UH-1 Iroquois

The 

UH-1 Iroquois Airplane Models is a military helicopter powered by a single, turboshaft  engine, with a two-bladed main rotor and tail rotor. The helicopter was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet the United States Army’s requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter in 1952, and first flew on 20 October 1956. Ordered into production in March 1960, the UH-1 Models was the first turbine-powered helicopter to enter production for the United States military, and more than 16,000 have been produced worldwide.

The first combat operation of the UH-1 was in the service of the U.S. Army during the Vietanam war. The original designation of HU-1 led to the helicopter’s nickname of Huey. In September 1962, the designation was changed to UH-1, but Huey remained in common use, as well as being chosen as the official name by the United States Marine Corps. Approximately 7,000 UH-1 aircraft saw service in Vietnam.

UH-1D-iriquois

These Aircraft Model are finely handcrafted, and hand painted by our artists – to scale and museum quality. 16” inches.

In stock and available to be dispatched within 24 hours of receiving your order

Design:

The UH-1 Aircraft Models has a metal fuselage of semi-monocoque  construction with tubular landing skids and two rotor blades on the main rotor. Early UH-1 models featured a single Lyncoming T53 turboshaft engine in versions with power ratings from 700 shp (522 kW) to 1,400 shp (1,040 kW). Later UH-1 and related models would feature twin engines and four-blade rotors.

All aircraft in the UH-1 family have similar construction. The UH-1H is the most-produced version, and is representative of all types. The main structure consists of two longitudinal main beams that run under the passenger cabin to the nose and back to the tail boom attachment point. The main beams are separated by transverse bulkheads and provide the supporting structure for the cabin, landing gear, under-floor fuel tanks, transmission, engine and tail boom. The main beams are joined at the lift beam, a short aluminum girder structure that is attached to the transmission via a lift link on the top and the cargo hook on the bottom and is located at the aircraft’s centre of gravity. The lift beams were changed to steel later in the UH-1H’s life, due to cracking on high-time airframes. The semi-monocoque tail boom attaches to the fuselage with four bolts.

General characteristics:

Crew: 1-4

Capacity: 3,880 lb including 14 troops, or 6 stretchers, or  equivalent cargo