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* Fully restored helicopter can be seen at the [[Air Mobility Command Museum]] |
* Fully restored helicopter can be seen at the The [[Air Mobility Command Museum]] [http://www.amcmuseum.org/Index.htm] |
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Έκδοση από την 14:11, 3 Νοεμβρίου 2008
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The Kaman HH-43 Huskie was a helicopter used by the United States Air Force, the United States Navy and the United States Marine Corps in the 1950s through 1970s. It was primarily used for aircraft firefighting and rescue. It was originally designated as the HTK and HUK by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps.
Design and development
The Huskie had an unusual inter-meshing contra-rotating twin-rotor arrangement with control effected by servo-flaps. The first prototype flew in 1947 and was adopted by the U.S. Navy with a piston-engine. It was later adopted by the Air Force in a turboshaft HH-43B and F versions.
Operational history
This aircraft saw use in the Vietnam War with several detachments of the Pacific Air Rescue Center, the 33d, 36th, 37th, and 38th Air Rescue Squadrons, and the 40th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, where the aircraft was known by its call sign moniker "Pedro." The HH-43 was eventually replaced by newer aircraft in the early 1970s.[1]
Variants
- XHTK-1
- two two-seat aircraft for evaluation
- HTK-1
- three-seat production version for the United States Navy, later became TH-43A, 29 built
- HTK-1G
- one example for evaluation by the United States Coast Guard
- HTK-1K
- one example for static tests as a drone
- XHOK-1
- prototype of United States Marine Corps version, 2 built
- HOK-1
- United States Marine Corps version powered by a 600hp R-1340-48, later became OH-43D, 81 built
- HUK-1
- Unites States Navy version of the HOK-1, later became UH-43C, 24 built
- H-43A
- USAF version of the HOK-1, later became the HH-43A, 18 built
- HH-43A
- post-1962 designation of the H-43A
- H-43B
- H-43A powered by a 860shp T-53-L-1B, three-seats and full rescue equipment, later became HH-43B, 200-built
- HH-43B
- post-1962 designation of the H-43B
- UH-43C
- post-1962 designation of the HUK-1
- OH-43D
- post-1962 designation of the HOK-1
- TH-43E
- post-1962 designation of the HTK-1
- HH-43F
- HH-43B powered by a 825shp T-53-L-11A with a reduced diameter rotors, 42 built and conversions from HH-43B
- QH-43G
- One OH-43D converted to drone configuration
Operators
Survivors
- HH-43B, AF S/N 62-4535, is undergoing restoration at the Midland Air Museum in Coventry, England. The aircraft is usually viewable on display; 24535 is one of only two examples on display in the UK.
- HH-43F, AF S/N 62-4513, on display at Castle Air Museum, Atwater, California
- An HH-43 Huskie is on display at the Hill Aerospace Museum at Hill Air Force Base in Utah.
- An HH-43 Huskie is on display at the Air Mobility Command Museum at Dover Air Force Base, Delaware.
- An HH-43 Huskie is on display in the open at the Pakistan Air Force museum in Karachi, Pakistan.
- An airworthy HH-43B Huskie is on display at the Olympic Flight Museum, Olympia, Washington.[2]
- HH-43F, AF S/N 60-0263, is on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. It was assigned to rescue duty with Detachment 3, 42nd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico prior to its retirement and flight to the museum in April 1973.
- HOK-1 / OH-43D, BuNo 139990, is on display at the Flying Leathernecks Museum, MCAS Miramar, California. It was previously on display at the former MCAS Tustin, California prior to that installation's closure via BRAC action. It was then transported to MCAS Miramar when that installation was transferred from the Navy (former NAS Miramar) to the Marine Corps.
- HOK-1 / OH-43D, BuNo 139974, is on display at the Pima Air & Space Museum, Tucson, Arizona.
- HOK-1 / OH-43D, BuNo 138101, was formerly displayed at the National Museum of Naval Aviation at NAS Pensacola, Florida in USMC markings. It was loaned to the U.S. Army, repainted in pre-Vietnam Army colors as an OH-43 and loaned to the Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker, Alabama. It is currently in storage at Fort Rucker and not on display.
In addition to museum displays, there are a number of Huskies which are in private hands, purchased for agricultural or general operations.
Specifications (HH-43F)
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See also
References
- ↑ "Vietnam Air Losses", Chris Hobson, Midland Publishing, Hinckley, LE10 3EY, UK, c2001, P. 258, ISBN 1-85780-115-6
- ↑ HH-43 Huskie - Olympic Flight Museum Collection, Olympia WA
External links
- HH-43 page at the National Museum of the United States Air Force
- HH-43 Huskie Reference at Cybermodeler.com
- KensAviation.com page on the HH-43
- Museum of Aviation HH-43 page
- Unofficial USAF "Pedro" Crash Rescue Air Rescue Web Site
- Fully restored helicopter can be seen at the The Air Mobility Command Museum [1]
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