sound of a UH-1 Huey

[Stig / Major Tom]

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

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

[CROSSBOLT]

Yup, that's a Huey!

[klaviator]

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

[CROSSBOLT]

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

[klaviator]

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

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



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



This is what we did with the H-46:

https://youtu.be/9qndT3j6ttQ