UH-1 Huey | Behind the Wings 

Hey guys, thanks for all the corrections on the speed of the turbine vs. rotor. What I should of said is the "turbine" spins at 6600rpm. The "rotor" spins at 324rpm. - MB

“Who doesn’t love the Huey” Well... The Vietnamese

Those two men are still more badass than anyone I can think of today. It's a shame our country didn't appreciate them in their youth.

I was in a Cav unit and I have an artificial knee from going down in a UH1D in 1972. It was a great bird very reliable despite my knee and even today 48 years later just hearing one brings back memories.

Col. Bill McPherson and Lt. Col. Ken Overturf you guys are the strength of America in wartime; highest reguards to you both sirs!

Unknown Combat Instructor: "The only time you can have too much fuel or ammo........... is when you're on fire..........................."

*fortunate son intensifies*

"I'll see you later honey, I've gotta go down to the hangar and do an interview with this hippy tv host. Heh, he wants to know about the choppers."

Was door gunner on uh1b in first cav in 1967 we had a box on the floor with about 2000 rounds m60 on bungee cord the aircraft I flew on 049 is now restored and flying with American huey 049 in indiana

Man these episodes with veterans are always the best. Could be way longer if you ask me

When are you guys gonna go give the Tomcat some love?

Thank you for sharing your opportunity to interview these Vietnam Veterans.

I like the Huey, I love it. It holds a special place in my heart, but the Blackhawk will always hold the key to my heart. I must admit, the Huey has such a soothing rotor sound lol

You were right. This is one of the best videos of your channel. It was awesome!. How cool is this!

This was your best episode yet!!

All my respect to all those crews that flew that bird. UH-1 Huey the ABSOLUTE BEST helicopter that ever flew, the Chinook is right there too. Great episode

Greatest Helicopter of all time! Edit: Best sounding one too!

God Bless these two Veterans God Bless ALL Veterans God Bless all 🇺🇸 American Military God Bless 🇺🇸America🇺🇸

Used to fly in the UH1H, and Super Huey in the fire service. Love these old birds! Always look up when I hear the familiar twin blade rotors!

The first Huey flew in 1956, the first Black Hawk became operational in 1979. That's 23 years! The Huey was a real break through helicopter operationally for the time. Cheap to build, easy to fix, very good pay load, good speed and distance, good altitude ability. Easy to transport. Very adaptable. They still fly a bunch them.

"Loaded for Bear".... Actually, the Huey was loaded for Charlie!

As a prior service Aircraft Mechanic, I was told in training that the empennage of the UH-1, was constructed with "J" stringers. Which to the layman means the profile shape of the stringer running length wise of the tail, was actually copied from the Russian Mig-15, as the Mig-15 has "J" stringers,

Please keep uploading videos.. love your video's. I hope someday i visit this museum...Love from India

Outstanding. Love the Huey!!! Special Thank you to our Hero's that gave us the background on this aircraft. Thank you for your service!!

Pretty sure those two seniors could still get a fine tune out that old girl.

The engine had an output of 6600 rpm after a lot of internal reductions from a turbine speed upwards of 20,000 rpm. Most huey's of the earlier types used either the L9 or L11 versions of the T53 and produced around 1100 hp. The 540 rotor system originated with the C model UH1, and later in the series was used on the M model. A variation of the 540 system was also used on the AH 1 Cobra.

Thanks for this episode and huge respect to everyone who ever worked on or with this machine

Love how the USMC UHY1 Venom video is shown. Great video. Thanks

There are two historically brilliant beautiful idiosyncratic aircraft that have captured the hearts of their nations and lovers of aircraft in military history, the British Spitfire and the UH-1 Huey. They are special creations

Just beautiful to see and hear - the men and the bird.

Thank you for this, what an awesome video... Also thank you, gentlemen, for your service!

Thanks for producing this video; I enjoyed it. I was startled to hear the main rotor ran 6,600 RPM... 330 was my recollection from 50 years ago :) Glad to see others caught the same. Nice to see and hear the Colonel's recollections.

Weirdly animated war hippie with gameshow music. *Subscribed*

This channel deserves more subs. Really cool to see vets telling their experience.

The engine shown looks to be, at best, a T53L11D. It is certainly not a T53L13 since they had a variety of difficulties and were quickly replaced by the T53L13A which also had issues and was upgraded to the T53L13B which operated spectacularly, logging 10s of millions of flight hours in Viet Nam.

I just remembered my neighbor Benny Crespo who wash shot down over Vietnam in a Huey. He survied the war and died a few years ago in Miami. God bless him.

The turbine model is the famed Lycoming T-53 which had many different versions starting at L-11,L-13,L-13B etc. The original versions had coking problems on the fuel nozzles and cracking problems as well.

