Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Watch A Sea Stallion Helicopter Lift Another Helicopter



Popular Mechanics: Watch a Marine Corps Helicopter Lift Another Marine Helicopter

The Marines can take care of their own damaged helicopters, thank you very much.

As an expeditionary force, the U.S. Marine Corps is expected to operate in distant, faraway places with little support from the other services. That’s why, for example, it operates its own heavy artillery, fighter jets, and even aerial refueling tankers. That’s also why its largest helicopter, the CH-53 Sea Stallion heavy lift helicopter, can lift other helicopters in the Marines’ inventory if the latter run into a jam.

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WNU Editor: The CH-53 Sea Stallion heavy lift helicopter is truly an impressive helicopter.

1 comment:

Roger Smith said...


And a well tested veteran. They've been around for decades. They must have some B-52 DNA in them.