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ModernOhioan
Am I wrong or does it look like the blades are angled the wrong way? It appears as if spinning this direction would push it down.
GrampaJack
Sick-korski
RobRizzle
BirdmanSucked
Swordfish!
JamiesEPIRB
That's it?
LokJok
I thought it was a screen capture from GTA V.
vikraal
that must have been an important piece of construction, renting one for 12 weeks costs upwards of 2million dollars.
ireallyhateyoohoo
Its an air crane heli. Super power turbine engines.
Bizango
How much fuel is it able to carry ? It seems both thirsty and with limited tanks.
Kretduy
ifuckinghategifs
"chop chop"
vtwinmax
Lovin the frame rate.
TheAmazingSpiderDad
It's the best part of every helicopter gif
CaptainTallPants
The best is when the blades don't move at all
greetingsimmatt
Isn't that just neatest thing you've seen all day?
Lenlfc
Did you see Yusuf or Luis?
StuffedWithHam
Must be Trevor Philip Industry making an honest buck.
HrdWodFlor
Paint it pink and call it the Screaming Mimi
QuartzBeer
Cody, Nick, and Boz!
HrdWodFlor
I really enjoyed that show as a kid. Got to see the helicopter fly around downtown San Diego a few times.
Lilithet
They must have gone threw bureaucratic hoops to be allowed to pilot a helicopter between skyscrapers.
OrionKaelin
I thought for sure this was a video game at first.
Lvaneede
So, a helicopter just for lifting things?
tooomanysteves
Yes.
Jamesbaxster
It's literally called a sky crane.
laboon
Also i would imagine lowering them.
Kyorbi
Imagining a helicrane leaving cargo boxes in the sky is too funny
turbotricycle
Yup
Lulabel73
They fight fires too.
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Solkanarmy
can't you just reset your password?
MitchBeaucannon
Nice.
superdudedto
Also in Australia used as water bombers in bush fires. Hercules is the most famous I think.
DaveNI
The technical name is Whirly Lifty Copter.
PeopleAreMadeToBeBroken
Whirly McCopterface
EnglishPolice
God damnit! It's not funny if every fucking thing has Something McSomething face... It's fucking Boaty McBoatface... FUCK!@
koldfusion
Could you imagine the time it would take to set up a crane?
yupthatsbullshit
I'm a crane operator. 500 ton hydro with a luffing jib would take about 4 hours
RandomAbscessMemories
Could it have set up and operated there, though? That parking lot looks like about the only open space around.
AndIThinkToMyselfWhatAWonderfulWorld
Assuming the cargo was already on-site, it would take maybe an hour to fly to the site, 5 mins to hook everything up and then 5-10 min lift
mattsall
That's pretty much all helicopters do
doctorbees
tooomanysteves
Well no, they also move things, and move people.
AREUTHEMAN
People are things
LeadByBadExample
... by lifting them.
DaveNI
MitchBeaucannon
Mandatory: "The best kind of correct!"
Pillagethecity
Its just a gta 5 mission.
UhhmDenimChicken
My construction company uses these birds all the time for crane picks in Chicago! They are so cool and the pilots are pretty badass too
KnifeKnut
Sweet. I have the lego version.
KyrosXIII
I'd like to think it was just a super windy day blowing a helicopter slowly upwards
demyxgod
GTA V expansion?
FlashThunder1944
Imagine trying to snake that fucker through all those buildings. You Battlefield nerds know what I'm talking about.
Xandraelle
I always loved flying through the parking garages and under bridges
DuckyofDeath123
And Battlefield doesn't have the winds, updrafts and microclimate problems you get in a real town.
AddictiveTendancies
Awesome! Where/when in Chicago was this?
rk1217
Near wacker and Randolph, around June
SecretlyWants2Die
Nice. You know where it was going?
aesop3031
Up
thatcrowyouknow
I WAS WORKING AT A NEARBY RESTAURANT THAT DAY I LOVE THAT SOMEONE FINALLY POSTED IT!
pico
IS THIS HOW PEOPLE HAD TO ORDER ON THE PATIO?!
Quaxx
dunkyclone
I WAS FLYING THE HELICOPTER CRANE THAT DAY
Upmostcouger
OBLIGATORY PICS OR IT DIDN'T HAPPEN. (Why did I use all caps?)
Remmon1
WE'RE ALL DEAF FROM BEING IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF THE SKYCRANE. THAT SHIT'S LOUD!
Vibrofang
Your mom's dildo wouldn't fit through the door I take it?
justarandomduck
rodrigosanchez
I like the accuracy of your post about OP's mom's dildo and tying into aviation science. That's the type of shit I went to college for.
rk1217
She was always a helicopter parent
KCBeard
grandmastonguekiss
That's because your moms vagina is big! Ooohhhhh burn!
rodrigosanchez
vergina.
twofingerdoubletap
Sikorsky skycrane. Didn't think any were still flying. Awesome.
Beeseik
Saw one in Nevada last month on a widfire
barnwolf
And that's what $9,000 an hour looks like.
n8wishim
They are quite common (still) in the Alpes for heli- logging.
turbotricycle
Yeah there aren't very many though. Last I heard they were down in the teens. I saw one about a year ago, they're loud bastards.
QuartzBeer
Erikson Skycrane. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erickson_Inc.
AllYourDownvotesAreBelongToUs
There are many in Newfoundland. Use them for forest fires.
BlueSkiesChris
1/ About 5 years ago, they used a SkyCrane to lift the massive A/C units onto the roof of a Super Walmart about 1/4 mile from my office. It
BlueSkiesChris
2/ caused the pens in the mug on my desk to vibrate, it was beating the air so hard.
MistaGavin
ripmonk
Yeah man. Still plenty around, don't you worry your lil butt
Starbolt81
There's one in Western Australia used for firefighting
DoyleMcPoyle
elvis? i thought that was just borrowed?
ilikebenches
Pretty sure Elvis (and 2 others) is shared between several countries.
SomeDudeWithAUsername
Saw that on the fire ground one day taking on water from a dam. You should see how the thing just... bends as it's sucking it up
MrCoolGuy
That's what she said!
PmMeYourFavDinosaur
We better have something equally as cool to replace them!
Quaxx
In Europe the Kaman K-MAX has replaced it for many tasks:
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RandomAbscessMemories
These are very interesting birds. Two rotors right next to each other at slight angles synchronized so they mesh.