Helicopter

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Second freighter helicopter

First Appearance

Last Appearance

"The Beginning of the End"

"Meet Kevin Johnson"

Owned by

Freighter crew

Status

On an errand with Lapidus

Several helicopters are featured in the storyline of Lost.

1 First freighter helicopter
- 1.1 Naomi
- 1.2 Arrival of first freighter helicopter as seen from the Island
2 Second freighter helicopter
3 Claire's helicopter
4 Other helicopters
- 4.1 The Lost Experience
5 Trivia
6 Unanswered questions
7 External links

First freighter helicopter

Naomi

Naomi was hired by an unknown party to find the Island and to protect a team which would operate on the Island. She said she was given coordinates and launched grid searches by helicopter from a freighter. The day she reached the island she had just finished a search and was returning to the ship. At a point 80 nautical miles from the ship, the clouds parted and she saw land. As she approached the island, the instruments on the helicopter malfunctioned. Naomi parachuted out of the helicopter, which crashed into the ocean off the north coast of the Island.

Arrival of first freighter helicopter as seen from the Island

What sounds like a helicopter is heard approaching the Island at night from the beach area where the cable goes into the water. Lights are seen in the distance over the ocean followed by the sound of a helicopter. The sounds eventually change to those of a slowing engines/rotors or other mechanical difficulty. The direction of the sound descends to the water and is replaced with the sound of something crashing in the ocean and only a splash on the surface of the water could be seen.

Naomi, in a flight suit with helmet, tinted flight visor, oxygen mask and emergency beacon is found hanging by a parachute from a tree in the jungle. Naomi claims to have traveled to the Island in a helicopter.

Second freighter helicopter

The freighter helicopter taking off

In response to a message from Jack, a helicopter was launched from the freighter to the Island. The helicopter, which was suffering from electrical problems due to a lightning strike, reached the general area where Jack and Kate were waiting with the phone. The crew began throwing equipment out. Daniel Faraday was then ordered by Miles to bail out. Afterward Charlotte Lewis and Miles also bailed out while Frank Lapidus brought the helicopter down intact on the Island. Later, Frank Lapidus made a deal to take Sayid and Desmond back to the freighter. The three, along with the body of Naomi, left the Island in the helicopter. ("The Economist")

The helicopter is a Bell UH-1B ("Huey"). It has the callsign N8 42M on its side. ("Confirmed Dead") Curiously in promotional stills for this episode, the callsign only appears on the left side of the helicopter, but not on the right side as seen from above in its first view.

The helicopter, after flying dangerously through a thunderhead, was put down on one of the two landing pads on the freighter. ("The Constant")

The helicopter left the Kahana once again, piloted by Frank Lapidus. The ship's doctor claimed to not be aware of why Lapidus was taking the helicopter but he did imply it was headed for the Island for an "errand". ("Ji Yeon")

The following is the registration information for the helicopter registered to callsign N8 42M:

N-number: N842M
Aircraft Serial Number: 61-0763
Aircraft Manufacturer: GARLICK HELICOPTERS INC
Model: UH-1B
Engine Manufacturer: LYCOMING
Model: T53-L-13
Aircraft Year: 1961
Owner Name: ROTORCRAFT SERVICE CENTER LLC
Owner Address: PO BOX 1766, HAMILTON, MT, 59840-1766
Type of Owner: Corporation
Registration Date: 15-Jun-2007
Airworthiness Certificate Type: Restricted
Approved Operations: Agriculture and Pest Control

Claire's helicopter

Desmond had a flash of the future, in which he saw Claire and Aaron leave the Island via a helicopter. According to Desmond, this would only happen after Charlie sacrificed himself. ("Greatest Hits")

Other helicopters

The police car chase of Hurley in his Camaro was broadcast live by an Action 8 News helicopter. ("The Beginning of the End")
Sayid tortures Tariq during the Gulf War to learn the fate of the American pilot of a downed Apache helicopter. Tariq tells him that the pilot was executed and buried. A helicopter is also seen flying over a military compound. ("One of Them")

The Lost Experience

The Psychology Test Video contains two images of helicopters (Stills 67 and 90).
The Sri Lanka Video also contains an image of a helicopter.

Trivia

The callsign N842M on the Bell UH-1B helicopter used in season 4 belongs to a real helicopter. Its last known owner is Garlick Helicopters of Hamilton, Montana [1] [2], although presumably in late 2007 it was based in Hawaii where Lost is filmed.