With its two rotor blades reaching wall-to-wall and its doors wide open for all to see how unprotected the eight or 10 troops in the cabin were, the Huey is the marquee artifact of "The 1968 ...

The Museum’s Huey served with four units in Vietnam between 1966 and 1970. ... The unmistakable sound of its main rotor blade was almost as distinct as its bulbous frame.

Finally, a procedural anomaly allows aviators to keep flying Hueys and Cobras at night with non-functioning rotor blade lights, although a Marine Corps CH-46 helicopter or MV-22 tilt-rotor with ...

Called the "Helicopter War," Vietnam saw an expanded role for the rotor-driven aircraft in combat, and the Huey was ... Slicing the hillside like a giant wedge is a 300-foot-long replica of the ...

Ron Esselstyn’s memories just before a moving helicopter blade slammed into his head are burned into his brain. The 22-year-old and several other soldiers had been cruising low over the ...

The inspected spare parts were main rotor blades, tail rotor blades, and tail rotor driveshafts, which were then turned over to the 205th Tactical Helicopter Wing the next day for restoration work ...

Among the inspected spare parts were main rotor blades, tail rotor blades, and tail rotor driveshaft, said Maj Galang, adding that restoration work for the seven helicopters, all of which are ...