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Why does a Huey have a distinctive sound?
When these huge blades pass through the air with some pitch on them, there is a large vacuum or low pressure left in their wake. I believe that the air pressure coming around both top and bottom of the pressurized side of the blade and then slapping together in the vacuum causes the noise.
Why are hueys so loud?
The vortices created off the back of each main rotor blade produce an aerodynamic condition called BVI – Blade Vortex Interaction. This is the reason why the large blades on Huey’s (with only two blades) and Chinooks (with only 3 blades per rotorhead) create such deep sound that travels for miles.
What song did the helicopters play in Vietnam?
What an awesome scene. Army military helicopters flying in on the North Vietnamese, guns blazing, as Wagner’s “Ride of the Valkyries” plays from loudspeakers. This wasn’t reality – though rumor has it tankers in Desert Storm did the same thing – it was from the film “Apocalypse Now.”
Did they really play Fortunate Son in Vietnam?
The answer is no, it was just appropriated by films afterwards and we grew used the association.
Should Vietnam Veterans reunite with the iconic Huey?
Lake hopes reuniting with the iconic Huey will help vets remember those stories, good and bad, and eventually lead to some level of healing for them. The 1966 Huey served in Vietnam from 1968 through 1970. She was among 7,000 UH-1 helicopters deployed during the war.
How many UH-1 Huey helicopters were flown in Vietnam?
Haga said Mowry later discovered he had flown 823 in Vietnam. Vietnam was where Army aviation took off. The Huey revolutionized Army combat operations. However, the UH-1 has since been replaced with the UH-60, or Blackhawk helicopter, because the military wanted something bigger, faster and more powerful.
How many hours of combat hours did Huey 823 have?
Huey 823 accumulated over 1,300 combat hours in Vietnam and has the bullet hole patches to prove it. She was part of the 170th Assault Helicopter Company out of Fort Benning in Georgia.
What is the difference between a Huey and a Blackhawk helicopter?
The Huey was single engine, the Blackhawk is dual engines,” explained Lt. Col. Darin Schuster with the Delaware Army National Guard. Schuster said the Delaware Army National Guard was one of the last three medevac units to still operate Hueys through 2009. Towards the end, Schuster said the Guard had only six left.