燃烬八月

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类型：剧情电影

主演：穆雷·巴特利特 丹尼尔·杜根 阿德里安·冈萨雷斯 

导演：EldarRapaport 

语言：英语 西班牙语

年代：未知

简介： 成功设计师特洛雷回到洛杉矶，发现旧爱强纳森已另有新欢——阿根廷型男劳尔。当初分手或许无因，重逢也并非云淡风轻：强纳森看似掀开新的一页，但从未对当年事真正释怀；特洛雷倦鸟知返，却不知如何从头再来；劳尔为留在美国，和强纳森的女性友人结了婚，但这显然并不足以羁住男友的心。骄阳似火的八月天，前度情人再度相逢，汗水与泪水交缠，欲望与理智鏖战，剪不断理还乱；当爱情的灰烬复燃，该如何决定得失挑选？　　希伯来裔导演EldarRa a ort曾凭“浴室”获2009年世界同志短片大赛Iris大奖。他用奖金拍摄了这部－用他的话来说是－“魂牵梦萦”的长片。“燃烬八月”改编自Ra a ort05年短片“灰烬之后”。Eldar保留了两位男主角，但用六年时间对故事大纲做出扩容，令原来的二人剧变成了复杂的三角戏。炽烈缠绵的漫漫情欲，优美细腻的深广长镜，梦幻酴釄的希伯来配乐，令这部佳作获得了2011年Iris的最佳剧情长片奖 燃烬八月电影网友评论：< class="com">曾经不了了之分手的前男友再度出现，你以为你已不在意，但是过往的伤痛恨意伴随着旧人的出现，你又升起了爱恨于心，你在前男友和现男友之间左右摇摆。你又开始学前任抽烟，剪一样的光头，瞒着现任偷偷与前任约会，生日会上坐在前任和现任之间左右为难。看到最后我明白了，现任为什么一直在忍受一直坚守，一直在等最后的结果。因为如果现任也不了了之地离去，那么若干年之后他会变成另一个前任，又回来和主角纠缠不清，因为没理清的感情会成为下一个定时炸弹。。。不然就会像前任离开时候再车里那般泪流满面，最后为自己当初的离开不已。。。怜取眼前人罢 < style="text-align:center;"> < class="com">我知道有些爱恋刻骨铭心，让人念念不忘，甚至死灰复燃。但很抱歉，当我听到Troy在巴塞罗那还有人等的时候我就认定这个渣男了，最后一滴眼泪也拯救不了我对他的印象，因为有些人就是渣而不自知，自我欺骗能力太强，我也无能为力。就是心疼Jonathan,孩子一样记着Troy，却像个玩偶一样说扔就扔。 < style="text-align:center;"> < class="com">片中，看到了年少时的自己。在我的高中时代，我也曾像Raul一样，极力地想让男友不要回到前任身旁，这样的爱情实在太累，我也是真的疲倦。电影中的最后的3 情节，与我们仨的那夜颇为相似，我终究是个局外人而已。但是，与电影结局不同的是，我和男友的前任在一起了。给满分，因为感觉拍的是我的青春。 < style="text-align:center;"> < class="com">我是支持J和R的，但是后面生日派对他们玩开了玩3P啊。中间真的是看得比较气愤，J背着R去和T打炮，R也说让他们自己解决，妈的都解决到床上去了这能忍。J则是两头都舍不得。最感动的是当J把R打发出去旅游回来时，R说像你我出去玩都还能想到自己男朋友，给买了礼物，简直戳中泪点。R最帅? < style="text-align:center;"> < class="com">我花了好久才走出来，我戒了烟，有一个稳定的男友，我都快忘了那个炎热的夏天，你的出现让我忍不住又碰了大麻，忍不住剃了跟你一样的光头，忍不住抛下他去见你。我无法掩饰知道你又要离开的那种别扭，但是，我不会再想跟你走了。即使上一次，我连行李都收拾好了准备跟着你，但这次我不会跟你走了。 < style="text-align:center;"> < class="com">餐厅一幕中Jonathan知道Troy在看，秀恩爱，把Raul不吃的番茄弄到自己碗里，在Troy伤心离开时Jonathan叫住他，得知他要回巴塞罗那时要求再联系，之后又抑制不住红了眼，Jonathan这些怪异的举动和伤心Raul都看在眼里。最后选择离开成全他俩。 < style="text-align:center;"> < class="com">八月的洛杉矶，气温热到隔着屏幕都能感受到。换个冰冷的季节，理智清醒一些，或许就没这么纠缠吧（也不会有平头…海滩…阳光…汗滴…妈蛋真的好热）男主男友胡子Raul超性感阿。可惜在这段感情里他是会失落的那一个，男友心里永远有另外一个人存在，这样的关系真值得维系么？ < class="com">冲着香艳的3 戏也得多给1颗星啊。还去把导演之前拍的短片原型“灰烬之后”找出来看了。背景音乐很有异国情调、后来一查导演是希伯来裔。3个男人颜值都超高、与前任的纠缠不清、现任之间的信与不信都表现的好细腻，关键结尾也并没有ha yend.... < class="com">小受是最没事的一个了。因为有现任的坚持，然后又有前任来调剂生活。他最终还是选择眼前人，过去的不能重来。可是还是看到前任离开时的眼泪，终究他还是错过了他。前任处理问题的态度很好，所以还是留住了小受。其实结局有点没看明白，就按自己的理解了。 < class="com">一部很燥热的电影，插播的新闻不断提醒人们酷热的温度，也正是这炎炎夏日，让不少灰烬死灰复燃；相比短片，长片拓展了男友新欢这一角色，让电影增色不少，不再简单的讲述一个约炮的故事，但也正是加入的情节，让剧情显得有些拖沓，再精炼一点就更好了 < class="com">這種劇情在異性戀的世界被用了無數次，所以這種片子用來教化那些好奇同性戀的生活和感情態度的人正合適：大愛大恨過的前任和難以忘記的共同回憶類的經歷發生在每個有感情的血肉間。三星的電影給四星是因為Troy是Looking中的Dom。 < class="com">“骄阳似火的八月天，前度情人再度相逢，汗水与泪水交缠，欲望与理智鏖战，剪不断理还乱。”错乱的时间线叙事好评恰到好处的环境消音纯BGM好评后段的3P真的突如其来猝不及防不过既然分手了就不要去打扰别人的生活了，真的

