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Description
| Manufacturer: | Kaman | |
| Base model: | H-43 | |
| Designation: | HH-43 | |
| Version: | B | |
| Nickname: | Huskie | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | |
| Basic role: | Helicopter | |
| Modified Mission: | Search and Rescue | |
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Specifications
| Length: | 25' 0" | 7.6 m | |
| Height: | 15' 6" | 4.7 m | |
| Wingspan: | 51' 6" | 15.7 m | |
| Empty Weight: | 4,469 lb | 2,026 kg | |
| Gross Weight: | 8,800 lb | 3,990 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Lycoming T53-L-1A | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 860 | ||
Performance
| Cruise Speed: | 97 mph | 156 km/h | 84 kt |
| Max Speed: | 120 mph | 193 km/h | 104 kt |
| Climb: | 2,000 ft/min | 609 m/min | |
| Ceiling: | 25,700 ft | 7,833 m | |
Known serial numbers
Examples of this type may be found at
| Museum | City | State |
| Castle Air Museum | Atwater | California |
| Hill Aerospace Museum | Hill AFB | Utah |
| Museum of Aviation | Warner Robins AFB | Georgia |
| National Atomic Museum | Kirtland AFB | New Mexico |
| Travis Air Force Museum | Travis AFB | California |
| United States Air Force Museum | Wright-Patterson | Ohio |
HH-43B on display
Castle Air Museum | United States Air Force Museum |
Recent comments by our visitors
| William (Bill) Dean Brighton, CO | Flew the HH-43 at Luke AFB, AZ. Made many life saving mission while there. I was the senior medical technician (examineer) at Det 15, Air Rescue. Loved every moment in the air. 05/16/2008 @ 07:53 [ref: 20887] |
| William (Bill) Dean Brighton, CO | Flew the HH-43 at Luke AFB, AZ. Made many life saving mission while there. I was the senior medical technician (examineer) at Det 15, Air Rescue. Loved every moment in the air. 05/16/2008 @ 07:53 [ref: 20886] |
| Willie Buzzell , ME | Great Photographs, Enlightening & Enjoyable. Thank You. cheap viagra cialis buy viagra levitra cialis buy paxil buy generic viagra 03/19/2008 @ 05:03 [ref: 20162] |
| Greg Hoffeditz , IL | Since e-mails don't appear with the messages, it is gregory.hoffeditz@nara.gov. 02/29/2008 @ 04:38 [ref: 19811] |
| Greg Hoffeditz , IL | I am looking for anyone involved with the HH-43B helicopters flown from Ubon, Thailand, between Sep65 and Jul 66; more specifically, any who knew A1C Wilfred Gleason who was a fire fighter assigned to the 8th CES. I am conducting research for the family regarding his time as an HH-43B Rescue Fire Fighter. It is my understanding he operated the rescue hoists and was deployed to missions in Vietnam. If anyone has information, please contact me at the above e-mail address. Thanks! 02/29/2008 @ 04:19 [ref: 19809] |
| Roger (Munga) Simpson Medford, OR | Roger V. ... I'm a Rog, too. You must have rotated "in" about the time I rotated "out". "..."60-0281" and her spare were in that roster. On the under-side of her alternate's engine cowelling was written in 'spray-paint' "8-up". That was done in the '60's by an unknown artist. We all left it there as a reminder we had connections with "home" ... someone who had already discharged. We crated-up the FSK's and sent them out. The BBQ pit in the back-yard of the Alert Shack was made of the ACFT's own "inbound" crates, when they came in on "Shakey", years before. There were two preserved shipment tags for each ACFT stapled to the interior walls. It was found, in 1972, that the "spare" flew sort of erratically due to a mis-match of "Heads". I think it was her "left" head which had been repainted (wrongly)but was actually a "right" Head. That threw her off-CG. Her in-flight tracking actuators would not bring her "in". We sent both Heads to Bloomfield and got "newer" ones. We tracked her and though she was a "59" model, she had many less hours on her than "0281" ... she was a hand me down and a "hangar-queen". When she was fitted with her "newer" heads and blades, EVERYONE wanted her as PRIME 'cuz she flew so nicely. By that time, it was Moot because of the so-called cease-fire of Dec. The cool thing about BOTH birds was that neither had ever been fitted with floatation devices. (A rarity in Thailand) Most had been brought in from Oceanic bases such as Kadena, Saigon, Guam, etc. and the "floatation" had been merely painted-over with War-Paint. The Korat Birds had been directed from deeper inside CONUS. One more interesting fact is that in each Bird's 780 equipment, the "Clamshell" doors were not in-Country. They had been taken off at their departing Bases, as were their respective "litters" and Forest Penetrators. In the early deployments, the -3 showed the Forest Penetrator in a single picture. "IT" had folding-up seats. The State-side guys mistook that as the newer "fixed-3-seat" devise (like an anchor) AND SENT IT WITH THE BIRDS. That's why the devise was never on-board. It couldn't be stowed away properly. 13th AF saw the prob and refit the "cable-cutter" with a higher charge rather than send ALL of the Det.'s their Penetrators. (At that time, the Jollies had taken over 'deep-forest' acquisition and we had been relegated to ALL LBR ... no supposed need for penetrators.)A stupid move but hey ... Pres. Johnson "KNEW" what he was doing, right? he-he-he 02/07/2008 @ 13:04 [ref: 19594] |
| Tui Pankem Krungthep, OTH | The HH-43B 60-0291 is preserved at the RTAF Museum in Thailand. For more informations look www.wings.de.ms 02/04/2008 @ 11:59 [ref: 19550] |
| Roger Vartabedian Sacramento, CA | Correctly you say Ahhhhhh! Remember the days very well.
5 years with Huskies. 4 at Luke AFB, AZ with Det 15, WARRC (1966 - 1970) and another year at Korat RTAFB, Thailand (1973-1974). Used to love chasing Javalena and Coyote in the deserts around Luke and found that it was the only aircraft that would really put me to sleep because of the constant motion and the heat of the balmy nights in Arizona. 12/04/2007 @ 14:28 [ref: 18789] |
| Roger Vartabedian Sacramento, CA | Correctly you say Ahhhhhh! Remember the days very well.
5 years with Huskies. 4 at Luke AFB, AZ with Det 15, WARRC (1966 - 1970) and another year at Korat RTAFB, Thailand (1973-1974). Used to love chasing Javalena and Coyote in the deserts around Luke and found that it was the only aircraft that would really put me to sleep because of the constant motion and the heat of the balmy nights in Arizona. 12/04/2007 @ 14:28 [ref: 18788] |
| Clenith \"Joe\" Ewers Oklahoma City, OK | Served as a firefighter/rescueman crewmember on the Huskies at Loring AFB, ME, during 1968 - 1969. Experience of my life. I went on to retire from the Air Force as a Chief Master Sergeant with 30-years service. 08/24/2007 @ 19:15 [ref: 17743] |
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