Old Scatterbrain Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 http://www.ng.mil/news/archives/2011/11/112211-Huey.aspx Quote
Subdeacon Joe Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 Wow! I thought those would stay forever. Quote
Old Scatterbrain Posted November 30, 2011 Author Posted November 30, 2011 Wow! I thought those would stay forever. Yeah. There are still boatloads of them in service around the world, of course, and plenty in the federal inventory. Quote
Subdeacon Joe Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 (edited) Kind of like the Gooney Bird. Still going after, what, 70 years? Edited November 30, 2011 by Subdeacon Joe Quote
Utah Bob #35998 Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 (edited) If they awarded Medals of Honor to aircraft, the Huey would top the list imho. With a tear in my eye, I say adios to a fine old warrior... Narrated by Joe Galloway Edited November 30, 2011 by Utah Bob #35998 Quote
Seldom Seen #16162 Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 (edited) On the plus side the Blackhawk is a big, heavy, powerful whirlybird. On the negative side the Blackhawk is a big, heavy, powerful whirlybird. Which means when in use in civilian areas is it may be too big and heavy to land especially on top of buildings and rooftop helipads. I also hate to see it go as bigger doesn't always means better. Edited November 30, 2011 by Seldom Seen #16162 Quote
Sergeant Smokepole #29248L Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 The Corps is still using them and has no plans to retire them soon... Quote
Old Scatterbrain Posted November 30, 2011 Author Posted November 30, 2011 The Corps is still using them and has no plans to retire them soon... They're still buying new ones The UH-1Y is currently in low-rate production to replace the USMC's aging fleet of UH-1N Twin Huey light utility helicopters first introduced in the early 1970s. The UH-1Y was to have been remanufactured from UH-1Ns, but in 2005 it was approved for the aircraft to be built as new.(Wikipedia) Quote
Charlie Harley, #14153 Posted November 30, 2011 Posted November 30, 2011 I always said that when they took the last Crashhawk to the bone yard, they'd bring the crew home in a Huey. Maybe I was a little wrong about that. A toast to the Pig Boats! You big ol' ugly bastards. Quote
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