Unusual Vietnam Hueys

Aahh right, thanks for the info empeter

Andy 

It's a rack for communications equipment, but I do not know the nomenclature. The part on top with the louvers could be a power supply, or the section where the antennas are attached. Below that it looks like a pair of RT-524's (the transmitter/receiver component of a number of FM systems, it has its own internal speaker.)

This is probably a Command and Control aircraft, or it could be some sort of radio retrans equipment.

Im planning on building a Nighthawk huey at some point,with all the options for scratch building and weapons options it should be fun, i came across this picture and was hoping you guys would know what that box is behind the pilots seat. It didnt say if the picture was of a nighthawk but i was wondering if its a generator for a nighthawk spotlight or something?

Thanks

Andy

Skypirate,

  Thanks for the pic.  Perhaps the most unusual thing about it, however, is the fact that it is a D/H model with a doorgunner position using a M60A model istead of the usual M60D with the butterfly grips (I assume that's why the M23 mount is empty).  Here is another D model that I found which also seems to have had the "free" 60 in the door.  Keep the pics coming!  Ray

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Ray

Nice idea for a thread, Good place to concentrate some of the more creative and less common huey pictures. Not that many about though, but any i find i will post in here. I got this one, cant remember where but its different, thought you might appreciate it with your dad being a door gunner. "Death by flower power" lol

note the lovely sky blue ammo can and support pole parts lol

Andy

How about some unusual color schemes:

American Woman, UH-1C Hog ship, 135th AHC

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Beerwagon, UH-1B Hog ship, Notice that there are NO doors on this bird

Pabst Blue Ribbon M200 rocket pod 

Anybody else found any interesting paint schemes to share?

Ray 

Here are some of the components of the smoke generating system:

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Found this one on the web, ship is from the 25thID

grandadjohn wrote:

Sorry, I don't have a photo, but another unusual Huey were the "Smoky" ships used to make smokescreens at LZ's. Usually a B or C model that dumped oil into the exhaust and create smoke.

Its not the best, but here is a pic of how the XM52SG system worked:

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The TACOM site says:"XM52 Smoke Generating Subsystem. The XM52 was a Research and Development project for generating smoke from a U.H-1D/U.H-1H "Huey". Atomized fog was produced by introducing oil into hot engine exhaust gasses. The system consisted of a 50 gal. self-sealing rubber oil tank, pipes, nozzles, pump, and control unit."

Note that the illustration is a D model and not the short fuselage Hueys mentioned by Grandadjohn.  I would like to see an actual picture of the system.

  Ray
 

Ray

Sweet pic of the spray bar rig, nice catch!

David

Andy,

  Yep, that's the XM-47.  Looks like it would be interesting to build.  The TACOM web site says, "XM47 Mine Dispensing Subsystem (ARDEC). The XM47 was a Research and Development project for dispensing four XM2 anti-personnel mines from the UH-1B "Huey". Sighting was visual."  Just a note: the huey in the pics is a Charlie model.  I guess they need to revise their description. 

 The one you posted is the "Maxwell System" which consisted of an 18 round XM-3 rocket launcher with an AGM 22B missile on a reinforced outer tier.  The bird belonged to the 2nd aquadron, 20th ARA.

I'll keep things going with this H model rigged for spraying defoliant:

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Who's next?

  Ray

That would be the XM47 Mine Dispenser. Nice thread idea, and good to get the scratchbuilding ideas flowing.

How about this one....anyone have the nomenclature for this:

Andy