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Description
| Manufacturer: | Kaman | |
| Base model: | H-43 | |
| Designation: | QH-43 | |
| Version: | G | |
| Nickname: | Huskie | |
| Equivalent to: | HOK-1 | |
| Designation System: | U.S. Air Force | |
| Designation Period: | 1948-Present | |
| Basic role: | Helicopter | |
| Modified Mission: | Radio controlled drone | |
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Specifications
| Length: | 25' | 7.6 m | |
| Height: | 15' 6" | 4.7 m | |
| Wingspan: | 47' | 14.3 m | |
| Gross Weight: | 6,800 lb | 3,083 kg | |
Propulsion
| No. of Engines: | 1 | ||
| Powerplant: | Pratt & Whitney R-1340-52 | ||
| Horsepower (each): | 600 | ||
Performance
| Max Speed: | 110 mph | 177 km/h | 95 kt |
Recent comments by our visitors
| Johan Ragay Den Haag, CT | The Kaman QH-43G Huskie is also known as Kaman Model K-137 and is based on the HH-43B (and not the HOK-1)
Two were bought by the U.S. Navy . They were registered by the FAA as N10031 (c/n 167) and N10032 (c/n 190) I would like to ask Mr. Roger Simpson, Medford, OR (see his comment on this webpage) to make contact with me. Thanks, Johan 11/17/2008 @ 08:15 [ref: 23086] |
| Roger (Munga) Simpson Medford, OR | The ONLY drone I ever saw was in a "SECRET" film used for D.O.D. training purposes. It ended up being an A.A. missile target. The view was a "closeup from the nose camera" of the fighter. The missile hit the engine but took out the left Main Rotor. I was surprised to see a gentle left roll from the still intact right Main rotor assy., which may have allowed rapid egress of a (potential) crew; however, unbalanced oscillation put too much strain on the right main and the mostly wooden blades dis-integrated, dropping the bird from the sky. As I recall, the inherrent stability of the "43" was due to it's balance in the "Azimuth" design and it's matched blade sets. Blades were matched in "pairs" to .5 oz. (hand-made)and their control flaps accordingly. Those were matched with balanced Rotor Heads. Each Head (as well as blades) were visibly marked with a Red circle and an Orange square. Respectively, all were marked either "right" or "left". This resulted in Kaman's assesment of 1 Vert. rev. by 1 Horiz. rev. VERY smooth inflight ride. Even with these perameters in-place, an "in-flight" tracking acctuator on either side was employeed to allow the Pilot/Co-Pilot to adjust weight/balance in'flight'. The "Q" model was a basic, remotely flown plane and I believe the tracking was pre-set, prior to take-off. Roger 02/07/2008 @ 12:14 [ref: 19593] |
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