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Military transport helicopter Kellett Autogiro Corporation Prototype. Program canceled 1949. 1947 Never 2 Sikorsky S-52: Utility helicopter Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation 1947 1951 93 Kaman HH-43 Huskie: Firefighting/rescue Kaman Aircraft: 1953 1958 [4] 193 Piasecki HUP: Utility helicopter Piasecki Helicopter: The « Army Mule ». 1948 1949 339
65 aircraft ordered in 1948 by the U.S. Army. [12] All Army versions were later named Sioux. YH-13C One H-13B used as engineering testbed. Fitted with skid undercarriage and open, uncovered tailboom. [12] H-13C 16 H-13B aircraft converted to carry external stretchers in 1952, with skid landing gear and open tail boom of YH-13C. [12] H-13D
A military helicopter is a helicopter that is either specifically designed for or converted for usage by a military. A military helicopter's mission is a function of ...
The OH-6A helicopters used for transporting personnel became the MH-6 aircraft of the Light Assault Company and the armed OH-6As became the AH-6 aircraft of the Light Attack Company. On 1 October 1986, to help meet the increasing demands for support, the 1-245th Aviation Battalion from the Oklahoma National Guard, which had 25 AH-6 and 23 UH-1 ...
The US military continues to use "WEFT" as a mnemonic for the major features of an aircraft: Wings or rotors to provide lift, Engines to provide power, a Fuselage to carry the payload and pilot, and a Tail assembly which controls the direction of flight. These elements differ in shape, size, number, and position.
The CH-47 U.S. Army Chinook with Richie’s face painted on its tail is now flying through Western North Carolina to deliver food and water. ... The aircraft’s call sign — “Night Long ...
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.
The Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe is an American twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter designed by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Army.It is named after Tarhe, an 18th-century chief of the Wyandot Indian tribe whose nickname was "The Crane". [2]