Posted on 01/26/2011 9:45:09 AM PST by llevrok
One of the classic air frames of all time.
My husband flew the Huey in the OK Army National Guard, until they retired it and him.
Crandall was Snake Shit correct?
My Dad used to fly his Huey over the house and wave to us at Benning. I still love that sound and can tell a Bell twin blade rotor from miles away.
Thanks for the post. Here’s a link to a great documentary on the Huey:
http://www.intheshadowoftheblade.com/documentary.html
I sent this to my Dad and he served with Courts and met Crandall.
All the Way!
A good question should be, “Will there be a commercial production Huey based on the military models?”
There was a very successful commercial production Jeep and Humvee, so why not a Huey?
Its selling points would be that it would be “factory simple”, without a lot of the bells and whistles of most commercial helicopters, with perhaps a more efficient engine. There are lots of Huey models, with all sorts of mods, and Bell might be receptive to a low end production line.
No need to make more. They are still modernizing and reselling existing ones.
Gotta love the UH-1...the AK-47 of helicopters...simple, rugged, durable.
Roger that!
And Freeman was “Too Tall.”
It is FR protocol that any story about the Ia Drang be bumped to Aloha Ronnie. He was there and is an FR hero of first order.
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Once a soldier and young,
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..BRUCE CRANDALL = MEDAL OF HONOR..
http://www.ArmchairGeneral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=48215
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I never will my Friend!!
Thanks again.
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GARRY OWEN, Sir
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I think I told you this before. Dad was in Ia Drang just a few months after you all were there.
He had two tours and then we spent many more years on various bases. His 70th birthday is next week. My hero.
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While a refurbished Huey would be good, I’m thinking more along the lines of a consumer Huey. Though it’s easy to compare it to a passenger minivan, probably a better comparison would be to a panel van.
A utility helicopter to transfer van sized cargo over terrain faster than it could be done on the ground. Say, in mountainous, swampy, or rocky terrain with few roads.
The design emphasis would be on a more efficient engine and lower maintenance. Maybe even adding fanwing props (centrifugal fans) in pods for much better lift and stabilization.
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Los Al base helicopter simulators take final flight
http://www.ocregister.com/articles/huey-140731-simulators-combat.html
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