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The Bell UH-1 Iroquois (nicknamed "Huey") is a utility military helicopter designed and produced by the American aerospace company Bell Helicopter. It is the first member of the prolific Huey family, as well as the first turbine-powered helicopter in service with the United States military.
21 wrz 2022 · The Bell UH-1 Iroquois, better known as the Huey, remains a powerful symbol of the Vietnam War. Some 7,000 of the helicopters were deployed to Vietnam and nearly everyone who served there flew on a Huey at some point.
The Bell UH-1 Iroquois, commonly known as the "Huey," was a multipurpose utility helicopter famous for its widespread use during the Vietnam War. Bell developed the powerful helicopter in the mid-1950s and produced more than 16,000 units between 1955 and 1976, over 7,000 of which served in Vietnam.
Bell UH-1 Iroquois (Huey) helicopters in flight over Vietnam, ca. late 1960s/early 1970s. US Army photo. NASM 9A00345. Crude. Flying over Vietnam in a Bell UH-1 Huey meant a canvas...
The UH–1B is one of the “short bodies.” Stretching the fuselage 41 inches to increase troop-carrying capacity resulted in the UH–1D. Replacing the single turbine with a pair of Pratt & Whitney engines produced the UH–1N Twin Huey.
Long before the Vietnam conflict had ended, the “Huey” (its original Army designation was HU-1A, for Helicopter, Utility, Model 1A) was probably the most recognizable helicopter in the world...
The UH-1H is a light-lift utility helicopter used to support Air Force Space Command missile wings and groups. The helicopter has a number of uses. Its primary mission includes: Airlift of emergency security and disaster response forces; Security surveillance of off-base movements of nuclear weapons convoys and test range areas during launch ...