Yoo..! I'm also a middle 1960's Vietnam with three tours behind me ( 2 PH's )..! In my days, I could be flying a Huey one day and operating on a wounded Marine the next day.. Most of my fellow combat friends that did not die in the war have since died off one by one. Looking at 80, I will be with my buddies in the near future. Semper Fi, " DOC '.

Great video!Here in Greece still in service!

Flown in them many times, nap of the earth was amazing. Put me up on 40' ladder and my knees will knock, but hanging outside the door even when this bird was banking was just exhilarating.

Sorry for the shit you boys got when you got back, we never forget and always remember, thank you Sir

A very concise explanation of what it takes to maneuver a rotor wing aircraft in flight!

The Charlie Model had the L11 engine, the Mike Model was L13 At 1300 and !3B was 1400. We went RVN with Chuck model. Never got Mike models. Got Cobras in 67. Love the Chuck models

You could hear the Pride, Love & Passion in those old boys voices. Thank you for your service Amen Brothers

Outstanding! Fly Army Air!

The long hair guy did seem to be pretty cool. I really enjoyed the Video. One of my Senior Army Instructors Master Sergent Curtis Roy did several tour's in Vietnam. His MOS in the Army was a Pilot. He flew one of the first Helicopters the US ARMY ever had. Officers & NCO's in his unit and others would call him Mister Helicopter because of his lengthy service with Choppers and also being a Senior Aviation Specialist. I can recall him sporting his Calvary Stetson Cowboy Hat at the Military Ball. He helped me in life. I herd he Passed this year. Master Sergeant Curtis Roy have fun up their in the Master Aviators Airfield in The Sky.

I can remember riding in a UH-1D over Dayton, Ohio when I was about 6. It was a bit of a shock at first, but once the skids were off the ground it was nothing but a good time from there. Just everything about it was incredible

Great Video, Thanks to the Col. , and Lt Col. Thanks for your service! MIA/POW Never Forgotten !

This is really cool to see. My grandfather flew these while in Vietnam as part of the 281st AHC

My dad used to service these helicopters in Germany

Never heard a more concise or accurate description of how helicopters work than what that second gentleman said.

Nothing but respect for my veterants!

Lovely documentary. Thanks

was in the 1st air cav in 1970. as a ground infantry 1LT rode in many of these. ways did a hover check as we took off to make sure they would lift the load.

Never thought I would like to visit Denver. I had this idea it is uninteresting desert city. But, your videos makes me want to go all the way there just to see the amazing collection you have there.

I did 1 tour flying H model's. Put in 1,204 hours in that 12 month period of time. Greatest adventure of my life.

I love that the guy running back to the tailrotor from the huey at 1:45 is pushed down to the ground by the rotorwash!

Thanks for your story and the real pilots. Very easy to understand a legend helicopter

1:46 guy who jumped out of the left side was KIA when boots touched the dirt.

One more awesome episode. Thanks!!!!.

When did we get so OLD?

I enlisted in the U.S. Air Force at 17 after having gotten my G.E.D. from Job Corps and crewed UH-1N Huey's in an Air Rescue unit. Went in as a mechanic, discharged as a crew chief and the only thing I miss from those days IS MY Zippo lighter.

Meeting him would be a dream come true

Lycoming T53-L-13B is the engine I fixed them in the Army. I worked on everything that spins.

I've heard about the 1st Air Cav - recognised that famous insignia instantly! Legends, and these are two **wonderful guys!** One item on my "bucket list" - have a ride in a Huey!

I love behind the wings so much! Sucks you don't have a Space Shuttle orbiter in your collection, but seriously, your collection is awesome!

It's name isn't "Huey". It's the UH-1 Iroquois. Edit: "Huey" is just a nickname. Just like A-10 Thunderbolt, commonly mistakenly called the "Warthog".

Thank you all for your service!

No Nam Vet will ever forget the sound of the Huey, wap wap wap. It's the sound of rescue and survival for troops on the ground. It's a sound that brings back memories. The best chopper ever made in my opinion.

When the trees start speaking Vietnamese and the Huey’s start talking

11:01 Look at the look on Col Overturf's face when he says "I love you guys too." hahahahaha

That line of 5 bullet holes is real?

Nice that the Aircraft was saved and then refitted . I would it is understand that this is a composite Aircraft. What do i mean is it would have started as a C Model Aircraft with the TH53-L11 engine at first later they would have upgraded them to an Model with the L13 Engine and other enhancements. The External M-60's would have been earlier later replaced with Miniguns. The Guns the Door Gunners were using rarely ever had Mono Mounts on the Aircraft these were reserved for the D and Later H model aircraft called Slick's. Instead the Door Gunners used free mount guns meaning they handled them with usually a Bungee cord suspended from the ceiling taking some of the weight off of them so the gunner could more easily swing them around. The Aircraft is missing the Wind Deflectors that were on the fuselage running from the top to the bottom of the crew door to break up the air flow. This aircraft has a composite of markings from different units. The Sharks teeth are actually were from the 174th Assault Helicopter Company which was a part of the Americal Division not the 1st Cav.. Our Unit the 174th AHC (yes I was a member as a PE Team Leader in 1969-70 performing 100 hr inspections I also could have been a Crew Member on a Huey) was authorized by the Widow of Claire Chenaulte of Flying Tiger fame allowing us to use the Shark's Teeth. However it is nice to see this Aircraft preserved in great shape.

