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The□dr□□ati□ ope□ing se□uence documents □he d□□ger□u□ work□of th□ Rega mountain res□ue tea□ and □h□ □nvaluable role of□the □gu□ta □109K2 hel□copte□ in saving □□□es a□d □inimizing injuries. As □□e camer□ pans o□e□ beautiful vis□as o□ t□e snow□cover□d S□is□ Alp□, it cut□ to□a cor□ice, as a ch□nk of sno□□breaks□free, triggeri□g an avala□che. The tranquil scene is shatter□d as the a□a□anche□thund□□s □own the □□untain slopes□ W□th t□r□□fy□ng speed, i□□□eads□straight for a m□ther and ch□ld trapped in□thei□ car, wheels spinning on□the i□y roa□. (💕□The mother c□ll□ fo□ help on □er□cell pho□e, and a second□call from a snowplow prompts r□di□ d□s□atch. The Rega mo□n□ain□□escue tea□ already is airbor□e □n route □o□the scene□ th□□red □ross pa□n□ed□□n th□ □eli□opter's white underbelly sign□l□□g that□medical □elp□is on t□e□way. The moth□□ es□apes, but her son is missing. W□t□in min□□es of□the □□□□copt□□ la□d□ng, t□e□rescue team dig ou□ t□e car, e□t□a□t the trappe□ boy, apply f□rst aid, and airlift him and □i□□□oth□r to □afet□. □A significant □ounta□n □aza□d, a□ala□ches are resp□nsible for □any deaths□each year. □ime is □□ the □ssence i□ av□lan□h□□re□cue □ork. □ □er□on has a 90 □ercent cha□c□ of surviva□ if f□und within the first 15 minu□es, b□t□one's ch□nce□ of survival □iminis□ □ith each passing □in□te. □□t □nly□do h□l□□□pte□s□provide quic□ □ccess □or rescue team□, the□□also prov□de a lifeli□e □□□□edical □are. Flying the inju□□d to the nearest h□spital as r□pidly as po□sible is not□t□e o□ly t□pe of res□ue opera□ion; often hel□copter□□b□ing□the hospital t□ the □njured, who□receive treat□ent at the □ce□e. □he □owe□ful avala□□□e was□shot in □r□tish Columbia□#39;s □elkirk Mo□nt□ins under □□□□s□pe□vision□of the□□anadian □valanche Assoc□atio□. □he CAA co□trols a□alanche risk for □□e□□□fety □□ heli-ski□rs□ To capture t□e avalanche head-on,□avalanche □xpe□t and □ilmmaker □□eve Kr□chel□and D□vid Doug□as develo□ed a quarter-in□h-□hick st□el□co□tainer for t□e □M□X camera,□which □as equipped with a□triggerin□ devic□□and □ b□epe□□so that the ca□era co□l□ be found once the□ava□anch□ had swept □t □own□the □o□ntain.□□□□e□res□ue was□comple□□□ in□Swit□erland□□;s□Be□ni□a Pass□□ear the □□alian□b□□der. □i□mi□g the Reg□ resc□e hel□co□ter air-t□□air sequence□turn□d into□an□international □xc□□sion as □□ugl□s c□ased the su□□ig□t over □taly in one direction and in Aus□ria in anothe□ be□□re setting □own in□Switzerl□nd. I□ an□ther dramatic shot, Douglas cente□□d the red cross in□the cr□sshairs of the ca□era□l□ns as the craf□□d□sce□ded. □□ facili□ate th□s□sho□□ Douglas d□g a hole i□□the sn□w□lar□□ enou□□ to acc□□mo□ate himself□□n□□the IMA□ camera. In□ide the□hole, 3□□e□□ below the helicop□er, he□fil□ed its□takeo□f. Accor□in□ to□Douglas, "□The□he□icopter is the □nst□umen□□of ra□id r□spo□se to n□tural p□□sical and social□□isaster□ a□o□nd the w□rld, alleviati□□ h□man suffering on a major □cale. For the individual c□ug□□ □eyond the□limi□s of□trai□i□g □r □q□ipmen□, often □he □ast chance for surv□val is□the □op□□□hat □ helicopt□□□w□ll □et t□ them in□□ime. " T□e P□tcairn PCA 2, "Mis□ Champi□n"□ For□centuries humans □rea□□d □f fli□h□. □he □□in□se, in the 12t□ □entury, dev□lo□ed a toy h□licopter m□d□□from a pair of sl□ts□□ou□ted on a □tick,□but serious efforts □ad□to wait □nt□□ t□□ early 20t□ c□ntu□y. Then□ after the Wright□brothe□s' historic fli□ht at Kitty Ha□□,□we dream□d of flight unfe□tered by the li□itations of runw□ys□and airport□. Yet by the□e□rl□ □930□ □e □ere s□□ll a□ □he dawn of□□he pra□□ical□r□torc□aft, which □r□mised t□ give form to □□manit□□9;s vision□ □□he □en year perio□ between 1925 and □935□□as an exciti□g time in aviati□□ his□ory, but□few aircraft so cau□ht□a□d held the□public's □ttention, as the□A□togiro. Ni□knamed □□□ &q□ot;fl□ing win□mill□" this s□ra□ge-looking aircraft □a□ f□rs□ su□cessfully flown in□□923 by□the Spa□i□h invent□r□ Ju□n d□□la□Cierva,□w□o □a□ □ee□ wo□king o□□the developme□□ of such □ □raft □ince□19□9. The □utogiro fa□□inat□□ t□e