□□usta 109K2: Alpin□ Medivac R□sc□e Str□igh□ □p□#39;s e□□lor□t□on □□ vert□□□l flight be□ins wit□ a high-□□pact al□in□ rescu□ amid an ava□an□he. T□e d□□matic o□□ni□g sequence□docum□□ts the da□gero□s work of □he Rega mountain□re□cue team and□the i□valuab□e role of t□□ Agu□ta A□09K2 helicop□e□ in saving lives□and□min□□izing injurie□. A□ the camera pans over □eauti□u□ □i□tas of the snow-covered Swis□ A□p□, it cut□ to a c□rnice, as a chunk □f snow br□aks free,□triggeri□□ □n avalanche. The □ranquil scene is sha□te□e□ as the□avalanche thund□rs dow□ the mountain sl□pe□. With terrifying speed, it he□ds st□□ig□t □or a□mother a□d ch□ld trapped in their car□□wheels spi□nin□□on the icy road. T□e□□othe□ cal□□ for he□p on her cell phone,□and a seco□d ca□l from a □nowplow prompts radio dis□atc□. The□Rega mountain resc□e □eam□□lready is airborne en ro□te to the scene□ □he re□ □r□ss painted o□ the heli□opt□□'s white un□erbell□□signa□ing that □edic□l he□p □s on□th□ way.□The mother escap□s, but h□r son□i□ □issing. Within □inutes of the□helicopt□r landing,□□□e rescue□□eam dig □ut th□ car□□extract□the trapped boy,□□p□ly first aid, and ai□lift □im and his mo□her □o □a□ety. A si□nifica□t□mo□ntain haz□□d, avalanch□s are □espo□□ible for many□d□aths each□year□□Time i□ of the ess□nce □n □□alanc□e res□ue w□rk. A person□has□a 90 percent□chan□e of survival if found within the first 15 □in□tes, but one□□39;s chances of surviva□ diminish□with each pa□sing minute. No□ only do h□licopte□s provide qu□ck□access□for rescue □eams, they also provide□□ □ifeli□e to me□i□□l ca□e. Flying th□□inju□□d to t□e neares□□hospital as□ra□idly as p□ssi□□e is not the only□type□of rescue □□eration; of□□n he□□□opters b□ing□the hospital to the i□jured, □ho re□ei□e trea□me□t□at the scen□□ Th□ powerfu□ □□alanc□e was shot i□ British□Col□mbia's □elkirk□□ountains u□der□the□super□isio□ of t□e Canadian Av□lanche Associ□ti□n. The CA□ □ontrols□a□al□nche □isk□for the □afety of□hel□-skie□s□ To capt□□e th□□av□lanche h□ad-on, avalanche expert and filmm□□er□□□ev□ Kr□chel and Dav□d Douglas develope□□a quart□r-i□ch□thick steel containe□□for t□e□IMAX camera, which□wa□ eq□ippe□ with □ tri□□ering□dev□ce□and □ b□ep□r so t□at the cam□□a could be found onc□ th□ a□al□nche had sw□pt it down the□mountain. (🚫)□□h□ rescue was completed in□□witz□rland&#□□;s Bernina Pass □ear the□Italian b□rder. □ilm□□g the□□ega rescue □eli□o□□er □ir-to□air sequence □urned in□o □□ inter□□□ion□l □xcursion as Douglas□chased □he sunl□ght□over□Italy in one d□rection a□d □n□Austri□□in a□other b□for□ setti□g down i□ Switzerl□nd. In another dra□at□c shot, □□uglas □ent□red the□red □r□ss □n the cro□sh□□r□ of t□e ca□era len□ as the□□ra□t □e□c□nded.□□o□faci□itate this shot, Dou□la□ dug a□□□le in the □no□ □ar□e en□ugh to□accommodat□ h□mself □□d □he □MAX camera. Ins□de the□hole, 3 feet□below the heli□□pter□□he □ilmed □t□ takeoff. □ccor□ing to Do□glas, "The heli□opte□ is the inst□umen□ of □□pid □espon□e to□na□ural □hysi□□l a□d soc□al□disasters a□ound the world, alleviatin□ human□suf□er□ng□on a majo□ scale□□For the□individual caught b□yo□d□□□e l□mit□ of training or □quip□ent□ often the last chan□e for survival□i□ t□e □op□ that a hel□□opte□ wil□ get □o □he□ in ti□e. □quot; □(□)The Pit□airn PCA 2,□&quo□;Miss Ch□mpion"□ For□ce□t□ri□s□□u□ans □r□a□ed of flight. The□Ch□nese, i□ the 12th century□ de□□l□ped a□□□y helicopter made from a pa□r o□ sla□s mounted on a sti□□, but ser□□us□efforts h□d □o □ait until □h□ earl□ 20th c□ntury.□Th□n, after the □right□brothers□; his□oric flight at K□tty□Hawk, □e dr□□med□of fli□ht un□et□ered by t□e li□itati□ns of runways and airports. Yet by the□early 1930s □e □ere still□at th□ □awn of th□ practical□rotorc□aft□ whic□ pr□mised to□give □orm to humanity□;s □ision. □he ten ye□r □eriod betw□e□ 1925 and 1935 w□s an ex□iti□□□time in aviation hist□ry, but few aircr□ft□so □augh□ an□ held t□e publi□'s□a□tent□o□, as the Aut□gir□. Nickn□med□□he &□uo□□flying wi□dmil□," t□□s strange□□o□king aircr□ft was □irst successfully flown□in 1923□by □he Sp□□ish□i□ventor□ Jua□ de la C□erva, □ho□had been w□rking on the develop□ent of such □ craft □i□ce□191□. □he Autogir□ fas□inated the air-□inde□ public be□ause □f its □emarkable per□or□a□ce□□nd □igh degre□ of □afet□□□attracting□suc□□leaders of American avia□ion a□ Char□es Lin□□ergh and Amelia E□rh□r□. Juan de la Cierv□ sold the□Amer□c□□□manuf□cturing□□ights to Harold□Pi□cai□n in 192□□ □□t□airn's A□□ogi□o□b□asted a□m□re□mod□rn fusel□ge with better ae□odyn□mic qualiti□s. It□al□o□prov□ded pro□p□c□ive buyers □ith a ch□□c□ of either a □00-□or □20-h□r□epow□r engine.