Helicopters1974 utility helicopter prototype model by Boeing Vertol
Boeing Vertol YUH-61
The Boeing Vertol YUH-61 (company designation Model 179) is a twin turbine-engined, medium-lift, military assault/utility helicopter. The YUH-61 was the runner-up in the United States Army Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS) competition in the early 1970s to replace the Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter. At the end of the flyoff program, Sikorsky Aircraft was awarded a contract to develop and build its UH-60A entry.
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Boeing Rotorcraft Systems
- Category
- Helicopters
- Country of origin
- United States
- First flight
- 1974-11-29
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 155 kt
- Max speed
- 155 kt
- Range
- 320 nm
- Max takeoff weight
- 17,700 lb
- Empty weight
- 9,750 lb
- Powerplant
- 2 × General Electric T700 turboshaft engines
- Engines
- 2
- Seats
- 20
- Length
- 60 ft
- Height
- 15 ft
- Number built
- 3
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.