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Old August 29th 08, 10:22 PM posted to rec.aviation.rotorcraft
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DefenseNews.com
August 27, 2008

New Huey Cleared for USMC Deployment

By BRYAN MITCHELL


Marines will soon fly in the first newly engineered Huey helicopter
the U.S.
Marine Corps has introduced in more than 35 years.

Known as the UH-1Y, the helicopter can fly faster, farther and ferry
more troops and gear than older models, offering commanders more
options when planning operations, according to program manager Col.
Keith Burkholz. It will enhance the Corps' ability to perform
reconnaissance, provide secure escorts, scramble quick-reaction teams
and place troops in hostile territory.

"You can carry eight combat troops with 250 pounds of gear each plus a
crew of four, a full load of gas and suppressive weapons," Burkholz
said. "If you loaded that configuration into a Huey today, it would
not physically be able to take off."

The $20 million UH-1Y gained initial operating capability Aug. 8 after
more than a year of testing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.
The helicopter is built by Texas-based Bell Helicopter-Textron, which
also manufactures the tilt-rotor V-22 Osprey.

DESIGNED IN TANDEM

The new Huey was designed alongside a new Marine attack helicopter:
the AH-1Z, also known as the Super Cobra.

They were designed with roughly 84 percent interoperability, meaning
many of the primary parts and components can be swapped between the
two aircraft.
That will yield savings in maintenance and logistics.

Both new aircraft boast modern avionics systems, but the Huey has
better range and lift capability.

"The Yankee [Huey] can take twice the payload, twice the range, and
the Zulu [Cobra] can either travel twice the range with the same
payload or carry twice the payload with the same range," compared with
current models, Burkholz said.

Across the fleet, there are 12 new Hueys being tested, trained on or
preparing for deployment. A contingent is in Southern California
preparing for a January deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary
Unit aboard the amphibious assault ship Boxer.

Burkholz could not specify where the MEU would deploy. But "we
routinely have MEUs supporting operations in Iraq or Afghanistan," he
said.

While the Osprey is expected to remain the Corps' workhorse for the
next 30 years, the Huey will serve as a utility helicopter designed to
maneuver around tighter spaces and land on smaller ships at sea,
Burkholz said.

And though it's not designed for special operations, it will be rated
for those missions, he said.

The Corps is expected to acquire 123 Huey helicopters over the next
eight years.
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Wasn't Larry Bell an amazing influence? His insite to our rotorcraft needs
was almost clairvoyant.


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DefenseNews.com
August 27, 2008

New Huey Cleared for USMC Deployment

By BRYAN MITCHELL


Marines will soon fly in the first newly engineered Huey helicopter
the U.S.
Marine Corps has introduced in more than 35 years.

Known as the UH-1Y, the helicopter can fly faster, farther and ferry
more troops and gear than older models, offering commanders more
options when planning operations, according to program manager Col.
Keith Burkholz. It will enhance the Corps' ability to perform
reconnaissance, provide secure escorts, scramble quick-reaction teams
and place troops in hostile territory.

"You can carry eight combat troops with 250 pounds of gear each plus a
crew of four, a full load of gas and suppressive weapons," Burkholz
said. "If you loaded that configuration into a Huey today, it would
not physically be able to take off."

The $20 million UH-1Y gained initial operating capability Aug. 8 after
more than a year of testing at Naval Air Station Patuxent River, Md.
The helicopter is built by Texas-based Bell Helicopter-Textron, which
also manufactures the tilt-rotor V-22 Osprey.

DESIGNED IN TANDEM

The new Huey was designed alongside a new Marine attack helicopter:
the AH-1Z, also known as the Super Cobra.

They were designed with roughly 84 percent interoperability, meaning
many of the primary parts and components can be swapped between the
two aircraft.
That will yield savings in maintenance and logistics.

Both new aircraft boast modern avionics systems, but the Huey has
better range and lift capability.

"The Yankee [Huey] can take twice the payload, twice the range, and
the Zulu [Cobra] can either travel twice the range with the same
payload or carry twice the payload with the same range," compared with
current models, Burkholz said.

Across the fleet, there are 12 new Hueys being tested, trained on or
preparing for deployment. A contingent is in Southern California
preparing for a January deployment with the 13th Marine Expeditionary
Unit aboard the amphibious assault ship Boxer.

Burkholz could not specify where the MEU would deploy. But "we
routinely have MEUs supporting operations in Iraq or Afghanistan," he
said.

While the Osprey is expected to remain the Corps' workhorse for the
next 30 years, the Huey will serve as a utility helicopter designed to
maneuver around tighter spaces and land on smaller ships at sea,
Burkholz said.

And though it's not designed for special operations, it will be rated
for those missions, he said.

The Corps is expected to acquire 123 Huey helicopters over the next
eight years.

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