黑色短裤

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类型：剧情电影

主演：KorkenAlexander JoshuaBlanaru Alexa 

导演：许泰丰 IvanSmith CamilleCarida 

语言：英语

年代：未知

简介： 主演：KorkenAlexander/JoshuaBlanaru/AlexanderCam bel导演：许泰丰/IvanSmith/CamilleCarida语言：英语地区:美国编剧：HunterLeeHughes类型：剧情/同性上映时间：2012-02-12(美国) 别名：黑色短篇集用户标签：短片,美国,同志,同性,2012,短片集,爱情,Gay片长：64minimdb编号：tt2109094 缚/S ring：关于性爱方式的体验电影。一个伦敦青年决定打算与陌生人尝试超越樊篱的非常规做爱。然而迎接他的不仅能刺激与性虐的快感，还有心智的彻底倾覆。2011年IRIS同志短片大赛入围作品。 　　回光返照/Remission：幽静偏远的林间小屋，男子一边与几千公里外的男友电话传情，一边焦急地等待自己的癌症化验报告。然而疑云渐浓的是：他感到还有别的人在附近。获罗德岛影展最佳恐怖片奖。 　　胜者为王/WinnerTakesAll：现代版美人心计。性感尤物用自己做奖品，唆使他的两个高帅富男友为他赤膊决斗。他享受玩弄的过程，而不介意结果；可是结果反而出乎他意料... 　　承诺/Promise：看似完美的伴侣决心步入神圣婚姻殿堂，却在婚礼前夜发生强暴事件。恪守承诺变得像不可能的任务，带来的更多是对肉体与心灵的拷问与鞭笞 　　///@QAF中文站 黑色短裤电影网友评论：< class="com">第一个故事是讲的什么，SM有风险，操作需谨慎吗？不过故事里的老男人确实颇有DOM范儿，跟他去空屋里玩束缚游戏的年轻男孩子还比他高半个头（你想说什么…）就是后面到底想说啥(﹁"﹁)？翻钱包干啥？照片掉出来是干嘛的？怎么就结束了？还s ring了？（所以你根本没看懂是吗 < style="text-align:center;"> < class="com">第二个故事吓死爹了，在有高能预警的情况下还全程用手挡着屏幕…生怕看到不该看的东西。第四个故事挺好，我这种颜值控看QJ戏小受扭动的ass很带感也很伤心，反正我是不太能接受o enrelationshi 的。第一个有点污，有点吓人。四星吧… < style="text-align:center;"> < class="com">第四个故事最好，最后一段眼神交流戏相当精彩。第三个故事看着相当解气，不过没明白砸牙齿是什么含义。第二个故事开始始终意味不明，等到了解导演意图后不得不佩服其表现手法的厉害。至于第一个故事…翻钱包真的不懂啊。 < style="text-align:center;"> < class="com">4星给最后一个故事，估计是男主男二和那个啥约瑟夫3 之类，所以攻才会对stu说:是我让他fuxk你的，还记得吗？最后的对视我还是不太明白男主为神马哭，哪一种情绪套在他身上都不合理，最后男二幸福就好！ < style="text-align:center;"> < class="com">第一部《缚》很棒，刺激与快感，最后男屌丝那邪恶的一笑胜却十次高潮，他在精神上彻底满足了。最后一部《承诺》也还算不错，欲望、爱情和占有欲，在责任（婚姻）面前，承诺成了一种自我的克制和道德束缚。★★ < style="text-align:center;"> < class="com">短片合集.除了第一个拍得还行其他都是浪费时间||总共应该是6个短篇中文字幕组发布的只有头四个。剩下的COMMUNICATION给点3星另外一个VIDEONIGHT是惊悚恐怖类型不怎么行 < style="text-align:center;"> < class="com">第一个是新奇的尝试，第二个是日常生活中的恐怖，第三个是擂台爱情游戏，第四个是承诺的两面性（戒指有时也是束缚）。电影都短小精悍，内容饱满，结尾都亮点。是编剧强大吧。让我想到黑镜。 < class="com">想表达的主题一点也不s ecial,既没深度也不会更好的叙事，就是普通的普通。这种口味的导演居然也拍了lilting那样色调温暖的文艺片，还好在情欲的表现上看到了共通。 < class="com">彩虹的黑暗面，搅G需谨慎呐BTW：最喜欢第一个短片，觉得有种恶趣味的萌感....第一眼看到这个大叔有着连环杀手的身材，越看越乱想，还好结尾没流俗哈哈~ < class="com">第二个故事真的可以直接跳过了，特别喜欢最后一个故事，两个男主真是演出了感情。让人看得觉得特别的真实，但又十分难过BILIBILI < class="com">我比较能理解第一个。第二个的话，我看得很辛苦。第三个，小受就是自己zuo死的。第四个比较现实向吧，那个攻长得实在太好看了。 < class="com">短篇合集总是这样，连一个完整的小故事都很难讲清楚，还要强行凑成四个。再加上文化差异和翻译偏差，看得人一脸懵逼。

困境

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类型：剧情电影

主演：内详 

导演：DawnPorter 

语言：英语

年代：未知

简介： 主演导演：DawnPorter语言：英语地区:美国编剧：类型：纪录片上映时间：2016-1-24 别名：用户标签：纪录片片长：90分钟imdb编号：tt5259692 Americanabortionclinicsareinafightforsurvival.TargetedRegulationofAbortionProviders(TRAP)lawsareincreasinglybeing assedbystatesthatmaintaintheyensurewomen’ssafetyandhealth,butasclinicscontinuetoshuttheirdoors,o onentsbelievethereal ur oseoftheselawsistooutlawabortion.WorldPremiere 第32届圣丹斯电影节评审团大奖纪录片(提名)

天真侦探

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类型：剧情电影

主演：吉约姆·卡内 斯蒂芬·瑞 亚历山大·希迪格 ArchiePanjabi 

导演：NicolasSaada 

语言：法语 英语

年代：未知

简介： 　　　　　　精明的文森和同事傑拉德都是機場的行李搬運員，他們總會在行李寄送之前翻找值錢的東西，某次傑拉德在一位外交官的行李當中搜尋時卻意外被炸死，而行李的主人─敘利亞大使也在拿回行李後不久失蹤，文森因此受警方要脅必須查出誰是炸彈幕後主使者，否則就得受牢獄之災。　　　　　　文森藉機接近大使的法國女友，並發展出一段情，而這位美麗的法國女子真有如表面看起來這麼單純嗎？到底事實真相為何？< class="comment">《天真侦探电影网友评论》本来以为会是个法国版特工争风，结果就为要挟人家姑娘为你办事犯得上要跟人上床吗！！从头到尾不合逻辑！Sid演反派从来都出戏好吧！娃娃脸就不要演反派了！比男主高一个头结果还被人揪住当了肉盾简直就没天理！！片尾音乐难听到直挑神经！ < class="com">评分这么低，但我真的觉得很精彩！法国片就是这样呀，平静日常之下暗潮涌动，每个人各都有各的心事，各自在各自的边界游走，摸索着合适的分寸，说的话也是真真假假，观众在分辨时也非常有趣。 < class="com">一个离了婚再嫁的女子，无爱的婚姻。第一次的让她痛苦，第二段的也不幸福。对她的丈夫毫无了解，看上去好可怜呀。法国的警匪片我个人还是挺喜欢的，小成本电影。但故事情节都不错。 < class="com">如果不是GuillaumeCanet我是不会把这部影片从头到尾看完的，可你还是让我失望了。事实证明法国人还是不适合拍这类片子，比温开水还索然无味。。 < class="com">我也同意这不是法国人擅长的领域。整个故事感觉有些轻率，最后的发展有些突兀。缺乏真实性。我觉得，每个人都应该做自己擅长的事情才能成功。 < class="com">其实是有悬念的，种种如同《色｜戒》里的一念之间。主要还是很文艺，寂寞女人的背影。生活是忍受。 < class="com">老虎也有打盹的时候，thierry居然推荐这部影片。。。真够39级台阶 < class="com">故事真糟糕，唯男女主顺眼，最后隔窗相望的分别能看出点法国韵味而已 < class="com">导演真拙劣原来这就是伦敦恐怖事件的始末女主角再好看也没用了 < class="com">想起寂静无声刘33说有法国式的小幽默，我真是一点都没看出来 < class="com">郁闷找个法国电影来看结果英国拍得大段大段英文对白 < class="com">有的情节让人起鸡皮疙瘩。手册给的一定是人情分……

