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Would you like to inspect the original subtitles? These are the user uploaded subtitles that are being translated: 1 00:00:00,200 --> 00:00:05,760 In today's impossible engineering, the amount of weight that it's capable of 2 00:00:05,760 --> 00:00:11,200 lifting is what makes this aircraft unique. The largest helicopter in the U 3 00:00:11,380 --> 00:00:12,380 military arsenal. 4 00:00:13,500 --> 00:00:17,500 The Superstallion has redefined what heavy lift helicopters are. 5 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:20,520 I'm still surprised by the capabilities it has. 6 00:00:28,170 --> 00:00:31,550 and the pioneering historic innovations that 7 00:00:31,550 --> 00:00:38,910 made 8 00:00:38,910 --> 00:00:41,510 the impossible possible. 9 00:00:49,610 --> 00:00:54,290 Storm 11 runway 23 at Delta, wind 220 at 7, clear for takeoff. 10 00:00:54,760 --> 00:00:57,740 Marine Corps Air Station, New River, North Carolina. 11 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:04,599 Today, at this vast facility, Squadron Commander Lieutenant Colonel Hawkins and 12 00:01:04,599 --> 00:01:09,700 his team are preparing for an artillery training exercise designed to simulate a 13 00:01:09,700 --> 00:01:11,640 very real conflict situation. 14 00:01:13,840 --> 00:01:19,440 We must be ready to move heavy equipment over long ranges from the fee to the 15 00:01:19,440 --> 00:01:22,960 objective to ensure Marines have what they need when they need it. 16 00:01:25,480 --> 00:01:29,960 to ensure that the Marine Corps is fully equipped and ready to respond no matter 17 00:01:29,960 --> 00:01:31,240 where conflict arises. 18 00:01:32,100 --> 00:01:37,280 They turn to the sky and a helicopter with some jaw -dropping capabilities. 19 00:01:43,040 --> 00:01:46,900 This is the CH -53 Echo Super Stallion. 20 00:02:01,450 --> 00:02:07,550 Measuring 99 feet long and standing over 8 feet tall, this vast aircraft is 21 00:02:07,550 --> 00:02:11,090 designed to transport troops and equipment anywhere on Earth. 22 00:02:13,710 --> 00:02:17,330 Powered by three massive turboshaft jet engines. 23 00:02:18,630 --> 00:02:24,130 Combined, they produce more horsepower than 13 Bugatti Veyron supercars. 24 00:02:26,760 --> 00:02:32,460 Spinning seven main rotor blades with a diameter just under 80 feet, the Super 25 00:02:32,460 --> 00:02:36,500 Stallion can reach a top speed of around 200 miles per hour. 26 00:02:39,640 --> 00:02:44,560 Designed to be able to move huge cargo loads into position, it can carry up to 27 00:02:44,560 --> 00:02:51,300 55 troops or seven pallet loads of supplies internally or over 35 ,000 28 00:02:51,300 --> 00:02:52,300 weight externally. 29 00:02:55,790 --> 00:03:00,570 Across the base, inside squadron HMH -464's locker room, 30 00:03:00,710 --> 00:03:06,910 Super Stallion pilot Captain Clayton Cottrell is preparing for today's 31 00:03:07,390 --> 00:03:14,130 Our mission today, we're doing an artillery raid in support of 10 32 00:03:14,130 --> 00:03:15,130 Marines. 33 00:03:16,510 --> 00:03:22,770 My role is the Dash 3 aircraft commander. We're utilizing three 34 00:03:22,770 --> 00:03:24,950 53s to conduct the raid. 35 00:03:25,829 --> 00:03:28,910 And so I'll be the aircraft commander in the last aircraft. 36 00:03:30,030 --> 00:03:34,830 So with me in the aircraft, I'll have two additional co -pilots, one crew 37 00:03:35,010 --> 00:03:39,590 and then two additional aerial observers and gunners. And then as we do these 38 00:03:39,590 --> 00:03:44,230 external lifts, they're vital to position the external hooks in the right 39 00:03:44,230 --> 00:03:49,410 so that underneath the aircraft, the helicopter support team personnel can 40 00:03:49,410 --> 00:03:50,410 up the load. 41 00:03:55,010 --> 00:03:59,790 Once airborne, Captain Cottrell, as well as two other super stallion personnel, 42 00:04:00,130 --> 00:04:04,030 will be lifting and moving 9 ,000 -pound howitzer artillery guns, 43 00:04:04,090 --> 00:04:10,730 ready to be fired by the Marines on the ground. 44 00:04:13,390 --> 00:04:18,790 Heavy lift externals are kind of the bread and butter for the 53, and I love 45 00:04:18,790 --> 00:04:19,790 doing that. 46 00:04:24,430 --> 00:04:31,210 With the final pre -flight checks complete, the 47 00:04:31,210 --> 00:04:34,410 team is ready to take to the sky in this formidable machine. 48 00:04:38,250 --> 00:04:42,610 But how have engineers built an aircraft capable of moving the approximate 49 00:04:42,610 --> 00:04:44,990 weight of 10 family cars through the air? 50 00:04:46,050 --> 00:04:50,770 It is extremely difficult to design and build a helicopter capable of lifting 36 51 00:04:50,770 --> 00:04:51,770 ,000 pounds. 52 00:04:54,160 --> 00:04:58,820 Engineering a machine capable of lifting and flying the Marines' vast arsenal of 53 00:04:58,820 --> 00:05:02,420 heavy -duty weapons and vehicles into position is a major challenge. 54 00:05:07,540 --> 00:05:12,100 So when the Marine Corps enters into a conflict, it takes a lot more than just 55 00:05:12,100 --> 00:05:14,900 the Marines to make that operation happen. 56 00:05:15,240 --> 00:05:20,540 The Marine Corps has a multitude of assets, whether it's vehicles or heavy 57 00:05:20,540 --> 00:05:22,860 weapons systems that have to be transported. 58 00:05:23,310 --> 00:05:24,830 I move throughout the battle space. 59 00:05:27,990 --> 00:05:32,970 But moving something like a 13 -ton lightly armored vehicle hundreds of 60 00:05:32,970 --> 00:05:37,810 air requires the Super Stallion to have some distinct capabilities not found in 61 00:05:37,810 --> 00:05:38,810 other helicopters. 62 00:05:39,310 --> 00:05:44,810 In order to lift heavy cargo or supplies underneath the aircraft, you have to 63 00:05:44,810 --> 00:05:46,270 have a stable platform. 64 00:05:47,530 --> 00:05:49,530 You have to have a lot of power. 65 00:05:49,750 --> 00:05:52,550 And then you need an aircraft frame. 