| more at scitech.quickfound.net "Helicopter Flight Training: Part I - Transition to the H-19... This film covers the H-19's preflight inspection, taxiing, normal takeoff, hovering, autorotations, normal and steep approach, and engine shutdown." Also seen in the film: Army helicopters H-21, H-34, and H-13. US Army training film TF46-2423 Public domain film from the National Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied. The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and equalization. Split with MKVmerge GUI (part of MKVToolNix), the same software can recombine the downloaded parts (in mp4 format): www.bunkus.org part 2: www.youtube.com en.wikipedia.org The Sikorsky H-19 Chickasaw, (also known by its Sikorsky model number, S-55) was a multi-purpose helicopter used by the United States Army and United States Air Force. It was also license-built by Westland Aircraft as the Westland Whirlwind in the United Kingdom. United States Navy and United States Coast Guard models were designated HO4S, while those of the US Marine Corps were designated HRS. In 1962, the US Navy, US Coast Guard and US Marine Corps versions were all redesignated as H-19s like their US Army and US Air Force counterparts... The H-19's first flight was on November 10, 1949 and it entered operations in 1950. Over 1000 of the helicopters were manufactured by Sikorsky for the United ... |