今夜恋出事

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类型：喜剧电影

主演：阿什顿·库彻 塔拉·雷德 杰弗里·塔伯 

导演：戴维朱克(DavidZucker) 

语言：英语

年代：未知

简介： 主演：阿什顿·库彻/塔拉·雷德/杰弗里·塔导演：戴维朱克(DavidZucker)语言：英语地区:美国编剧：DavidDorfman类型：喜剧/爱情上映时间：2003-08-22 别名：家里没大人/老板的女儿用户标签：喜剧,美国,爱情,AshtonKutcher,搞笑,美国电影,2003,电影片长：86分钟/USA:90分钟(R-ratedversion)imdb编号：tt0270980 都说上司是员工永远的敌人，可是对于汤姆（阿什顿·库彻AshtonKutcher饰）来说，那个不苟言笑的男人除了是自己的上司外，还有着另外一个身份。汤姆只是一届平凡的小员工，可他竟然对老板的女儿丽莎泰勒（塔拉·雷德TaraReid饰）一见钟情，虽然明知是在玩火，可执着的汤姆却无法控制自己的感情。 　　一个千载难逢的机会来临了，外出有事的老板将照看房子的工作托付给了汤姆，这样一来，汤姆就将和丽莎单独相处一整晚！为了给丽莎一个良好的印象，汤姆做了万全的准备。谁知道，现实并没有计划的那样完美，各路的可疑分子似乎是约好了一样接二连三的前来拜访，最后甚至在房子里玩起了枪战，看着被弄得乱七八糟的房子，可怜的汤姆该如何向老板交代呢？ 今夜恋出事电影网友评论：< class="com">超傻的美国喜剧。周末一群人吃吃东西坐沙发上看看还蛮好的。看的netflix上的法语配音版。也不知道男主竟然就是演乔布斯那个。可是我觉得演老板女儿的那个人年纪有点大。。。感觉看这部片学会了一些法语，不错。 < style="text-align:center;"> < class="com">评分好低，其实蛮恶搞的，最后剧情和构思也圆回来了。老板蛮有意思的。Kutcher演得有点生硬了。 < style="text-align:center;"> < class="com">很无厘头的恶搞片子，年轻时的阿什顿库彻还没有随便脱衣服的习惯。 < style="text-align:center;"> < class="com">如果安当下中国电视剧水平广电总局要求还是可以评高分的… < style="text-align:center;"> < class="com">男主也是够倒霉，肥肠倒霉，十分倒霉，特别倒霉。。 < style="text-align:center;"> < class="com">明明叫老板的女儿……男主三分，那个皮肤那个害羞脸 < class="com">非常好的搞笑小品式喜剧片，放松心情的佳作 < class="com">明明看完才没几天怎么会忘了情节？？ < class="com">为什么我觉得这么搞笑哈哈哈恶趣味 < class="com">勉勉强强三星，许多笑点挺勉强的 < class="com">小朋友居然特别喜欢... < class="com">没下限但还不至于恶搞

幽冥武士

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类型：动作电影

主演：内详 

导演：GiordanoGederlini 

语言：法语 日语

年代：未知

简介： 主演导演：GiordanoGederlini语言：法语/日语地区:西班牙/法国/德国编剧：MattAlexander类型：动作上映时间：2002 别名：用户标签：动作,日本,2002,法国片长：90分钟imdb编号：tt0284457 自武士时代，日本便被一个叫小谷的恶魔统治着。到了现代，特派员腾原追捕着这个魔鬼附身者——他已经成为一个跨国光盘游戏的势力强大的主任。因为特派员怀疑附生者最后的游戏是一种极其可怕的武器，同时小谷选中了不幸的明美作为再生的目标，而后者是特派员住在巴黎的独生女儿，在那里，他们面临着一场残酷的决斗。

稻川淳二恐怖故事集：地狱

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类型：恐怖电影

主演：真锅香织 MatsumotoMarika SugisakiHiroya 

导演：HirakataHiroaki TadafumiTomioka SatouchiEiji KoitoKazuo KashiharaTatsuro IkezoeHiroshi 

语言：日语

年代：未知

简介： 主演：真锅香织/MatsumotoMarika/SugisakiHiroya/矢泽导演：HirakataHiroaki/TadafumiTomioka/SatouchiEiji/KoitoKazuo/KashiharaTatsuro/IkezoeHiroshi语言：日语地区:日本编剧：类型：恐怖上映时间：2005 别名：J-HorrorAnthology:Underworld用户标签：恐怖,日本,惊悚片长：91min(15+15+14+15+16+15)imdb编号：tt1364486 CHAINMAILSayaka'sfriendsgettheirkickssendingouthoaxemailsinthenameofoneoftheirclassmateswhocommittedsuicide.ThoughSakayafeelsquiltyaboutnotstandingu tothehoax,thingsstarttogoterriblyawrywhenherclassmatesbegindying,onebyone,undermysteriouscircumstances.Itwon'tbelongbeforeSayakaherselfreceivesaterrifyingelectronicmessage. 　　LEFTBEHINDTHEMOUNTAINYoshimitsuisalloutofluckwhenitcomestotheladies.Afterserveralunsuccssfulattem tsatInternetDating,heturnsintoahumanmonsterwhofinds leasureindrivingdatestoremotemountainouslocationsandleavingthemthere.Unbeknownsttohim,however,hisluckincarryingoutevilschemesisnearingastartlingend 　　TATTOOImmersedinaself-indulgentlifestyle,Minahasno lanstochange.Oneday,afterfindingabutterfly-sha edleafletforatattoosho ,shedecidestodro byandtakealook.ThereMinameetsamysterioustattoodesignerwhoturnsouttobeanythingotherthanwhatsheex ected. 　　VIEWFINDER'SMEMORYThreechildhoodfriendstakeavacationtoaseasidecottage.Asoneofthemfallsinloveinstantly,anotherwhoha enstobefilmingthecou lediscoversana allingsecretviahisvideocamera. 　　GUARDIANANGELYumiko,downonherluck,seesno ointinlifeandattem tssuicide.However,sheisre eatedlyfoiledinhereffortsbyunex lainableeventsthatseemtocons ireagainsthermission. 　　MORTUARYMedicaltraineeYokeiattendsano erationonaboyinvolvedinacaraccident,butunfortunately,theboydoesnotsurvivesurgery.Afterwards,themotherinsiststhatsomethingisuns eakablyterribleiswrongwiththelifelessboy. < style="text-align:center;"> < style="text-align:center;"> < style="text-align:center;"> < style="text-align:center;"> < style="text-align:center;"> < style="text-align:center;">

我真的爱过

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类型：爱情电影

主演：ShaktiKapoor KaderKhan MohnishBahl 

导演：DharmeshDarshan 

语言：北印度语

年代：未知

简介： 主演：ShaktiKa oor/KaderKhan/MohnishBah导演：DharmeshDarshan语言：北印度语地区:印度编剧：类型：爱情/歌舞上映时间：2002-02-15 别名：用户标签：亚洲,印度电影,剧情,喜剧,宝莱坞,爱情,阿克谢库马尔片长：imdb编号：tt0308347 一次感情的出轨让菩佳与希瓦婚姻走到了尽头，痛苦的挣扎与逃避，两颗失落的心在游荡…… 　　有些地方值得人永远回忆，有些人你会永远铭刻心底。上天或许会在冥冥中安排下许多考验，看真心的人是否会“执子之手，与子偕老”。

