Where is it now?

The Inspector · **Posted:** Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:21 pm

Anyone know what became of the Boeing/Vertol YUH-61A which was beaten by the Sikorsky YUH-60A for the Black Hawk contract?
I was plowing through an old (March 1973) issue of AIR ENTHUSIAST and found a blurb on it and the YUH-60.

Warbirdnerd · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:34 pm **Posts:** 2923

According to Wiki:

Quote:

Two of the three aircraft (73-21656 and 73-21658) built are preserved at the United States Army Aviation Museum in Fort Rucker, Alabama.

The Inspector · **Posted:** Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:29 pm

DANKE` The third airframe was a static test mule and never flew.

JohnB · **Posted:** Tue Feb 21, 2012 12:54 pm

A nice looking ship. Based on looks alone I prefered it over the Blackhawk...which to me looks like it has a H-34/S-58 tailboom tacked on the back.

mike furline · **Joined:** Wed May 05, 2004 3:45 pm **Posts:** 2635

Some pictures here,
http://s362974870.onlinehome.us/forums/ ... 876&st=170

Warbirdnerd · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:34 pm **Posts:** 2923

The Inspector wrote:

DANKE` The third airframe was a static test mule and never flew.

Hmmm

Warbirdnerd · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:34 pm **Posts:** 2923

Sorry about the double post. Mods please delete.

The Inspector · **Posted:** Tue Feb 21, 2012 2:39 pm

Well, that's what the AIR ENTHUSIAST article said-

Warbirdnerd · **Joined:** Fri Apr 30, 2004 7:34 pm **Posts:** 2923

No sweat Inspector. I had not even heard of the beast until you asked about it..

seaknight15 · **Posted:** Tue Feb 21, 2012 8:22 pm

Give me a CH-46 They can carry more and sit in a perfect hover with a 40 knot cross wind. A 60 can't

CAPFlyer · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2012 6:56 pm

Yep, and then spontaneously catch on fire and crash from that perfect hover at any given moment. There's a reason the Marine Corps wants rid of their Frogs at any cost.

The Inspector · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2012 10:36 pm

YEP! and making great progress since the PHROG's only been in service for coming up on 50 years in a couple of months

CAPFlyer · **Posted:** Wed Feb 22, 2012 11:40 pm

Yep, and that's why they're now death traps and need to be gotten rid of.

TBH, the Marines have tried to replace the french 4 or 5 times in the past, but being the child of the Navy, they never really got it even though they needed it. There's a new V-22 book out (can't remember the name of it right now) that talks about some of the history of the USMC's troubles replacing the CH-46 and how hard they had to fight to get the V-22.

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