UH-1 Huey | Behind the Wings
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- UH-1 Huey | Behind the Wings
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The UH-1 Huey is one of the most iconic military aircraft in history and was symbolic of the "Helicopter War" in Vietnam. Join curator Matthew Burchette as he highlights one of the latest editions to the Wings' collection and speaks with the Huey pilots that saved "Sweet Sioux" from becoming target practice. You'll even get a tutorial on how to fly this incredible aircraft and explore the weapons systems that made this helo unique.
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Host, Curator:
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Creator, Producer:
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“Lycoming T53-L-1 Turboshaft Engine.jpg” by Sanjay Acharya is licensed under Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International.
Hey guys, thanks for all the corrections on the speed of the turbine vs. rotor. What I should of said is the "turbine" spins at 6600rpm. The "rotor" spins at 324rpm. - MB
Somebody gotta introduce Lt.Col. Overturf into DCS UH-1D in VR! He'd LOVE it
The bigger correction / omission is that I would have added is survival rate during the Vietnam War.
Of the more than 12,000 helicopters operating in Vietnam, more than 5,000 were destroyed by combat or accidents.
Nearly 5,000 helicopter pilots and crew-members lost their lives conducting aerial operations in Southeast Asia during the Vietnam War. [Many of whom were never found, and account for a significant number of the MIAs, and the reason that the Huey is on the MIA flag]
However, Helicopters were used in more than 850,000 medical evacuation missions conducted during that war, and were responsible for boosting survival rates for the wounded to as high as 99 percent, according to the Vietnam Helicopter Pilots Association... From: www.army.mil/article/204136/vietnam_helicopter_pilots_crewmembers_memorialized_in_arlington_national_cemetery
Have you done the f-111
Still incorrect. The turbine spins around 22,500 rpm into the first gearbox on the "cold" end of the unit, which has a planetary gear reduction of ~ 3.22:1 producing the ~6600 rpm for the exit of the gearbox. This feeds the transmission which reduces the ~6600 to 294-324 rpm for the main rotor. .
@@dart394 The speed is measured as N1 and N2. The output of the engine being N2 and that would be 6600 rpm at the reduction gear set at the front thus making the engine DRIVE speed 6600 rpm. Thank you for playing.
“Who doesn’t love the Huey”
Well... The Vietnamese
Patrick Ancona what did they do wrong?
@@davidkak1354 EVERYTHING
Rastko Nikolic I’m pretty sure they didn’t invade themselves for no reason
@@davidkak1354 The communist North Vietnamese invaded the South when the country couldn't be unified by elections. The South didn't want to become communist so we decided to aid them in their fight to contain communism.
Joshua Coleman that doesn’t sound like America’s business
I was in a Cav unit and I have an artificial knee from going down in a UH1D in 1972. It was a great bird very reliable despite my knee and even today 48 years later just hearing one brings back memories.
if you dont mind me asking what was the mission purpose and location?
Col. Bill McPherson and Lt. Col. Ken Overturf you guys are the strength of America in wartime; highest reguards to you both sirs!
Unknown Combat Instructor: "The only time you can have too much fuel or ammo........... is when you're on fire..........................."
Karl Brundage 👍🏻🤣👏🏻
Not only was the huey a great work horse in "nam" it could also lift and carry downed hueys as well. The only helicopter that could do this. We did this many times while i was there in 1972! Camp Holloway!
@ "Shit hooks" and Sky Hooks, for the squeamish.
Many was the day when we had to leave with one gunner, half fuel, and half a load of rockets and ammo simply because the heat and humidity didn't allow taking off with more. The engines we had were L9 and L11's in B and C models with the 48 rocket side mounts. Arial Rocket Artillery was the role of our unit. At least we could deliver 24 rockets even on a bad day. Charlie had a bad day whenever we showed up.