66 00:05:53,299 --> 00:05:58,200 that's capable of withstanding those forces throughout the entire operation. 67 00:05:59,660 --> 00:06:04,320 So could a blueprint for the perfect heavy -lift helicopter design lie in the 68 00:06:04,320 --> 00:06:05,760 innovations of the past? 69 00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:17,460 In Missouri, Doug Cyperski and his team are tackling a huge and problematic 70 00:06:17,460 --> 00:06:18,580 engineering project. 71 00:06:21,360 --> 00:06:24,500 We're out here east of St. Louis installing lattice -type power line 72 00:06:25,000 --> 00:06:30,060 Each piece of these giant towers can weigh almost 20 ,000 pounds, which makes 73 00:06:30,060 --> 00:06:34,160 getting them into position in remote locations like this one a big challenge. 74 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:39,020 Generally, when they call us, you can't get conventional cranes out to the sites 75 00:06:39,020 --> 00:06:40,340 where they need the structure standing. 76 00:06:42,340 --> 00:06:47,540 For a solution, Doug and his team must turn to the sky and a historic machine 77 00:06:47,540 --> 00:06:49,620 unlike any other on planet Earth. 78 00:06:53,580 --> 00:06:56,640 This is the S -64 air crane. 79 00:07:01,100 --> 00:07:06,460 Originally designed in the 1960s, this game -changing flying machine was built 80 00:07:06,460 --> 00:07:07,560 with a simple goal. 81 00:07:08,180 --> 00:07:12,000 To transport more weight by helicopter than ever before. 82 00:07:15,380 --> 00:07:18,960 Created by aviation pioneer Igor Sikorsky. 83 00:07:20,520 --> 00:07:24,060 It was first used by the U .S. Army during the Vietnam War. 84 00:07:24,940 --> 00:07:30,040 Offering unparalleled transport and aircraft recovery capabilities, the S 85 00:07:30,040 --> 00:07:33,260 was incomparable to any other helicopter of the time. 86 00:07:34,360 --> 00:07:38,640 It's very unique to itself, yeah, and everybody knows when they see one of 87 00:07:38,640 --> 00:07:41,040 that it's the only one shaped like this. 88 00:07:42,020 --> 00:07:47,220 Based on a design that's more than 60 years old, today the air crane remains 89 00:07:47,220 --> 00:07:49,840 of the world's most powerful heavy -lift helicopters. 90 00:07:50,510 --> 00:07:55,110 Currently, we're in the external load configuration for setting anything from 91 00:07:55,110 --> 00:07:57,050 power line structures to HVAC units. 92 00:07:58,390 --> 00:08:03,370 What makes this feat of engineering possible are two massive turboshaft jet 93 00:08:03,370 --> 00:08:08,290 engines, producing a combined total of around 9 ,000 horsepower. 94 00:08:08,810 --> 00:08:10,090 They're big engines. 95 00:08:11,210 --> 00:08:16,710 They're Pratt & Whitney engines, but they're 4 ,700 horsepower apiece. 96 00:08:16,940 --> 00:08:20,020 capable of lifting us up to 25 ,000 pounds external load. 97 00:08:21,820 --> 00:08:27,020 This huge amount of power means the S -64 can lift almost the equivalent 98 00:08:27,020 --> 00:08:28,460 of two African elephants. 99 00:08:32,059 --> 00:08:37,059 But to put this power to good use, Doug and the crew also need a way to control 100 00:08:37,059 --> 00:08:38,640 it with millimeter precision. 101 00:08:41,610 --> 00:08:46,290 This is our aft -facing pilot position, and it is what makes the Skycrane so 102 00:08:46,290 --> 00:08:49,090 special. Facing backwards, flying the aircraft, 103 00:08:50,070 --> 00:08:54,290 allowing us with this great visibility so we can get these giant lattice towers 104 00:08:54,290 --> 00:08:55,370 set precisely. 105 00:08:56,510 --> 00:08:59,090 We have full control back here. It's a smaller window. 106 00:08:59,370 --> 00:09:03,490 They say we only have 10%, but you do have full control back here. 107 00:09:04,090 --> 00:09:07,970 If this wasn't invented, what I would have to do is you stick your head out 108 00:09:07,970 --> 00:09:08,970 bubble on the left. 109 00:09:09,210 --> 00:09:11,670 and you fly your external loads on a long line. 110 00:09:12,770 --> 00:09:15,330 It'd be a lot more difficult, more dangerous. 111 00:09:16,630 --> 00:09:21,350 This engineering combined has created a helicopter with a set of mind -blowing 112 00:09:21,350 --> 00:09:22,350 capabilities. 113 00:09:23,770 --> 00:09:27,090 So what does it take to fly this powerful machine? 114 00:09:28,090 --> 00:09:35,090 And how can its engineering help the Sikorsky Super Stallion 115 00:09:35,090 --> 00:09:39,250 team? make the military's toughest heavy lift helicopter a reality. 116 00:09:45,910 --> 00:09:51,570 Over 60 years after its design, the S -64 air crane is still in use today. 117 00:09:51,990 --> 00:09:57,110 Its innovative aft -facing pilot position allows operators to move heavy 118 00:09:57,110 --> 00:09:58,590 with incredible precision. 119 00:10:00,650 --> 00:10:04,870 Generally speaking, the right seat pilot is flying the aircraft. 120 00:10:06,140 --> 00:10:10,740 We'll position over near the load to where the AFC guy can start picking up 121 00:10:10,740 --> 00:10:12,960 we're picking up into his visibility. 122 00:10:18,960 --> 00:10:23,460 He gives the rigging to the guys on the ground. They'll hook us up. 123 00:10:23,940 --> 00:10:27,820 AFC pilot picks the load up off the ground out of the fly yard. 124 00:10:34,720 --> 00:10:38,600 As we get close to where it needs to be set, when the guy in the AF seat can see 125 00:10:38,600 --> 00:10:43,680 where he needs to set the unit, it's just a verbal exchange of flight 126 00:10:43,680 --> 00:10:46,840 at that point, and the AF seat guy takes over flying. 127 00:11:18,120 --> 00:11:23,080 The S -64 air crane changed how heavy lift helicopters are engineered around 128 00:11:23,080 --> 00:11:24,080 world. 129 00:11:25,800 --> 00:11:31,480 Due to its unique capabilities at facing pilot, its stance designed for external 130 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:34,260 load, obviously it's still being used today for different applications. 