*Ride of the valkyries intensifies*

Why is there a Tweety bird in the cockpit?

It’s a honour to fly in one of those love you guys from Canada 🇨🇦

Indeed before the AH-1 and before the AH-64 has entered in the active military service the UH-1 Infantry Gunship helicopter is the highly dedicated war horse of the U.S forces especially during the Vietnam war. And later it eventually become one of the most reliable chopper by some other foreign allies to help equipped there own military forces, thus until now some of this few type of choppers are still remain in the active service duty today.

rotor wing interview, that's cool, thanks for the Huey episode.

Thank you for your service respect

Col. Bill McPherson & Lt. Col Overturf, real All American humdinger warhorses. real gentlemen, calm, collected and soft spoken, but you still know they are ready and capable anytime to kick ass if need be. love this episode, chopper tribute edition. the Huey really is the quint essential and most famous military helicopter of all time. a serious durable, highly versatile and useful piece of military hardware. truly low-tech aerial equipment at its very finest.

Fort Worth, Texas! Woot woot! Home of Bell Helicopter, Lockheed Martin's F-35, F-16, and a sky full of military hardware!

I'm here with a REAL AND ALIVE PERSON

Informative n interesting video, especially the walk around. Looking forward to your next video.

This is such a sexy helicopter. Looks great & sounds awesome.

I live near an airbase, and like twice a week I see Huey's flying over my house. Sometimes at very low altitudes.

when a AH-1 Cobra?

I had the opportunity to ride in a Huey when I was a kid. I had the window seat. I always had a passion for aviation even as a young boy but I remember that window seat was SCARY. Quite the experience, 100% would do it again.

80-90, 500 round boxes of 7.62 ammo? You're talking 40,000 - 45,000 rounds of ammo. #1 - It's unlikely that there is even room for that many ammo boxes in a Huey. #2 - That much ammo would weigh too much (2,400-2,700 lbs.) I have doubts that even an M-Model would have been able to liftoff. I flew C Model gunships (300 less horsepower than an M-Model), armed with Miniguns. We carried about 6,000 rounds of 7.62 ammo (all in linked ammo boxes that were located under the rear cabin seats. The cabin floor was kept relatively clear.) Flex guns and B-Model Hueys (in my unit) had been mostly phased out by mid/late 1967. When I left, we had only C-Models that were armed with miniguns and 7-round rocket pods, or a belt fed grenade launcher (mounted on the nose) and 7-round rocket pods.

Still waiting on the C-130 video. The Huey is cool too though. I got to work on one when I was transient alert at Bagram AB way back in 2006.

Just discovered your channel. Well done, Matthew, et al. As a Denver resident and frequent visitor, I'm thrilled witb the excellent presentations. I'm wondering if you can hook up with Kermit Weeks and some of the other stars of retired aircraft to expand your topic base? As a new subscriber, I'll try to catch up on your calendar. Are there any exciting events on the near horizon?

Yall should do a video on the X-15 if you ever get the chance!!!

We'll pick your boat up and put it down like a baby, right where you want it. This is the First of the Ninth, Air-Cav, son. Air mobile! I can take that point and hold it just as long as I like, and you can get any place up that river that suits you, young Captain.

Was one of those "crazy things" this Helicopter was used for in Vietnam to deploy this "awesome" agent orange? Would like to get a full picture, you know.

Got to fly in Huey's a few times with USAF Rescue. Was a blast! Great video too! I was stationed at Lowry AFB for awhile and I remember this hanger where the museum is now. Will never forget a B-29 (Fifi) flying over the barracks very early one morning. It definitely woke us up! Lol. I still don't understand why that base was closed.

Thank you gentlemen.

love this channel, but for the love of all that is holy, please please change up your music. Seriously... I have to hit the mute button now.. :(

My dad flew Hueys & Cobras in Nam-- which is why I ended up as a crewchief on Blackhawks, twenty years later. While I was in the 101st, it was drilled into us that [in Nam] a crewchief's life expectancy in a hot LZ was about 5 seconds. The first time I heard that was the day I had a new found respect for my dad-- He was shot down three times, and returned to tell the tale... *A very tough man!*

Maybe when you talk to a Man you shouldn't go all Fan-girl on him... jesus....:>/

I laughed so hard at the guy falling on the left at 1:47

THANK YOU !!