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  • Boeing Vertol YUH-61
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  • The Boeing Vertol YUH-61 (company designation Model 179), was 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.
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rot dia ft
  • 49
max takeoff weight lb
  • 17700
combat range miles
  • 370
Status
  • Program terminated
eng1 type
  • turboshaft engines
length in
  • 8.500000
primary user
Type
  • Utility transport helicopter
Height in
  • 6
Manufacturer
rot number
  • 1
empty weight lb
  • 9750
Capacity
  • 14
max speed mph
  • 178
length ft
  • 60
Height ft
  • 15
First Flight
  • 1974-11-29
rot area sqft
  • 1885
prime units?
  • kts
Crew
  • Minimum 2 pilots
Number Built
  • 3
eng1 name
eng1 hp
  • 1536
ref
  • Modern Military Aircraft
eng1 number
  • 2
abstract
  • The Boeing Vertol YUH-61 (company designation Model 179), was 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.