131 00:11:35,100 --> 00:11:39,500 Doing what I do in the heavy lift industry, I'd say this is the best tool 132 00:11:39,500 --> 00:11:40,500 there is. 133 00:11:48,340 --> 00:11:54,000 Today, the team has taken the engineering at the core of the F -64 air 134 00:11:54,000 --> 00:11:55,600 evolved it for modern warfare. 135 00:11:58,000 --> 00:12:03,020 And high in the skies above North Carolina, Captain Cottrell and his crew 136 00:12:03,020 --> 00:12:05,800 route to tackle the first task of their training mission. 137 00:12:31,500 --> 00:12:34,800 By using the Super Stallion's external load hook system, 138 00:12:35,680 --> 00:12:42,500 the crew is able to carry the 139 00:12:42,500 --> 00:12:45,500 four and a half ton howitzer artillery gun with ease. 140 00:13:03,370 --> 00:13:08,350 This vast machine has taken the heavy lift helicopter concept to a whole new 141 00:13:08,350 --> 00:13:09,350 level. 142 00:13:17,170 --> 00:13:23,710 The aircraft itself has a single main rotor with seven main rotor blades. And 143 00:13:23,710 --> 00:13:28,170 then you can see the tail rotor with the four blades on the tail. 144 00:13:30,230 --> 00:13:32,690 Another unique capability of this aircraft. 145 00:13:33,070 --> 00:13:38,350 to be able to fold the blades as well as the tail for shipboard operations in 146 00:13:38,350 --> 00:13:39,710 that smaller footprint. 147 00:13:40,690 --> 00:13:46,850 Additionally, we've got three General Electric engines that all provide power 148 00:13:46,850 --> 00:13:53,130 and input into that main gearbox to supply ultimately that lift to the main 149 00:13:53,130 --> 00:13:54,750 rotor head for the 53. 150 00:13:56,110 --> 00:14:00,090 Six tons heavier than the pioneering S -64 air crane. 151 00:14:00,350 --> 00:14:03,470 but capable of lifting over seven tons more weight. 152 00:14:03,930 --> 00:14:08,850 The Super Stallion's incredible capability comes from its three massive 153 00:14:09,190 --> 00:14:12,270 each one producing over 4 ,000 horsepower. 154 00:14:12,890 --> 00:14:16,890 All right, so now that we're coming into the cabin of the aircraft, you can see, 155 00:14:17,170 --> 00:14:19,910 kind of get a scale for how big the cabin of the aircraft is. 156 00:14:20,130 --> 00:14:25,690 On either side, we've got seats on either side. This is where Marines would 157 00:14:25,690 --> 00:14:26,690 with their gear. 158 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:34,000 It's capable of accommodating up to 55 Marines and their gear internally. 159 00:14:34,320 --> 00:14:39,100 And for external lifts, two innovative hook systems allow the Super Stallion to 160 00:14:39,100 --> 00:14:41,860 transport vehicles or other aircraft with ease. 161 00:14:42,900 --> 00:14:47,600 Conducting external operations, we'll either use our dual -point system, which 162 00:14:47,600 --> 00:14:52,500 are on either side of me here, or we'll use the single -point system. And what 163 00:14:52,500 --> 00:14:54,540 we'll do is we'll open this door. 164 00:14:54,990 --> 00:15:00,270 And then that hook system, this A -frame drops down, and we extend that hook 165 00:15:00,270 --> 00:15:04,330 directly underneath the center of the aircraft in order to conduct those 166 00:15:04,330 --> 00:15:05,330 operations. 167 00:15:06,250 --> 00:15:09,750 All right, so up here is where we have our pilots. 168 00:15:09,950 --> 00:15:14,770 So you can see the array of our flight instruments up on the front, and then 169 00:15:14,770 --> 00:15:20,250 kind of what our vantage point looks like out over the dash and to the sides 170 00:15:20,250 --> 00:15:21,250 the aircraft. 171 00:15:22,250 --> 00:15:25,910 Piloting the 53 is really no different than any other helicopter. 172 00:15:26,190 --> 00:15:29,410 You've got the same basic controls with your collective, giving you your up and 173 00:15:29,410 --> 00:15:34,010 down, your cyclic, your fore and aft, and your lateral motion for the 174 00:15:34,010 --> 00:15:36,690 and then your pedals up front, which control the yaw. 175 00:15:37,310 --> 00:15:42,990 Up top, we've got our speed control levers, which control those engines. 176 00:15:43,290 --> 00:15:47,370 And then up front, we've got all of our instruments that provide us that 177 00:15:47,370 --> 00:15:48,730 information about those engines. 178 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:56,720 But when it's time for this huge helicopter to pick up a load, it's not 179 00:15:56,720 --> 00:15:58,360 pilots who guide it into position. 180 00:15:59,520 --> 00:16:04,160 Me as the pilot up front, flying the aircraft, I'm primarily looking outside 181 00:16:04,160 --> 00:16:08,200 over my shoulder to pick up reference with the ground. 182 00:16:09,740 --> 00:16:13,420 And then primarily I'm listening to our crew chiefs in the back. 183 00:16:13,660 --> 00:16:18,400 So we saw the hole in the cabin floor, which is where the crew chiefs will 184 00:16:18,400 --> 00:16:24,220 position themselves in order to maneuver the helicopter over the external load. 185 00:16:25,550 --> 00:16:30,630 So really I'm getting through our intercommunication system all of my cues 186 00:16:30,630 --> 00:16:35,670 where exactly to put those hooks that are about 20 feet behind me from the 187 00:16:35,670 --> 00:16:40,150 chiefs in the back as I'm looking outside the aircraft to maintain a 188 00:16:40,150 --> 00:16:41,150 hover. 189 00:16:42,930 --> 00:16:47,370 But carrying big loads with a helicopter that already weighs more than six 190 00:16:47,370 --> 00:16:49,330 shipping containers creates a problem. 191 00:16:50,350 --> 00:16:54,470 When we're conducting external operations with an external load 192 00:16:54,470 --> 00:16:59,710 aircraft, It's going to create a higher fuel burn and therefore less flight 193 00:16:59,710 --> 00:17:00,710 time. 194 00:17:04,630 --> 00:17:08,329 Unladen, the Super Stallion has a range of over 500 miles. 