Vygg wrote:

BTW - the military and civil helicopter businesses are not closely
connected. FAA vs. MIL-SPEC, accounting rules, FARs, performance
requirements, etc. render the two very, very different. A UH-1 is a
JetRanger on the surface only.

A UH-1 is a Model 204B on the surface only. It's an OH-58A-C that's a
JetRanger on the surface (except for the different length rotor blades, tail
boom, engine, etc.).

Jim