*fortunate son intensifies*
SOME FOLKS ARE BORN
MAAAADE TO WAVE THE FLAG
OOOOO THEYRE RED WHITE N’ BLUUEE
AND WHEN THE BAND PLAYS HAAAIIILLL TO THE CHIEF
OOOOOH THEY POINT THE CANNON AT *YOOOU*
IT AIN'T ME IT AIN'T ME I AIN'T NO FORTUNATE SON
Was door gunner on uh1b in first cav in 1967 we had a box on the floor with about 2000 rounds m60 on bungee cord the aircraft I flew on 049 is now restored and flying with American huey 049 in indiana
Did you do that by linking rounds from one box to another? I have a friend who served on LAVs and he said that they would link all of the ammo for their 25mm from one box to another so that they were all linked together and essentially had one super long belt of ammo instead of separate boxes and belts.
Oohrah Mr. Cuttress! (Hooah, in Army).
C model door gunner 1st inf div out of phu loi 68 and 69 rebel gunships welcome home bro
Thank you for your service.
As the son of a Hawaii-trained¹ door gunner, I have to agree with you that the only *real* slick ship gunners used bungee cords on their M60s. My dad always said so.
¹Shotgun 13, Hilo, Hawaii
Man these episodes with veterans are always the best. Could be way longer if you ask me
This was your best episode yet!!
Thanks, Mr. Clem!
God Bless these two
Veterans
God Bless ALL Veterans
God Bless all
🇺🇸 American Military
God Bless
🇺🇸America🇺🇸
64K Gunnar echt so. Die blöden Amerikaner und ihre vergötterten Kriegsverbrechen
boot
The first Huey flew in 1956, the first Black Hawk became operational in 1979. That's 23 years! The Huey was a real break through helicopter operationally for the time. Cheap to build, easy to fix, very good pay load, good speed and distance, good altitude ability. Easy to transport. Very adaptable. They still fly a bunch them.
Please keep uploading videos.. love your video's. I hope someday i visit this museum...Love from India
Thanks, RC World. Keep watching, and we will keep uploading!
Wow...me too
The engine had an output of 6600 rpm after a lot of internal reductions from a turbine speed upwards of 20,000 rpm. Most huey's of the earlier types used either the L9 or L11 versions of the T53 and produced around 1100 hp. The 540 rotor system originated with the C model UH1, and later in the series was used on the M model. A variation of the 540 system was also used on the AH 1 Cobra.
No helicopter that I flew had a rotor RPM of anything even close to 6600. Output shaft rpm probably then after reduction from the main gearbox down to 325 at the rotor
@@notfornuttinschaumburg5671 Please note that I referred to the output RPM of the engine of about 6600 rpm. The nose case of the T-53 had a built in planetary gear set to reduce the turbine shaft speed down to that output. Nothing I said stated that the rotor rpm was that high. The highest rotor RPM that I encountered in the Army (22 years, mostly in Army helicopters) was the OH-6 with a rotor speed of about 400 rpm. Generally the bigger the rotor, the slower it will turn. Also, the 540 was a reference to the part number designated to the rotor system used on the noted aircraft models.
There are two historically brilliant beautiful idiosyncratic aircraft that have captured the hearts of their nations and lovers of aircraft in military history, the British Spitfire and the UH-1 Huey.
They are special creations
Thanks for producing this video; I enjoyed it. I was startled to hear the main rotor ran 6,600 RPM... 330 was my recollection from 50 years ago :) Glad to see others caught the same. Nice to see and hear the Colonel's recollections.
Jerome, I completely misspoke on the rotor RPMs! You are correct, it was 324 for rotors and 6600 for the operating RPMs of the turbine. We will correct that in a longer episode we are producing for Rocky Mountain PBS.
Thank you for this, what an awesome video... Also thank you, gentlemen, for your service!
This channel deserves more subs. Really cool to see vets telling their experience.
Thanks! We agree with your assessment! ;)
Weirdly animated war hippie with gameshow music. *Subscribed*
Underrated comment
I just remembered my neighbor Benny Crespo who wash shot down over Vietnam in a Huey. He survied the war and died a few years ago in Miami. God bless him.
Yoo..! I'm also a middle 1960's Vietnam with three tours behind me ( 2 PH's )..! In my days, I could be flying a Huey one day and operating on a wounded Marine the next day.. Most of my fellow combat friends that did not die in the war have since died off one by one. Looking at 80, I will be with my buddies in the near future. Semper Fi, " DOC '.
Outstanding! Fly Army Air!
The long hair guy did seem to be pretty cool.