195 00:17:09,550 --> 00:17:14,150 At maximum lift capacity, this is reduced to around 100 miles. 196 00:17:15,109 --> 00:17:19,690 To overcome this problem, engineers have given the Super Stallion a feature 197 00:17:19,690 --> 00:17:21,470 rarely found on helicopters. 198 00:17:22,910 --> 00:17:26,550 One of the key things that facilitates us being able to conduct helicopter air 199 00:17:26,550 --> 00:17:32,130 refueling is the system that extends this probe to approximately double the 200 00:17:32,130 --> 00:17:33,230 length that you see right now. 201 00:17:33,530 --> 00:17:38,450 What that does is provides us the clearance to be able to make contact 202 00:17:38,450 --> 00:17:41,270 refueling asset and be able to take on that fuel safely. 203 00:17:44,270 --> 00:17:46,670 After rendezvousing with a tanker midair. 204 00:17:49,900 --> 00:17:54,440 The pilot must guide the Super Stallion's refueling probe into a drogue 205 00:17:54,440 --> 00:17:57,080 measuring just 25 inches in diameter. 206 00:17:58,380 --> 00:18:04,380 First time I conducted air -to -air refueling as a 53 pilot, it amazed me 207 00:18:04,380 --> 00:18:06,500 close we have to get to the tanker. 208 00:18:16,650 --> 00:18:20,870 Flying that close to a tanker takes a lot of crew coordination and precision 209 00:18:20,870 --> 00:18:22,930 flying that close to another aircraft. 210 00:18:30,130 --> 00:18:34,290 The team has designed one of the most useful aircraft on the battlefield. 211 00:18:35,550 --> 00:18:40,170 But controlling this massive machine with all three engines at full power 212 00:18:40,170 --> 00:18:41,330 presents a challenge. 213 00:18:41,810 --> 00:18:45,170 The rotor head turns at approximately 180 RPM per minute. 214 00:18:45,610 --> 00:18:46,650 which is a lot of power. 215 00:18:47,570 --> 00:18:51,810 For a solution, they must turn to the great innovations of the past. 216 00:18:52,510 --> 00:18:55,930 At first glance, you might think that this aircraft is a helicopter because of 217 00:18:55,930 --> 00:18:59,290 that spinning rotor up there, but actually it's something slightly 218 00:19:04,070 --> 00:19:08,630 Getting the Marine Corps' biggest pieces of essential warfighting equipment to 219 00:19:08,630 --> 00:19:12,530 the front line requires a machine with some incredible capabilities. 220 00:19:13,610 --> 00:19:17,310 This is the CH -53 Echo Super Stallion. 221 00:19:22,170 --> 00:19:24,870 The largest helicopter in the U .S. 222 00:19:25,410 --> 00:19:26,410 military inventory. 223 00:19:26,550 --> 00:19:31,850 It's three times longer than a Cessna light aircraft and weighs more than two 224 00:19:31,850 --> 00:19:33,170 -16 fighter jets. 225 00:19:34,710 --> 00:19:40,670 Its vast external fuel tanks allow it to fly over 500 miles without refueling. 226 00:19:40,830 --> 00:19:43,430 at just under 180 miles per hour. 227 00:19:50,190 --> 00:19:53,050 But so much power presents a problem. 228 00:19:54,390 --> 00:19:59,450 How do engineers deal with the forces created by a nearly 80 -foot diameter 229 00:19:59,450 --> 00:20:01,550 rotor spinning at high speed? 230 00:20:03,830 --> 00:20:06,550 Aircraft maintainer Master Sergeant Rowe. 231 00:20:06,920 --> 00:20:10,620 It's part of the team responsible for servicing this complex piece of 232 00:20:10,620 --> 00:20:11,620 engineering. 233 00:20:11,900 --> 00:20:16,820 The CH -53 Echo has three turboshaft engines, and they produce just under 5 234 00:20:16,820 --> 00:20:17,860 shaft horsepower each. 235 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:22,680 During operations, the rotor head turns at approximately 180 RPM per minute, 236 00:20:22,900 --> 00:20:24,120 which is a lot of power. 237 00:20:27,540 --> 00:20:32,900 It's this rapid turning of the main rotor that produces lift, allowing the 238 00:20:32,900 --> 00:20:34,280 stallion to get off the ground. 239 00:20:35,240 --> 00:20:39,880 But immense forces are created when seven blades cut through the air at such 240 00:20:39,880 --> 00:20:44,300 high speed, a factor that complicates the design. As rotors turn, you have 241 00:20:44,300 --> 00:20:47,500 multiple forces working against it, like torque, lift, and drag. 242 00:20:48,260 --> 00:20:52,020 Without being able to control the adjustments of blades in flight, it 243 00:20:52,020 --> 00:20:53,020 cause a disparity. 244 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:57,780 Left unchecked, these forces could create more lift on one side of the 245 00:20:57,780 --> 00:21:02,340 helicopter than the other, potentially causing it to roll and ultimately crash. 246 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:07,080 To ensure that this doesn't happen, Engineers must look to the aeronautical 247 00:21:07,080 --> 00:21:09,020 pioneers of the past for a solution. 248 00:21:22,060 --> 00:21:24,620 On an airfield just outside London. 249 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:28,880 I'm already in the air. 250 00:21:30,160 --> 00:21:32,200 I was taking this contraption. 251 00:21:35,780 --> 00:21:40,140 Physicist Andrew Steele is taking to the skies in a type of flying machine that 252 00:21:40,140 --> 00:21:41,640 revolutionized aviation. 253 00:21:45,080 --> 00:21:48,720 At first glance, you might think that this beautiful aircraft is a helicopter 254 00:21:48,720 --> 00:21:51,040 because of that enormous spinning rotor up there. 255 00:21:51,280 --> 00:21:54,620 But actually, it's something slightly different called an autogyro or 256 00:21:54,620 --> 00:21:57,700 gyrocopter. And it works on a rather different principle. 