Heavy Metal (of the rotary kind)

[teabag53]

How is this thread into page 3 and still called "Heavy Iron?" Is that a Navy thing or should this be corrected to Big Iron? I know, details...

 

[BigIron]

Found this vid. Pretty quality. It was taken recently in Taiwan as Navy 53s were there to assist with Typhoon recovery. Big Iron lifting heavy equipment for disaster relief...

 

[JTS11]

I heard that the MH's don't use the dual-pt system. Is this correct or bad gouge?

 

[Ave8tor]

There are some springs and some other mechanical gizmos in the strut. PFM. We're ground speed limited, so the tires won't shimmy off. Taxi nice and controlled without making extremely sharp turns and things go well.

Worse off is when the one of the gear won't extend. Takes a bit of ground crew coordination at that point.

Good ol' fashioned Marine Corps ingenuity with Marine Corps equipment. I hope one of those ground guys brought out the duct tape and sledge hammer. Fix it right!

 

[BigIron]

I heard that the MH's don't use the dual-pt system. Is this correct or bad gouge?

The MH has dual point hooks, but doesn't have a CG computer. I believe NAVAIR is working or have already worked a flight clearance for dual pointing a "known" weight load.

The issue comes up every few years.

So, the answer is maybe...

 

[BigIron]

Good ol' fashioned Marine Corps ingenuity with Marine Corps equipment. I hope one of those ground guys brought out the duct tape and sledge hammer. Fix it right!

Beat it to fit, paint it to match.

 

[Flash]

Attached is pic of an HM-15 bird @ the Dubai Air Show.

Just curious, how often do you all aerial refuel? And if you do, is it off of USAF MC/HC-130's or Marine KC's? And why, it doesn't strike me as necessary for normal ops?

 

[E5B]

Just curious, how often do you all aerial refuel? And if you do, is it off of USAF MC/HC-130's or Marine KC's? And why, it doesn't strike me as necessary for normal ops?

Quite often. We use both, USAF and USMC C-130's.


Think long range raid...

 

[Flash]

Think long range raid...

I thought Navy H-53's got out of that business after Desert One and the upgrading and utilization of USAF MH-53's. Just curious, has their retirement had any affect on you and your missions? That can be discussed here of course .

 

[E5B]

Big Iron

I thought Navy H-53's got out of that business after Desert One and the upgrading and utilization of USAF MH-53's. Just curious, has their retirement had any affect on you and your missions? That can be discussed here of course .

I'm talking about USMC CH-53E's. Should have prefaced my previous comment with that.

 

[BigIron]

On the Navy side, HAR (Helicopter Aerial Refueling) is practiced as it is a capability. Once we have a capability to do something, we keep hold of it.

There are mission sets out there that require some HAR.

 

[Alpha_Echo_606]

090930-N-2218S-010 INDAIN OCEAN (Sept. 29, 2009) A Marine Corps CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter lands on the flight deck of the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9). Denver is part of the Denver Amphibious Ready Group and is conducting Amphibious Integrated Training with the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) off the coast of Japan in preparation for Fall Patrol. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Andrew Smith/Released)

090930-N-6692A-072 PACIFIC OCEAN (Sept. 30, 2009) Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Tortuga (LSD 46) tend to a Marine Corps CH-53 Sea Stallion helicopter during flight operations. Nearby, the amphibious transport dock USS Harpers Ferry (LSD 49) is conducting landing craft, air cushion (LCAC) operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Geronimo Aquino)

 

[HeyJoe]

091009-M-1998T-009 INDIAN OCEAN (Oct. 9, 2009) Airman Tione Williams and Airman Adam Pond, assigned to the amphibious transport dock ship USS Denver (LPD 9), signal Marine pilots from Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron Reinforced (HMM-265 REIN), 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (31st MEU) as they prepare to depart on a humanitarian airlift mission in Indonesia. Amphibious Force Seventh Fleet is directing the U.S. military response to the Indonesian government for assistance and support for humanitarian efforts. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Sgt. Rodolfo Toro/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

091009-N-9123L-046 PADANG, Indonesia (Oct. 9, 2009) U.S. Marine and Indonesian Air Force personnel prepare to load a CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter from the Dragons of Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 265 with relief supplies to be delivered to remote areas of west Sumatra, Indonesia following two earthquakes. Amphibious Force Seventh Fleet is directing the U.S. military response to the Indonesian government for assistance and support for humanitarian efforts. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Byron C. Linder/Released)

 

[HeyJoe]

USMC and USN Heavy Iron in action

USN MH-53E on deck with CH-53E in background

090812-N-0120A-072 SEA OF JAPAN (Aug. 12, 2009) A CH-53E Sea Stallion helicopter assigned to Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM) 262 takes off from the forward-deployed amphibious assault ship USS Essex (LHD 2). HMM-262 is debarking Essex to return to the U.S. as a part of their scheduled overseas rotation (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Mark R. Alvarez/Released)