□□In the film, □arold Pitcairn&#□□□s son S□eph□n □□ies "Mi□s□Champion," a 1931□□□del. Th□s Autogi□o, used for promot□on by the Ch□mpion□Spark □lug Compa□y, is controll□d like an airp□ane, but is l□ft□d with bla□es. □lthoug□ th□ original ro□o□ bl□d□□ h□ve seen□1,□□0□h□ur□ o□ flight time□ th□y ar□ st□□l a□r□□r□hy. □□□h a□330-□orsepower □right R □75-E □ngine, t□e□□utogiro ha□ a cruising □p□ed of 98 mp□ an□ a top speed o□ 118 mph□ &q□o□;M□ss□Champi□n"□ led a Nation□l Air Tour□and ma□□ □□e then-risky 300- mile-l□ng f□ight from M□ami to Havan□, Cuba. (Un□il then, the longes□ over□water fli□ht b□ an□Autogiro □ad been □□ miles in length□) □ater, "Miss Ch□mpio□" fl□w □onst□p over a di□tan□e of□5□0 miles to □□ic□e□ Itza□in □he Yu□a□□n□□□inforest. &□uot;Miss Cha□p□on" was □eti□e□□from □ctive serv□ce in 1932 □fter settin□ a new a□titu□e record for rotary-wi□g airc□aft.□C□□m□ing□□o a □eight□of□21,500 feet in 1932, the Autog□ro s□rpass□d the □revi□us □□c□rd se□ by Amelia Ea□har□.□To□□y, the□Autogi□o □s consi□ered to be th□ evolutionary "missing link"□from which □he practical helic□pt□r□was□born. Forty□year□ later □□e□hen Pitcair□ began the □ormida□le tas□ of collecting a□d restoring exampl□□ □f□his□father□#39;s ai□c□aft. He tra□□□□ down □quo□□Miss C□a□pion" □nd in October□of □□82 b□gan the painstaking□task□of re□□orat□□n, □□ing the o□igin□□ Pit□airn fa□tory d□a□ings□□I□ th□ □p□ing□o□ 198□ &qu□t□□is□ Champion" f□□w□aga□n. □he □□ll 47G: A Fly□ng □es□on□ Since Pitcairn's Autogiro□ imp□ov□□ control systems allow□the airfr□me to rise □irect□y f□□m the g□ound with □ powered rotor. Str□i□ht □p! puts you in the p□lot&□3□;s s□at of a B□ll □□G as the basic □le□ents of□h□lico□ter□op□rat□□n a□e demonstrat□□. Th□ □ell 47G&□39;s single-rotor co□fi□uration □s by□far th□ most common ty□e □sed today□ Yo□r□f□y□ng les□on□□eg□ns□ As a helicopt□r pilot,□the □ilot□uses a□l four limb□□to □l□□ all at□the same □im□□ With the left □and hol□ing t□e □□□lectiv□ pitch c□□tro□ lever, he□pul□s □p ever s□ slightl□, and we go straight u□ □n□o a sl□w□motion hover. The s□□□ni□g rotor blades act as small□wing□, □ut they □pin so□fast th□□ the□ cr□ate□one continuous □□sc of lift. □hen □he blad□s change angl□□ □r □itch collective□y□□the □el□copter □ises□□r falls. □he□□i□ot&□39;s right h□□d always holds □h□ cyclic□□ontrol, ef□e□tively tiltin□ the whir□ing disc□above. Point left, t□l□ left. Po□nt rig□t, tilt right. □he camera then cl□ses in □n the tail r□□or. Once a□ai□□ the alter□n□ o□ t□e blades affects dir□□tion. The chopper spin□□in□resp□n□e□t□ th□ □ilot'□s□de□ressing o□e o□ the two f□□t pedals. If □□ □epress□s the s□cond pe□al, the helicopter spins in th□ opposi□e□direction.□□T□e□Piaseck□ H-□1B Tande□□Rotor Aircraft, "The Fl□i□□ □anan□&qu□t; The □a□t flying H-21□ □elico□ter□i□ the□wo□ld □akes of□, heads□for□th□ bea□h a□□ cruis□s 10□ f□et above the Pacific surf o□□ the □oast □f California. On□ of the □arl□est ta□□em h□li□opt□rs, t□□ H-□1B repres□nts th□ birth □□ th□□□eavy li□t□hel□copters and □ates b□ck to□t□e e□□ly 1950s. □ick□a□ed "The □l□ing Banana□quot; f□r □ts shap□,□the □□21B had m□re power an□ great□r sta□il□ty than p□e□ious □el□co□ters□ The tandem-roto□ □-21B ca□ries □wo set□ of woo□en blades□situated ne□□□y 50 feet apart□b□□□operated □y o□e s□□□of □elicopter fl□g□t controls. The pilot□must□be ever□vigi□□nt, as this□helicopter cou□d□rapid□□□invert sh□uld the pi□□t let go□of t□e controls. (🛠□Th□ vi□t□ge □-21B used f□r the fil□ w□s decommissioned from the□U.S□ Air □o□ce in 1972 and □as restore□ by the C□lifornia-ba□ed C□assic R□tors: The R□□□ and Vintage Ro□ocra□□ □useum. This nonprof□t□museum □nd rest□ration fa□i□ity, d□dicated□to the □re□er□□tion of□un□que, vintage□and rare r□torcra□t, s□ent more□th□n 10,000 hours□return□ng the H-21B to a□rworthiness. E□□r□ □our f□□wn□requires□100 hours□of maintenance.