Sig Saur & Son Posted March 30, 2011 Share Posted March 30, 2011 MH-53E http://www.airfighters.com/photo/70220/M/U...n-S-65E/164765/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AmericanSoldier15U Posted June 14, 2011 Share Posted June 14, 2011 a few shots from a few months ago when we had a trio of CH-53s come in, one sling loading an MH-47G Quote Link to post Share on other sites
John MD Kerr Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Where are all the photos of CH-53E door art, I know that there it lots of it out there and most is not PC, but please post some photos. Thanks in advance. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
AmericanSoldier15U Posted June 15, 2011 Share Posted June 15, 2011 Where are all the photos of CH-53E door art, I know that there it lots of it out there and most is not PC, but please post some photos. Thanks in advance. i got one for ya. this was on one of the 2 birds in the group of 3 that WASNT the one to be carrying the MH-47G Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Warbird Keith Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 A Delta and a Echo during WTI 10-1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
turboz Posted July 2, 2011 Share Posted July 2, 2011 Here's one for you. This was taken at Point Mugu. The QF-86 had performed a gear up landing at I believe San Nicolas island. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted October 9, 2011 Share Posted October 9, 2011 A Delta and a Echo during WTI 10-1 Here's one for you. This was taken at Point Mugu. The QF-86 had performed a gear up landing at I believe San Nicolas island. STUNNERS....so SUPERB..... And able to perform some neat feats to boot....WOW !!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Warbird Keith Posted November 5, 2011 Share Posted November 5, 2011 Thanks Holmes! Condor, Urban ops-WTI Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Devilleader501 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 Funny how you have WTI pics Keith and live in LA. I live here in Yuma and fuel these guys all year long. Isn't it amazing how Filthy they get. I'll have to post some of the pics I have tomorow. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Devilleader501 Posted May 30, 2012 Share Posted May 30, 2012 1706io1[1] by Devilleader501, on Flickr 050503-M-5607G-016 by Devilleader501, on Flickr 6033257135_7c3710b214_b by Devilleader501, on Flickr LosAlamitos09_CH-53E_Super_Stallion_1688 by Devilleader501, on Flickr Warhorse by Devilleader501, on Flickr HMH-465 WARHORSE the aircraft I'm building a model after. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Devilleader501 Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 Heres some more pics of the Rotor Heads and exhaust from a CH-53E. Hope they help everyone as much as they have helped me. JOSH SANY1985 by Devilleader501, on Flickr SANY1984 by Devilleader501, on Flickr SANY1980 by Devilleader501, on Flickr SANY1979 by Devilleader501, on Flickr SANY1978 by Devilleader501, on Flickr SANY1977 by Devilleader501, on Flickr IMG_3856crop[1] by Devilleader501, on Flickr Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xmh53wrench Posted June 9, 2012 Share Posted June 9, 2012 i got one for ya. this was on one of the 2 birds in the group of 3 that WASNT the one to be carrying the MH-47G LOL, nice... I painted a giant Playboy Bunny logo on our main gearbox drip pan on my Pave Low back in the 80s Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikeavphoto Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I have dad's logbooks and gone over them, so I have BuNos, but no Modex tie ups. I know he had the most flights in 152409 followed by 153290, if you want the complete list, let me know. The only tie up I do have is YN13 153313. A long time ago I was making the Revell CH-53 that came with 361 markings and I asked dad which number to put on it, and he told me the story of YN13. On July 21, 1976 dad was doing CarQuals in YN13 and ended up getting 50 landings over 8.3 hours. Well he landed and the squadron got ready to go overseas, dad was transitioning to AH-1s, so he wasn't going. On July 27th, 361 and YN13 headed south for San Diego, and less than a half hour into YN13s next flight, the tail rotor separated form the A/C and it went down at the northern edge of Pendelton. A couple of the crew survived, a couple didn't. I didn't know the ID of YN13 until I went through his logbook and tied it to 153313, more research show it's loss shortly afterwards and that locked the identification. So to say the least I am thinking about getting that kit, and doing YN13 right. If anyone out there has pics of 361 in mid 77, let me know. mason Nice information, Mason. I'm writing a book about on the historry of the Sikorsky "Big Iron". According to the data I have from the Navy Safety Center, the helicopter mishap occured 26 July 1976, 1.5 mile SSW from Camp