air-minded p□blic b□cause□□f its rem□rkab□e pe□fo□mance and h□g□ degree of□sa□□□y,□attracting such lead□rs of Ameri□an a□□□t□on □s Cha□les □i□dbergh □nd □mel□a E□rh□r□. J□a□ □e□□a □ie□va sold□the Amer□ca□□manufac□u□in□ rights □o□Harol□□Pitcairn in 19□8. P□tcairn&□39;s Autogiro boasted□a□more modern fu□e□age□w□th b□tter ae□ody□amic q□ali□ies. It □lso provid□d□□rospect□ve buye□s with □ choice of eit□□r □ 300□□or 420-h□r□epowe□ eng□ne□ In the fi□□,□H□rold P□tcairn'□s s□n□□tephen flies□&□□ot;□□□s □h□mpi□n,"□□□ 1931 mo□el. This Aut□giro, used□for promoti□n by the□Champ□on Spark P□ug □ompany, is controlled□□ike an airplane, □ut i□ lifted with □lades. Alth□ug□□the ori□□nal□roto□□blades have se□n 1,600 hours of□□light time, they are□still □i□worthy. Wit□□a 330-horsepow□r Wright R 9□5-E engin□,□the □uto□iro has a cr□ising s□eed of 98 mp□ a□□ a top □pee□ of 11□ mph. "Miss Cham□ion□quot; led□a National Air Tour and made t□e t□en□ri□ky 300- mil□-lon□□□li□ht□f□om Miami t□ Ha□an□, Cub□. (Unti□ then, the □on□e□t over-w□□e□ fli□ht by an□Autogiro□had been 25 miles□in length.□ L□t□□□ "Miss Champ□on&qu□t; f□e□ nonsto□□o□er a □istance of 5□0□mile□ to Chichen Itza in the□Y□catan rainforest. &qu□□;Miss Ch□mpi□□&quo□; wa□□retired from act□ve s□r□□ce in□□□32 af□□□ se□ting a new altitu□e recor□ for rotary-wing aircraft□ Climbing to a height of 21,500 feet□in 1□32,□the Autogiro s□□□asse□ the previous recor□□set by Amel□a Earhart.□To□ay, the Autogiro is conside□e□ to be the □volutionary "missing lin□" from whi□h□t□□ practical helic□pter w□□ b□rn□ Forty yea□s later Ste□hen□Pit□airn began the formidabl□□t□sk □f colle□tin□ □nd restoring examples□of his father&□39;s aircr□f□□ □e track□d down□"□Miss C□ampion&□□o□; a□d i□□October of□1982 began t□e painstaking task of restoration, using th□□origina□ Pit□airn □ac□□ry □□aw□n□s. In the spr□ng o□ 1985□"□Miss Champion&□uot; fle□□a□□i□. □he Bel□□47□: □ □l□ing□Lesson Sin□e Pitcairn's□Autogiro, improved □ontrol systems allo□ □he ai□□ram□ to rise □irect□y from the □rou□□ with a□powere□ rotor□ Straig□t Up□ puts you in□the□p□lot&□39;s seat□of a□Bel□ 47G as□the b□sic eleme□ts of he□ico□ter opera□□□n a□e dem□□s□r□ted. The B□ll 47G'□ □ingle-rot□r □□nfigu□at□on □s□by □□r the most common type u□□d□□oday. Your f□ying lesso□ begins. As a helic□pter pilot, th□ pilot□uses□□ll□four□limbs □o□fly, all at t□e same□time! W□th the left□hand □□□ding□the collective□pit□h cont□ol l□□□r, h□ pulls□u□ ever so□sl□ghtly□ and w□ go straight□up into a slow-motion □□ver. The □pinning rotor blad□s□a□t□as □mall□w□ngs□ but t□e□ spin □o fast t□□t they c□eate o□□ con□□nuous disc of lift. □h□n the □lad□□ change angle, or pitch coll□ctively, t□e h□licopte□ rise□ or□□al□s. The p□lo□□9;s□right hand□□□□ays□□old□ the cyclic contro□, effectively□t□lt□n□ the whirlin□□□isc a□ove. □oi□t lef□□ tilt □eft. Point□right, t□lt right. The c□me□a then closes□i□ on the tail ro□□r. Once again, the alt□rin□ of t□e□blades a□fects di□ection□ □h□□chop□er spin□□in re□ponse to the pil□t's dep□□ssing one of□the two foot pedal□. If he depresse□ the seco□d □edal, the helicopter □pi□s □n □he □ppos□te □irect□on□ The Pias□c□i H-21B Tandem Rotor Aircraft, &qu□□;The Flying □anana" The last □□yi□g□□-21B heli□opter in the world takes□off□ head□ for t□e be□ch □nd cruises 100 fe□t above the Pac□fic surf□off the coast of Califor□ia. One of the earliest□tand□m helicop□e□s, t□e□H-□1B r□p□□□ents the birth□of t□e he□v□□lif□ helicopter□ and d□tes back t□ the early 1950□. Ni□knamed &q□ot;□he Flying Banana&□uot; for its shape□ t□e□H□21B had□more power □□□ gre□ter sta□ility □han previous helicopters. □h□ ta□dem-□□tor□H-21B ca□ries□two sets o□ wooden blades si□uat□d□near□□ 50 fe□□ ap□rt□□ut□□perated by one set □f heli□□□ter f□□ght con□rols. Th□ pilo□□must □e ever vi□ilant, as th□s □eli□opter co□ld□ra□id□y inve□t s□ou□□ th□ pilot □et□go□of □h□ □on□rols.□ Th□ vintage □-21□ us□d □or the□film was decommis□io□ed from□the U.S.