□□lassic □□to□s i□ the □nly muse□m of its kind to maintain eight he□□co□ters i□ flying □ondition.□When□i□□ □ew facility in San Die□o□ha□ □een□completed,□the m□seum w□ll expand i□s ex□ibits fro□ □5 □o 30 vintage r□torcraft. One of the h□ghl□□hts of its collection is□a fam□us relative of the H-21B□□This is □ □ 44□(the comme□cial vers□o□ o□ the H-21□-nicknamed &q□o□;The Holy One"-and i□ the onl□ □□e t□ la□d a□ t□e Vatican and b□ ble□sed by □□□ pope. While on□□□1959 demonst□atio□□tour in □uro□e, □h□□heli□o□□er □nd it□ □□ew had prov□ded h□l□ □o Italia□ □ommunities□following a de□astating□earthquake. Future Hel□c□pter De□□gns One aspect of □urrent resea□ch□c□nters ar□und □□e devel□pment o□ "□quie□□t□chn□l□gy&□u□t; that will allo□ h□licopter□ to b□come better ne□ghbors and to□operate more steal□□ily□in police and mili□ary □peratio□s. Quiet technology advance□ r□ly □n a com□inati□n of tec□nologies□ which include improved rotor□blad□ de□ign and the user of rotor s□s□ems with fou□ □r mor□ b□ades. Replacin□ t□e t□il r□t□r wit□ a Coan□a-□ffect N□TAR□(□□TailR□tor) syst□□□goes a□long wa□□in□reducing□n□i□□, as□does sh□□ud□ng the tai□ rotor i□ a□ arran□ement kno□ as a "□an-□n-□in□□quot;□Other a□v□nces focus on□□oise-dampening air inlets and impro□□d engin□ nozzles. New□helicopt□r designs □re tes□ed□in the w□□ld□#39;s l□rg□st win□ tunnel at the□NASA□Ames Fli□ht Res□arch Ce□□er □ocat□d at Moffett□Field in Cali□or□ia. Am□s □as founded in 1939 as an □ircra□t research laboratory of the □ational A□visory□Committee for A□ronautics, whi□h□beca□e p□r□ of t□e Nati□nal Ae□onautics an□ Space Admi□istration (NASA) i□ 1958. NASA has□t□e leading□role □n aerospac□ operations s□stem□, which in□l□de□air□tra□fic con□rol, f□ight effe□ts □n□humans, and □□□orc□af□ technology. NASA Ames scient□s□s and □ngineers study r□botic helicop□ers, high-speed □ybrids,□a□d adva□ces in qu□e□ techno□ogy. The□□enter also □as ma□□r r□spon□ibilit□e□ fo□□the cr□ation of des□gn and dev□□opme□□ to□ls □nd for w□nd tu□ne□□testing. The NA□A-Bell XV-1□□Tilt-roto□ In the film, □n XV-15 c□nverts over Dal□as-□ort □ort□ Airport□ □he XV-15□is a□ exp□r□ment□l□rotor□raf□, th□ parent o□ □ new□fam□ly of a□rcraft called □quot;tilt-□oto□s.&qu□t; The tilt-rotor combines□the hover□ng abili□y o□ t□□ helicopter with the s□ee□□of a□fixed□wing ai□craft. The XV□15□can □ake off a□d land like a□he□icopter. The a□d□ence □ill see t□e □ngines □iltin□ forward□as □h□ tilt-rotor becom□s a h□gh-spe□d p□ane□□ The Bell-Boe□□g V-22□Osprey A V-22 Osprey unwraps, emerging □ike a prehistoric□fl□□ng di□□saur.□Built primari□y for the U□S□ Mar□□e□, □ir□□orce,□□nd N□vy□ t□e V-□2 Osp□ey has w□ng□□tha□ pivot and rotors □ha□ □old to□facilitate its □t□rag□ a□ sea□ In less□than□□0 secon□s□ you will □ee the □-22 co□□lete t□is process. Alt□o□gh still cl□ssifi□d as a□tilt-r□tor, it□is fast□r, □□th t□ree□times□□he range an□ mor□ than□t□n ti□□s □he payl□a□ of its□p□□decessor□ I□□s□ows□the pr□mise of l□ng□□ist□nce tra□el, with□u□□a□□port□. T□e □awk□4□Gyropl□n□ Rotorcraft □volut□o□ is a□□o□in the □ands□□f□the entre□□ene□r, □□d this □ndep□n□ent spirit is mos□ e□iden□ in the Hawk □ G□roplan□. Whi□e□some□d□sig□s produce □roundbreaking chan□□s,□this aircr□ft □r□ught the □conom□ □nd sa□e□y □f the□Autogi□o i□to □he space age. A rotor is us□d □□r □l□w-speed fligh□, b□t □□ □i□h-speed cruisi□□ all the lif□ is provided □y the wing while the roto□ has no lift. The Gyr□pla□e shows □romise as a high-speed, low-d□sc-loadi□g rot□rcraf□. (🤢) The □oeing-Sikor□□y □AH-66 C□manch□ The Co□anche □ip□ and dips across the screen, set aga□ns□ a □□nset. Thi□ pr□t□t□□e □el□copter□h□□ stealth □□chnol□gy□ It'□ smart, agile, fast and inv□sibl□ □o radar. □t's the first he□icopter t□ pro□ide □eal□t□me □igita□ da□a □o □eadqua□ters. S□eing in□the d□rk, s□nsing□the forc□s at play a□ound us and□a□□ing on t□e e□idence □□ □eal t□□e, the C□manche is □ compl□x flying machine with a human bei□□ at its □e□rt. Ev□ryda□, in un□xpe□ted□w□y□, □t exte□ds□ou□ □owers a□d puts □s □o wo□k with a □□volutio□a□y t□ol.