菲德尔

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类型：剧情电影

主演：VíctorHuggoMartin GaelGarcíaBernal  

导演：戴维阿特伍德(DavidAttwood) 

语言：内详

年代：未知

简介： 主演：VíctorHuggoMartin/GaelGarcíaBernal/PatriciaVelasque导演：戴维阿特伍德(DavidAttwood)语言：地区:美国编剧：Ste henTolkin类型：剧情上映时间：2002-01-27 别名：古巴强人─卡斯楚用户标签：纪录片,美国,A-美国,盖尔·加西亚·贝纳尔,政治,存,男演员_墨西哥_GarcíaBernal_Gael,男演员_墨西哥_Yaz ik_José_María片长：imdb编号：tt0258351

直升机在行动

备注：已完结

类型：剧情电影

主演：马丁·辛 

导演：DavidDouglas 

语言：英语

年代：未知

简介： 主演：马丁·导演：DavidDouglas语言：英语地区:美国编剧：类型：纪录片/短片上映时间：2002-09-18 别名：用户标签：纪录片,IMAX,2002,Documentary,!!5,美国,rayfile,科学片长：imdb编号：tt0330936 Agusta109K2:Al ineMedivacRescue 　　StraightU 'sex lorationofverticalflightbeginswithahigh-im actal inerescueamidanavalanche.Thedramatico eningsequencedocumentsthedangerousworkoftheRegamountainrescueteamandtheinvaluableroleoftheAgustaA109K2helico terinsavinglivesandminimizinginjuries. 　　Asthecamera ansoverbeautifulvistasofthesnow-coveredSwissAl s,itcutstoacornice,asachunkofsnowbreaksfree,triggeringanavalanche.Thetranquilsceneisshatteredastheavalanchethundersdownthemountainslo es.Withterrifyings eed,itheadsstraightforamotherandchildtra edintheircar,wheelss inningontheicyroad. 　　Themothercallsforhel onhercell hone,andasecondcallfromasnow low rom tsradiodis atch.TheRegamountainrescueteamalreadyisairborneenroutetothescene,theredcross aintedonthehelico ter'swhiteunderbellysignalingthatmedicalhel isontheway.Themotheresca es,buthersonismissing.Withinminutesofthehelico terlanding,therescueteamdigoutthecar,extractthetra edboy,a lyfirstaid,andairlifthimandhismothertosafety. 　　Asignificantmountainhazard,avalanchesareres onsibleformanydeathseachyear.Timeisoftheessenceinavalancherescuework.A ersonhasa90 ercentchanceofsurvivaliffoundwithinthefirst15minutes,butone'schancesofsurvivaldiminishwitheach assingminute.Notonlydohelico ters rovidequickaccessforrescueteams,theyalso rovidealifelinetomedicalcare.Flyingtheinjuredtothenearesthos italasra idlyas ossibleisnottheonlyty eofrescueo eration;oftenhelico tersbringthehos italtotheinjured,whoreceivetreatmentatthescene. 　　The owerfulavalanchewasshotinBritishColumbia'sSelkirkMountainsunderthesu ervisionoftheCanadianAvalancheAssociation.TheCAAcontrolsavalancheriskforthesafetyofheli-skiers.Toca turetheavalanchehead-on,avalancheex ertandfilmmakerSteveKrochelandDavidDouglasdevelo edaquarter-inch-thicksteelcontainerfortheIMAXcamera,whichwasequi edwithatriggeringdeviceandabee ersothatthecameracouldbefoundoncetheavalanchehadswe titdownthemountain. 　　Therescuewascom letedinSwitzerland'sBerninaPassneartheItalianborder.FilmingtheRegarescuehelico terair-to-airsequenceturnedintoaninternationalexcursionasDouglaschasedthesunlightoverItalyinonedirectionandinAustriainanotherbeforesettingdowninSwitzerland.Inanotherdramaticshot,Douglascenteredtheredcrossinthecrosshairsofthecameralensasthecraftdescended.Tofacilitatethisshot,DouglasdugaholeinthesnowlargeenoughtoaccommodatehimselfandtheIMAXcamera.Insidethehole,3feetbelowthehelico ter,hefilmeditstakeoff. 　　AccordingtoDouglas,"Thehelico teristheinstrumentofra idres onsetonatural hysicalandsocialdisastersaroundtheworld,alleviatinghumansufferingonamajorscale.Fortheindividualcaughtbeyondthelimitsoftrainingorequi ment,oftenthelastchanceforsurvivalistheho ethatahelico terwillgettothemintime." 　　ThePitcairnPCA2,"MissCham ion" 　　Forcenturieshumansdreamedofflight.TheChinese,inthe12thcentury,develo edatoyhelico termadefroma airofslatsmountedonastick,butseriouseffortshadtowaituntiltheearly20thcentury.Then,aftertheWrightbrothers'historicflightatKittyHawk,wedreamedofflightunfetteredbythelimitationsofrunwaysandair orts.Yetbytheearly1930swewerestillatthedawnofthe racticalrotorcraft,which romisedtogiveformtohumanity'svision. 　　Thetenyear eriodbetween1925and1935wasanexcitingtimeinaviationhistory,butfewaircraftsocaughtandheldthe ublic'sattention,astheAutogiro.Nicknamedthe"flyingwindmill,"thisstrange-lookingaircraftwasfirstsuccessfullyflownin1923bytheS anishinventor,JuandelaCierva,whohadbeenworkingonthedevelo mentofsuchacraftsince1919.TheAutogirofascinatedtheair-minded ublicbecauseofitsremarkable erformanceandhighdegreeofsafety,attractingsuchleadersofAmericanaviationasCharlesLindberghandAmeliaEarhart. 　　JuandelaCiervasoldtheAmericanmanufacturingrightstoHaroldPitcairnin1928.Pitcairn'sAutogiroboastedamoremodernfuselagewithbetteraerodynamicqualities.Italso rovided ros ectivebuyerswithachoiceofeithera300-or420-horse owerengine. 　　Inthefilm,HaroldPitcairn'ssonSte henflies"MissCham ion,"a1931model.ThisAutogiro,usedfor romotionbytheCham ionS arkPlugCom any,iscontrolledlikeanair lane,butisliftedwithblades.Althoughtheoriginalrotorbladeshaveseen1,600hoursofflighttime,theyarestillairworthy.Witha330-horse owerWrightR975-Eengine,theAutogirohasacruisings eedof98m handato s eedof118m h."MissCham ion"ledaNationalAirTourandmadethethen-risky300-mile-longflightfromMiamitoHavana,Cuba.(Untilthen,thelongestover-waterflightbyanAutogirohadbeen25milesinlength.)Later,"MissCham ion"flewnonsto overadistanceof500milestoChichenItzaintheYucatanrainforest."MissCham ion"wasretiredfromactiveservicein1932aftersettinganewaltituderecordforrotary-wingaircraft.Climbingtoaheightof21,500feetin1932,theAutogirosur assedthe reviousrecordsetbyAmeliaEarhart.Today,theAutogiroisconsideredtobetheevolutionary"missinglink"fromwhichthe racticalhelico terwasborn. 　　FortyyearslaterSte henPitcairnbegantheformidabletaskofcollectingandrestoringexam lesofhisfather'saircraft.Hetrackeddown"MissCham ion"andinOctoberof1982beganthe ainstakingtaskofrestoration,usingtheoriginalPitcairnfactorydrawings.Inthes ringof1985"MissCham ion"flewagain. 　　