The US Army requirement for a light utility helicopter was formulated after the Korean War. Bell's Model 204 design won a competition in 1955, and was given the military designation H-40, later renamed the HU-1 Iroquois. The original design called for a helicopter that could be used for transport, airborne battlefield command and control, medical evacuation, fire support co-ordination and search and rescue. Later its missions would be expanded to include troop insertion/extraction, armed escort and special operations. This title details all the technological background behind the development and use of the Huey “Slick” in Vietnam, as well as covering all the major uses that this transport aircraft was put to.
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The "jeep" of The Vietnam war.,
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This review is from: New Vanguard 87: Bell UH-1 Huey 'Slicks' 1962-75 (Paperback)
This book was exactly what I was looking for! I am a Vietnam vet and wanted to know more about the vehicle that was an intimate part of my life for a year. This book has increased my understanding and respect for the workhorse that the Huey was, and the genius of it's design. As someone I know who flew the "slick" said,The Huey was a basic utility aircraft which took a beating but could be depended on to get the job done (It has been compared to the jeep in WW2). The same could be said for this book: It is a short but sweet tribute to the UH-1 in its many incarnations. I enjoyed getting to know the bird which I remember more for getting us out of trouble than for putting us into it.
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In 1962, the introduction of the tri-service designation system changed the HU-1 into the UH-1, but people still called it the Huey. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rotor system, helicopter company, main rotor, air assault Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Air Force, South Vietnamese, North Vietnamese, Viet Cong, Air Assault Division, Southeast Asia, Infantry Division, Medical Detachment, Captain Freeman, Drang Valley, Fort Benning, Helicopter Ambulance New!
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In 1962, the introduction of the tri-service designation system changed the HU-1 into the UH-1, but people still called it the Huey. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
rotor system, helicopter company, main rotor, air assault Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Air Force, South Vietnamese, North Vietnamese, Viet Cong, Air Assault Division, Southeast Asia, Infantry Division, Medical Detachment, Captain Freeman, Drang Valley, Fort Benning, Helicopter Ambulance New!
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- Fighting Colors: The Creation of Military Aircraft Nose Art by Gary Velasco in Back Matter
- The Vietnam War Almanac by Harry G. Summers in Back Matter
- The Aerospace Encyclopedia of Air Warfare, Vol. 2: 1945 to the Present (World Air Power Journal) by Chris Bishop in Back Matter
- The Air Force (Defending the Nation) by John Hamilton on page 35
- Helicopters of the World (Combat Aircraft Library) by Bill Gunston in Back Matter
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