□ The□C□manche is □h□ □entral□elemen□□□f th□ U.S. Arm□'□s future□Ob□ec□ive Force. I□□addition to □ts complement of□missiles□and□20-□m □an□on, the aircraft carri□s s□a□□-□f-the-art sensors □n□ avionics to prov□de battlefield□commande□s with so much accurate information about□en□my movements. T□i□ k□ow□edge will□□ranslate into mo□e□prec□se t□rgeting, □□cre□sing t□□ e□fect□veness □f□friendly forces b□□on□ current capabilitie□. T□e U.S. Army □as □□fi□ed a r□q□i□ement of m□re□than□1,200 Comanches for□the□Objecti□e Force. The RAH Coman□he, th□ army's□21st-c□n□u□y □omb□t helicopter is□be□n□ dev□lo□ed □y the U□S. Army□and□a □eam of leading□ae□ospace companies h□a□□□ by □□e Boeing Company a□d S□korsky□Aircraft□Corp□ration, a unit of Uni□e□ Technologies Corporatio□. The Sikorsky□UH-□□ Black Ha□k and □S 350 B2 □Star □nfo□□e □he □a□ □Even□s□swift□y □nfold a□□the radar□plane spots □n "□unidentifi□□□quot□ Cessna drop□i□□□bundle□ of d□ugs off t□e coast of Miami a□ da□n. A sig□al aler□s□the M□□ine a□d Air B□a□ch of U.S. Customs who□sp□ed out to i□ter□ept the □m□gglers. J□□□ as the dr□gs□□re transferred from bo□t to van, The ASta□ helicop□□r□burs□s ov□r th□ treet□□s, deploying a ta□□ic□l□team t□ arrest the driver. Wh□le□the smuggler's Cigaret□□ boat □tte□□ts to escape, a Black Hawk helicopter □ips down□□o create a□giant □ac□□ash. In a □tunning d□splay□of impeccabl□□□ea□w□rk, this a□tion forces th□□f□eei□□ boat□to swerve □o□a ha□t as a Customs boat cuts it□off□and appre□en□□ the□criminals. On□□ typical □ay, □he U.□. C□stoms Service exa□ines 1.3 □□llio□ passeng□rs, 2,642 aircraft□ 50,□89 tr□□k□□□ontainers, 355,00□ other vehicles, 588□vesse□□, 64,923 entr□es and undertakes t□e f□□lowin□ e□□orcement □c□i□ns:□64□ar□ests, 107 narco□ic □eizu□es, 223 other□seizures, 9 currency□seizures. □he□e a□ount□t□ 5,059 pou□ds□of na□c□tic□, $443,□07 i□ curren□y, $□28,□03 in conve□anc□s, $52□,□91 in merchandise and more□than □15,80□ in ar□s □nd ammu□ition. □i□□ed o□er a □eri□□ of five □ay□□off □he□c□ast □□□M□ami, the air, land,□and sea dr□g bust was□st□ged by the □.S□ □ustoms Service□ which relie□ □eavily □□ helicop□ers during s□c□ op□rations. U.S. Cu□toms □i□ot, Tom S□anton, participa□ed in the □h□o□ □□t□ his c□-p□lot K□mb□rly □ess□l. Kessel is one of se□en women U□□.□□□stom□ pilots and□only□one o□ tw□ qualified to □l□ Black Ha□ks.□Both p□l□ts□v□□unteere□ to work with□t□e film crew. S□□s Kessel, a□graduate of E□bry□Riddle Aeronautical Univ□rsity,□"They wer□ ph□nome□al□ ready t□ try anything.&quo□; In add□ti□n□□o□d□ytime f□ight□, Sta□ton flie□□th□ □iskier n□ght missions. &q□o□;F□ying at night is dangerou□□as you lose all perception of□w□□t□#39;□□up □□ down□because both□the sky an□ o□ean ar□□blac□,□so□they □ust kind of□run in together. T□ere&□39;□ no horiz□n on thos□ dark□nights,&□□ot; sa□s the□□et□ran pilot. Typically he flies fr□□ 300 to 500 feet ab□□e□t□e□□□□e□ □□ 120 to□150 knots. &quo□;N□t many □e□ple fl□ □hat lo□, even i□ the daytime□"□□ays □□anton□ &quo□;There's no autopilot,□so it's hands on□ Plu□ you&□39;re□c□□□ing□someone. You have to be aw□re. It□□an get te□se out □here.□quot; Stanto□ de□c□ibes□an air cha□e□ &quo□;Once there&#□9;s □ target□ we□la□nch a□□et with □ada□. The jet □il□t cal□s the □elicopte□ out an□ w□ l□nk□up, flying in f□rmation□ □e follow t□e bad gu□ □□□rever □e □oes. I□ □□ has exte□□□d-ra□ge□fuel tanks, we□□e□pfrog and send an□ther helicopter out □o□take up the chase. (T□e B□ack□□awk□carries five□ho□rs of fuel.) When h□ gets into his lan□ing c□nfigura□ion, we cal□ t□e loc□l poli□e □r sheriff to □elp u□ out.□quot; The□Black Hawk, whi□□ □an□c□□ry up to 14 people, typic□lly carries 4 or □ armed personnel, "□s□ □e□inst□ntl□ have a fo□ce of p□lice officer□ the□□ to get the□□ad guys." "□If□□t's a □oat,□□e ha□e Cig□rette □oa□□ li□e t□e□smuggler□. □e'll call our boat a□□ have i□ i□ter□ept.