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Piasecki Helicopter Corporation PV-18
HUP-1 (UH-25)
A ship based utility helicopter for search and rescue.
Piasecki Helicopter Corp designed the HUP family of tandem-rotor aircraft soon after World War II ended. The design goal was for a utility helicopter that could be based on U.S. Navy aircraft carriers for search and rescue, plane guard and general transport duties.
HUPs were in service with the Navy and Marine Corps from 1949 until the early 1960s.
Built in 1948 this is the number 8 production model out of 32 HUP-1's built. This is quite possibly the oldest HUP-1 still in existence and at one time wore distinctive horizontal stabilizers on the rear rotor pylon. This was the last of a line of helicopters developed by the Piasecki Helicopter Corporation. A prototype of this helicopter performed the first known upside-down loop by a helicopter.
The tandem rotor design evolved to meet a Bureau of Aeronautics requirement issued in 1945 for a utility helicopter based aboard aircraft carriers and other large Navy warships for search and rescue, plane guard, and general transportation. The "Retriever, in use by the Navy from 1949 to 1958, had a small compact fuselage that enabled the helicopter to be easily stowed.
The UH-25s received their initiation into combat in Korea where they performed intensive transport and rescue missions. both on land and at sea. At the height of their career they were carried aboard all aircraft carriers of the U.S. fleet for rescue operations. The last HUPs were phased out of service in 1964.
Type: Utility/Rescue
Crew: Pilot, Copilot, and up to 4 passengers
Engine: 525 hp Continental R-975-34
Rotor Diameter: 35 ft (10.66 m)
Fuselage Length: 31 ft 10 in (9.7 m)
Height: 12 ft 6 in (3.8 m)
Empty Weight: 4217 lbs (1912.8 kg)
Max Speed: 120 mph (193 kpm)
Service Ceiling: 12467 ft (3800 m)
Range: 273 miles (439.4 km)
HUP-1 (UH-25)
A ship based utility helicopter for search and rescue.
Piasecki Helicopter Corp designed the HUP family of tandem-rotor aircraft soon after World War II ended. The design goal was for a utility helicopter that could be based on U.S. Navy aircraft carriers for search and rescue, plane guard and general transport duties.
HUPs were in service with the Navy and Marine Corps from 1949 until the early 1960s.
Built in 1948 this is the number 8 production model out of 32 HUP-1's built. This is quite possibly the oldest HUP-1 still in existence and at one time wore distinctive horizontal stabilizers on the rear rotor pylon. This was the last of a line of helicopters developed by the Piasecki Helicopter Corporation. A prototype of this helicopter performed the first known upside-down loop by a helicopter.
The tandem rotor design evolved to meet a Bureau of Aeronautics requirement issued in 1945 for a utility helicopter based aboard aircraft carriers and other large Navy warships for search and rescue, plane guard, and general transportation. The "Retriever, in use by the Navy from 1949 to 1958, had a small compact fuselage that enabled the helicopter to be easily stowed.
The UH-25s received their initiation into combat in Korea where they performed intensive transport and rescue missions. both on land and at sea. At the height of their career they were carried aboard all aircraft carriers of the U.S. fleet for rescue operations. The last HUPs were phased out of service in 1964.
Type: Utility/Rescue
Crew: Pilot, Copilot, and up to 4 passengers
Engine: 525 hp Continental R-975-34
Rotor Diameter: 35 ft (10.66 m)
Fuselage Length: 31 ft 10 in (9.7 m)
Height: 12 ft 6 in (3.8 m)
Empty Weight: 4217 lbs (1912.8 kg)
Max Speed: 120 mph (193 kpm)
Service Ceiling: 12467 ft (3800 m)
Range: 273 miles (439.4 km)
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