257 00:22:00,970 --> 00:22:04,810 in this auto gyro is provided by a propeller on the back of the aircraft 258 00:22:04,810 --> 00:22:07,990 what that means is that it moves us forwards as we move forward the air 259 00:22:07,990 --> 00:22:10,930 over that main rotor which spins it around and around and of course this 260 00:22:10,930 --> 00:22:14,730 aircraft doesn't have any wings so this is very much like a four pair of wings 261 00:22:14,730 --> 00:22:17,830 spinning around very very rapidly over our heads keeping us in the air 262 00:22:17,830 --> 00:22:24,790 this machine might seem like the perfect fusion between aircraft 263 00:22:24,790 --> 00:22:25,790 and helicopter 264 00:22:26,550 --> 00:22:29,450 But unfortunately, when engineers were trying to construct these things back in 265 00:22:29,450 --> 00:22:31,470 the early 1900s, they ran into a problem. 266 00:22:31,690 --> 00:22:34,510 That problem was that as you move forward, you can get a different amount 267 00:22:34,510 --> 00:22:37,730 lift on each side of the rotor blades. And that can cause the aircraft to roll 268 00:22:37,730 --> 00:22:39,110 and, well, basically crash. 269 00:22:39,590 --> 00:22:42,690 So the engineers needed to find a way to control those rotor blades more 270 00:22:42,690 --> 00:22:43,690 precisely. 271 00:22:47,470 --> 00:22:53,270 In 1923, Spanish pilot and inventor Juan de la Cierva came up with an ingenious 272 00:22:53,270 --> 00:22:55,090 solution to this complex problem. 273 00:22:57,290 --> 00:23:01,850 And at the de Havilland Aircraft Museum, Andrew is getting up close to the 274 00:23:01,850 --> 00:23:04,710 engineering brilliance behind one of his early designs. 275 00:23:07,950 --> 00:23:10,350 Look at this piece of aviation history. 276 00:23:10,590 --> 00:23:12,670 This is the Sierra C -24. 277 00:23:13,030 --> 00:23:17,230 It was first flown in 1931, and this is the only version of this model ever 278 00:23:17,230 --> 00:23:18,230 built. 279 00:23:19,410 --> 00:23:24,870 De La Sierra developed the C -24 in relative secrecy at the Stag Lane 280 00:23:24,870 --> 00:23:25,870 near London. 281 00:23:25,929 --> 00:23:30,130 But before it was a reality, he faced a problem that plagued engineers for 282 00:23:30,130 --> 00:23:31,130 years. 283 00:23:32,750 --> 00:23:35,950 The problem Siever faced is called dissimetry of lift. 284 00:23:36,150 --> 00:23:38,590 What that means is a different amount of lift on different sides of the 285 00:23:38,590 --> 00:23:41,910 aircraft. So let's imagine the aircraft is moving forward and, of course, the 286 00:23:41,910 --> 00:23:43,170 rotor blades are spinning round. 287 00:23:43,430 --> 00:23:46,790 This blade here that's advancing into the oncoming air is going to experience 288 00:23:46,790 --> 00:23:49,790 greater amount of lift than this blade here that's receding away from it. 289 00:23:50,230 --> 00:23:52,890 What that means is you've got a greater lift on this side than on this side of 290 00:23:52,890 --> 00:23:53,890 the aircraft. 291 00:23:53,960 --> 00:23:56,740 Unless you do something about it, that means the aircraft's going to roll and 292 00:23:56,740 --> 00:23:58,160 potentially you could crash. 293 00:23:59,240 --> 00:24:04,240 To overcome this problem, Sierva designed his rotor control system around 294 00:24:04,240 --> 00:24:05,240 hinges. 295 00:24:05,520 --> 00:24:08,460 This system is called a fully articulated rotor. 296 00:24:08,720 --> 00:24:12,200 And the way that it works is it gives the blade some freedom to move in 297 00:24:12,200 --> 00:24:13,200 different directions. 298 00:24:13,360 --> 00:24:15,540 There are three hinges in this system. 299 00:24:15,800 --> 00:24:19,300 First, we've got the flapping hinge, which gives the blade freedom of 300 00:24:19,300 --> 00:24:20,860 to flap up and down a little bit. 301 00:24:21,440 --> 00:24:24,120 Then we've got the drag hinge, which gives it a little bit of freedom in the 302 00:24:24,120 --> 00:24:25,120 horizontal direction. 303 00:24:25,460 --> 00:24:27,920 And finally, we've got the feather hinge, which allows the whole thing to 304 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:29,140 rotate about its axis. 305 00:24:29,360 --> 00:24:33,320 And all of this allows the blade just to compensate for that change in lift on 306 00:24:33,320 --> 00:24:34,320 either side of the aircraft. 307 00:24:35,480 --> 00:24:39,020 It feels quite counterintuitive that just letting the blades flap around a 308 00:24:39,020 --> 00:24:42,760 could possibly solve this problem, but actually it does work to balance the 309 00:24:42,760 --> 00:24:44,500 forces on either side of the gyrocopter. 310 00:24:51,470 --> 00:24:52,630 Back in the air. 311 00:24:55,470 --> 00:24:56,730 This is amazing. 312 00:24:57,330 --> 00:24:59,190 You can do such tight turns in this thing. 313 00:24:59,770 --> 00:25:03,890 Andrew is getting the opportunity to put Sierra's game -changing machine to the 314 00:25:03,890 --> 00:25:04,890 test. 315 00:25:05,330 --> 00:25:06,490 What an amazing machine. 316 00:25:09,590 --> 00:25:12,090 Sierra's contribution to aviation was enormous. 317 00:25:12,510 --> 00:25:16,790 The auto -gyro was groundbreaking, and the fully articulated controls on rotor 318 00:25:16,790 --> 00:25:19,730 blades were what's allowed helicopters to exist, as we know them today. 319 00:25:28,360 --> 00:25:32,580 From the prototype for the modern helicopter to the most advanced and 320 00:25:32,580 --> 00:25:34,600 maneuverable heavy lift chopper the U .S. 321 00:25:35,040 --> 00:25:42,000 military has ever seen, the team behind the 322 00:25:42,000 --> 00:25:47,060 CH -53 Echo Super Stallion will need to take the engineering behind Sierva's 323 00:25:47,060 --> 00:25:50,080 autogyro rotor system and supersize it. 324 00:25:52,140 --> 00:25:53,240 When the U .S. 325 00:25:53,580 --> 00:25:57,700 Marine Corps needs to do some heavy lifting out on the battlefield, they 326 00:25:57,700 --> 00:25:58,700 this. 327 00:26:01,760 --> 00:26:05,060 The CH -53 Echo Super Stallion. 328 00:26:07,280 --> 00:26:12,620 This vast heavy -lift helicopter can operate in all weather on all terrains. 