&quo□; Stanton □li□s the Black Haw□ next to th□ boat, ma□ing it □ard fo□ the sm□ggle□s to □avi□a□e. &q□o□□It intimi□ates□them into g□ving up. Sometimes they□do [but] som□t□me□ we □ha□e them□□or hours.□Or we□#39;ll f□llow □he□ □nt□ □ marina an□ b□oc□ them □n□il our□bo□ts □ome. If □hey □i□□the b□ach, w□&#□9;l□□cal□ □h□ state police or sheriff□ and they □et up a □□rimeter □o t□e□guy can't g□t out.&q□ot; □Stanton, □□o flies missions □□ often as□□n□□ or tw□ce a □ee□, has bee□ □lying fo□ 26 years, 13 □f thos□ as □n□army heli□op□er p□□o□□□efor□ he □oined U□S. □u□toms in Miami □h□re he i□ the□&q□o□;standardization instructor □ilo□.&quo□; He makes su□□□th□t□□veryb□dy □l□es the sa□e way, □o □hat wh□n □hey tea□ □□, □h□ pilots ea□ily wo□k in t□□d□m□ P□lots fl□ 8-hou□ shifts and the □pera□ion goes on □□ hours a day, 7 days a w□ek □□□areas □overing both□the□Canadi□n a□d M□□□ca□ l□nd borders, the A□lanti□ an□ Pacific□coastlines, an□ the□Gul□ of □exico. □The MD 500□ Helicopter A □D 500 helicopt□r ho□ers d□rec□l□ abo□e □00□000-□olt □ower lines. As it inch□s closer, □ lightning bolt sud□e□ly□zaps□o□t from□the hot l□ne, □rcing toward the w□nd exten□ed by a□lin□man perched on an □lu□inum □latfo□m□that □uts o□t f□om the helico□ter.□The "hot-line-qu□lified&quo□; li□ema□ clamps onto the power lin□□□ and helicopter b□cks o□f□ leavin□ him to &q□□t;wire walk,&qu□t; cra□li□□ a□on□ paralle□ lines □o ins□ect□th□ PP□ p□wer line grid, 100 feet off the ground. To reboa□d the he□icopter, the□l□neman mu□t &quo□□□ond off□" r□versin□ □he procedure. &q□o□□I don't give two hoots □nd a holle□ a□out flying□inside a□helicopter. Put□me □utsi□e, t□at's□where I want to be,□quot; s□ys Dan□el &□uo□□□pider" Lo□□hart, A□□□tors l□ne□an. T□□re'□□ □nly three t□ings I□#39;ve been afr□id □f m□st of□my life: □ne was el□ctricity, one was heights a□d the other was wom□n.□And□ I'm m□r□ied too," he □rins□ "The s□fest linem□n □s o□e that□is afra□d o□ electricity□ W□e□ w□ bond to t□e po□e□ lines energi□e□ a□ ha□f□a-mill□on□vo□ts, we hav□ t□ □rin□ oursel□es to the s□me p□tential. That is □□y you see□th□t ar□ jumpi□g□out□□o□our□wand a□□we make b□th the helicopt□r □nd □he power line at the s□m□ potential, so□that we can □□im□□ate the flow of □urr□n□,□quot; explains the ve□era□ line□an. (👻)Sp□□□r wear□ a protective□□ot suit, 75 percent Nomex for fire retarda□ion and 25 percent stai□les□ steel thread. □quot;Th□ met□l th□ead basi□all□ means I have a □age ar□und me that can□be ene□gized at very hi□h□v□ltage levels. A half-mi□lion v□l□s p□ss □□er my □□dy, bu□ I can work□wi□h□ut□inter□erence □rom□the elec□ricity□" He con□i□ues, &quo□;Wa□chin□□that elect□icity ju□p out while yo□'□re □nergizing the helicopter □s a th□ill. Get□□ng□on □he □i□e□□walking the wire to do repairs □s a □hrill. Th□ biggest thrill□I get is from doing what □□do □s bei□g able to do□bo□□ toget□er-t□e electrical□p□rt an□ □he □□lico□ter p□rt of □t, the □□ee□□□□ □h□ch□□e can d□ □□□a□□ s□□l□ be s□□e.□There□are so many thi□gs that the □□licop□er e□abl□s□us □o do as □inemen, which is ver□ rewarding.&□□ot; The□t□amwo□k of□the skill□□ helicopter pilots and highly□trained linemen ens□re□th□t the□PP□ Corp. provides □□constant s□urce of electricity t□ its 1.3 million cu□tom□rs□□n Penns□lvania (i□ addition□to□4.4□mi□lion in Latin Amer□ca an□ E□rop□□. □o m□i□□ain the integrity□of the tr□nsmission system t□ □esid□ntial □nd□co□merc□al □stablishments, and to□en□ure t□□□saf□ty of□the op□ration, the team□plans an□ rehears□s every □ove w□ile□on □he groun□ be□□r□ takeoff. Even so,□unanticipated□gusts o□ wind□and gl□re f□om t□□ wires□ca□ □ffect the □il□t's dep□□ perception, requi□i□g□total concent□ation during hi□ ho□r□ at □he c□ntrols. As the helicop□er is isola□e□ from t□□ gr□und□ the p□lot□and li□□man, clad in protective s□□i□le□s st□el sui□□, mus□ bond □nto □he tran□missio□ l□nes □□ □rin□ them□elve□ to □he same voltage poten□ial o□ the line to□□o□k saf□ly-pa□alle□ing what a □i□d does whe□ it□sits on a wire. P□o□ably t□e m□st unusual □lace that□the di□□□□or□rigged the□□amer□ □as o□ the end of the platform on the MD 500□ wh□ch is d□s□gned to carry□the lineman as he bon□s onto □he h□□f□million□volt□power □□ne. &qu□t;We took away the □inema□ and put t□e came□a□□n□□is place; the lin□man r□de b□hind the c□□era and us□□ □□s□wand to draw the arc of el□ctricity right onto □h□ camera□□ens.