The Kaman HH-43 Huskie is a helicopter developed and produced by the American rotorcraft manufacturer Kaman Aircraft. [2] It is perhaps most distinctive for its use of twin intermeshing …

The HH-43 “Huskie” was intended to be used primarily for crash rescue and aircraft fire-fighting. However, the build-up of air forces in Southeast Asia in 1964 threw the Huskie and her crews …

It was an HH-43 that carried Airman 1st Class William H. Pitsenbarger on his Medal of Honor mission on April 11, 1966. The HH-43B on display (serial number 60-0263) established seven …

Kaman HH-43 Huskie, First USAF SAR helicopter used in the Southeast Asia Conflict By Johan D. Ragay FROM LBR TO ACRD eveloped as a “Local Base Rescue” (LBR) helicopter in the …

2019年5月14日 · Page details technical specifications, development, and operational history of the Kaman HH-43 Huskie Light Utility / Rescue Helicopter including pictures.

During the Korean and Vietnam Wars, the Huskie flew more rescue missions than all other aircraft combined – with the best safety record of any U.S. military aircraft. Unique aspects of the HH …

Huskies on Local Base Rescue Alert could be airborne in approximately one minute often reaching crashed airplanes before ground vehicles arrived. The powerful downwash from the …

Adapted from the Kaman H-43A, in 1959, the HH-43B became the next variant of rescue mission helicopters. These aircraft served during the Vietnam War aiding boats patrolling the Mekong …

In the early years of the Vietnam War the HH-43B was the largest and fastest helicopter in the Air Force inventory. The HH-43B has a single Lycoming T53-L-1A which produces 860 …

Kaman won a US Air Force contract in 1956 for a Crash/Rescue/Fire-Fighting helicopter. Designated the H-43A the first Huskies were delivered in 1958 and eighteen of these piston …