329 00:26:14,380 --> 00:26:18,980 Capable of taking off from a ship at sea with a load weighing up to 16 tons 330 00:26:18,980 --> 00:26:24,760 attached, it can go 100 miles before delivering its cargo to troops on the 331 00:26:24,760 --> 00:26:25,760 line. 332 00:26:27,370 --> 00:26:31,490 Its potential is unmatched by any other helicopter in the U .S. 333 00:26:31,950 --> 00:26:32,950 military arsenal. 334 00:26:39,090 --> 00:26:41,330 In the skies above North Carolina, 335 00:26:42,570 --> 00:26:47,810 Captain Cottrell and his crew are halfway through their training mission 336 00:26:47,810 --> 00:26:51,630 route to drop the artillery pieces to the Marines on the ground at the landing 337 00:26:51,630 --> 00:26:52,630 zone. 338 00:27:14,380 --> 00:27:19,380 Making this feat of aeronautical engineering possible is Sierva's fully 339 00:27:19,380 --> 00:27:21,000 articulated rotor system. 340 00:27:48,040 --> 00:27:52,600 And back at the hangar, Master Sergeant Rowe is getting up close to this vital 341 00:27:52,600 --> 00:27:53,600 component. 342 00:27:54,060 --> 00:27:55,760 The rotor head itself is massive. 343 00:27:56,140 --> 00:27:58,280 It's large enough for multiple people to sit on. 344 00:27:58,640 --> 00:28:01,580 Everything that happens with the aircraft goes through the rotor head. 345 00:28:01,780 --> 00:28:05,340 And up here we have the articulated rotor head. The articulated rotor head 346 00:28:05,340 --> 00:28:09,300 system is a part of the aircraft and makes it possible to do what the 347 00:28:09,300 --> 00:28:10,300 is capable of. 348 00:28:12,720 --> 00:28:17,260 The Super Stallion's fully articulated rotor system works in the same way as 349 00:28:17,260 --> 00:28:23,080 autogyros. The drag hinge, flapping hinge, and feathering hinge all work 350 00:28:23,080 --> 00:28:27,100 together to ensure that the forces acting on the blades in flight remain 351 00:28:27,100 --> 00:28:28,100 balanced. 352 00:28:30,980 --> 00:28:35,560 Also located on the giant rotor head is the engineering system that translates 353 00:28:35,560 --> 00:28:38,220 the pilot's controls on the stick into movement. 354 00:28:39,820 --> 00:28:43,500 So this large component right here is what we call the swashplate, and this 355 00:28:43,500 --> 00:28:47,380 rotating swashplate here is what controls all seven blades at the same 356 00:28:47,380 --> 00:28:48,380 each position of movement. 357 00:28:48,860 --> 00:28:52,480 As the pilots are making inputs down in the cockpit, the power adjustment is 358 00:28:52,480 --> 00:28:54,480 transferred to the rotor head via the flight controls. 359 00:28:54,700 --> 00:28:59,260 Right here at this rod is where the input to the blade goes, which changes 360 00:28:59,260 --> 00:29:01,780 pitch of the blade and in turn controls the aircraft. 361 00:29:02,580 --> 00:29:07,120 As the swashplate moves, the input is transferred to the blade, changing their 362 00:29:07,120 --> 00:29:11,040 angle. allowing the helicopter to ascend, descend, 363 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:15,580 move forwards, backwards, left, and right. 364 00:29:15,820 --> 00:29:19,880 The response is almost immediate from the pilot's input to the rotation of the 365 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:20,960 aircraft at the blades. 366 00:29:22,820 --> 00:29:25,480 For the size of the aircraft, it's incredibly responsive. 367 00:29:25,980 --> 00:29:31,480 The team may have found a way to control this huge helicopter, but they now face 368 00:29:31,480 --> 00:29:35,560 a problem that has the potential to render the super stallion almost 369 00:29:35,560 --> 00:29:36,560 unusable. 370 00:29:38,430 --> 00:29:39,430 Brownout. 371 00:29:42,250 --> 00:29:46,130 The best way I can describe brownout condition is when you're going and 372 00:29:46,130 --> 00:29:47,170 in a sandy environment. 373 00:29:47,710 --> 00:29:51,810 As the aircraft gets down lower and closer to the ground, all the loose dirt 374 00:29:51,810 --> 00:29:53,470 dust comes up and engulfs the aircraft. 375 00:29:54,830 --> 00:30:00,070 Caused by downwash from the helicopter's seven rotor blades, brownout is one of 376 00:30:00,070 --> 00:30:04,170 the most challenging and dangerous situations pilots and aircraft can face. 377 00:30:04,790 --> 00:30:07,330 It's going to reduce the visibility of the pilots and crew. 378 00:30:07,929 --> 00:30:12,110 and it can also have an effect on the operation of the engine by sucking in 379 00:30:12,110 --> 00:30:15,330 and reducing the amount of airflow that goes into the engine to create power. 380 00:30:16,550 --> 00:30:19,990 The less power you have, the less lift you're going to be able to provide in 381 00:30:19,990 --> 00:30:22,370 order to keep the aircraft and the crew in the air and safe. 382 00:30:25,250 --> 00:30:29,410 The problem engineers face is that a traditional filter would rapidly become 383 00:30:29,410 --> 00:30:31,110 blocked, rendering it useless. 384 00:30:31,770 --> 00:30:35,290 To overcome this challenge, the team has devised a solution. 385 00:30:36,510 --> 00:30:38,330 This is the EAPS system on the aircraft. 386 00:30:38,650 --> 00:30:42,810 What this does is it acts like a giant filter for all the air that's going in 387 00:30:42,810 --> 00:30:43,810 and out of the engine. 388 00:30:44,090 --> 00:30:48,570 The strata tubes here are cyclone filters that, as the air and debris are 389 00:30:48,570 --> 00:30:50,170 in, they spin around. 390 00:30:50,530 --> 00:30:52,290 It goes through into the chamber of the EAPS. 391 00:30:52,510 --> 00:30:56,910 All the dirt gets sucked out here via the blower, which allows the clean air 392 00:30:56,910 --> 00:30:57,990 go into the front of the engine. 393 00:31:00,510 --> 00:31:05,150 As dirty air is drawn into the engine, it's spun into a vortex, causing it to 394 00:31:05,150 --> 00:31:06,150 speed up. 395 00:31:06,670 --> 00:31:09,590 increasing the amount of centrifugal force acting upon it. 396 00:31:10,330 --> 00:31:15,110 This causes larger pieces of debris to be pushed out and allows clean air to 397 00:31:15,110 --> 00:31:16,150 pass into the engine. 