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Description
| Manufacturer: | Helio | |
| Base model: | U-5 | |
| Designation: | U-5 | |
| Version: | B | |
| Nickname: | Twin Courier | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1952-Present | |
| Basic role: | Utility | |
Specifications
| Not Yet Available |
Known serial numbers
Recent comments by our visitors
| Frank Marchant , MA | At the age of 19 after getting my A&P licenses I went to work for Helio Aircraft in Canton Massachusetts. I worked in sheetmetal farication on the fuselages of twin #5 and #7. I also did rigging for the rudder and stabilator. (Because I only weighed 128 pounds I had no trouble crawling down to the end of the fuselage to install pulley fasteners.)
I remember seeing the flight of the first Stallion...it was incredible. I believe the first turboprop engine for the Stallion came from Garrett engineering. I have a beat up photo of twin #3 that I carried in my wallet since 1964. It was shot in Canton. I'll upload it as soon as I can get it scanned. 03/25/2006 @ 13:52 [ref: 12916] |
