EMPTY WEIGHT 5,369kg MAXIMUM USEFUL LOAD 3,021kg MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT 8,390kg HOVER OUT OF GROUND EFFECT GROSS WEIGHT 7,817kg LONG-RANGE CRUISE SPEED
Home Hlavní strana / UH-1Y Helicopter Presented in Prague / EMPTY WEIGHT 5,369kg MAXIMUM USEFUL LOAD 3,021kg MAXIMUM GROSS WEIGHT 8,390kg HOVER OUT OF GROUND EFFECT GROSS WEIGHT 7,817kg LONG-RANGE CRUISE SPEED 250km/h MAXIMUM CONTINUOUS POWER SPEED 293km/h DASH SPEED 304km/h The US Marines UH-1Y Huey utility helicopter. 100 UH-1Y utility helicopters are being built for the USMC. The UH-1Y and AH-1Z models have a very high level of commonality, which reduces the manufacturing and procurement costs. The helicopter has a new four-bladed, composite, hingeless, bearingless main rotor system and tail rotor. The UH-1Y is fully marinised and capable of shipboard operations, including take-off, landing, refueling and re-arming. The UH-1Y has a new glass cockpit with integrated avionics system. The helicopter will have a new BRITE Star thermal imaging and laser designation system, capable of designating targets for the Hellfire missiles of the AH-1Z. Drawing of the AH-1Z Supercobra showing the rotor system common with the UH-1Y. The UH-1N helicopter has been in service since 1971. The UH-1 series helicopters have been serving the US forces in action since the Vietnam War in the 1960s. Seen here is the UH-1N. UH-1Y Huey Utility Helicopter
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