4/1/2024 0 Comments Uh-1 huey helicopter![]() It was later converted to a UH-1M gunship variant, with the installation of a more powerful engine. The museum’s helicopter (serial number 66-15238) was delivered to the Army in 1967 as a UH-1C. Army name, Iroquois, was almost never used in practice.Īpproximately 7,013 UH-1 aircraft saw service in Vietnam, with 3,305 destroyed resulting in a loss of life of 1,074 pilots and 1,103 other crew members. In September 1962, the designation was changed to UH-1, but Huey remained in common use. The original designation of HU-1 led to the helicopter's nickname of Huey. The first combat operation of the UH-1 was in the service of the US Army and Marine Corp during the Vietnam War. ![]() The US military was still flying some Hueys in 2016. Ordered into production in March 1960, the UH-1 was the first turbine-powered helicopter to enter production for the United States military and more than 16,000 have been built. The helicopter was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet US Army requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter in 1952, and it first flew on 20 October 1956. ![]() The UH-1 Iroquois (unofficially, the Huey) is powered by a single turboshaft engine, with two-bladed main and tail rotors. ![]()
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