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Description
| Notes: Af version of UH-1E with modified tail boom and skid landing gear. Logistics support to sac icbm units (1 CREW, 10 PASSENGERS) . | ||
| Manufacturer: | Bell | |
| Base model: | H-1 | |
| Designation: | UH-1 | |
| Version: | F | |
| Nickname: | Iroquois | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service | |
| Designation Period: | 1962-Present | |
| Basic role: | Helicopter | |
| Modified Mission: | Utility | |
| First Flew: | 1964/02/20 | |
Specifications
| Length: | 41' 5" | 12.6 m | |
| Height: | 12' 6" | 3.8 m | |
| Wingspan: | 48' | 14.6 m | |
| Empty Weight: | 4,430 lb | 2,009 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 9,000 lb | 4,081 kg | |
| Max Weight: | 9,500 lb | 4,308 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | General Electric T58-GE-3 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 1272 | ||
Performance
| Range: | 347 miles | 558 km | |
| Cruise Speed: | 123 mph | 198 km/h | 107 kt |
| Max Speed: | 138 mph | 222 km/h | 120 kt |
| Climb: | 2,123 ft/min | 647 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 22,000 ft | 6,705 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Grand Forks AFB | Grand Forks AFB | North Dakota |
| Malmstrom AFB Museum and Air Park | Malmstrom AFB | Montana |
| March Field Air Museum | Riverside | California |
| Minot AFB | Minot AFB | North Dakota |
| Museum of Aviation | Warner Robins AFB | Georgia |
| National Atomic Museum | Kirtland AFB | New Mexico |
| Pima Air & Space Museum | Tucson | Arizona |
| South Dakota Air and Space Museum | Ellsworth AFB | South Dakota |
| Whiteman AFB | Whiteman AFB | Missouri |
UH-1F on display
Malmstrom AFB Museum and Air Park | March Field Museum | Museum of Aviation |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Sean Hackney , NV | Got Back from Iraq in 07, I was there teaching the Iraq Air Force to fly Heuy II, love working on them, one of the few active duty military to have work all 4 helicopter in the USAF 02/19/2009 @ 19:41 [ref: 23771] |
| Ed Millinocket, ME | Hello 09/29/2008 @ 20:59 [ref: 22768] |
| Eric Greenblatt Albuquerque, NM | Who'd have thought.......
Interesting to see several of our old tails still spinning! I was a pilot @ Det 5 from 82-84. 911, 915, 918, 224, 227, 246 all flew great. Great to see 911 still in flying in the Big Sky. The Fightin' F was the best flying H1 I flew and 911 will always have a soft spot in my heart--we survived a full on auto to the ground when my SDG failed about 15 miles east of Malmstrom. Be safe Ghost 38 08/19/2008 @ 13:43 [ref: 22496] |
| John Engelbert Milwaukee, WI | I was at DET. 3 GRAND FORKS AFB 74-78. We had five birds that supported the missle fields.Some of my pictures are downloaded below.I here that GRAND FORKS is due to close,anyone have any info on that? 03/23/2008 @ 07:27 [ref: 20236] |
| Jeff Hartman White Pine, MI | My first duty assignment as a helicopter mechanic was at Malmstrom AFB with the 341st when SAC owned the UH-1F's and later during the reversion to MAC's Det 5, 37th ARRS.('71 thru '75). The F model required strict adherence to detail for the throttle rigging and flight control systems. If they were right on she'd fly 100 hours phase to phase problem free...if not, you could end up flying FCF's for 100 hours into phase!
The chore I disliked the most was waxing the tail boom every night after the BPO was finished. I can still smell that Dupont #7 wax! 03/09/2008 @ 10:48 [ref: 19940] |
| Royal Barnard Rutland, VT | I was a Missile Launch officer at Grand Forks AFB, ND in the late 1960's. We used to ride the UH-1F to work on a regular basis. This was a pretty bare bones rig, with few if any creature comforts.... and VERY noisy..... particularly on cold winter days, when the rotor blades would "slap" against the dense air while turning or banking. There were a few bad incidents with these babies, but overall pretty reliable when flown in very harsh climate.
01/04/2008 @ 09:51 [ref: 19145] |
| Rick Spokane, WA | I was stationed at Malmstrom 69-72, FE Warren 72-77, Ellsworth 77-79, Malmstrom 81-89 as a HICS Maintenance Troop in the Comm Sq. Every spring we had to do flyovers of the HICS Cable routes, looking for erosion and/or construction along the way. I remember flying 25-50 feet above the prarie, chasing Antelope, or at 100 feet zipping through the mountains. It was very exhilarating! It was also alot of fun when the pilots would strafe a train going through Belt Canyon. Vietnan Pilots were the best!!! Us HICS Troops are having a Reunion in Gt. Falls, MT, Aug 8-10, 2008 at the Heritage Inn. We would be delighted to have any of you pilots attend. Please contact me at rd_draft@comcast.net or 509-435-5839. Thanks for your service! Rick French 10/22/2007 @ 06:01 [ref: 18267] |
| Rick Spokane, WA | I was stationed at Malmstrom 69-72, FE Warren 72-77, Ellsworth 77-79, Malmstrom 81-89 as a HICS Maintenance Troop in the Comm Sq. Every spring we had to do flyovers of the HICS Cable routes, looking for erosion and/or construction along the way. I remember flying 25-50 feet above the prarie, chasing Antelope, or at 100 feet zipping through the mountains. It was very exhilarating! It was also alot of fun when the pilots would strafe a train going through Belt Canyon. Vietnan Pilots were the best!!! Us HICS Troops are having a Reunion in Gt. Falls, MT, Aug 8-10, 2008 at the Heritage Inn. We would be delighted to have any of you pilots attend. Please contact me at rd_draft@comcast.net or 509-435-5839. Thanks for your service! Rick French 10/22/2007 @ 06:01 [ref: 18266] |
| darrell dyer las vegas, NV | UH-1f---slow spool up time at the bottom of the auto! 08/31/2007 @ 03:36 [ref: 17796] |
| Guy Smith Victor, Mt, MT | I am currently flying UH-1F SN 65-7911 and 64-15486 and lovin it and just recently flown 63-13156 and it hadn't been flown for since 1974. 06/17/2007 @ 18:45 [ref: 16864] |
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