The Huey

Posted on December 20, 2011 | Comments Off on The Huey

Never occurred to me at the time (1969-70) that the Army would replace these birds with bigger and faster ones. The Huey, or UH-1B, being small, was harder to hit. But, compared to a Blackhawk, it was pokey slow.

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0 responses to “The Huey”

  1. SnoopyTheGoon's avatar SnoopyTheGoon | December 20, 2011 at 9:01 am |

    No helo is fast enough to outrun a shoulder held missile, unfortunately.

  2. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | December 20, 2011 at 9:19 am |

    The Hueys outran RPGs most of the time. Some of the Blackhawks still outrun missiles, with chaff and evasive manuevars.

  3. SnoopyTheGoon's avatar SnoopyTheGoon | December 24, 2011 at 12:50 pm |

    Well, RPG is not a missile, just a rocket without any guidance system. The new-fangled missiles are too clever, even for chaff. Optical images, trajectory management, laser scopes and what not.

  4. Dick Stanley's avatar Dick Stanley | December 24, 2011 at 1:55 pm |

    They obviously aren’t perfect (or cheap), or helicopters would have been retired by now. Course, as soon as I say that, I recall the US Army continuing to drive Iraq’s mine-laden roads in under-armored Humvees, rather than making the troops walk. Progress, it seems, is not linear.