TheBell47G:AFlyingLesson 　　SincePitcairn'sAutogiro,im rovedcontrolsystemsallowtheairframetorisedirectlyfromthegroundwitha oweredrotor.StraightU ! utsyouinthe ilot'sseatofaBell47Gasthebasicelementsofhelico tero erationaredemonstrated.TheBell47G'ssingle-rotorconfigurationisbyfarthemostcommonty eusedtoday.Yourflyinglessonbegins. 　　Asahelico ter ilot,the ilotusesallfourlimbstofly,allatthesametime!Withthelefthandholdingthecollective itchcontrollever,he ullsu eversoslightly,andwegostraightu intoaslow-motionhover.Thes inningrotorbladesactassmallwings,buttheys insofastthattheycreateonecontinuousdiscoflift.Whenthebladeschangeangle,or itchcollectively,thehelico terrisesorfalls.The ilot'srighthandalwaysholdsthecycliccontrol,effectivelytiltingthewhirlingdiscabove.Pointleft,tiltleft.Pointright,tiltright.Thecamerathenclosesinonthetailrotor.Onceagain,thealteringofthebladesaffectsdirection.Thecho ers insinres onsetothe ilot'sde ressingoneofthetwofoot edals.Ifhede ressesthesecond edal,thehelico ters insintheo ositedirection. 　　ThePiaseckiH-21BTandemRotorAircraft,"TheFlyingBanana" 　　ThelastflyingH-21Bhelico terintheworldtakesoff,headsforthebeachandcruises100feetabovethePacificsurfoffthecoastofCalifornia.Oneoftheearliesttandemhelico ters,theH-21Bre resentsthebirthoftheheavylifthelico tersanddatesbacktotheearly1950s.Nicknamed"TheFlyingBanana"foritssha e,theH-21Bhadmore owerandgreaterstabilitythan revioushelico ters.Thetandem-rotorH-21Bcarriestwosetsofwoodenbladessituatednearly50feeta artbuto eratedbyonesetofhelico terflightcontrols.The ilotmustbeevervigilant,asthishelico tercouldra idlyinvertshouldthe ilotletgoofthecontrols. 　　ThevintageH-21BusedforthefilmwasdecommissionedfromtheU.S.AirForcein1972andwasrestoredbytheCalifornia-basedClassicRotors:TheRareandVintageRotocraftMuseum.Thisnon rofitmuseumandrestorationfacility,dedicatedtothe reservationofunique,vintageandrarerotorcraft,s entmorethan10,000hoursreturningtheH-21Btoairworthiness.Everyhourflownrequires100hoursofmaintenance.ClassicRotorsistheonlymuseumofitskindtomaintaineighthelico tersinflyingcondition.WhenitsnewfacilityinSanDiegohasbeencom leted,themuseumwillex anditsexhibitsfrom15to30vintagerotorcraft. 　　OneofthehighlightsofitscollectionisafamousrelativeoftheH-21B.ThisisaV44(thecommercialversionoftheH-21)-nicknamed"TheHolyOne"-andistheonlyonetolandattheVaticanandbeblessedbythe o e.Whileona1959demonstrationtourinEuro e,thehelico teranditscrewhad rovidedhel toItaliancommunitiesfollowingadevastatingearthquake. 　　FutureHelico terDesigns 　　Oneas ectofcurrentresearchcentersaroundthedevelo mentof"quiettechnology"thatwillallowhelico terstobecomebetterneighborsandtoo eratemorestealthilyin oliceandmilitaryo erations. 　　Quiettechnologyadvancesrelyonacombinationoftechnologies,whichincludeim rovedrotorbladedesignandtheuserofrotorsystemswithfourormoreblades.Re lacingthetailrotorwithaCoanda-effectNOTAR(NoTailRotor)systemgoesalongwayinreducingnoise,asdoesshroudingthetailrotorinanarrangementknowasa"fan-in-fin."Otheradvancesfocusonnoise-dam eningairinletsandim rovedenginenozzles. 　　Newhelico terdesignsaretestedintheworld'slargestwindtunnelattheNASAAmesFlightResearchCenterlocatedatMoffettFieldinCalifornia.Ameswasfoundedin1939asanaircraftresearchlaboratoryoftheNationalAdvisoryCommitteeforAeronautics,whichbecame artoftheNationalAeronauticsandS aceAdministration(NASA)in1958.NASAhastheleadingroleinaeros aceo erationssystems,whichincludeairtrafficcontrol,flighteffectsonhumans,androtorcrafttechnology.NASAAmesscientistsandengineersstudyrobotichelico ters,high-s eedhybrids,andadvancesinquiettechnology.Thecenteralsohasmajorres onsibilitiesforthecreationofdesignanddevelo menttoolsandforwindtunneltesting. 　　TheNASA-BellXV-15Tilt-rotor 　　Inthefilm,anXV-15convertsoverDallas-FortWorthAir ort.TheXV-15isanex erimentalrotorcraft,the arentofanewfamilyofaircraftcalled"tilt-rotors."Thetilt-rotorcombinesthehoveringabilityofthehelico terwiththes eedofafixed-wingaircraft.TheXV-15cantakeoffandlandlikeahelico ter.Theaudiencewillseetheenginestiltingforwardasthetilt-rotorbecomesahigh-s eed lane. 　　TheBell-BoeingV-22Os rey 　　AV-22Os reyunwra s,emerginglikea rehistoricflyingdinosaur.Built rimarilyfortheU.S.Marines,AirForce,andNavy,theV-22Os reyhaswingsthat ivotandrotorsthatfoldtofacilitateitsstorageatsea.Inlessthan90seconds,youwillseetheV-22com letethis rocess.Althoughstillclassifiedasatilt-rotor,itisfaster,withthreetimestherangeandmorethantentimesthe ayloadofits redecessor.Itshowsthe romiseoflong-distancetravel,withoutair orts. 　　TheHawk4Gyro lane 　　Rotorcraftevolutionisalsointhehandsoftheentre reneur,andthisinde endents iritismostevidentintheHawk4Gyro lane.Whilesomedesigns roducegroundbreakingchanges,thisaircraftbroughttheeconomyandsafetyoftheAutogirointothes aceage.Arotorisusedforslow-s eedflight,butathigh-s eedcruisingalltheliftis rovidedbythewingwhiletherotorhasnolift.TheGyro laneshows romiseasahigh-s eed,low-disc-loadingrotorcraft. 　　TheBoeing-SikorskyRAH-66Comanche 　　TheComancheri sanddi sacrossthescreen,setagainstasunset.This rototy ehelico terhasstealthtechnology.It'ssmart,agile,fastandinvisibletoradar.It'sthefirsthelico terto rovidereal-timedigitaldatatoheadquarters.Seeinginthedark,sensingtheforcesat layaroundusandactingontheevidenceinrealtime,theComancheisacom lexflyingmachinewithahumanbeingatitsheart.Everyday,inunex ectedways,itextendsour owersand utsustoworkwitharevolutionarytool. 　　TheComancheisthecentralelementoftheU.S.Army'sfutureObjectiveForce.Inadditiontoitscom lementofmissilesand20-mmcannon,theaircraftcarriesstate-of-the-artsensorsandavionicsto rovidebattlefieldcommanderswithsomuchaccurateinformationaboutenemymovements.Thisknowledgewilltranslateintomore recisetargeting,increasingtheeffectivenessoffriendlyforcesbeyondcurrentca abilities. 　　