brien23
Cleared for Takeoff
According to a Sept. 21, 2004 Army News story, fewer than 150 Hueys were flying Armywide by the end of September 2004, anybody know how many are still flying Armywide?
UH-1 Army Inventory
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No, but I believe that the Marines committed to the UH-1W instead of the Blackhawk. So Hueys ain't dead yetbrien23 said:
I think they went with the Super Cobra (AH-1S) instead of the Apache as well.
Steve
En-Route
AH-1W is the "Super Cobra"
Per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UH-1_Iroquois
The UH-1 Huey was phased out with the introduction of the UH-60 Black Hawk, although the Army UH-1 Residual Fleet has around 700 UH-1s that were supposed to be retained until 2015.
Per http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UH-1_Iroquois
The UH-1 Huey was phased out with the introduction of the UH-60 Black Hawk, although the Army UH-1 Residual Fleet has around 700 UH-1s that were supposed to be retained until 2015.
Dave Siciliano
Final Approach
Even though the Army is flying the UH-1, it's quite a bit different than the models in which I flew. Early first tour they were flying D models IIRC. The H model was the big new thing when I was in flight school. These were all single engine.
Later, the twin engine N model came out (I've never flown one, but sat in the front seat one the ground once.)
Don't know what the latest is.
Best,
Dave
Later, the twin engine N model came out (I've never flown one, but sat in the front seat one the ground once.)
Don't know what the latest is.
Best,
Dave