Super Stallions & Osprey...

[fmurphy]

Have been off this week and got bored so I cruised out by the airport and ran across these Marine Super Stallions about to leave town... they're from HMH-461 out of North Carolina.. Also flying around was a fresh off the assembly line V-22 Osprey on a test flight...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HMH-461

 

[Mega]

Some quality pictures,those Super Stallions and i must admit i have never heard or seen them before,but they do look mean beasties,have been trying too work out what those pod things are on each side just under the main rotor blades,i guess some form of exhaust system ??

Also another interesting think are reading the wiki link,on of the images showed the Super Stallion doing a inflight re-fuelling,always thought that was impossible with rotors,but they set the angle of the fuel pipe almost horizontal so that it wont catch the rotors.Very interesting reading.

Many thanks

 

[vito]

Hey Frank.
Very crisp photos. Never seen those Ironhorses.
That is a lot of helicopter for sure.
Thanks for sharing.

Best Regards

 

[Kelley (Texas)]

Frank, these are great pictures! Interesting and enjoyable viewing, thanks for sharing! Kelley (Texas)

 

[fmurphy]

thanks for the kind words... it's always fun to run out to the airport and see what's flying. there are not too many places you can see the diverse number of aircraft we have here...much less get within 50-75' to take photos of them and visit with the crews. I enjoy sharing what we have around here.....