I really enjoyed the Video.
One of my Senior Army Instructors Master Sergent Curtis Roy did several tour's in Vietnam.
His MOS in the Army was a Pilot.
He flew one of the first Helicopters the US ARMY ever had. Officers & NCO's in his unit and others would call him Mister Helicopter because of his lengthy service with Choppers and also being a Senior Aviation Specialist.
I can recall him sporting his Calvary Stetson Cowboy Hat at the Military Ball.
He helped me in life.
I herd he Passed this year.
Master Sergeant Curtis Roy have fun up their in the Master Aviators Airfield in The Sky.
I can remember riding in a UH-1D over Dayton, Ohio when I was about 6. It was a bit of a shock at first, but once the skids were off the ground it was nothing but a good time from there. Just everything about it was incredible
Great Video, Thanks to the Col. , and Lt Col. Thanks for your service! MIA/POW Never Forgotten !
This is really cool to see. My grandfather flew these while in Vietnam as part of the 281st AHC
was in the 1st air cav in 1970. as a ground infantry 1LT rode in many of these. ways did a hover check as we took off to make sure they would lift the load.
I love that the guy running back to the tailrotor from the huey at 1:45 is pushed down to the ground by the rotorwash!
Never thought I would like to visit Denver. I had this idea it is uninteresting desert city. But, your videos makes me want to go all the way there just to see the amazing collection you have there.
Nothing but respect for my veterants!
Thanks for your story and the real pilots. Very easy to understand a legend helicopter
One more awesome episode. Thanks!!!!.
I enlisted in the U.S. Air Force at 17 after having gotten my G.E.D. from Job Corps and crewed UH-1N Huey's in an Air Rescue unit. Went in as a mechanic, discharged as a crew chief and the only thing I miss from those days IS MY Zippo lighter.
Meeting him would be a dream come true
I've heard about the 1st Air Cav - recognised that famous insignia instantly! Legends, and these are two **wonderful guys!**
One item on my "bucket list" - have a ride in a Huey!
Thank you all for your service!
No Nam Vet will ever forget the sound of the Huey, wap wap wap. It's the sound of rescue and survival for troops on the ground. It's a sound that brings back memories. The best chopper ever made in my opinion.
When did we get so OLD?
Col. Bill McPherson & Lt. Col Overturf, real All American humdinger warhorses. real gentlemen, calm, collected and soft spoken, but you still know they are ready and capable anytime to kick ass if need be. love this episode, chopper tribute edition. the Huey really is the quint essential and most famous military helicopter of all time. a serious durable, highly versatile and useful piece of military hardware. truly low-tech aerial equipment at its very finest.
Informative n interesting video, especially the walk around. Looking forward to your next video.
This is such a sexy helicopter. Looks great & sounds awesome.
Lycoming T53-L-13B is the engine I fixed them in the Army. I worked on everything that spins.
If you did this in Vietnam in the 68-69 range, there's a great chance you bumped into my father who was the lead technical representative for the OEM AVCO Lycoming and dealt with T53L13Bs. He went to all the bases where Army Hueys were operating at one time or another usually to help out other tech reps and the Army maintenance guys. He taught Army personnel at Fort Eustis and Fort Hood after coming back from Vietnam.
@@billyboblillybob344 I was 8 in 1968. I trained as 68B and 68D now 15B and 15D. at Eustis, 6 years active at Fort Hood 1988 to 1993.
@@michaelmooney3369 Ahh...cool...different times then. He came back from Vietnam in 69 and did the Fort Eustis and Fort Hood stints in 70 and 71. Ended up leaving AVCO Lycoming in 72...
@@billyboblillybob344 I was 12 in 72 in a boarding school.
I had the opportunity to ride in a Huey when I was a kid. I had the window seat. I always had a passion for aviation even as a young boy but I remember that window seat was SCARY. Quite the experience, 100% would do it again.
80-90, 500 round boxes of 7.62 ammo? You're talking 40,000 - 45,000 rounds of ammo.
#1 - It's unlikely that there is even room for that many ammo boxes in a Huey.
#2 - That much ammo would weigh too much (2,400-2,700 lbs.) I have doubts that even an M-Model would have been able to liftoff.
