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BELL UH-1 IROQUOIS
1956
 
ATTACK/UTILITY HELICOPTER
  
     
 
 
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BELL UH-1C IROQUOIS
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 ATTACK/UTILITY HELICOPTER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 BELL HELICOPTER
FIRST FLIGHT :
 October 22, 1956
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 1959
NUMBER BUILT :
 16,000+
   
SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 9 ft 4 in (2.84 m) - Excluding Main Rotor
LENGTH :
 42 ft 7 in (12.98 m); 53 ft 0 in (16.15 m) - Including Both Rotors
HEIGHT :
 12 ft 7.25 in (3.84 m)
ROTOR DIAMETER :
 44 ft 0 in (13.41 m)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 5,071 lb (2300 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
 --
WEIGHT MAX :
 9,500 lb (4309 kg)
ARMAMENT :
 Standard Armament None
BOMB LOAD :
 Payload combination may very
 
 - 2 x 7.62 mm M60 machine gun, or 2 7.62 mm GAU-17/A machine
 
 gun;
 
 - 2 x 7-round or 19-round 2.75 in (70 mm) rocket pods;
 
 - 2 x .303 Browning Mk II (Rhodesian, twin machine guns mounted on
 
 port side)
 
 - 3,880 lbs; Including 14 troops; 6 stretchers; or equivalent cargo
POWER PLANT :
 1 × Textron Lycoming T53-L-11, Rated at 1,100 shp (820 kW)
CREW :
 2-4 - Pilot & Co-Pilot
 
 
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 148 mph (238 km/h, 129 knots) at Sea Level (Clean)
CLIMB RATE :
 1,400 ft/min (427 m/min)
RANGE :
 382 miles (615 km, 332 nmi)(with auxilary fuel)
SERVICE CEILING :
 11,500 ft (3505 m)
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
  
 

Donald, David; Lake, Jon. The Encyclopedia of World Military Aircraft. New York: Barnes & Noble Books, 2000. ISBN 0-7607-2208-0.

  
 
     
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