□□□□ For□e in □972 an□ was r□st□red by the California-base□ Cla□□□c R□t□rs□ The Rare and Vintage Roto□raft Museum. □h□s □onprofi□□museum and re□t□ra□io□□facility□ dedi□□ted □o □□□ p□eserv□tion □□ u□□que, vinta□□ □nd rare rot□rcraft, s□□nt more than□□□,000 hours r□turning□t□e □-21B to ai□w□rthi□ess□ E□ery hour flo□n requ□res□100 hours of m□intenance. Classic Rotors is□t□e only m□□eu□ of it□ kind□to m□in□ain □i□ht hel□copters in flying □□ndition. When□its new □a□ility i□ San Diego has □een □omplet□d□ the museum □ill □xpan□ its exhibit□ fro□□□5 to 30 □intage rotorc□a□t□ □□e of the hi□hlights□of its collec□ion□is□a famous□relative of the H-□1B. Th□s□is a V 44□(the□□om□□□c□al v□rsion□of□the H-21)-ni□knamed &□uot;The H□ly O□□□quot□-and is t□e only one to □a□d at □h□ V□tic□n and □e bless□d□by □he pope. W□□□e □n a 1959 □em□ns□□ation □ou□ □n□Europe, the he□□co□ter and i□s cr□w had provide□ he□p to Italian co□□unities followi□g a □□vas□ating earthq□ak□. Future□H□li□opter Desi□n□ One□aspect of current research □enters ar□□nd the □evelop□□nt of &□u□t;□ui□t technolog□&qu□t;□□hat will □llow he□icopters to b□come better neighbor□ a□d to operate □ore□stealthily i□ p□lice a□d □i□itary operation□. Qu□et technology advanc□s rely o□ □ □ombi□ation of technologi□□, □hich include improved rotor blad□ d□□□gn and □he user□o□□rot□□ systems□with four or m□re□bl□des. Rep□a□ing the ta□l roto□ w□th a Coa□da-ef□ect N□TAR (NoTailRotor) □ystem□goes a long w□y in r□ducing nois□, as does □hrouding □he □ai□□r□t□r in □n arrangement know as a &qu□t;fa□-i□-□in." Ot□er□□d□ances foc□s □n n□□se-da□pening air inlets an□ □□pr□□ed engin□ nozzles□ (🚖)New he□icop□□□ designs□are teste□□i□□th□□worl□□#39;s larg□s□ wind tunnel at □h□□N□SA A□es Fl□g□t Rese□rch C□nte□ located □t M□□fe□t□Field □n Cal□fo□nia.□Ames was □ounde□ in□1939 as an□aircraft rese□rch labora□ory□of the□National Advi□ory□C□□mitte□ for Aeronautics, which bec□me part o□ □□e Na□iona□ □□ronau□ic□ and Spac□ Administration (N□SA) in 1958. NASA has the leading role in aerosp□c□ o□er□ti□ns sys□e□s,□□□ich in□□□□e□air traffi□ contro□□ flight effects on h□ma□s, and rot□rcraf□ technology. □A□A □mes scientists□an□ engine□□□ s□□dy robot□c hel□□□pte□s, high-spe□d hy□rids, an□ adva□□es in qui□t technolo□y. The cente□ also has major □esponsibil□tie□ for the cr□ation o□ □esign and devel□p□ent t□□ls□a□d for wind tunnel testi□g. The□N□S□-□□ll XV□15 Til□□ro□or In□□he film, □n□□V□□5 c□nverts over Dallas-Fort Wor□h Airport. T□e XV-15 is □n experimental□rotorcraft, the pare□□ of a new □□mily of ai□craft called "tilt-rotors□" The t□lt-rotor combines the hoveri□g abil□ty□of t□e □elicopter with the s□eed□of a fixed-wing a□□craft□□□he XV-□5 can take □f□ and land like a □elicopter. The audi□nce will see the □ngines □il□i□g □orwa□d as the tilt-rot□r be□om□s□□ hi□h□sp□ed pl□ne□□ The Bell-□□eing V-22□O□□rey A V-□2 □□prey unwraps, emerging□like a preh□□toric□□lyin□ d□nosaur□ Bu□lt primarily for the U.S□ Marin□s, Air Force, an□ N□□y, the V-□2 Osp□ey has w□ngs that pivot and r□□o□s t□at □o□d to facilit□□e its sto□a□e at□sea. In less□than □0 sec□□ds, yo□ will □ee□the V-2□ co□plete thi□ process. Although still classi□i□d as□a t□lt-rotor, □t □□ f□□ter, with □hree t□me□ the r□nge and more than□ten□times the payload of its□p□edecessor. □t shows□the promise □f □□ng-d□stanc□ travel,□without airports□ The Hawk 4 □yro□lane (⬅)Rotorc□a□t □volutio□ i□ a□so in the hands of the e□□repreneur, □nd□this independent spirit is m□s□ evident in the Hawk 4 □yroplane. W□□le□□ome d□sig□s prod□c□ grou□□bre□king □hanges□ this air□raf□ b□ou□ht the economy □nd sa□ety □f the Autogiro into t□e s□□ce age. A rotor i□□use□ for slow-spee□ flight, but at high□spe□d cruising al□ the lift is provi□ed by the □ing wh□le□the rotor h□s no lift. The G□r□pl□ne□sho□s prom□se as a h□gh-sp□ed□ l□□-di□c-loa□ing rotorcraft. The B□eing-Sik□rsky RAH-□6□Coman□□e T□e□Coman□he r□□s an□ dips a□ros□ □h□ scre□n, □□t against □ □unset. Th□□ □□ot□t□pe helicopter has stealth technology. It's sma□t, a□ile, fas□□□n□□invi□ible to□r□□□r. It&□39;s□t□e f□rst helicopter to□pro□□de re□l-time di□ital□da□□ to headquart□r□. Seeing in the□dark, se□sing □he □orces at □lay ar□und u□ a□d acting□on th□ evidenc□ i□□real time, the Comanch□ □s a comp□ex flying ma□hin□ wi□h a human being □t its he□rt. Everyda□, in une□pected ways□□it □xt□n□s our pow□rs and puts us□to work with a r□volu□io□a□y tool.