I flew C Model gunships (300 less horsepower than an M-Model), armed with Miniguns. We carried about 6,000 rounds of 7.62 ammo (all in linked ammo boxes that were located under the rear cabin seats. The cabin floor was kept relatively clear.)
Flex guns and B-Model Hueys (in my unit) had been mostly phased out by mid/late 1967. When I left, we had only C-Models that were armed with miniguns and 7-round rocket pods, or a belt fed grenade launcher (mounted on the nose) and 7-round rocket pods.
Was one of those "crazy things" this Helicopter was used for in Vietnam to deploy this "awesome" agent orange? Would like to get a full picture, you know.
My dad flew Hueys & Cobras in Nam-- which is why I ended up as a crewchief on Blackhawks, twenty years later.
While I was in the 101st, it was drilled into us that [in Nam] a crewchief's life expectancy in a hot LZ was about 5 seconds.
The first time I heard that was the day I had a new found respect for my dad--
He was shot down three times, and returned to tell the tale...
*A very tough man!*
Somehow every generation yields up greatness, Thank the Gods!
I was Air Force Air Rescue - Det 7, 37 ARRS. However, our mission primarily to support the 91st Missile Wing, transporting missile crews to field launch sites . . . scattered around North Dakota. 🇺🇸
That line of 5 bullet holes is real?
Kinda. The holes are decals that show where the real holes were that were patched in country. MB
My uncle flew these for the Australian airforce and told me they were like driving an old bomb, he much preferred the Chinook which was massively powerful
Why is there a Tweety bird in the cockpit?
Good question. I will ask COL Bill!
My friend when I ask him who’s playing music:
*it ain’t me*
Thanks for the video enjoyed
One of my upper managers years ago was a Huey pilot who had been shot down to the ground in Vietnam. He told us about how he evaded enemy forces for days. I didn't care about his management style. I just wanted to hear more stories.
Great great such a great chopper
Great video. 👍🏻👍🏻
The UH-1 HUEY in my opinion is just way more badass than today's modern UH-60 BLACKHAWK. Why we ever got rid of these classic beauties is still beyond me. Someday if I ever become a multi millionaire I'd love to own a UH-1 HUEY
Check out the soldier stumbling and rolling down the incline as he exits the chopper port side 1:47 -1:48
Been there done that with the 155 assault helicopter company. Door Gunner crew chief. Nothing like flying on the edge.
Not that it's the same, but the Huey is my fav helicopter to fly in the BF franchise.
I remember watching one of these at the military museum at Ft. Stewart, GA back when I was stationed there; it was eventually pulled down from its display mooring and fully restored before returning to its place of honor. It’s a monument honoring Vietnam War veterans, and to honor the base’s history as a training site for both American and South Vietnamese helicopter pilots that trained at the base.
www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WM3F7M_UH_1_Iroquois_Huey_Fort_Stewart_Hinesville_GA
Interesting, the Idaho guard refered to their Mike models as Mike model Apaches
Love this and they are hero's to every true American!!
when a AH-1 Cobra?
Ohhhh, that WOULD be a good one! We will see what we can do!
@@matthewburchette7852 I flew the Cobra (AH-1G) in VIetnam with the 334th Armed Helo Company...68-69. After Vietnam I was a Cobra Flight Instructor at Cobra Hall in Savannah, GA at Hunter Army Airfield. Started out drafted as a Private ended up 20+ years later as a lieutenant colonel. What a ride!
Hello from Amarillo Texas :)
Hello from Denver! MB
I can see a Tomcat in the background i dont want to see it in the background anymore if you know what i mean
LOL! Roger that. It's certainly on the list!
Although the Huey was first generation attack helicopter would like to see your channel do an episode on the cobra gunship that flew in Vietnam just a straight-up gunship that would be nice
Can the Marines get a little love too man? We still fly them, for basically all the same reasons. The Marines also used them side by side with the Army in Vietnam. They were truly brothers in that time.
something is missing in this video... i think it is the fortunate son song
El mejor helicóptero del puto mundo la verdad una obra de arte,que suerte que tiene el flaco al estar al lado
I had one land in my front yard as a kid in the 70s. Still burnt into my mind.
Oh wow!
neat! why did it land there in the first place though?
