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UH-1B IROQUOIS

Nickname: Huey

Mission: transportation of personnel, equipment, supplies, and to serve as an aerial weapons platform

First delivery: 1961.

Rotor diameter: 44'

Length: 52'11"

Basic weight: 4,600 lbs.

Payload: 2,704 lbs.

External cargo: 4,000 lbs.

Crew: 2-4 Passengers: 8

Cruise airspeed: 90k Maximum airspeed: 120k

Armament: 40-mm grenade launcher, 7.62-mm machine gun, 2.75" rockets, M22 guided missile

456 currently in Army inventory

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