□I don't thin□□it□#39;s □een done□before. It blew all the□electronics out □f t□e camera □ co□ple of □imes befor□ □e figured□out how to do i□,&quo□; recalls Douglas. The Boeing□234 Helic□pter: He□i□ogging wi□h L□□□ted Environmental□D□ma□e□ Flo□tin□ □bo□e t□e forest in northe□n California, a □2□ton Boei□g □34 □elicopter □□lect□ its t□rg□t wit□ □recision□ S□lec□ive log□i□g is □ process whe□e on□y a por□□on of t□e av□il□ble timber □s remo□ed from a lo□gin□ □ite. A single tree□is □ifted st□a□ght up from th□ for□□t flo□r,□l□a□ing the rest of th□ are□ e□vir□nmentally inta□t□ □e□oving such timber-ve□□ o□□en □rees t□at are □lready de□□ or d□□ea□ed-allows the remaining trees to thrive □n □he ad□itional resou□ce□ of sunli□ht, □at□r, and soil □u□□ients. H□lilogging□i□ en□ironmental□□ frien□ly in □the□ ways a□ we□l. First,□□i□□e t□□ logs ar□ □ifted fr□m□the □ro□□d, littl□□so□l erosion, t□pical of conventional log□ing methods□□occurs□ Second, i□ many□cases the he□□copter is a□l□ to□use existing□roa□s fo□ l□ndings,□m□aning no new roads ne□d to be □u□lt□□nto□the a□e□ being □ogged. Columb□a Hel□c□pt□r□□cut□ mo□e lo□s e□ch ye□□ t□an □□y □ther hel□co□ter logg□□g comp□ny□ To□pre□ar□ the □i□ber□fo□ t□e helicop□er□ the spec□ally trained logging crew□cut it □nto carefully weighed secti□ns. Colu□b□a□□39;s flight cr□ws are a□ong the mo□t experienced at long-□ine□w□rk i□ the wo□l□. Wi□h spe□d and precision□□the□ a□e□able to□move heavy lo□ds o□ logs □□ □□e end □f l□nes up t□ 350-□ee□ l□ng. Once □he li□e is □owered from the B□eing 234 □elicopter, □teel tongs cla□p the □og a□d □he enti□e tree is□removed w□□h□ut□disturb□ng □he balance of natu□e.□"It□□3□;s □inda l□ke □o□□in'□d□□□ 25 s□or□es and picki□g up□a teleph□ne□po□e,&□uo□; co□ments t□e helic□□ter□pilot□ Da□e Stroupe, who □eposits t□e □i□ber at a nea□by transfe□ □ar□. "The u□i□u□ thing about this hel□c□pter is th□t, when w□□take o□f fr□m□the ground,□we weigh ap□roximately 22,□00 poun□s. And□we'□re□rigged□□or abou□□26,000 pounds w□en we get low □n fuel.□So the load a□tually□weighs m□re than□the helicopt□r□ □t'□□ excitin□ and ha□row□ng all at □he □ame □im□.□quot;□□The Bo□ing 234s have a l□f□ c□pac□ty of 28,000 l□, (12,7□7□kg), but most often carry l□□ds between 23,□0□ l□□ □10□454 kg) to 2□,□00 lb (10,909 kg) due□t□ elevation and air □empera□ure considerations.□The company□train□ l□ggers to work wit□ he□□□opters because load weigh□ is such a dramatic part o□ what the□ do. We□□ht is d□termined,□us□ng □ formula, □hic□ are a□fu□□t□on of□t□e volume □nd □he ty□e of □ood. □i□fe□ent tree □pecies have different weights pe□□vo□□me. When □ne of t□e□□il□ts sug□ested using th□ log as a p□atf□rm for t□e camera,□Douglas reali□e□ an□ther □xciting camera a□g□e. The poss□bil□ty existed□tha□ the branches c□u□d □c□ape off the came□a□as th□□log□was haule□□□p. Douglas prevented th□s by □l□cing th□ ca□er□ inside □□heavy□steel a□al□nche box, which he anchored on t□□ end of a big log. O□ce□the log was grappl□d, □h□ helicopter hauled the pro□ec□ed camera right through th□ bra□ches, givin□ □he a□dien□e□a br□ath□a□ing view fro□ the□persp□ctive of the□log! Th□ U□S. □ari□e Cor□s A□-8B Ha□rier, AH-1□ Cobr□,□CH-53E□Super□Stal□i□n □nd CH-46E S□□ Knight o□ a□Military Mission□ An AV□□B□H□rrier jet demo□str□□es □ts □ertical landing abi□i□□ □ol□owed by a □or□e reconnaissan□e □nservice exercise from □n□aircraft ca□rier, as□□arines □limb aboard the C□-53E. AH-1□ C□□r□s and Ha□riers f□r□ an a□s□ult-su□por□ pa□kage□ as the □eco□naissa□ce □ea□ □ets out on □□missio□ to□□btain invaluabl□ in□□l□igence abou□ □□□ enemy. In□ide the□CH-53E, the m□chine-gun□er is a□ the ready□as a Cobra fires three roc□e□s. T□□ action□□eats up □s th□ IMA□ camera c□p□u□es the Mar□nes fas□□roping through the□&□uot;hell h□le" and sliding down □ □ope□dangling □rom□the□CH-53E, □anding in enemy □erritory□ □he □eade□ □f □he recon□□issance □eam s□□s, &qu□t;By the time□□□□ get□to touch□rope i□ a □i□e situa□ion, you and your m□n feel tight□□ □han family. Yo□r □□te□ □re tied like th□ □trands of a rope." □Tw□ hour□ la□er the □arin□s have c□□pleted th□ir missi□n□and □r□□ready to be e□acu□ted. Now the enemy□□unts the□ on the ground. T□ee□ s□ak□ as the r□scue □H-53E helic□pter □ov□r□ o□□rhead, lowering a rope□to t□e□squad, now up t□ their wai□ts in□water.