□ Th□ Comanche is □he □e□t□al element□□f the U.S. A□my&□3□;s f□□ure Objective Force. In add□tion to its complemen□ □f missiles and 20-□m cann□n, t□e □□rcraft carr□□s state-of-the-□rt sensors an□ avioni□s to□provide battlefi□ld c□m□a□ders □i□h so much accu□□te □nfor□ati□n about enemy□movements□ □his kno□ledge wi□l t□an□late into more □recise □a□□eting, inc□e□□i□g□□he effec□□veness of friendly forces□beyond c□rre□t capabilities. The U.S. □□my has □efined a req□ir□m□nt of more than 1,200 Comanches for the Obj□ctive □orce. The□RAH Comanche, t□e army's□21st-century combat heli□opter is b□□□g□de□eloped by the□□.S. Arm□ and a t□am of leading □er□space □ompanie□ he□de□□by t□e Boe□ng Company and Sikorsk□ Aircraft C□rpo□ation, a unit o□ Uni□□d Tech□□l□gies □o□poration. Th□ Sikorsky UH-60 Blac□ Hawk and □S 350□B2□AStar Enfor□e □□e Law□ Events □wiftly unfold □s the □adar plane spo□s an "uni□entified" □□ssna□dropping□□undl□s o□ d□ug□ off the c□ast □f Miami at dawn. A signal alerts □he □a□ine and Air Branch□□f U□S. □u□toms who spee□□out □o interc□□t th□ sm□gglers. Just as the drugs □re transferr□d fro□ boat t□ □an, The □Star □e□icop□er bursts o□er□the treetops, deployin□□a tactical□team to □□rest the □river.□While the smuggler□#3□;□ Cigar□tte bo□t a□□emp□s t□ es□a□e, a Black□Hawk □elicopter dips down t□ □reate a□giant backwash.□In□a stunning dis□l□□□o□ impecc□ble teamwo□k, thi□ action f□r□es t□e fleeing□boat to s□□rve□t□□a halt □s a C□stoms bo□t cuts□i□ off and□ap□rehends the criminals. On a□typi□al day□ □he U.S. Customs□S□□vice ex□□ines 1.□ million passe□gers, 2,□42 airc□aft, 5□,889 truck□/containers, 3□5,00□ ot□er□vehicles, 58□□vessel□, 64□923□entries□and □ndertakes □h□ foll□wing en□orc□ment act□ons: □4□arrests,□107 na□c□tic □eizu□□s, 223 other seizure□, 9 curr□□cy sei□ures. T□□se amount□to 5,059 pounds o□ nar□□tics, $443,□0□ in c□r□ency, $228,□03 in conveyances, $525,7□□ in □□rchandis□ and□mo□e t□an $□□,800□in arms□an□ ammunit□on. Film□□ o□e□ a period□□f five□days o□f the c□as□ o□ Mi□m□,□the air,□la□d, and□sea□drug bust□was staged by the□U.S. Custom□ Ser□□ce, □hi□h reli□□ h□a□il□ on h□li□op□ers durin□ such ope□ations. □U.S.□Custom□ □ilot□□Tom□Stanton, partic□pa□ed in the□shoot□wit□ his co-p□□o□ Kimberly Ke□s□l. □essel is one □f □even wo□en U.S. C□stoms pilots□and only□one o□ □w□ q□alified to□fly Black□Hawks. Bo□h pilots vol□nteered□t□ work with the □ilm crew. Say□□K□□sel,□a □r□duate of Emb□y-Riddl□ Aer□na□□□□al University, □q□o□;They were pheno□enal□□ready to try a□yt□ing.&q□ot; I□ addition □o daytime f□ights, Stanton f□ies□the risk□□r□n□ght mi□sions□ "Flying at night is□d□□gerous as you□lose all per□ep□ion□of □hat&□39;s up or do□n because b□th □h□ sky a□□ □ce□n are black, □o they just kind of □un in tog□ther. T□er□'s no horizon on□thos□ dark nights," s□ys the v□teran □ilot. Ty□ical□y he flies from 300 to□5□0 feet ab□ve the water at □20 to 150□□□ots. &qu□t;□o□□man□ people fly that low, ev□n □□ t□□ daytime□&quo□□ s□ys Stanton. &□u□t;□h□re's no autopilot, so it's h□□ds on. P□us you□#□9;re□ch□s□ng someone□ You ha□e to be awa□e. I□ ca□ g□t tens□ out th□□e." Stan□on□des□ri□□s an a□□□c□a□e: &qu□t□On□e there□□;s a□target,□we □aunch a jet with radar. Th□ jet pilot □□lls th□ □elico□ter□out□and we link up,□flying i□ formatio□. We follow □he bad guy□wherever he goes. If□he has extended□range □uel tan□s, we l□apfrog□an□□send□an□th□r heli□o□ter out to take □p □he chas□. (The Black□□awk c□□ries fiv□ h□urs o□ fuel.) When he□□ets into his l□ndin□□con□ig□ration, we □□ll□the □oc□l □olice or sheriff to hel□ us o□□.&quo□; The□□la□□ Hawk,□which □□n carry □p□to 14 peo□□□, typica□ly car□ies 4 or 5 □rmed personn□l, "□so w□ ins□a□t□y have a force of police office□s □here to get t□e□bad guys□" &□uot;If it's a boat, □e have Cigarette boats □i□e the s□ugglers. W□□9;ll call □ur□boat□and have□it intercept.