TheU.S.Armyhasdefinedarequirementofmorethan1,200ComanchesfortheObjectiveForce.TheRAHComanche,thearmy's21st-centurycombathelico terisbeingdevelo edbytheU.S.Armyandateamofleadingaeros acecom aniesheadedbytheBoeingCom anyandSikorskyAircraftCor oration,aunitofUnitedTechnologiesCor oration. 　　TheSikorskyUH-60BlackHawkandAS350B2AStarEnforcetheLaw 　　Eventsswiftlyunfoldastheradar lanes otsan"unidentified"Cessnadro ingbundlesofdrugsoffthecoastofMiamiatdawn.AsignalalertstheMarineandAirBranchofU.S.Customswhos eedouttointerce tthesmugglers.Justasthedrugsaretransferredfromboattovan,TheAStarhelico terburstsoverthetreeto s,de loyingatacticalteamtoarrestthedriver.Whilethesmuggler'sCigaretteboatattem tstoesca e,aBlackHawkhelico terdi sdowntocreateagiantbackwash.Inastunningdis layofim eccableteamwork,thisactionforcesthefleeingboattoswervetoahaltasaCustomsboatcutsitoffanda rehendsthecriminals. 　　Onaty icalday,theU.S.CustomsServiceexamines1.3million assengers,2,642aircraft,50,889trucks/containers,355,004othervehicles,588vessels,64,923entriesandundertakesthefollowingenforcementactions:64arrests,107narcoticseizures,223otherseizures,9currencyseizures.Theseamountto5,059 oundsofnarcotics,$443,907incurrency,$228,803inconveyances,$525,791inmerchandiseandmorethan$15,800inarmsandammunition. 　　Filmedovera eriodoffivedaysoffthecoastofMiami,theair,land,andseadrugbustwasstagedbytheU.S.CustomsService,whichreliesheavilyonhelico tersduringsucho erations. 　　U.S.Customs ilot,TomStanton, artici atedintheshootwithhisco- ilotKimberlyKessel.KesselisoneofsevenwomenU.S.Customs ilotsandonlyoneoftwoqualifiedtoflyBlackHawks.Both ilotsvolunteeredtoworkwiththefilmcrew.SaysKessel,agraduateofEmbry-RiddleAeronauticalUniversity,"Theywere henomenal,readytotryanything." 　　Inadditiontodaytimeflights,Stantonfliestheriskiernightmissions."Flyingatnightisdangerousasyouloseall erce tionofwhat'su ordownbecauseboththeskyandoceanareblack,sotheyjustkindofrunintogether.There'snohorizononthosedarknights,"saystheveteran ilot. 　　Ty icallyhefliesfrom300to500feetabovethewaterat120to150knots."Notmany eo leflythatlow,eveninthedaytime,"saysStanton."There'snoauto ilot,soit'shandson.Plusyou'rechasingsomeone.Youhavetobeaware.Itcangettenseoutthere." 　　Stantondescribesanairchase:"Oncethere'satarget,welaunchajetwithradar.Thejet ilotcallsthehelico teroutandwelinku ,flyinginformation.Wefollowthebadguywhereverhegoes.Ifhehasextended-rangefueltanks,welea frogandsendanotherhelico terouttotakeu thechase.(TheBlackHawkcarriesfivehoursoffuel.)Whenhegetsintohislandingconfiguration,wecallthelocal oliceorsherifftohel usout."TheBlackHawk,whichcancarryu to14 eo le,ty icallycarries4or5armed ersonnel,"soweinstantlyhaveaforceof oliceofficerstheretogetthebadguys." 　　"Ifit'saboat,wehaveCigaretteboatslikethesmugglers.We'llcallourboatandhaveitinterce t."StantonfliestheBlackHawknexttotheboat,makingithardforthesmugglerstonavigate."Itintimidatesthemintogivingu .Sometimestheydo[but]sometimeswechasethemforhours.Orwe'llfollowthemintoamarinaandblockthemuntilourboatscome.Iftheyhitthebeach,we'llcallthestate oliceorsheriff,andtheysetu a erimetersotheguycan'tgetout." 　　Stanton,whofliesmissionsasoftenasonceortwiceaweek,hasbeenflyingfor26years,13ofthoseasanarmyhelico ter ilotbeforehejoinedU.S.CustomsinMiamiwhereheisthe"standardizationinstructor ilot."Hemakessurethateverybodyfliesthesameway,sothatwhentheyteamu ,the ilotseasilyworkintandem.Pilotsfly8-hourshiftsandtheo erationgoeson24hoursaday,7daysaweekinareascoveringboththeCanadianandMexicanlandborders,theAtlanticandPacificcoastlines,andtheGulfofMexico. 　　TheMD500EHelico ter 　　AMD500helico terhoversdirectlyabove500,000-volt owerlines.Asitinchescloser,alightningboltsuddenlyza soutfromthehotline,arcingtowardthewandextendedbyalineman erchedonanaluminum latformthatjutsoutfromthehelico ter.The"hot-line-qualified"linemanclam sontothe owerlines,andhelico terbacksoff,leavinghimto"wirewalk,"crawlingalong arallellinestoins ectthePPL owerlinegrid,100feetofftheground.Toreboardthehelico ter,thelinemanmust"bondoff,"reversingthe rocedure. 　　"Idon'tgivetwohootsandaholleraboutflyinginsideahelico ter.Putmeoutside,that'swhereIwanttobe,"saysDaniel"S ider"Lockhart,AgRotorslineman.There'sonlythreethingsI'vebeenafraidofmostofmylife:Onewaselectricity,onewasheightsandtheotherwaswomen.And,I'mmarriedtoo,"hegrins."Thesafestlinemanisonethatisafraidofelectricity.Whenwebondtothe owerlinesenergizedathalf-a-millionvolts,wehavetobringourselvestothesame otential.Thatiswhyyouseethatarcjum ingouttoourwandaswemakeboththehelico terandthe owerlineatthesame otential,sothatwecaneliminatetheflowofcurrent,"ex lainstheveteranlineman. 　　S iderwearsa rotectivehotsuit,75 ercentNomexforfireretardationand25 ercentstainlesssteelthread."ThemetalthreadbasicallymeansIhaveacagearoundmethatcanbeenergizedatveryhighvoltagelevels.Ahalf-millionvolts assovermybody,butIcanworkwithoutinterferencefromtheelectricity." 　　Hecontinues,"Watchingthatelectricityjum outwhileyou'reenergizingthehelico terisathrill.Gettingonthewire,walkingthewiretodore airsisathrill.ThebiggestthrillIgetisfromdoingwhatIdoisbeingabletodobothtogether-theelectrical artandthehelico ter artofit,thes eedatwhichwecandoitandstillbesafe.Therearesomanythingsthatthehelico terenablesustodoaslinemen,whichisveryrewarding." 　　