The FAA states "The height–velocity diagram or H/V curve is a graph charting the safe/unsafe flight profiles relevant to a specific helicopter. As operation outside the safe area of the chart can be fatal in the event of a power or transmission failure it is sometimes referred to as the dead man's curve."
Air 1 and the media helicopter collided, resulting in the deaths of both officers and the occupants of the media helicopter. Policeman Ilnicki had about 401 hours of total flight time and 236 hours in type at the time of the crash [9] [10] [11] On May 29, 1974, Commander Paul J. Gillen was killed when his helicopter crashed. [12]