&q□ot;□Stanton □lies the B□ack Hawk n□x□ t□ □□e boat, maki□g□it hard for the smugglers to navigate□ "It intimid□tes them i□to gi□i□g up□ Sometimes the□ do □bu□] so□etim□s we chase □□em □or ho□r□. □r we'□ll follow them into a ma□□na and block □□em un□il□our□boat□ come. I□ they hit the□□e□ch, we'□□□ c□l□ th□ □tat□ police or s□eriff, and□t□e□□set up□□ perimeter so the g□□ □an't ge□ out□" Stanton□ w□o fli□s miss□ons as often□□s o□ce or twice a week,□has been flyin□ for□26 years, 1□ o□ tho□e□as an a□m□ h□licopter pil□t before he joined □□S. C□□tom□ in□□□a□i w□ere he is the "st□nd□rdization instr□ctor pilot."□ He makes sure □hat e□erybo□y □l□es □he s□me way□□so t□at □hen t□ey te□m up, the pilots easily work□in tan□em. □ilots fl□ 8-hou□□s□ifts and t□□□o□□ration goes on 24□hours a day, 7 d□□s a□□eek in a□eas covering bot□□the Ca□adian and Mexic□n land borders□ the Atl□ntic and Pac□fic coas□line□, a□d the Gu□f o□□Me□ic□. The MD 500E Helicopte□ □□ MD 500 helicopter ho□ers□directl□ abo□□ □0□,000-volt power lines. As □□ inc□es clo□er, a lightn□ng □olt su□denly zaps□out fr□□ the h□t□line, □rcing□tow□rd □□e□wand ex□ende□ by a lineman □□rched on an□alu□inum p□□t□or□ that juts ou□ fro□ the helicopter. The &quo□;□□□-line-qualified&qu□t□ line□an clamp□ ont□ the power□lines□ and□hel□c□□□er bac□□ off□ le□vi□g □im□□o &q□ot;□ir□ walk,&□uot; crawling a□on□ paral□el lin□s to □nspect the PP□□power □ine grid, 10□□feet □ff the gro□n□. T□ reboard the heli□opter, □he line□an must □qu□t;bond off□"□reversing □he □ro□edure□ &qu□t;I □on□;t giv□ two □oots□a□d a holler abou□ fly□ng in□□de a □el□□opter□ P□t □e outs□de□ □hat's where I want to □e,&□uot; □a□s Da□iel &□uot;S□□der□quot; Lockh□rt,□AgRotors lineman. The□e□9;s □nly three things I'□e been afraid □f most of my □ife: One □as □l□□tricity, □ne was heights and□the□ot□er was□□omen. An□, □'m married too," he grins. "□□he□safes□□linem□n i□ one that is afraid o□ electr□cit□. When□we bond to the p□wer lines □n□rgized a□□h□lf-a-million vo□ts, we have to b□i□g ourselves to □h□ same po□ential. That is why□you see that a□c jumping□ou□□t□□our wand as □□ make b□th the □eli□opter a□d the□power□line at the same □oten□□al, so that□we can elim□nate th□ flow of current,&q□ot□ e□pl□ins □h□ veteran lineman. Spider□wears a pr□te□ti□e h□t □uit, □5 p□rce□t Nome□ f□□ fir□ r□tard□tion a□d 25 percent sta□n□ess steel thread□ "The□me□al thread ba□ic□ll□ means I have□□ □age aro□nd me□that can□be ene□giz□□□at very high voltage levels. A half-millio□ vo□ts pass□over my bo□y, but I can□work without i□t□rference from the □lectricity.&qu□t□ He □ontinues, □q□ot□Wa□□hing that electricit□ jump out while you'□r□ energizi□g the he□icop□er is□a□thr□□l. Getting□□n □he□wire,□walkin□ th□ wire □o □o repairs is a thrill. The bigg□st thrill I g□t is f□om□doing what I do □s being□able to do □oth toget□□r-the electrical□part and th□ h□licopter par□ o□ it, the spe□□ at which □e can do i□ and still be □afe□ The□e□are so m□ny□things□that the helicopter □na□l□s us to do as l□nemen,□which is□very reward□□g.□qu□t; The t□amwo□k of □he□□□il□□d □elicopter pilot□ □nd□hi□hly □rai□ed li□emen ensure that the PPL Corp□ pr□vides a con□tant sou□ce of ele□tric□t□ to i□□ 1.3 million customers□in□Pennsylva□ia□□□n addition □o □.4 □□llion in La□in□□me□ica an□ Euro□e).□T□ maintai□□the i□tegrity □f the tra□smissi□n system to□re□idential and□commercial establi□hmen□s□ and to en□ure the safety of the□operat□on, the □eam plan□ an□ rehearse□ every move□while on the ground before takeof□. Even so, u□antic□pated □usts□□□ wind and gl□re from the wir□□ can □ff□ct□the pilot□□3□;s dep□h□perception, □e□□iring total concentration d□ring his hours at □he con□rol□.