View Full Version : S-92 Display with Statue of Liberty - June 25th
Tom_Turner
2007-06-25, 09:15 PM
By pure chance today, I was able to watch an immaculate S-92 Helibus - White with twin blue cheat lines (somewhat reminiscent of Boeing House Colors) make several passes aroound the Statue of Libertly with an S-76 escort (presumably taking photos). At one point the S-92 hovered for several minutes in place ....
This is one large chopper and this particular one is a beauty.
On the downside, guess who didn't have his camera? Couldn't quite catch the registrations, but not surprisingly both "N"s....
Anyone have any details on this?
Tom
LGA777
2007-06-25, 09:38 PM
Tom, around 1200N I was on a MetroNorth train southbound approaching 125th street when I noticed two decent size helicopters flying Eastbound in close formation, and I wondered if a photoshoot was in progress. Around what time did you see them ?
LGA777
cancidas
2007-06-25, 09:55 PM
saw it flying past the LGA tower in formation with an S-76 on my way in to work. i was crossing the ramp around 1210 today.
personally, i think that the H-53 is much better looking than the S-92, the damn thing looks like a city bus with rotors.
Tom_Turner
2007-06-25, 10:24 PM
Ron, Matt... yeah, that was them. Same time. I had a doctors appt in Manhattan and wouldn't have seen them othewise.
As for the H-53... yeah, if the S-92 is in any sort of drab military colors (as a few have been) they can't compete with the H-53 in appearance really.
But any bright civil colors and I think this S-92 is pretty sharp.
They're all just suped up Jolly Green Giants as far as I am concerned anyway.. Their appeal is their size. They seem like they'll blow an Enstrom or Robinson right off one of the piers... haha....
Tom
Gerard
2007-06-27, 06:38 PM
From what I was told it is United Technologies new S-92 that was on a photo flight.
Tom_Turner
2007-06-27, 09:00 PM
Thanks Gerard.
Do you know if UT is going to base it in our area?
Would love to see it again.
Tom
Gerard
2007-06-28, 09:37 PM
Do you know if UT is going to base it in our area?
Would love to see it again.
Not certain. I know they have a corporate 76 that works around here so maybe they are replacing it? Does anyone know where they hangar? Up in Ct. I presume.
cancidas
2007-06-29, 12:38 PM
They seem like they'll blow an Enstrom or Robinson right off one of the piers... haha....
Tom
i almost did that with a UH-60 once. :lol: :lol:
hiss srq
2007-06-29, 06:04 PM
They seem like they'll blow an Enstrom or Robinson right off one of the piers... haha....
Tom
i almost did that with a UH-60 once. :lol: :lol:
Matt at work yuou have almost blown a few things. (Runs for life)
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