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Title: sound of a UH-1 Huey
Post by: Stig / Major Tom on May 17, 2019, 12:20:05 AM

Memorial Day coming soon.
Might be enough old vets here who'd be interested in this video of a restored bird. 
Even today, most of my reaction is to the unique sound of a Vietnam era Huey.
You could hear them well before they hove into view.
Modern military and air ambulance helicopters do not sound the same as these early Huey's.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6maIZ5nWpDs (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6maIZ5nWpDs)

Stig
Huey should be flat OD, or course, not glossy, and the doors are usually removed.

Title: Re: sound of a UH-1 Huey
Post by: CROSSBOLT on May 17, 2019, 01:14:25 AM

Yup, that's a Huey!

Title: Re: sound of a UH-1 Huey
Post by: klaviator on May 18, 2019, 06:48:45 PM

That brings back some memories.  I have about 350 hours in the UH-1N.  Those two big rotor blades give it that distinctive sound.

Title: Re: sound of a UH-1 Huey
Post by: CROSSBOLT on May 18, 2019, 07:16:26 PM

Didja have a one-to-one fore/aft or side/side?

Title: Re: sound of a UH-1 Huey
Post by: klaviator on May 19, 2019, 03:24:30 AM

Quote from: CROSSBOLT on May 18, 2019, 07:16:26 PM

Didja have a one-to-one fore/aft or side/side?

Not sure what you are asking.  This is what I flew:

(http://www.seaforces.org/usnair/HC/HC-16_DAT/HC-16-squadron-photo-010.jpg)

I also flew the Ch-46 which made a very different but also distinctive sound.

(https://cdn10.picryl.com/photo/1986/07/01/a-helicopter-combat-support-squadron-11-hc-11-ch-46-sea-knight-helicopter-prepares-8976d5-1600.jpg)

This is what we did with the H-46:

https://youtu.be/9qndT3j6ttQ (https://youtu.be/9qndT3j6ttQ)