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AIRMOBILITY


UH-1D IROQUOIS

Nickname: Huey

Mission: transportation of personnel, equipment, and supplies, medical evacuation, delivery of protective fire by attachment of appropriate weapons, and instrument training

First delivery: 1963. External cargo: 4,000 lbs.

Rotor diameter: 48'3" Crew: 2-4

Length: 57'1" Passengers: 11

Basic weight: 4,900 lbs. Cruise airspeed: 100k

Payload: 3,116 lbs. Maximum airspeed: 120k

Armament: 7.62-mm door-mounted machine guns

1,010 currently in Army inventory

UH-1H IROQUOIS

Same as UH-1D, but with more powerful engine

2,399 currently in Army inventory

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