□As the h□licopter is □solated □rom t□e g□ound, □□e pilot□and□□ineman, clad in□□rotective sta□□le□s □t□el suits, m□s□ bon□ o□to the tr□nsmiss□on lines to br□ng□t□ems□lve□ to the same voltage□po□e□t□al of the line to wo□k safely-p□ra□□e□ing what a bird does when it s□ts □n a □ire. Prob□□l□ t□e mos□□unu□ual □□ace that□the d□r□ctor rigged the ca□era was□on the end o□ the plat□orm□on the MD 500, which is designed to car□y □h□□linema□ a□ he bonds□o□t□ t□e half-mill□o□-volt powe□□line. &qu□t;We took □□a□□t□□ lineman and□put t□e□□am□r□□i□□his□□lac□; the l□nem□n rode □ehind t□e ca□er□ and □sed his wand to draw□the□arc of elec□ri□it□ right□□nto t□e□□amera l□ns. □ □on'□t t□in□ it'□ been □□□e □ef□□□. It □□ew all the □lectronics out o□ the □amera□a couple □f times □efore we□figured out how t□ do it,&q□ot; rec□lls Dougl□s. The B□eing 234 Heli□opter: Heliloggi□g with□Limit□d Environmental Damag□ Floati□g above □he fo□est□in northe□□ California, □ 12□t□n Boeing 234 □elicopt□r selec□s □ts target wi□h precision□ Se□ecti□□ logging is a pro□□ss where□only □ p□rtion of t□e av□ilable timbe□□i□ r□moved from a logging site.□A single□tree is□l□□ted s□r□ight up□from t□e f□rest floor, leav□n□ the rest □□ the a□ea□envi□onme□tally inta□t.□R□mov□n□ su□h timber-ver□ often tree□ □□at are alread□ dead or di□eased-allo□s □he remaining □rees to thrive□on the□a□ditional□resource□ of sunli□ht, w□ter,□a□d soil□nutrien□s. □e□ilogging□is environmental□y frie□dly □n other□ways a□ □ell. First, □□n□e□the l□□s a□e □□fte□ fro□ the g□ound□ little □□il erosio□, typica□ of c□nventional log□ing metho□s, o□c□rs. Second, in m□ny cases the □elicop□er is able to us□ existing road□ for□□andings□ meaning□□o new roads need to be built into the area b□□ng logged. □□lumbia H□licopter□ c□ts□□ore logs□each□y□a□ th□n any o□□er□helicopter logging c□mpany. To prepare□the□t□□ber □□r □□e□h□lico□ter, th□ specia□ly trai□e□ log□ing c□ew c□t it in□o□c□refu□l□ weighe□ s□c□io□s.□Columbia's f□ight crews □re□a□ong□the mos□ exper□enced □t lon□-□ine□work in t□e world. □ith speed□and□precision, they are□able to m□ve heavy loads of logs at the end of l□n□s up□to 350-fe□□ long□ Once the line is lo□ered from the□Boeing 23□ □□lico□t□r, □□e□l tong□ cla□p the log□a□d the entire t□ee is re□o□ed □ithou□ di□turbing □he □al□nce of natu□e. "I□'s kind□ l□ke lookin' dow□ 25 stori□□ an□ pic□ing u□ □ tel□pho□e□pole," comments□the□he□icopt□r □ilot, Dave Stroupe, who □e□o□i□s the timbe□ at □ nearby transf□r y□rd. "The un□que th□ng a□□ut □his helicopter is tha□□ when we take off from the ground,□we weig□ approximately 2□□000 p□unds. An□□we'□e rigged □or about 26,□00 pounds□wh□n we get low on f□el.□S□ the l□a□ □ctuall□ □□ighs m□□e than the helicop□er. It&□3□;s exci□ing □n□ h□rrowin□□all□at th□ same □ime.&q□ot; □The□Boein□□23□s ha□e □ l□□t□ca□□c□t□ of 28,000□lb□ (□□,727 kg), but most □□ten car□y loads be□ween 23,□00□lb□ □10,□54 kg) to 2□,0□0 lb□(10,909 kg) due to elevat□□n and□a□r te□pe□ature cons□de□ations. Th□ compan□ trai□s loggers to □ork with helico□te□□ becaus□ loa□ we□ght is such a dramat□c □art of what they do. Weight □s determined□ using a formul□□ wh□ch□□re a fu□□□ion of□the□□olume□and the ty□e of wood. Diff□□□nt tree□species ha□e dif□□rent weights□p□r volu□e□ □When one o□ the□pilots suggested □si□g th□ lo□ as a platfor□ for the c□□era, Douglas re□liz□d □no□h□r ex□it□ng camera an□l□.□The po□sibility e□isted that the br□nch□□ coul□ scrape off □□□ camera as □he□log was ha□led□up. Dou□las p□eve□t□□ thi□□by placin□ the camera □nside a□□□avy stee□ ava□anche bo□,□which□he□anchored□on the□□nd of a□□ig □og. Once the l□g□was grappled, the hel□copter□h□ule□□t□e□□rotecte□□c□mera □ight□th□ough the branches, giving th□□a□di□nce a br□at□ta□i□□□v□ew □rom the perspective of the log! The □.S. Marine C□rps AV-□B Harr□er, AH-1W□Cobra, CH-53E□Super St□□li□n and CH-46E S□a Kn□ght on a Mili□□ry Miss□□n A□ AV-8B Harrier □e□ demonst□ates it□ ver□ical landin□ abilit□□fol□ow□d by a □□rc□ recon□□issance□inservic□ exercise from an □ircr□ft ca□rier□ □s □arin□s c□imb aboard the CH-□3E. AH-1□ □o□□as an□ □ar□ier□ for□ an assault-□upport pa□kage, as □he re□on□ais□a□ce t□am sets out o□ a mission□t□ obtain invalu□ble intell□g□nc□ about the enemy. □In□id□ the CH-□3E, the □□ch□ne-gu□ner□is a□□the r□ady as a□□obra fires th□ee□ro□ke□s. Th□ □c□ion heats up a□ the IMAX ca□era□□□ptures□the M□rines□fast-□oping□□hroug□□th□ "hell h□□e"□ and □liding do□n a rop□ □angling from the□C□□5□E, landing in ene□y t□rr□□ory. The leader of □h□□recon□aissance tea□ says, "By□the□□i□□ y□u ge□□□o□tou□h ro□□ in a live situati□n, □ou□an□ you□ m□□ f□el tighter th□n family. Y□ur□f□tes are ti□d□like the□stran□s of a rope.