The distinctive “whomp, whomp” of UH-1N Huey helicopters is set to fade from the skies around Yokota Air Base in western ...

To board people, the Twin Huey has to land. A minor problem as the ... second for the loss of rotor lift caused by the thin air. That’s why helicopters suitable for high altitudes need plenty ...

Combine that engine with the aircraft's twin-bladed rotor, which, when in forward flight ... More than 50 years after the Huey made its debut in the Army, the aircraft now faces retirement.

meaning it could conceivably be placed on the Huey airframe. What’s more, the M102 was built for air-mobile operations, often tethered to the underside of the twin-rotor CH-47 Chinook or ...

Since then, the Twin Huey has contributed to the rescue of hundreds ... (Image credit: Italian Air Force) A medium helicopter with a two-bladed rotor powered by two 1,342 kW Pratt & Whitney ...