□□ne after the ot□er, in a □att□r□o□□se□□nds, th□□men c□ip□them□e□ves onto t□e rop□. &q□ot;□xtraction, even□m□r□ than insertio□, □s when you need speed□ Y□u&□39;ve□been awful q□□et. Suddenly, you're a□ful loud,&qu□t; say□□S□t□ Jame□ Kenneke, t□e squad □ea□e□. He's first□in a□d las□ out□ Lifte□ up,□l□ke □ashin□ on a□line, □he squa□□dangl□s benea□h□the□□elicop□er as □□ □s □scorted□by Cobras, out □ver□the A□lant□c.□ &□u□□;It'□s a r□lief to get o□t. But there□#□9;s □hat moment □□ doubt. Everyth□□g slows down□wh□□e y□u're ex□osed � holding your □re□th □or that□happy end□ng. And w□en you□g□t □t, you feel on top□of th□ world. Of course, then□we&□□9;ve got to □omm□te home ju□t like everybody els□," smiles K□nnecke□ The □i-26 and M□-8 □eliv□r Humanitarian□A□d Someti□es, so□e□hing□very precio□s □ust be de□ivered be□ind□enem□ line□-food. Sierra Leone □s a □ation t□a□ has suff□red years of confli□t. Fro□□the □ood□depot to the hot spot□ helicopter□ pro□ide an air□bridge.□Hois□ing foo□ □nd med□cal □uppl□es t□ di□tressed p□ople □ehi□d r□bel-he□d territo□ies, th□□ □ave □h□ a□ility to □o□ over ho□ z□□es in desperate si□ua□ions.□ The worl□&□39;s □argest produ□tion□helicopter-th□ Rus□ian-m□de Mi□26-is th□□workhor□□ for the U□i□ed Nation□ (□N) peacekeepi□g ope□ation in war-tor□□Sierra Leone□ Th□ hea□□est □roduction □elico□te□ in□the worl□□ this majestic eight-b□□ded c□□ft□o□e□of fou□ chartered□by t□e□UN f□om Ru□si□-can carry □ max□□um of□44,090 lb□□20,040 kg) o□ internal payload or□up to 7□ t□□ops. □he Mi-26&#□9;s□t□□ speed□is 183 m□h□(295 k□h) and it h□s a r□□□e of 3□4 m□□es □400 k□). In thi□ □equen□e□□the Mi-26 is loaded with cargo to□su□ply □□ t□o□□s□protecting an isolated co□m□□ity□in the ce□te□ of r□bel-hel□ territory. Th□ world□#39;s larges□ f□□d age□cy, the □□ Wor□d Food□Program (WFP)□ or□a□ized a mas□□v□ air cam□ai□n□□ar□□ti□g internally □isplac□d p□rs□n□ that□ha□ congrega□ed near a□clinic □□r m□□nourished childre□. Once re□els from□□he □evoluti□n□ry United Front (R□F) had□surrounded the area and blocked ro□□ access, □he WFP w□□ prevented fr□m completing a bulk□□i□tri□ution. Instea□□ t□□y load□d up their Mi-8 and□f□ew to t□□ Da□□ cli□ic □here□the□□ost vulner□ble women and ch□□d□en were loc□ted. &q□□t□All children □nd□r□□ive who ar□ ma□nou□ished □□e given□a special feedin□□□rogram in Daru. And □he□under-five are □lways th□ □i□st□ones yo□ □arget □or a□y kind □f extr□□e maln□urished ca□es,□be□a□s□ they di□ ve□y quickly,"□s□ys Aya Shneerso□, pr□gram officer for □□□ WFP. &qu□t□Daru is□a kind of a□ isl□n□, □ safe islan□, surrounded by ar□as t□at□a□e unsa□e□" □he says, &q□ot;□nd□□o□ th□□ re□s□n□ i□ alw□ys□serve□ a□ a sort of□magnet□fo□ the very vuln□rable people coming □ut." Another b□g WFP opera□□on, Food □or □eace, gives □ood to child □x□□□mbatants□ in an□e□fort t□ □ttract □hem to□□is□rmament and demobili□ation c□mp□□ □he heav□ly laden craf□ flew out □f□th□□capit□l city, Free□own,□s□□uated □n th□ west coast□of Africa betwe□n G□inea□on the n□rth □□d Lib□ria o□□□he s□uth□ The □FP supervises a variety o□ fee□i□g progra□s in the displacement□c□mps, feed□n□ □,□00 in an operation that□targe□ed Bu□buna,□Kabala □nd □aru in 200□. □□roughout the world, □elicopte□s have sa□□d millions of h□man liv□s. The□e ar□ 7□7 million □eople in d□□elo□ing □oun□r□es,□according to the W□P. In 20□1□th□□□F□ fe□ 77 million hungry□□eople (10 perc□nt □f □he hu□□ry poor) in□82 cou□tries. □iamonds, □hich □ho□□d have brought prosp□rity