Piasecki HUP-2 UH-25 Retriever
Piasecki HUP-2 UH-25 Retriever aboard the USS Intrepid CV-11. USS Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Manhattan New York City New York U.S.A.
Role: Utility helicopter
Manufacturer: Piasecki Helicopter
First flight: March 1948
Introduction: 1949
Retired” 1964
Primary users: United States Navy, United States Army, Royal Canadian Navy, French Navy
Number built: 339
Crew: 2 pilots
Capacity: 4 passengers
Length: 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Rotor diameter: 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)
Height: 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Disc area: 1,924 ft² (179 m²)
Empty weight: 3,928 lb (1,782 kg)
Loaded weight: 5,750 lb (2,608 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 6,100 lb (2,767 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Continental R-97546A radial, 550 hp (410 kW)
Maximum speed: 105 mph (169 km/h)
Range: 340 mi (547 km)
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,048 m)
Rate of climb: 100 ft/min (5.01 m/s)
Disc loading: 3 lb/ft² (15 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.09 hp/lb (0.16 kW/kg)
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Piasecki HUP-2 UH-25 Retriever
Piasecki HUP-2 UH-25 Retriever aboard the USS Intrepid CV-11. USS Intrepid Sea, Air and Space Museum Manhattan New York City New York U.S.A.
Role: Utility helicopter
Manufacturer: Piasecki Helicopter
First flight: March 1948
Introduction: 1949
Retired” 1964
Primary users: United States Navy, United States Army, Royal Canadian Navy, French Navy
Number built: 339
Crew: 2 pilots
Capacity: 4 passengers
Length: 56 ft 11 in (17.35 m)
Rotor diameter: 35 ft 0 in (10.67 m)
Height: 12 ft 6 in (3.81 m)
Disc area: 1,924 ft² (179 m²)
Empty weight: 3,928 lb (1,782 kg)
Loaded weight: 5,750 lb (2,608 kg)
Max. takeoff weight: 6,100 lb (2,767 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Continental R-97546A radial, 550 hp (410 kW)
Maximum speed: 105 mph (169 km/h)
Range: 340 mi (547 km)
Service ceiling: 10,000 ft (3,048 m)
Rate of climb: 100 ft/min (5.01 m/s)
Disc loading: 3 lb/ft² (15 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.09 hp/lb (0.16 kW/kg)
©Copyright Notice
This photograph and all those within my photostream are protected by copyright. The photos may not be reproduced, copied, transmitted or manipulated without my written permission.