Pendelton. Mike Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Adam Baker Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Thought I'd bump this thread. Back in 2008 I asked for some pics on my '53E build, and didnt get any response. I've just pulled this build back out again after not touching it since the last post I made. I'm trying to find pictures of the various avionics compartments, etc. Basically if it can be opened on my model, I've opened it, and thus need pictures of the different areas. Ive managed to get several pretty decent shots of the engines, and a few shots of the forward compartment on the nose behind the IP, but most of the other areas I dont have. I also have some decent shots of the dog house area (but definitely wouldnt mind more). Specifically I'm looking for the compartments below the pilot & co-pilot, the rotor transmission area, the oil cooler thats next to the rear port side engine, and I just started thinking about trying to do part of the driveshaft that goes to the tail rotor, so pictures of that area would be awesome too. TIA Quote Link to post Share on other sites
HOLMES Posted May 8, 2013 Share Posted May 8, 2013 Thanks Holmes! Condor, Urban ops-WTI Wondrous shot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Tomcat Fanatic Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 (edited) Thought I'd bump this thread. Back in 2008 I asked for some pics on my '53E build, and didnt get any response. I've just pulled this build back out again after not touching it since the last post I made. I'm trying to find pictures of the various avionics compartments, etc. Basically if it can be opened on my model, I've opened it, and thus need pictures of the different areas. Ive managed to get several pretty decent shots of the engines, and a few shots of the forward compartment on the nose behind the IP, but most of the other areas I dont have. I also have some decent shots of the dog house area (but definitely wouldnt mind more). Specifically I'm looking for the compartments below the pilot & co-pilot, the rotor transmission area, the oil cooler thats next to the rear port side engine, and I just started thinking about trying to do part of the driveshaft that goes to the tail rotor, so pictures of that area would be awesome too. TIA Apologies for the ridonculous necropost, but I thought I'd stick my head in here. Having recently finished a five year hitch in the Marines as a CH-53E airframe mech, I just couldn't stay away from a thread about my beloved $h!tters. Regrettably, though, Adam, I don't have any pictures for you. Photography was never encouraged when we were doing maintenance, because some of the other squadrons' aircraft had classified equipment, and also because phones and cameras and such were FOD, and as such weren't supposed to be out on the line. But I can tell you that depending on how far you decide to go with such a project, you could be scratch-building and detailing that model for ten years, easily. You're basically describing a maintenance procedure called a 30 Day No Fly. That means that every door, work platform, and access panel on the aircraft is opened and completely cleaned out and defodded, and inspected by the QA shop. All the tail driveshaft panels come off, the panels under the transition section (tail boom) come off, all the panels came off of the tail pylon (the thousand bolt panel, the million bolt panel, a third one whose name I forget, the two grilles over the intermediate gearbox, the "taco shell" over the #7 tail driveshaft, and the gladiator cage and squirrel cages around the tail gearbox), and I'm pretty sure we even had to pull the floorboards out of the cargo compartment (which also required pulling out the cargo rollers, dual-point cargo hook door seals, cargo winch, and cargo winch mount. and then once you'd gotten all that off of the bird, and QA has done their thing, you have to put it all back on! In short, what a 30 Day No Fly boils down to is a stupendous pain in the a$$ for the maintenance department, and a scratchbuilder's dream/nightmare. I do wish you luck, though, and look forward to seeing the result. Again, sorry for the necropost, and I did very much enjoy everyone's pictures of my favorite helo. BTW, I've just finished building a Revell 1/72nd scale Pave Low, have a second one in the mail, as well as a Revell CH-53E in progress (found it on Ebay, just got it delivered today. I've emailed Creighton at MAWDecals about the possibility of getting decals for my old squadron), and then I've got an Italeri MH-53E and an Italeri MH-53J (which will be built as a CH-53D if I can get decals for it from Creighton) waiting on the shelves. Basically, I'm doing a one-man $h!tter group-build. Pics to follow when and if I finish them all. Edited July 17, 2014 by Tomcat Fanatic Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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