Posted on 05/13/2015 3:09:12 AM PDT by LeoWindhorse
A Camp Pendleton-based Marine UH-1Y Huey helping with relief work after Nepal’s recent earthquake was missing, officials from the U.S. Pacific Command said Tuesday.
Late Tuesday, the press agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur quoted an official as saying the aircraft had been spotted north of the capital of Kathmandu.
“We have been told it was spotted in Tamakoshi region,” north of Kathmandu, said Interior Ministry spokesman Laxmi Dhakal. “But until (our) choppers make landing and get to it, we still can’t say anything about its condition or of its passengers.”
(Excerpt) Read more at ocregister.com ...
Prayers doubled for a safe return of all occupants.
Amen to your prayers
A UH-1 is an odd choice for high-altitude operations - just not enough lift to spare.
The UH-1Y is a twin engined, 4 bladed variant of the huey. It’s probably better at high altitude work than the earlier marks.
CC
the UH1Y Yankee has been modified with 4 blade rotors and greatly improved twin engines , for use in Afghanistan etc.
Lift and range greatly improved
I spoke too fast - I was thinking of the old 2-blade powered by the venerable Lycoming T-53.
Chinooks are probably the optimum rotary wing vehicle for high-altitude missions, but a) USMC doesn't fly them, and b) that's a lot of aircraft.
Prayers for the crew.
thanks for sharing, first thoughts this morning were for them.
No Sign Of Arlington Marine’s Helicopter That Went Missing In Nepal
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/05/12/missing-helicopter-carrying-arlington-marine-located-in-nepal/
...Hibler and Sgt. Ward M. Johnson IV, from Charleston, South Carolina, are crew chiefs with Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469 currently contributing to the joint-service humanitarian aid mission in Nepal.
/johnny
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