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UH-1H IROQUOIS MANUFACTURER: BELL HELICOPTER TEXTRON (USA)
UH-1H IROQUOIS ‘HUEY’
UH-1H IROQUOIS ‘HUEY’
INITIAL YEAR OF SERVICE: 1959
POWER PLANT: LYCOMING T53-L-11 TURBO SHAFT ENGINE DELIVERING 1,100 SHP
MAXIMUM TAKEOFF WEIGHT: 4,100 KG (9,039 LBS)
PAYLOAD: 2,200 LBS (IN ADDITION TO FUEL AND CREW OF 4)
SPEED: 220 KM/H (137 MPH)
RANGE: 510 KM (317 MILES)
CEILING: 5,910 M (19,390 FT)
CREW: 4
PASSENGERS: 12 MAXIMUM
ARMAMENT: HIGHLY VARIABLE DEPENDING ON ROLE AND OPERATOR
The UH-1’s of cial name is
‘Iroquois’ but the helicopter
was commonly named ‘Huey’
and the name stuck
“DURING WORLD WAR II AND THE
KOREAN WAR HOSPITALISATION
TIME WAS MEASURED IN DAYS,
BUT HUEYS COULD TRANSPORT A
WOUNDED SOLDIER FROM THE FIELD
TO HOSPITAL IN LESS THAN ONE
HOUR, DRAMATICALLY INCREASING
WARTIME SURVIVAL RATES”
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