to□Sier□□ L□one, instead□resulte□ in one of □he modern □or□d'□□□most □rutal □n□u□gencies□□dati□g back to□1991 when re□els laun□□ed a □ar to□o□er□hr□w the□govern□ent. I□ the ens□ing y□ars□ con□inu□us □attles □etwe□n □he□□arious factions□rebels,□the arm□ and the gover□men□-di□placed tens of thousand□ o□□inno□ent□civilians, resulting in□hun□e□ □nd □amine□ In 1998 UN observers documented repor□s□of o□going atroc□ti□□ and hu□an ri□hts abuses. □n 1999 negoti□tions beg□n bet□een □he governm□nt and the □eb□ls, □□d an agreem□□t was□signed in Lome to□end h□stilities an□□fo□m□a gov□rnment of nati□□al uni□y□ □y 2□00, □he U□'s□expanded role□□esulted in the deployme□t of□17,□0□ □ilita□y peacekeep□ng□p□rsonnel to v□□io□□□pa□ts of the cou□□ry. Free el□ctions in□May 20□2 have gi□□n □ope and a fr□sh started□in Sierra Leon□. The AS 350 B2 a□d□AS 350 B3 Us□d for Wild□i□e Relocat□□n I□□South Af□ica, □elico□ters a□e helping to save□the□bla□□□rhin□ from ex□inction□ Pr□t□cted in a fe□ remo□e preserves, their□□umber□ □re □isi□g. □owe□er, should□the rhinos f□el ove□□rowd□d□ t□ey w□ll fight to the death. To □□ot□ct the spe□□□s, some □□st□be relo□a□ed to safe ha□i□ats, but thi□ is ea□ier said than done.□ A□platform d□ngles from a □elic□□t□r ove□□ea□. I□side a□other helico□ter, flying low ov□r the□□ou□h□African veldt, a □□n□□ith a rifle takes aim at a □lack rhino□eros,□dodgi□□□th□o□□h □he □ushes□□elow□ □he□p□lot□co□centr□tes on fl□i□g□5 fee□ a□ove and 1□□t□15 feet behind□the rhino. □n□icipa□□□g its □ver□ □ove,□□ □ildlife veterinarian pul□s th□□□rigger o□□hi□□gun l□□ded with a tran□u□l□zer□□art, scori□g a direct hit□t□□t□successf□lly penetrates the□rhino's inch-th□ck □kin.□ "□When I am□dart□ng animals like the bl□ck rh□no, there □s□this immens□ □rust be□ween□my□□l□□and □iet, the □□lot," says wil□life□□ete□ina□ian, Dr. Douw Grob□□r, who specializ□s in imm□n□□□ti□ns a□d transloca□ion□. &□u□□;I kno□□□x□c□□□ what h□'□s□going□to do and where he's□g□ing to plac□ □e.□□□don□#3□;t hav□ to □□ink□□I can□just □on□entrate □□ the animal□. □ jus□ □now he's□gong □o put me there i□□the right spot at□th□ rig□t t□me. It'□□ alm□□t t□□□ □e sen□es what the animal□#39;s going □o □o. □□ th□t way, he can□ch□nge the □nima□□#39;s mind□with his□h□licopter."□ □G□o□□□r has mea□ured a sp□cif□c drug□do□age, □hich can keep a rhino□asleep for□up□to □wo ho□rs. Once th□ rhino is□d□r□e□, the □round crew land□ as soon as □ossible□to under□□ke□a multitude of tasks.□They m□nitor th□ be□st'□s vital□signs, ta□□ skin □nd □□ood □a□ples to s□udy its □□si□ heal□h and to d□□□c□□□n□ □□trien□s that are □acking. This ens□res□tha□ the habitat □s healthy□fo□□l□ng-term p□opagat□o□. Th□y also□□onduct pr□gnancy□testing. □ach rhin□'s □ar□is notc□□d so t□at it c□□ □e □dentifi□□ eas□ly from□the□air and ground. The tip o□ th□ second horn is removed to provi□e materia□ for genetic research, and a trans□itter i□ fitted in□o the rhino&□□9;s h□rn for □racking□its whereabouts. Poac□ers pr□□en□ a c□□st□n□ danger □o □he rh□n□s&□□9; se□uri□y. Should a p□ach□r □emove th□ □orn fo□ export, t□e transmitter w□u□d tr□gger an□alarm. When tw□ males □nh□□i□ th□ same territory,□one□mu□t be r□loc□ted b□fore t□□y□batt□e to t□e death. Pla□ing a sl□□g□in pos□t□on, th□ crew rolls th□ rhi□o aboard the platform□□□aking□□□□□ it □s f□lly asl□ep. With a□li□ting capability □f 3,5□0 □□ (□,590 kg)□ the□A□ta□□B 3□can re□oc□te the 2,250-lb (102□□kg) rhino t□ a□ are□ o□ t□e san□tuary that□is accessib□e□on□y by hel□□opt□r. □□□ extensive r□sea□ch o□ eleven □□ack □h□nos acqui□ed □ur□□□ th□ fo□r-□□□ s□oot was made possibl□ on□y through□SK Film's fin□□cial c□ntri□ution□ &quo□;My f□eld of ex□□rtise □i□s in the□cap□□re and relocation of□African wildli□□. □ am ext□e□el□ gr□te□ul □o St□ai□ht Up!□f□r□spons□r□ng this inc□edibly impor□ant □ese□rch and relocatio□ program at the□g□m□ park. □it□out the □i□m, this □esearch would not hav□ □appened,□quot; □□ys Grobler□ who organ□zed th□ ca□ture,□research □nd □□locat□on project□ w□th□t□e film□□s prod□ction cr□w. 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