The Impact of the Helicopter
Air Ambulances
A Sikorsky S-67+ air ambulance helicopter
- "...Various humanitarian aid missions such as air ambulance and disaster relief, helicopter pilots aptly demonstrated that rotor craft are much more versatile than conventional airplanes (pg 139)
- - Stanley S. McGowen, Author of Helicopters: An Illustrated History of Their Impact (Weapons and Warfare), (2005)
- - Stanley S. McGowen, Author of Helicopters: An Illustrated History of Their Impact (Weapons and Warfare), (2005)
Video Clips that show different roles of a helicopter:
This video clip show how helicopters are used in a rescue mission. The example in the video is during Hurricane Katrina.
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This video clip talks about the capabilities of the Sikorsky S-64 Skycrane. Note: In the video, the helicopter is called an air crane but it is actually the same as the S-64 Skycrane.
Some imperial units (as shown in the video) to metric units conversion: - 19,500 pounds=8,845.1 kg (1 d.p) - 20,000 pounds=9,071.8 kilograms (1 d.p) - 2,650 gallons=10,031.3 liters (1 d.p) - 265,00 square foot=24,619.3 square meters (1 d.p) |
This video talks about the Robinson R-44 helicopters used by the El Monte California Police Department in the United States and how they are modified for police use.
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This video clip talks about the Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk. The Black Hawk is used by the United States Army and have been modified for use by the United States Air Force, Navy and the Coast Guard.
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Video clips that shows the AH-64D Apache gunship helicopter:
This video clip shows the AH-64 Apache gunship helicopter used by the United States Army. AH in AH-64 stands for Attack Helicopter.
In the AH-64, there are many weapons that can be unleashed onto the enemy. This clips shows the rocket pods called the Hydra 70 and the AGM-114 Hellfire laser guided missiles. The clip below shows the last weapon of the AH-64. |
This video clip shows the favorite weapon on board the AH-64: the M230 Chain gun/cannon which can fire 30 mm rounds at 625 round per minute.
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This video clip shows the sensors/avionics on board the AH-64 Apache.
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Wondering how this flying wonder works? Click on the link below to be shown an explanation.