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Bell YUH-1D 'Iroquois'

Description
  Manufacturer:Bell
  Base model:H-1
  Designation:YUH-1
  Version:D
  Nickname:Iroquois
  Designation System:U.S. Tri-Service
  Designation Period:1962-Present
  Basic role:Helicopter
  Status:Prototype
  First Flew:1961/08/16

Specifications
  Length: 41' 10' 12.5 m
  Height:14' 6" 4.4 m
  Wingspan: 48' 14.6 m
  Empty Weight: 4,939 lb 2,239 kg
  Gross Weight: 9,499 lb 4,308 kg
  Max Weight: 9,500 lb 4,308 kg

Propulsion
  No. of Engines: 1
  Powerplant: Lycoming T53-L-11
  Horsepower (each): 1100

Performance
  Range: 260 miles 418 km
  Cruise Speed: 130 mph 209 km/h 112 kt
  Max Speed: 148 mph 238 km/h 128 kt

Examples of this type may be found at
MuseumCityState
United States Army Aviation MuseumOzarkAlabama


 

Recent comments by our visitors
 David Hatcher
 Enterprise, AL
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11/27/2007 @ 06:34 [ref: 18684]
 David Hatcher
 Enterprise, AL
I was in the museum the other day and was asked why there is a "square" on the pilots doors.
In Vietnam, it was a practice to paint triangles, squares and circles on the doors to differentiate between which aviation "company" within the battalion the aircraft belonged to. Thus the triangle belonged to "A" Company, the square belonged to "B" Company, and the circle to "C" Company.
11/27/2007 @ 06:31 [ref: 18683]
 David Hatcher
 Dothan, AL
60-6029 sn 702 also served as the testbed for the installation of the T53-L-13 engine, which is the significent change making it a H model.
12/13/2006 @ 10:31 [ref: 14993]
 David Hatcher
 Dothan, AL
This airframe was used by the Army to test various armament configurations. In 1965, Bell “bailed” or borrowed 60-6030 SN 703, installing two Continental T72-T-2 turboshaft engines in a module driving a common gearbox and called it the Model 208. Totally funded by Bell, it proved the concept of dual engines in the 205 airframe. But the Model 208 was not pursued.
60-6030 was returned to its original configuration and returned to the Army. Today, it is in the center of the main exhibit hall of the Army Aviation Museum, Fort Rucker, Alabama in a diorama based on a much publicized combat photographers photo from Vietnam.
Several years later, Bell again experimented with the concept of a dual engine version, this time using the popular PT6 engines from Pratt & Whitney Canada (PWC) and funded largely by the Canadian government. This arrangement became the Model 212 or UH1N.
YUH-1D 60-6029 SN 702 set several world records, looking closely at the photo you can see that many openings are taped over, some components had not been installed (windshield wipers, airscoops, and cargo door handles) to reduce drag. On the nose are painted names, probably the pilots wife and children. Most prominent is the serial number, often temporally painted on the nose to easily identify the aircraft on the assembly line. I have heard reports that this airframe is the one on display at Fort Sam Houston Texas, I would appreciate hearing from anyone who can confirm this.

12/09/2006 @ 12:55 [ref: 14960]

 

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