Bell UH-1B Iroquois

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82nd Aviation Battalion - Starlite Operation, Vietnam War, 1965

Specifications (UH-1D)

General

Type: Utility Helicopter
Crew: 1-4
Capacity: 14 troops, or 6 stretchers, or equivalent cargo
First flight: 22 October 1956
Introduction: 1959
Number built: >16000

Powerplant

1 × Lycoming T53-L-11 turboshaft, 1100 shp

Dimensions/Masses

Length: 17.40 m with rotors | Wingspan: 14.63 m
Height: 4.39 m | Width: 2.62 m (Fuselage)
Main rotor diameter: 14.63 m
Empty weight: 2365 kg | Loaded weight: 4100 kg
Max takeoff weight: 4309 kg

Performances

Maximum speed: 217 km/h | Ferry range: 507 km
Service ceiling: 5910 m

Armament

Outside: Variable, but may include a combination of:
2× 7.62 mm M60 machine gun, or 2x 7.62 mm GAU-17/A machine gun
2× 7-round or 19-round 2.75 in (70 mm) rocket pods