{"product_id":"9781935700654","title":"UH-1 Iroquois Pilot's Flight Operating Instructions","description":"Developed by Bell in the early 1950s, the \u003cp\u003eUH-1 Iroquois was the first turbine-powered \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ehelicopter to enter production for the U.S. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003emilitary. Originally designated the HU-1A \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor “Helicopter Utility”, it was quickly nick-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003enamed the “Huey” — a moniker that stuck \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eeven after the aircraft was reclassified UH-1\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein 1962. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDesigned as a medical evacuation, trans-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eport and utility helicopter, the UH-1 was \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eextraordinarily successful with more than\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e16,000 built. The XH-40 prototype \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eflew in 1956, production commenced in 1959,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand by 1962 the Huey entered combat \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eservice with the 57th Medical Detachment\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ein S.E. Asia. The UH-1’s history in combat\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eincludes a long and meritorious service in \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVietnam, where its distinctive airframe\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eand two-blade teetering rotor came to \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esymbolize the concept of air mobility. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHueys of various configuration flew in a \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ewide variety of roles, and were modified as\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ecargo carriers, search and rescue platforms, \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003egunships and for reconnaissance and \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eelectronic warfare missions. Of over \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e7000 UH-1s to serve in Vietnam, an \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eastonishing 3305 were destroyed including \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003esome of the last American aircraft lost in\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe war — the Hueys used to evacuate the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eU.S.Embassy in Saigon at war’s end. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn addition to Army service, UH-1s flew for\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ethe U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy as well as \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efor air forces around the world. With the \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eintroduction of the UH-60 Black Hawk the\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUH-1 was phased out of the U.S. Army \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003efleet by 2004, although residual aircraft \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003econtinue tofly with the National Guard. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOriginally created by Bell and the U.S. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArmy, this pilot’s manual contains \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003etechnical, operational and emergency \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003einformation for the UH-1H\/V model Huey. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Periscope Film","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47063543218416,"sku":"9781935700654","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781935700654_p0.jpg?v=1763656759","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781935700654","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}