“I walked out there and said, ‘You’re in the ‘Danger Zone,’” Kenny Loggins. Taken on Apr. 15, 2015 the impressive video…
CH-53E Super Stallion
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Aviation HumorHelicopters
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Military Aviation
Check out video and photos of Elephant Walk conducted by USMC MV-22Bs and CH-53Es to celebrate the 75th Anniversary of D-Day
by Dario LeoneTwenty seven MV-22Bs and 16 CH-53Es with MAG 16, 3rd MAW, lined up as part of the mass flight at Marine…
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The CH-53K is the only aircraft able to provide the USMC with the heavy-lift capability it needs to meet future operational…
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Cold War EraHelicopters
Check out the Sexy Paint Scheme worn by these USMC CH-53s during Operation Desert Storm
by Dario LeoneThe photos are of 2 different aircraft, but there might have been as many as 4 aircraft painted up like these…
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HelicoptersMilitary Aviation
CH-53K IOC pushed back to 2021 for multiple design deficiencies
by Dario LeoneCH-53K testers have discovered “airspeed indication anomalies, low reliability of the main rotor gearbox, hot gas impingement on aircraft structures, tail…
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HelicoptersMilitary Aviation
Sikorsky awarded contract to support CH-53E Super Stallion and MH-53E Sea Dragon helicopters for the USMC And U.S. Navy
The contract will provide the vital and affordable support to the entire fleet until the introduction of the replacement aircraft, the…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
Thunderbirds pilot killed in F-16 crash at Nellis Air Force Base
by Dario LeoneThe F-16 crash occurred at approximately 10:30 a.m. during routine training on the Nevada Test and Training Range A U.S. Air…
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Losses and Aviation SafetyMilitary Aviation
USMC suffers the losses of two aircraft in less than 24 hours: CH-53E Super Stallion helicopter and AV-8B Harrier jet crashes
by Dario LeoneAll four crew members aboard the CH-53E are presumed dead while the AV-8B pilot ejected safely As reported by Military.com, on…
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HelicoptersMilitary Aviation
Video shows Sikorsky CH-53K completing an external lift of a 36,000-pound payload
by Dario LeoneThe Sikorsky CH-53K can carry a 27,000 lb. external load over 110 nautical miles in high/hot conditions, which is more than…
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Helicopters
USMC CH-53 SUPER STALLION HEAVY LIFT HELICOPTERS PERFORM IMPRESSIVE FORMATION FLIGHT
by Dario LeoneThis CH-53 Super Stallion formation flight was performed to celebrate attaining the unit’s training requirements for this fiscal year Taken on…