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Old 3rd Feb 2013, 18:34
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Bushranger 71
 
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Floor strength MRH90

The Huey has a quite strong floor, but is still susceptible to denting/piercing by sharpish and heavy metal objects, like mortar baseplates, etcetera. This was remedied in the early days of RAAF Iroquois ops by manufacturing a plywood overlay (also a load-spreader) with cut-outs for all the floor tie-down and other attachment points. It was secured to the floor with just a few screws and easily removed to hose out the cabin when contaminated by highly corrosive body fluids (blood, etcetera). Maybe that would also work on other types!
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