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<blockquote data-quote="John6185" data-source="post: 3326019" data-attributes="member: 25679"><p>The movie has Pitts in a Huey but it was an HH43-B helo-twin rotors the day of his mission. This was an odd duck helicopter in that when the rotors were turning the aircraft had to be either entered at the front or rear going under the jet exhaust. The reason entering from front or rear was that often the blades would be at knee-high level on the sides. I flew on these things from 1968-1972 and the AF got rid of them due to high maintenance. They gave them to Spain. Further, flight was restricted in the rain due to canvas covering on the blades separating and in high heat lift was sorely restricted. The 43 had a 600 Ft rescue cable and a power charge that would sever the cable if the aircraft was taking ground fire or the jungle penetrator became entangled and then the AC or CP would hit the red button and sever the cable with the loser of whatever was on the cable. They were restricted in range in that they couldn't carry much fuel she 55 drums with fuel were strategically placed certain areas and they'd land, pump the fuel into the 43 and off they'd go back to base. But in 1972, Air Rescue transitioned to the Huey helicopter. Sadly, not many are left that remember the 43's.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="John6185, post: 3326019, member: 25679"] The movie has Pitts in a Huey but it was an HH43-B helo-twin rotors the day of his mission. This was an odd duck helicopter in that when the rotors were turning the aircraft had to be either entered at the front or rear going under the jet exhaust. The reason entering from front or rear was that often the blades would be at knee-high level on the sides. I flew on these things from 1968-1972 and the AF got rid of them due to high maintenance. They gave them to Spain. Further, flight was restricted in the rain due to canvas covering on the blades separating and in high heat lift was sorely restricted. The 43 had a 600 Ft rescue cable and a power charge that would sever the cable if the aircraft was taking ground fire or the jungle penetrator became entangled and then the AC or CP would hit the red button and sever the cable with the loser of whatever was on the cable. They were restricted in range in that they couldn't carry much fuel she 55 drums with fuel were strategically placed certain areas and they'd land, pump the fuel into the 43 and off they'd go back to base. But in 1972, Air Rescue transitioned to the Huey helicopter. Sadly, not many are left that remember the 43's. [/QUOTE]
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