&qu□t□ Tw□ hours l□ter the□M□rin□s h□ve compl□ted the□r missi□n a□d a□e□read□ to be evac□ated. Now □he e□emy □□nts them on the gro□nd.□Tr□es□sha□e a□ the□r□□cue□□□□5□E □el□copt□r hovers □verhead, lowerin□ a □ope□t□ □he squad, no□□up to □heir waists i□□wa□er. One after□the other, in a □a□ter of □econds, the men□cli□ □hem□elves onto t□e rope. "□Extra□ti□n,□eve□ mor□ than □nsert□on,□is□when you need sp□ed□□□o□'v□ been awful quiet. Suddenly, □ou□9;re □□f□□ lo□d,&qu□t; says S□t.□J□mes Kenneke, the squad□leader. He's first i□ and last out□ □ifted□up,□□i□e□wash□ng □n□a line, th□ sq□ad d□ngles beneath the□heli□op□er as it is escorted b□ Co□ras, □ut o□er□the A□la□tic. (🖇)□&□uot;□t&□□9;□ □□relief to□□e□ ou□. But there□□39;s that □om□□t of doubt□□Ev□rything s□ows dow□ w□□le you□□39□re □□□o□ed □ □olding your□breath for that h□ppy□en□ing. And w□□n□you□ge□□it, you feel□on □op of t□e □orld. Of cours□,□the□ we've got□□o□commute home□ju□□ □ike everybo□y e□se," s□iles Kenn□c□e. The□□i-□6 and Mi□8 Deliver Humanita□ian □□d□ So□et□mes□□something very □□ecious □ust b□□del□ve□e□ behind enemy li□es-foo□. Sierr□ □eone is a nati□□ □hat has suff□red□year□ □f conflict. From □h□ fo□d□d□pot t□ the□hot s□o□,□helicopters □rovi□e an air□bridge.□□oi□ti□g food and medical supp□i□s to distressed peop□e be□ind rebel-he□□ t□rr□t□ries□ they have the□□bilit□□to□h□p over hot□zone□ in despe□ate situati□ns. The□wo□l□&□39;s large□t□produ□tion helicop□er-the Russian□made Mi-26-is t□e w□rkhorse for the Un□□□d Natio□s (U□□ peacekeepin□ opera□□o□□in wa□□to□□ Sierra Leone□ Th□ heaviest□pr□duction helicopter□i□□th□ world, t□is ma□□stic eight-□laded cra□t-one of four □ha□tered□by th□ UN from Russia-can car□y□a□□□ximum of 4□,090 lb □20,040 kg□ □f intern□l payload or□up □o□7□ t□oo□s.□T□e Mi-26's top spee□ i□ 183 mp□ □295 kp□□ □nd it has a ran□□ of 304 miles (400□km). In □his□□equenc□,□the M□-26 is□loade□ with cargo to □upp□y UN troo□s□□rotecting an □sola□ed community□i□ the center□of r□bel-held terr□tory. The □or□d&□□9;s larges□ food a□ency, t□e UN World Foo□ Pr□gr□□ (WFP□□ or□aniz□d □ m□s□iv□ air□□amp□□□n targe□ing int□rn□lly□di□placed persons th□□ had congreg□ted n□□□ a□□□in□□ f□□ m□lnour□shed□child□en. O□ce rebels □r□□ the R□volut□o□ary □ni□ed Front□(RUF□ h□d surrounded t□□ area and b□oc□□d □oad a□□ess□ □he WFP was prevented from completing □ bulk □istr□bu□□o□. Instead, they loaded up their Mi-8 an□ □lew □o t□e Daru clinic□whe□e the □ost vulnerable women an□□children wer□□l□c□□ed□ "All □h□ldre□ unde□ fiv□ who a□□ malnou□ished□are □ive□ a special feeding pr□□ram□in Daru. And the under□fi□□ are □lw□ys th□ first□ones yo□ target for any ki□d□of□e□□□eme malno□rished case□□ b□caus□ they □i□ ver□ q□ickly,&□uot;□says Ay□ Shneerson, pr□gra□ □fficer for the WFP. &q□ot;Daru is□a k□nd of an is□and, a safe i□land, surrounded by areas that are unsafe,&qu□t; □h□ says□□□q□ot;□nd for that rea□on, it al□ays□served as a s□rt □f magn□t □or □□□ □e□y vulnerable peopl□ coming out."□ A□o□her big WFP op□rat□on, F□□d for P□ace, gi□es food to chil□ ex-comba□ants,□in an effort to □ttr□c□□them□to d□sarma□□nt and □emobilization □amps.□ □h□ he□v□ly lad□n cra□t flew o□t of the cap□tal city, □□eetown, si□uated□on the west □oast of Africa betwee□ Guinea on t□e no□th a□d□□iberia on the□south. The WFP □upervi□e□ a var□□ty□of feeding programs in t□e disp□□□ement c□mps, □eedin□□5,00□ in an ope□a□□on that □argeted □un□un□□ Kaba□a and Daru in 2□00. Throughout □he w□rld, he□icopters have □aved□m□llions of human li□es. Th□□e a□e□777□milli□□ p□ople in dev□□oping countr□es, according t□ the □FP. In 2001 the WFP fed 77 million hungry peo□le (10 perc□nt of t□e□hungry poor) in 82□□ountries□ Diamonds, w□i□h should ha□e bro□□ht pros□erity t□ □□e□ra Leone, □nst□a□ res□□te□□in one of the moder□ world's □ost br□t□l□i□surge□cies□□□ating b□ck □o 1991 w□en re□el□ laun□hed a war t□ over□hrow t□e□gov□rnment□ In t□e ensuing year□, continuous□ba□tles □etween th□ v□□ious factions-r□be□s, □he army a□d□the government-displaced □e□□ of th□usands □□ innocent ci□□lians, r□sul□i□g □n□hunger and□fami□e. In 19□8□UN obs□rvers doc□mented rep□rts o□ o□goin□ atroc□ties and□human□rig□□s a□u□es.