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| Author: | Arnie M. [ Wed Apr 03, 2019 9:30 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Alaska Powerline built using only helicopters |
. Excellent fast paced video without a dull moment. REAL MEN AT WORK !!!!!!! . |
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| Author: | Dropbear [ Sat Apr 06, 2019 11:41 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alaska Powerline built using only helicopters |
Thanks for that gem Arnie! WOW WOW WOW ......that engineering feat blows my mind! If motivated mankind can DO THAT ( for a small town) .....a secure southern border wall ...for USA ( to protect 350M peeps) ...should be a walk in the park!  ...bloody politics! 
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| Author: | Hueychief [ Mon Apr 08, 2019 5:26 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alaska Powerline built using only helicopters |
Thats my day job, I'm an S-64 Captain for Erickson. Built power lines, pulled logs, fought fires and am still having a blast going to work. The pic attached is from a firefighting contract down in Chile, SA. I normally spend June-Sept in Greece and Dec-March either in Australia or Chile. The video is wrong on a few points, but pretty well done anyway. The F-model is 82' long and can lift 25,000 lbs, 9,600hp burning 500 gph. The fire tank in the picture can hold 2,650 gallons. |
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| Author: | MadMuz [ Wed Apr 10, 2019 6:36 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alaska Powerline built using only helicopters |
Hueychief wrote: Thats my day job, I'm an S-64 Captain for Erickson.. Someone dropped one of those in a lake over here just recently... all pilots and crew ok....   The heli is/was 'Christine' out of Gippsland, Victoria.......Anyone you know?  It doesn't look badly damaged.... might be rebuildable? Did they find out what caused the accident?     https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-01-29/ ... m/10757292 https://www.heraldsun.com.au/subscribe/ ... n_required  
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| Author: | Hillberg [ Wed Apr 10, 2019 1:11 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alaska Powerline built using only helicopters |
over stress fracture on drive shaft up the aft fin = opps we shaved a tree. small waterway snorkeling water - visual issues with water spray and the rotor wash makes pilot think the helicopters ok. until you feel the shudder of that tail rotor operating normally as it saws through a tree, a house and a car. A hold my beer moment ? |
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| Author: | Hueychief [ Wed Apr 10, 2019 7:04 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alaska Powerline built using only helicopters |
Yes, I knew the pilots and they are OK. I was in Chile during this accident, but I would normally be up in Sydney when there. Hillberg, yes I know what happened and at the moment we are not discussing until further notice, but you're not even close. I'll give the official report when able. |
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| Author: | Hillberg [ Wed Apr 10, 2019 8:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Alaska Powerline built using only helicopters |
Hueychief wrote: Yes, I knew the pilots and they are OK. I was in Chile during this accident, but I would normally be up in Sydney when there. Hillberg, yes I know what happened and at the moment we are not discussing until further notice, but you're not even close. I'll give the official report when able. Having put a few together and how things come apart, Beats the Heavy Lift blade separation a few years back. or a lateral servo pin on take off... or surging on #2 during a lift... or... or... (tail rotor vertical shafts seldom sheer) Thanks for the update |
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