The Helicopter: Everything You Need to Know
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Published 2024-03-20
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I'm starting to worry that Simon isn't allowed out of the studio
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My dad is a helicopter pilot, first in the army, then the national guard, and then medivac for our state. I don't have a point to make or anything to add I'm just really proud of my dad ❤
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Artillery would be a good one for this series, one of those things that everyone knows what it is but then when you think about it a bit more you realise how little we actually have as common knowledge
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Former OH-58D pilot here- mid-1980's tech, observation and light attack helicopter, if you're not familiar. The bit about early experimentation with arming them and the pilots having to eyeball it took me back and made me chuckle. You know what our "targeting system" in the 58 was? A grease pencil mark on the windscreen hahaha
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This feature-length video is a Megaproject of its own. Bravo.
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Wow, in 2 days, 3 videos combines for 7 hours in the Whistlerverse.
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The number of multihour vid simon has put out this week has me struggling to keep up lol
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This is why Arnold said “GET TO THE CHOPPER”
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This is my new favorite segment across the whistlerverse. I know these deeper dives are a significant undertaking to make, and not always the best return on investment. However, the result is fantastic and definitely appreciated.
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1:24:08 Loved this, but how can you forget Ingenuity?!! The only helicopter to take off, fly, and land on another planet! Plus, I'm pretty sure it broke the speed record on its way to Mars, even if it wasn't under its own power😂
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And you didn't show Airwolf!!! Now that's the coolest chopper ;)
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We are LOVING these longer form videos you guys (Simon & The People Under the Stairs)! They work so damn good for a good smoke sesh, or as background when wandering around in cyberspace... Ummmm...Wait, what were we talking about?
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Wait an hour and a half of Simon? Hell yes!!! Give me more!!!
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By far my favorite megaprojects! I have spent years and years working on,,with or around most of the birds used during the 70's 80's and early 90's. And this was spot on! Bravo big brain! I know your writer's put these podcast together, but your oratory abilities are spot on!👍👍
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Another benefit of FADEC: Auto relight. It can detect an engine failure, kick on the igniters, and adjust the fuel flow to get the fire burning again as fast as possible. The OH-58D actually had a counter built into the avionics software to let you know if this happened, because FADEC could fix an engine failure so quickly, you literally might not know it happened
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the V-22 has the same failure rate if not better than the C-130 and UH-60 did when they had the same flight hours, sadly one of the most vocal online supporters of the V-22 did die in a crash in one, but the man loved the aircraft and it is just as safe as any other aircraft of such complexity with such low flight hours total
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Helicopter ambulances are an amazingly epic invention and are saving so many lives that would have otherwise been lost. Long live the helicopter 🚁!
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It's worth noting that the new tiltrotor, the Valor, is expected to be more reliable and safer than the Osprey. While the Osprey has it's engine rotate along with the rotor, the Valor has stationary engines, only rotating it's rotors. The helicopter's power plant not tilting greatly reduce the risk of having a fatal malfunction/failure.
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I thought I knew not a lot, but at least pretty much, about helicopter history. Turns out I was wrong. Thanks for this informative video! 👍
