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| Last Known One Flying in the World |Kaman HH-43 Huskie Helicopter | Aircraft Firefighting & Rescue |
| 2023-07-04 |
| Posted by:M. Murcek |
| #7 Looking at those blades about had me rubbing my eyes. Pretty cool. Kinda has that Citroën "ugly duckling" look to it. |
| Posted by: DooDahMan 2023-07-04 20:48 |
| #6 Every time I have looked at that helicopter I wonder if the designer was insane, then I marvel at the people that built it and the mechanics that keep it flying safely (or at least as a helicopter normally is). |
| Posted by: magpie 2023-07-04 16:42 |
| #5 No deviation with the rotor timing light. Four degrees before TDC (top dead center) means 4 degrees TDC. No deviations, no exceptions. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2023-07-04 11:07 |
| #4 Not 1 but 2 Jesus nuts! |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2023-07-04 09:58 |
| #3 Wonder what sort of stash of airworthy spares they have? When those blades go hi-time it turns into yard art. A really nice job keeping it flying. |
| Posted by: USN, Ret. 2023-07-04 09:48 |
| #2 Helicopters don't fly. They beat the air into submission... |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-07-04 09:15 |
| #1 Ahh, the Egg Beater. Watching the twin rotors spool up was hypnotic. Saw on the roll out they passed a P-38 on the flight line. Noticed that when he came in to land, he did a side slip, just like he had a tail rotor. |
| Posted by: ed in texas 2023-07-04 09:10 |