Graham Family Reacts To Amazing Helicopters of the U.S. Military

Graham Family Reacts To Top 7 Amazing Helicopters of the U.S. Military

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[LarryHatch]

Many ex-military helicopter pilots in the US at least end up working for hospitals with their "Life Flight" programs of helping badly injuried people get to the ER in record time by chopper. These guys are sometimes called "double heroes", once in war and again in a vital civilian service that saves lives.

[davidtillinghast]

The long pointy thing on the front is for mid air refuling.

[warrendavis]

When I was visiting my brother's grave, which is right across the street from a helicopter base, a flight of 6 Apaches went overhead. I felt like a Fisher Price toy person on top of concert speakers...

[CGDiscussion]

The Huey UH-1 will always be my favorite. They have that distinct "Thumping sound" when they are in the air. No mistaken of what is coming.

[warrenpeterson]

I live on the west coast of Canada and routinely travel to/from our outer islands via Heli-Jets (typically Sikorsky 12 seaters) and floatplanes (typically 6 to 20 passenger Beavers and Otters). It is a great way to commute to work!

[katiemcteague]

First, I must say that Garen is simply adorable. He’s so intelligent and curious about things and expresses his questions so well. He’s also a very polite young man and is always aware of interrupting others. Way to go Garen!


Secondly, if you like to read, you may be interested in the Miranda Chase series by author M. L. Buchman. In the series, the lead character is a female, autistic National Safety and Transportation Board (NTSB) air crash investigator. Each title in the series bears the name of a specific military aircraft such as the Osprey and Chinook. In the story that particular novel’s aircraft crashes and her team is called into investigate the cause of the crash. Her autism provides an unparalleled level of understanding of each aircraft so she is called in on a lot of the military crashes that are highly sensitive and have political ramifications. There’s a great deal of information about each of these aircraft that you may find interesting.

[ayejay]

No worries on the pausing. Love to hear your comments.

[MJ]

When I was taking (civilian) flying lessons my instructor said "Learning to fly a plane is like learning to ride a bike. Learning to fly a helicopter is like learning to ride a unicycle"

[katherinedinwiddie]

Great to see you are up and about! Glad you chose the helicopter video. My oldest son was a helicopter mechanic and flight medic. So proud of him. Lovely family. Keep up the good work don't worry about haters they are just jealous. We love ya here

[thparatrooper]

That tube on the CH-53 is for in flight refueling. It has to be long enough to get out of the down wash from the rotors so the refueling tube and basket can make contact. Aerial refueling extends the flight range.

[michaelmacdermott]

Self-sealing tanks have layers of rubber and reinforcing fabric, one of vulcanized rubber and one of untreated natural rubber, which can absorb fuel when it comes into contact with it. When a fuel tank is punctured the fuel seeps into these layers, causing the untreated layer to swell, closing and thus sealing the puncture. A similar concept is also employed for making self-sealing run-flat tires. Apache helicopters do not have ejection seats. However unlike aeroplanes, helicopters can autorotate and land pretty much anywhere in an emergency; even controlled descents over water are possible, and the books teach us how to force-land in a forest, for example. The big long probe sticking out of the stallion helicopter is for in-flight refueling. The helicopter flies carefully behind slow aircraft that have a drug on the end of a fuel line behind it. They stabbed the drug which opens up a valve on the fuel line, and fuel is pumped through. That's the simple version of how it's done. There are many examples on the internet to find footage of that. If you want to understand how helicopters fly and the safety of autorotate, you should go to Fly With Kay and watch My First Time Flying a Helicopter. It is simple footage that is easy to understand.

[Telrathian]

7:44 That rod extending from the front is the aerial refueling probe. Used for mid-air refueling.

[brucew]

Riding in the back of a CH-47 (and the now retired CH-46 the Marine Corps used) is like riding inside a washing machine because you get tossed about in a circular motion due to the rotors turning in opposite directions from each other.

[Yodatx]

I worked as a contractor in Iraq and flew on the Chinooks all the time. The loadmaster told me once if I ever got on one and it wasn’t leaking hydraulic fluid on me to get off. That meant it was out of hydraulic fluid lol.

[ericthompson]

I was with HC-6 in the Navy. We had the CH 46 Seaknight. Little brother of the Chinook. Funny how she said the Chinook looked like a frog. We would always say Phrogs forever. No idea why they spelled it that way. The 46 has been fazed out of the Navy now. I fortunately can see the actual helicopter that I took out on deployment at anytime. She is hanging from the ceiling of the Naval Aviation Museum in Florida. She was with us when sept 11 2001 happened. Love your videos.

[jimmiegiboney]

2:26 Mark! Hmm. 🤔 "Helicopter crashes" you say? 😮

"AIRWOLF versus BLUE THUNDER!"

Airwolf, she was purchased by a medical company after her show business career ended. She responded to an emergency, got her patient, and then her pilot flew her into a mountain! No survivors! 😢

Blue Thunder, she got to stay in the show business by being put on static outdoor display next to a roller coaster in an amusement theme park. But without proper maintenance, she has become a victim of the elements for decades now! 😢

[davidhardy]

We can't wait until y'all get to come to America. Jono if you are having a hard time flying the drone, Garin like most kids do well at that kind of thing. We would love to see more videos of Slovakia and projects you are doing. Can't wait until you fire up your pit. It's great to see that you're feeling better. Take care and see you soon.❤

[wallybeecher]

the long thing sticking out from the front of the CH-53 is for refueling

[NorthWestViking]

The H-60 air frame is also used by the Coast Guard as the H-60 Jayhawk and is the Coast Guard’s primary Search and Rescue platform.

[jimmiegiboney]

5:30 Mark! Hmm. I don't know about my age when I was your son's age, but my father paid $3.00 each in the early 1970s for my brother and I to be able to ride in a helicopter that was visiting a local shopping center, not a mall, just for the purpose of selling rides! It resembled the ones seen in "MASH" but had red metal parts rather than green. The pilot didn't have the doors on, but of course, there were safety belts! My two-years younger brother in back while I sat up front on the right! It was a thrill to look down upon Dad and wave at him!

Then as a twenty-something I went to "Aerospace America" and I got to sit next the pilot again so that a couple could share the backseat and hold hands. It was the first "Newschopper 4" with an old man for a pilot and it had doors. The other option was just a regular helicopter typically used at airshows as a ride! But they looked like the same model.