US Air Force Museum - Modern Flight - Helicopters
Bill Maloney
1/21/2007

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01 Sikorski UH-19 02 Sikorski UH-19 03 Sikorski UH-19 04 Sikorski YH-5A
05Huey 06Huey    
05 UH-1 Iroquois Huey 06 UH-1 Iroquois Huey

Sikorski UH-19 Chickasaw Specifications:

Fuselage Length: 42 feet 4 inches
Rotor Diameter:
53 feet
Height:
15 feet, 4 inches
Crew:
2
Weight:
Empty 4,660 lbs Loaded - 8,400 lbs
Max Speed: 112 mph
Cruise Speed: 92 mph
Range: 330 miles
Service Ceiling: 15,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 1,154 gallons
Powerplant: Wright R-1300-3 Radial Piston Engine 700 hp
Armament:
  None
First Flight : November 1949
Cost: $150,000

Sikorski YH-5A Specifications:

Fuselage Length: 41 feet 2 inches
Rotor Diameter:
48 feet
Height:
12 feet, 11 inches
Crew:
1
Weight:
Empty 3,780 lbs Loaded - 4,800 lbs
Max Speed: 90 mph
Cruise Speed: 70 mph
Range: 280 miles
Service Ceiling: 10,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 100 gallons
Powerplant: Pratt & Whitney R-985 radial piston engine 450 hp
Armament:
  None
First Flight : Aug. 18, 1943
Cost: _____

UH-1 Iroquois Huey Specifications:

Fuselage Length: 57 feet 0 inches
Rotor Diameter:
48 feet
Height:
14 feet, 11 inches
Crew:
1
Weight:
Empty 5,200 lbs Loaded - 9,000 lbs
Max Speed: 140 mph
Cruise Speed: 115 mph
Range: 330 miles
Service Ceiling: 24,800 feet
Fuel Capacity: 511 gallons
Powerplant: General Electric T-58 turboshaft 1070 shaft hp
Armament:
  None
First Flight : 1963
Cost: $273,000

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