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Aircraft:
Kaman HH-43F Huskie
- Reg: 62-4531 photos
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Serial #:
157
- Airline: United States - US Air Force (USAF)
- Photo Date: Apr 06, 2014
- Uploaded: Apr 30, 2015
- Other Location - Tucson Pima Air and Space Museum, USA - Nevada
Notes:
Markings from the 42nd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Luke AFB, Arizona, 1972. Kaman began development of the Huskie in 1950 for the Navy and Marine Corps. The prototype first flew in 1953. The helicopter's twin intermeshed rotor configuration eliminates the need for a tail rotor, but the angle at which the must be mounted forces the rotor blades to approach very near the ground when the aircraft is landed making it very difficult to get close to the aircraft while the rotors are turning. In 1958, the Air Force adopted the Huskie for aircraft rescue and firefighting. The strong downwash from the rotor blades could actually push a fire away from a trapped crewman and the rescue teams. A civil version of the HH-43 called the K-Max was developed during the 1990s.
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Markings from the 42nd Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron, Luke AFB, Arizona, 1972. Kaman began development of the Huskie in 1950 for the Navy and Marine Corps. The prototype first flew in 1953. The helicopter's twin intermeshed rotor configuration eliminates the need for a tail rotor, but the angle at which the must be mounted forces the rotor blades to approach very near the ground when the aircraft is landed making it very difficult to get close to the aircraft while the rotors are turning. In 1958, the Air Force adopted the Huskie for aircraft rescue and firefighting. The strong downwash from the rotor blades could actually push a fire away from a trapped crewman and the rescue teams. A civil version of the HH-43 called the K-Max was developed during the 1990s.Camera
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- Reg: 62-4531 photos
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Aircraft:
Kaman HH-43F Huskie
- Airline: United States - US Air Force (USAF)
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Serial #:
157
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Photo Location
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Other Location - Tucson Pima Air and Space Museum
- USA - Nevada