398 00:31:17,830 --> 00:31:20,370 The EAPS is definitely an important part of the aircraft. 399 00:31:20,670 --> 00:31:23,970 It helps keep our engines running efficiently and helps reduce engine 400 00:31:23,970 --> 00:31:25,610 degradation from debris going through. 401 00:31:28,490 --> 00:31:32,610 The Super Stallion has redefined what a helicopter is capable of. 402 00:31:33,130 --> 00:31:36,830 But now the Marines must turn their attention to what happens if they come 403 00:31:36,830 --> 00:31:38,070 fire on the battlefield. 404 00:31:39,270 --> 00:31:43,410 Anytime we're out there flying, this large helicopter is going to present a 405 00:31:43,410 --> 00:31:44,410 target. 406 00:31:44,530 --> 00:31:48,750 For a key solution, they must look to the great innovations of the past. 407 00:31:48,950 --> 00:31:53,270 If the fuel tank was penetrated by a projectile or a bullet, the fuel tank 408 00:31:53,270 --> 00:31:55,110 leak fuel, it could catch on fire. 409 00:32:00,110 --> 00:32:03,670 This is the CH -53 Echo Super Stallion. 410 00:32:11,850 --> 00:32:17,050 Capable of transporting up to 55 troops, or the equivalent weight of over 40 411 00:32:17,050 --> 00:32:18,050 grand pianos. 412 00:32:20,210 --> 00:32:25,650 It's powered by three jet engines that give this huge aircraft over 70 times 413 00:32:25,650 --> 00:32:28,830 more horsepower than the world's first mass -produced helicopter. 414 00:32:32,640 --> 00:32:35,640 allowing it to operate anywhere on the face of the planet. 415 00:32:38,760 --> 00:32:43,540 Today, in the skies above North Carolina, Captain Cottrell and his crew 416 00:32:43,540 --> 00:32:45,340 nearing the end of their training mission. 417 00:33:19,120 --> 00:33:24,280 Capable of flying over 500 miles before needing to refuel, the Super Stallion 418 00:33:24,280 --> 00:33:26,480 has a huge amount of range for its size. 419 00:33:31,100 --> 00:33:35,900 But flying thousands of gallons of a highly flammable liquid, hundreds of 420 00:33:35,900 --> 00:33:38,100 in the sky presents a dangerous problem. 421 00:33:41,400 --> 00:33:45,940 As you can see, it's a pretty large helicopter, so anytime we're out there 422 00:33:45,940 --> 00:33:48,600 flying, you know, this larger helicopter is going to present. 423 00:33:48,920 --> 00:33:51,380 a big target for the enemy. 424 00:33:52,100 --> 00:33:57,380 Really, any damage to the aircraft is going to impact the air crew's ability 425 00:33:57,380 --> 00:34:01,020 operate the helicopter, and it's going to impact their decisions in the 426 00:34:01,020 --> 00:34:03,000 continuation of the operation. 427 00:34:04,100 --> 00:34:08,659 But there's one part of the aircraft in particular that, if damaged, can present 428 00:34:08,659 --> 00:34:10,900 a multitude of problems for the crew on board. 429 00:34:12,340 --> 00:34:15,040 It's two massive external fuel tanks. 430 00:34:15,760 --> 00:34:20,860 If there's any damage taken to the aircraft and there's leaking fuel, 431 00:34:20,860 --> 00:34:23,719 that's going to impact the amount of flight time available. 432 00:34:24,060 --> 00:34:29,440 There's a potential, with that being a flammable liquid, of that igniting and 433 00:34:29,440 --> 00:34:31,639 causing a hazard to the aircrew. 434 00:34:31,920 --> 00:34:36,100 It's going to be a very serious situation for the aircrew to have to 435 00:34:36,820 --> 00:34:41,659 To overcome this potentially life -and -death problem, engineers must look to 436 00:34:41,659 --> 00:34:43,880 the innovations of the past for inspiration. 437 00:34:52,810 --> 00:34:55,350 At the Palm Springs Air Museum in California, 438 00:34:56,370 --> 00:35:01,610 pilot Tom Nightingale is examining a life -saving innovation hidden within 439 00:35:01,610 --> 00:35:04,010 of the most iconic aircraft of World War II. 440 00:35:13,530 --> 00:35:17,290 Okay, so this is the P -51 Model D Mustang. 441 00:35:18,590 --> 00:35:19,710 Fantastic fighter. 442 00:35:20,050 --> 00:35:21,550 My favorite airplane of all time. 443 00:35:22,690 --> 00:35:24,770 Airplane is so nice to fly. 444 00:35:25,010 --> 00:35:26,810 It has incredibly balanced controls. 445 00:35:27,250 --> 00:35:28,690 Very, very responsive. 446 00:35:29,130 --> 00:35:30,970 Just a super, super airplane to fly. 447 00:35:35,150 --> 00:35:40,190 Designed to escort Allied bombers hundreds of miles into enemy territory, 448 00:35:40,190 --> 00:35:43,410 -51 was one of the most capable aircraft of the era. 449 00:35:43,950 --> 00:35:48,090 But covering such vast distances came with a dangerous catch. 450 00:35:50,540 --> 00:35:54,300 So if we're standing back here in the back, we can see relative to the size of 451 00:35:54,300 --> 00:35:57,760 the airplane how big the fuel tanks are. The fuel tanks are going to be from 452 00:35:57,760 --> 00:36:03,400 about here to about here, all the way probably here to the front. And there 453 00:36:03,400 --> 00:36:07,480 also an 85 -gallon fuel tank about right here behind the pilot. 454 00:36:08,560 --> 00:36:13,260 Carrying this much highly flammable fuel was a necessity, but it presented two 455 00:36:13,260 --> 00:36:15,720 distinct dangers to the pilot at the controls. 456 00:36:16,540 --> 00:36:21,340 One would be if the fuel tank was penetrated by a projectile or a bullet, 457 00:36:21,340 --> 00:36:24,400 fuel tank would leak fuel. B, it could catch on fire. 458 00:36:24,620 --> 00:36:27,520 So in that case, of course, if you had a fire and you burned a wing off, you'd 459 00:36:27,520 --> 00:36:31,220 have to bail out. Or if it just leaked fuel and didn't catch fire, you may not 460 00:36:31,220 --> 00:36:35,200 have enough fuel to get back to home base. So you may end up landing in the 461 00:36:35,200 --> 00:36:37,060 English Channel, landing in France or somewhere. 462 00:36:38,800 --> 00:36:43,120 To ensure that neither of these situations happened, engineers employed 463 00:36:43,120 --> 00:36:44,120 ingenious solution. 