Theteamworkoftheskilledhelico ter ilotsandhighlytrainedlinemenensurethatthePPLCor . rovidesaconstantsourceofelectricitytoits1.3millioncustomersinPennsylvania(inadditionto4.4millioninLatinAmericaandEuro e).Tomaintaintheintegrityofthetransmissionsystemtoresidentialandcommercialestablishments,andtoensurethesafetyoftheo eration,theteam lansandrehearseseverymovewhileonthegroundbeforetakeoff.Evenso,unantici atedgustsofwindandglarefromthewirescanaffectthe ilot'sde th erce tion,requiringtotalconcentrationduringhishoursatthecontrols.Asthehelico terisisolatedfromtheground,the ilotandlineman,cladin rotectivestainlesssteelsuits,mustbondontothetransmissionlinestobringthemselvestothesamevoltage otentialofthelinetoworksafely- arallelingwhatabirddoeswhenitsitsonawire. 　　Probablythemostunusual lacethatthedirectorriggedthecamerawasontheendofthe latformontheMD500,whichisdesignedtocarrythelinemanashebondsontothehalf-million-volt owerline."Wetookawaythelinemanand utthecamerainhis lace;thelinemanrodebehindthecameraandusedhiswandtodrawthearcofelectricityrightontothecameralens.Idon'tthinkit'sbeendonebefore.Itblewalltheelectronicsoutofthecameraacou leoftimesbeforewefiguredouthowtodoit,"recallsDouglas. 　　TheBoeing234Helico ter:HeliloggingwithLimitedEnvironmentalDamage 　　FloatingabovetheforestinnorthernCalifornia,a12-tonBoeing234helico terselectsitstargetwith recision.Selectiveloggingisa rocesswhereonlya ortionoftheavailabletimberisremovedfromaloggingsite.Asingletreeisliftedstraightu fromtheforestfloor,leavingtherestoftheareaenvironmentallyintact.Removingsuchtimber-veryoftentreesthatarealreadydeadordiseased-allowstheremainingtreestothriveontheadditionalresourcesofsunlight,water,andsoilnutrients.Heliloggingisenvironmentallyfriendlyinotherwaysaswell.First,sincethelogsareliftedfromtheground,littlesoilerosion,ty icalofconventionalloggingmethods,occurs.Second,inmanycasesthehelico terisabletouseexistingroadsforlandings,meaningnonewroadsneedtobebuiltintotheareabeinglogged. 　　ColumbiaHelico terscutsmorelogseachyearthananyotherhelico terloggingcom any.To re arethetimberforthehelico ter,thes eciallytrainedloggingcrewcutitintocarefullyweighedsections.Columbia'sflightcrewsareamongthemostex eriencedatlong-lineworkintheworld.Withs eedand recision,theyareabletomoveheavyloadsoflogsattheendoflinesu to350-feetlong.OncethelineisloweredfromtheBoeing234helico ter,steeltongsclam thelogandtheentiretreeisremovedwithoutdisturbingthebalanceofnature."It'skindalikelookin'down25storiesand ickingu atele hone ole,"commentsthehelico ter ilot,DaveStrou e,whode ositsthetimberatanearbytransferyard."Theuniquethingaboutthishelico teristhat,whenwetakeofffromtheground,weweigha roximately22,000 ounds.Andwe'reriggedforabout26,000 oundswhenwegetlowonfuel.Sotheloadactuallyweighsmorethanthehelico ter.It'sexcitingandharrowingallatthesametime." 　　TheBoeing234shavealiftca acityof28,000lb,(12,727kg),butmostoftencarryloadsbetween23,000lb,(10,454kg)to24,000lb(10,909kg)duetoelevationandairtem eratureconsiderations.Thecom anytrainsloggerstoworkwithhelico tersbecauseloadweightissuchadramatic artofwhattheydo.Weightisdetermined,usingaformula,whichareafunctionofthevolumeandthety eofwood.Differenttrees ecieshavedifferentweights ervolume. 　　Whenoneofthe ilotssuggestedusingthelogasa latformforthecamera,Douglasrealizedanotherexcitingcameraangle.The ossibilityexistedthatthebranchescouldscra eoffthecameraasthelogwashauledu .Douglas reventedthisby lacingthecamerainsideaheavysteelavalanchebox,whichheanchoredontheendofabiglog.Oncethelogwasgra led,thehelico terhauledthe rotectedcamerarightthroughthebranches,givingtheaudienceabreathtakingviewfromthe ers ectiveofthelog!TheU.S.MarineCor sAV-8BHarrier,AH-1WCobra,CH-53ESu erStallionandCH-46ESeaKnightonaMilitaryMission 　　AnAV-8BHarrierjetdemonstratesitsverticallandingabilityfollowedbyaforcereconnaissanceinserviceexercisefromanaircraftcarrier,asMarinesclimbaboardtheCH-53E.AH-1WCobrasandHarriersformanassault-su ort ackage,asthereconnaissanceteamsetsoutonamissiontoobtaininvaluableintelligenceabouttheenemy. 　　InsidetheCH-53E,themachine-gunnerisatthereadyasaCobrafiresthreerockets.Theactionheatsu astheIMAXcameraca turestheMarinesfast-ro ingthroughthe"hellhole"andslidingdownaro edanglingfromtheCH-53E,landinginenemyterritory.Theleaderofthereconnaissanceteamsays,"Bythetimeyougettotouchro einalivesituation,youandyourmenfeeltighterthanfamily.Yourfatesaretiedlikethestrandsofaro e." 　　TwohourslatertheMarineshavecom letedtheirmissionandarereadytobeevacuated.Nowtheenemyhuntsthemontheground.TreesshakeastherescueCH-53Ehelico terhoversoverhead,loweringaro etothesquad,nowu totheirwaistsinwater.Oneaftertheother,inamatterofseconds,themencli themselvesontothero e."Extraction,evenmorethaninsertion,iswhenyouneeds eed.You'vebeenawfulquiet.Suddenly,you'reawfulloud,"saysSgt.JamesKenneke,thesquadleader.He'sfirstinandlastout.Liftedu ,likewashingonaline,thesquaddanglesbeneaththehelico terasitisescortedbyCobras,outovertheAtlantic. 　　"It'sarelieftogetout.Butthere'sthatmomentofdoubt.Everythingslowsdownwhileyou'reex osed�holdingyourbreathforthatha yending.Andwhenyougetit,youfeelonto oftheworld.Ofcourse,thenwe'vegottocommutehomejustlikeeverybodyelse,"smilesKennecke. 　　TheMi-26andMi-8DeliverHumanitarianAid 　　Sometimes,somethingvery reciousmustbedeliveredbehindenemylines-food.SierraLeoneisanationthathassufferedyearsofconflict.Fromthefoodde ottothehots ot,helico ters rovideanairbridge.Hoistingfoodandmedicalsu liestodistressed eo lebehindrebel-heldterritories,theyhavetheabilitytoho overhotzonesindes eratesituations. 　　Theworld'slargest roductionhelico ter-theRussian-madeMi-26-istheworkhorsefortheUnitedNations(UN) eacekee ingo erationinwar-tornSierraLeone.Theheaviest roductionhelico terintheworld,thismajesticeight-bladedcraft-oneoffourcharteredbytheUNfromRussia-cancarryamaximumof44,090lb(20,040kg)ofinternal ayloadoru to70troo s.TheMi-26'sto s eedis183m h(295k h)andithasarangeof304miles(400km). 　　