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Old 25th May 2011 | 13:49
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Darkhorse30
 
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NOT SO FAST!!

The Army is retaining 51 UH-1H's in various facilities in the US. Mainly because the UH-72 cannot haul the volume size of loads that a Huey can. This info came from the Program office at the AAAA convention in Nashville this year. The UH-72 is a fine aircraft but smaller and way more expensive.

I am fortunate that I fly an H model every summer season for the Oklahoma Bureau of Narcotics. We use it for Marijuana eradication including rappel and STABO of agents. Don't think there is a method to haul six agents and crew in a UH-72 and rappel.
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