□□n 199□ neg□tiations began b□tween th□ g□vern□en□ and□the □eb□ls□ and an agr□emen□ wa□ signe□ in □o□e t□ en□□hostilities a□d□form □ □□ve□nment of national uni□y. □y 2000, the UN□9;s e□pan□ed□role□resu□ted in the deployment of□□7,500 military peac□keepin□ □erso□nel to vario□s parts□of□the □ountry□□□re□ elec□ions in May□2002 □a□e given hope and a□fres□ star□ed in Sie□□a □eone. □□) □he A□ 3□0 □□ □nd AS 350 B□□U□e□ for Wildlife Relo□ation I□ South Africa□ helicopters are h□□ping□to save□□he b□□ck r□□n□ from□extinction. □rotecte□ i□□a few □emot□ p□e□erves, their n□mbers ar□ rising. □owever, should t□e rhinos feel overcrowd□d, t□e□ w□ll fight□t□ the death. T□ pr□tect the speci□s,□some must be□r□located□□o safe habitats, but this is easier sai□ than d□ne. A□□latform□dangles from a helicop□□r overh□ad.□Inside ano□her h□licopter, f□ying low□over □he Sou□h African veldt, a man □ith a□rif□e □ake□ □im at□a blac□ rhino□e□os□ dodging through the b□shes below. □he pilot con□□ntrates o□□□□yin□ 5□feet□a□□ve and 10 to15□fee□ behi□d the rhin□. Anti□ipatin□ its□e□ery mo□e, a wi□dlife vete□inarian pu□□s t□e trigger o□ his gun load□d wi□h a□□ran□u□lizer dart,□scoring a□d□r□ct hit that successfully pene□rate□ the□rhi□o&□□9□s inc□-□hick skin. "□Wh□n I am□dar□ing ani□als like the black rhino,□the□e is this immense trust betw□en□mys□lf□□n□ Pi□□, t□e pilot□&qu□t; says□wildl□□e□veterinarian, □r.□D□uw G□o□le□□ w□o specia□izes in immuniza□□ons and translo□ati□ns. &□uot;I□know □□act□□ □ha□ he&□39;s going to do a□d wh□re he□;s □oin□□to□place□me. I don't ha□□ to think. I c□n just concentrate on the animals. I□j□st know □e□;s g□ng to put me □□ere □n t□e □igh□ sp□t at the □igh□ time. It□;s almost □hat □e senses w□at the□ani□al□□;s g□□ng to do. In□t□□t□way,□he ca□ ch□nge the anim□l□#39;□ □ind wit□□his helico□ter.&q□ot; Grobler□h□s measured□a speci□ic drug dosage, w□ich can□keep a rhino asleep for u□ to □□o hours.□Once the□rhino is □□r□ed, the□gr□und□crew l□nds as soon as □ossible to u□□ertake a m□ltitude of t□sks. They□m□nito□ □□e be□s□'□□ vital signs□ take skin □nd blood □a□pl□s t□ stu□y its □a□ic heal□h and□to □etect any□nutr□ents that are□lacki□□. □his ensures□□hat□t□e h□bi□at □s he□□th□ for lon□-ter□ prop□g□tion. They □lso c□□duc□ pregnan□y test□ng□ Ea□h rhino&□3□;s ear is □otche□ s□ t□□t i□ can be id□nti□ie□ easi□y from th□ air a□d□groun□. The tip of th□ second hor□ is removed to pr□□ide material f□r gen□tic r□se□rch, □n□ a □□ansmitt□r is fitt□□ i□□o t□e rhi□o's horn for tracking i□s□whe□eab□□□□. □oa□hers□prese□t a constant danger to□the rhinos□; sec□□ity□□Sho□ld a□poache□ r□□ove □□□ horn for □xpor□, the transmitt□r would trigger an alarm. Whe□ □wo males i□habi□□the sam□ territory□ one must□be r□located before they ba□tle□to the d□□□h. Placing □ □l□□g □n positi□n,□t□e□cr□w□□o□□s □□e □hino aboa□d the plat□□rm, making □ure it is fully a□l□ep. With □ li□ting capabilit□ □f□3,500 □□ (1□5□0 kg)□□the ASt□r B 3 c□n r□l□cate the 2,□50-lb (102□-kg) rh□no□□o an □rea o□ t□e sanct□□ry th□□ is a□cessible□on□y by□helicop□er.□□The ex□ens□ve res□□rch o□ ele□en black rh□nos ac□□ired during the four-day shoot□was made possibl□ □nly□throu□h SK Fi□m□;s financial con□ribution. &quo□;□y field of□e□pe□tis□ l□e□ in the□□apture and r□location of African wild□□fe.□I am □xtre□e□□ grateful to Strai□ht U□! f□r □pons□ring this inc□edibly i□por□ant resea□ch and r□l□cation p□ogr□□ at the game□park□ □ithou□□the fil□, t□is res□arch wou□d not have happened□□quo□;□says □robler,□who □□ganized the capture, r□sea□ch an□□□e□ocation□□ro□e□t, with□the film'□ p□odu□□ion crew.□&qu□t;□very an□m□l is □□□t so v龙旭(👮)茫然地(〽)看着手机,郁□□一声感叹已经清晰地传递(🐌)给了他一个信息:郁澐凶多(😀)吉□,他□是□□为□了(👀)。