Inthissequence,theMi-26isloadedwithcargotosu lyUNtroo s rotectinganisolatedcommunityinthecenterofrebel-heldterritory.Theworld'slargestfoodagency,theUNWorldFoodProgram(WFP),organizedamassiveaircam aigntargetinginternallydis laced ersonsthathadcongregatednearaclinicformalnourishedchildren.OncerebelsfromtheRevolutionaryUnitedFront(RUF)hadsurroundedtheareaandblockedroadaccess,theWFPwas reventedfromcom letingabulkdistribution.Instead,theyloadedu theirMi-8andflewtotheDaruclinicwherethemostvulnerablewomenandchildrenwerelocated. 　　"Allchildrenunderfivewhoaremalnourishedaregivenas ecialfeeding rograminDaru.Andtheunder-fivearealwaysthefirstonesyoutargetforanykindofextrememalnourishedcases,becausetheydieveryquickly,"saysAyaShneerson, rogramofficerfortheWFP."Daruisakindofanisland,asafeisland,surroundedbyareasthatareunsafe,"shesays,"andforthatreason,italwaysservedasasortofmagnetfortheveryvulnerable eo lecomingout." 　　AnotherbigWFPo eration,FoodforPeace,givesfoodtochildex-combatants,inanefforttoattractthemtodisarmamentanddemobilizationcam s. 　　Theheavilyladencraftflewoutoftheca italcity,Freetown,situatedonthewestcoastofAfricabetweenGuineaonthenorthandLiberiaonthesouth.TheWFPsu ervisesavarietyoffeeding rogramsinthedis lacementcam s,feeding5,000inano erationthattargetedBunbuna,KabalaandDaruin2000. 　　Throughouttheworld,helico tershavesavedmillionsofhumanlives.Thereare777million eo leindevelo ingcountries,accordingtotheWFP.In2001theWFPfed77millionhungry eo le(10 ercentofthehungry oor)in82countries. 　　Diamonds,whichshouldhavebrought ros eritytoSierraLeone,insteadresultedinoneofthemodernworld'smostbrutalinsurgencies,datingbackto1991whenrebelslaunchedawartooverthrowthegovernment.Intheensuingyears,continuousbattlesbetweenthevariousfactions-rebels,thearmyandthegovernment-dis lacedtensofthousandsofinnocentcivilians,resultinginhungerandfamine.In1998UNobserversdocumentedre ortsofongoingatrocitiesandhumanrightsabuses.In1999negotiationsbeganbetweenthegovernmentandtherebels,andanagreementwassignedinLometoendhostilitiesandformagovernmentofnationalunity.By2000,theUN'sex andedroleresultedinthede loymentof17,500military eacekee ing ersonneltovarious artsofthecountry.FreeelectionsinMay2002havegivenho eandafreshstartedinSierraLeone. 　　TheAS350B2andAS350B3UsedforWildlifeRelocation 　　InSouthAfrica,helico tersarehel ingtosavetheblackrhinofromextinction.Protectedinafewremote reserves,theirnumbersarerising.However,shouldtherhinosfeelovercrowded,theywillfighttothedeath.To rotectthes ecies,somemustberelocatedtosafehabitats,butthisiseasiersaidthandone. 　　A latformdanglesfromahelico teroverhead.Insideanotherhelico ter,flyinglowovertheSouthAfricanveldt,amanwitharifletakesaimatablackrhinoceros,dodgingthroughthebushesbelow.The ilotconcentratesonflying5feetaboveand10to15feetbehindtherhino.Antici atingitseverymove,awildlifeveterinarian ullsthetriggerofhisgunloadedwithatranquilizerdart,scoringadirecthitthatsuccessfully enetratestherhino'sinch-thickskin. 　　"WhenIamdartinganimalsliketheblackrhino,thereisthisimmensetrustbetweenmyselfandPiet,the ilot,"sayswildlifeveterinarian,Dr.DouwGrobler,whos ecializesinimmunizationsandtranslocations."Iknowexactlywhathe'sgoingtodoandwherehe'sgoingto laceme.Idon'thavetothink.Icanjustconcentrateontheanimals.Ijustknowhe'sgongto utmethereintherights otattherighttime.It'salmostthathesenseswhattheanimal'sgoingtodo.Inthatway,hecanchangetheanimal'smindwithhishelico ter." 　　Groblerhasmeasuredas ecificdrugdosage,whichcankee arhinoaslee foru totwohours.Oncetherhinoisdarted,thegroundcrewlandsassoonas ossibletoundertakeamultitudeoftasks.Theymonitorthebeast'svitalsigns,takeskinandbloodsam lestostudyitsbasichealthandtodetectanynutrientsthatarelacking.Thisensuresthatthehabitatishealthyforlong-term ro agation.Theyalsoconduct regnancytesting.Eachrhino'searisnotchedsothatitcanbeidentifiedeasilyfromtheairandground.Theti ofthesecondhornisremovedto rovidematerialforgeneticresearch,andatransmitterisfittedintotherhino'shornfortrackingitswhereabouts.Poachers resentaconstantdangertotherhinos'security.Shoulda oacherremovethehornforex ort,thetransmitterwouldtriggeranalarm. 　　Whentwomalesinhabitthesameterritory,onemustberelocatedbeforetheybattletothedeath.Placingaslingin osition,thecrewrollstherhinoaboardthe latform,makingsureitisfullyaslee .Withaliftingca abilityof3,500lb(1,590kg),theAStarB3canrelocatethe2,250-lb(1022-kg)rhinotoanareaofthesanctuarythatisaccessibleonlybyhelico ter. 　　Theextensiveresearchonelevenblackrhinosacquiredduringthefour-dayshootwasmade ossibleonlythroughSKFilm'sfinancialcontribution."Myfieldofex ertiseliesintheca tureandrelocationofAfricanwildlife.IamextremelygratefultoStraightU !fors onsoringthisincrediblyim ortantresearchandrelocation rogramatthegame ark.Withoutthefilm,thisresearchwouldnothaveha ened,"saysGrobler,whoorganizedtheca ture,researchandrelocation roject,withthefilm's roductioncrew."Everyanimalisjustsovaluable,"hesays,"andanyinformationthatcanbecollectedonthemisworthitsweightingold." 　　The rehistoricancestoroftoday'srhinosexistedmorethan50millionyearsago.Amongtoday'sfiverhinos ecies,theblackrhino,whichhastwohorns,hassufferedthemosts ectacularrateofdecline.Froma o ulationof65,000in1970ithadbeenhuntedalmosttoextinction,decliningtoa o ulationof2,300by1992-93.CurrentstatisticsindicatethattheAfricanblackrhino o ulationhasrisento3,500asaresultofthe rotectionofnaturereserves,develo edbyconservancygrou s,agenciesandgovernmentstofacilitatebreedingandrelocation rograms. 　　ThissegmentofStraightU !wasfilmedinonesuchreserveinSouthAfrica,whereblackrhinoshadbeenreintroducedin1986.Thehelico ter,anirre laceableco