464 00:36:46,960 --> 00:36:53,460 In 1918, inventor George Murdoch patented the self -sealing fuel tank, a 465 00:36:53,460 --> 00:36:56,620 -saving idea that would revolutionize aircraft design. 466 00:36:57,520 --> 00:37:02,120 Constructed from layers of vulcanized and natural rubber, when penetrated, the 467 00:37:02,120 --> 00:37:06,820 fuel is able to mix with the untreated parts of the tank, causing the natural 468 00:37:06,820 --> 00:37:09,220 rubber to become a gel plugging the hole. 469 00:37:15,340 --> 00:37:20,060 Fitted to almost all Allied bombers and fighter aircraft during World War II, 470 00:37:20,600 --> 00:37:23,040 Murdoch's innovation saved countless lives. 471 00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:25,100 I 472 00:37:25,100 --> 00:37:39,260 think 473 00:37:39,260 --> 00:37:45,840 the advent of the self -stealing fuel tank... It definitely had a huge impact 474 00:37:45,840 --> 00:37:48,660 the effectivity of these airplanes and the safety of the pilot. 475 00:37:48,920 --> 00:37:52,840 And in my opinion, definitely helped this airplane turn the tide of the war. 476 00:38:00,620 --> 00:38:05,820 To effectively operate the military's most capable heavy lift helicopter to 477 00:38:05,820 --> 00:38:10,320 and keep crews safe in the process. I'm amazed to be part of the team that flies 478 00:38:10,320 --> 00:38:11,320 an incredible aircraft. 479 00:38:12,110 --> 00:38:16,490 The Super Stallion team will need to bring Murdoch's World War II innovation 480 00:38:16,490 --> 00:38:18,270 into the 21st century. 481 00:38:19,790 --> 00:38:22,410 This aircraft really is an incredible piece of engineering. 482 00:38:24,470 --> 00:38:30,090 At Marine Corps Air Station New River, George Murdoch's 1918 self -sealing fuel 483 00:38:30,090 --> 00:38:34,570 tank design has been reimagined for modern warfare and applied to one of the 484 00:38:34,570 --> 00:38:36,630 military's most impressive aircraft. 485 00:38:37,000 --> 00:38:41,800 The CH -53 Echo Sikorsky Super Stallion Heavy Lift Helicopter. 486 00:38:42,080 --> 00:38:46,200 And it's up to Master Sergeant Rowe and his team to maintain these essential 487 00:38:46,200 --> 00:38:47,320 pieces of engineering. 488 00:38:49,440 --> 00:38:51,820 The fuel itself is stored here in the sponson. 489 00:38:52,280 --> 00:38:56,160 The quantity of fuel contained in each sponson is about 490 gallons. 490 00:38:56,700 --> 00:38:59,640 Inside the sponson, there's a rubber bladder, which is a self -sealing fuel 491 00:38:59,640 --> 00:39:00,640 tank. 492 00:39:00,760 --> 00:39:04,360 Over 100 years since Murdoch first patented his idea. 493 00:39:04,960 --> 00:39:08,600 The concept behind the self -sealing tank remains the same. 494 00:39:08,800 --> 00:39:12,040 In the event of a puncture on one of the fuel bladders, the self -sealing 495 00:39:12,040 --> 00:39:14,620 compound will take over and seal the hole to prevent leakage. 496 00:39:15,860 --> 00:39:20,800 These highly classified pieces of critical engineering are located inside 497 00:39:20,800 --> 00:39:23,000 aircraft's two external sponsons. 498 00:39:25,660 --> 00:39:30,140 Constructed from a specially coated nylon polymer, they're flexible, 499 00:39:30,140 --> 00:39:33,080 them to withstand vibrations and movement in flight. 500 00:39:33,900 --> 00:39:37,580 On the inside, a natural rubber layer is still used. 501 00:39:37,820 --> 00:39:42,980 If the tank is punctured, it makes contact with the fuel, forming a gel and 502 00:39:42,980 --> 00:39:44,840 plugging the hole within two minutes. 503 00:39:46,360 --> 00:39:50,720 Proven in the field, the self -sealing fuel tank is a life -saving invention. 504 00:39:51,020 --> 00:39:54,540 I have seen a fuel tank punctured, and the self -sealing compound does what 505 00:39:54,540 --> 00:39:55,499 designed to do. 506 00:39:55,500 --> 00:39:57,700 This aircraft really is an incredible piece of engineering. 507 00:40:02,480 --> 00:40:09,440 Back on board the aircraft, after completing their 508 00:40:09,440 --> 00:40:16,020 training mission, Captain Cottrell and the crew are touching down back at base. 509 00:40:16,940 --> 00:40:18,120 So the mission went well. 510 00:40:19,040 --> 00:40:25,040 So, you know, doing heavy lift, you got to watch the gearboxes, the temperatures 511 00:40:25,040 --> 00:40:26,040 and the oil. 512 00:40:27,380 --> 00:40:31,820 Our aircraft today performed very well. For the Marine Corps, that's what marine 513 00:40:31,820 --> 00:40:34,260 aviation is all about, is supporting the Marine on the ground. 514 00:40:42,300 --> 00:40:46,360 The Super Stallion has redefined what a helicopter can do. 515 00:40:47,960 --> 00:40:50,700 Throughout my career, I've been around a lot of different types of helicopters. 516 00:40:51,530 --> 00:40:55,850 Every day I see the super stallion, I'm amazed to be part of the team that flies 517 00:40:55,850 --> 00:40:56,850 an incredible aircraft. 518 00:41:02,170 --> 00:41:09,110 By looking to great pioneers of the past for inspiration, adapting their ideas, 519 00:41:10,050 --> 00:41:15,310 refining their design, and overcoming monumental challenges. 520 00:41:16,770 --> 00:41:19,430 I'm extremely proud to be involved with this aircraft. 521 00:41:20,710 --> 00:41:23,910 I had a lot of opportunities and a lot of different choices when I came in. 522 00:41:24,250 --> 00:41:25,470 This is where I want to be. 523 00:41:26,970 --> 00:41:31,490 Out of all the aircraft and all the helicopters that are in the Marine 524 00:41:31,890 --> 00:41:38,290 I'm exceptionally proud and humbled to be a part of the 53 Echo and the Super 525 00:41:38,290 --> 00:41:39,290 Stallion community. 526 00:41:42,230 --> 00:41:48,990 Engineers have constructed something radical and succeeded in making the 527 00:41:48,990 --> 00:41:51,660 impossible. 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