@@tuckrex2038 they were lost. Wanted directions back to their base. The compass was broken is what mum said.
@Murada no. 😂. Little boy in Australia near a training base. In the 70s
I replaced harnesses & Nylon Straps inside this aircraft The Old Egg-Beater ! Also the C-121 Boxcar C-130 Hercules , C-141 Star Lifter , F-4 Phantom #(2) C5A Galaxy... In the day I could show you how to Stuff (5) M-60 ton tanks Up & Inside the Kazoo of a C5-A Galaxy !!! Ooh it was fun to be around all types of military aircraft everyday... '76-'82 !!! Cordially:(RJ)
Love it my friend, any chance you could do one on the good old F 111, cheers to you and keep it up
In the works! Stay tuned. We gotta spread the love all over the aviation world.
Give us the Vark!
1:47 dude on the left faceplants getting out of the chopper
excellent videos .. I also restore historic planes in Peru
I know what this pilot is saying, I've only flown RC helicopters and simulators including AIRWOLF around the world. The Huey UH1 is a very strong helicopter and pretty fast but the rotor blades aren't really very fast. I can't remember if I flew the Huey UH1 or the Chinook on the flight simulator, I believe it was the Chinook, it was a bit hard to fly but it was very fast. I've flown the Bell 206B JetRanger and I love flying it only of course on a simulator. It would be interesting to see if I could fly something I could climb into since I've had thousands of hours on simulator.
what wings?
Goooood!
i love the huey
love this channel, but for the love of all that is holy, please please change up your music.
Seriously... I have to hit the mute button now.. :(
WE KNOW! :( We loved the old stuff, but the composer wanted a TON of cash to use his stuff. :(
This show is awesome by the way💣💥
Maybe when you talk to a Man you shouldn't go all Fan-girl on him... jesus....:>/
Still in use in my country, more reliable than my motorcycle
Are those bullet holes painted on? I'm not doubting it was shot but those holes look like just representations of where it used to have holes? Hard to tell on video
You are close. The "bullet holes" are actually decals that the previous owner added over the actual holes where they were repaired. In person, you can see the patches in the skin quite clearly.
I met an ex Huey pilot in 1977. I asked him about Vietnam. He refused to talk about it. He said alot by his SILENCE
Pilots are fine (my dad's favourite, Captain John Langwasser, particularly rushes to mind), but I think you might be forgetting the vital role of the door gunners. Had that job not existed, my dad would have been stuck repairing tube radios for his whole active duty time (1965-67). Instead he earned 25 Air Medals and a V device, which should have been a Distinguished Flying Cross except for unit politics.
There was nothing even close in the 60's. The first with higher performance was the Lynx and that was over 10 years later (late 70's).
When are you going to do your F-101 Voodoo
Stay tuned!
Cool *****
👀Esse helicóptero fais parte das maiores paixões da minha vida! ❤
Trees: **starts talking** lmao
This is my favorite helicopter
1:46 did that guy just die or he was just rolling on the mountains fooling around?
Fortunate sun begins to play in background
I have one of these in my back yard. Is there any way to use the serial number to find out the history of this aircraft. Mine is a "D" model. They say in the video that it weighs 4000 pounds. Mine weighs about 1000 pounds with no tail, motor, rotors, or anything else. It's a heavy beast, even made from mostly aluminum. My model is also longer in the rear passenger compartment than the model in the video as well.
4:38
Imagine having a camera crew shooting every part of you that has already been shot.
What's way cooler than a Huey. Nothing that's what.
Real veteranos
This vid just thought me how to make a proper helicopter in simple planes.
Air Calvary is so cool.
Nowadays we need 1. Workhorse Huey, 2. Gun Ship Huey, 3. Countermeasure, directed energy Huey, 4. Refueling Huey, 5. Resupply Huey.
Wow!
Then we really have a proper Air Calvary Huey regiment. Perfect battlefield dominance over pre IV IR, or 3rd generation, 4.5 generation adversary armed forces.
Cool.
I'll get a division for any country which can afford it.
Yeehah!
🤣
These helicopters came out in 1959 and most of the design on them is still current, just think about what cars that came out in 1959 are like compared to modern day ones