I feel this is going to be a very silly or elementary question for some of you. I apologize for not having a clue how this would work.
As you all may know, I’m working on a Vietnam era UH-1C Gunship. Is the headset for each occupant part of their helmet? I think it is. If so, would there be accordian style cables protruding from the top of the cabin? I’d like to show this if this is how it would have been, but I don’t have much reference that shows this.
Thanks.
Yes on both accounts. The cables for the headsets come out of the recessed square panels on the cockpit and cabin ceiling.
Gino answered it, headsets including mike’s are part of the helmet. There should be 4 cords haning down one each for the aircraft commander, pilot, crew cheif and gunner. The pilots contol theirs by a box on the center console while each of the rear cords are contoled by the ICS box on each side of the rear compartment
Do you guys by chance know of or have any photos or anything that can show me how this looks? I honestly don’t have a clue and I’d like it to be as accurate as possible.
Thanks.
Sorry, no personal photo’s will go through my books and see what I can find
I hope this helps.
Here is what I did with my 1/32 Revell Huey D. This was done in 92 way before I had a PC, at the time I had the luck of having the 192nd Air Com near my home in north Seattle where they had Hooks and old Hueys still in opperation. I built my huey as the bird flown in Nam by the Chief Warrent Officer who helped me with my project …He was very surprised and impressed with the Helo.
He still had his old flight helmet on top of his file cabinet in his office…It said Seattle on the back so I asked him why the city on the helmet he told me " While fueling or getting loaded its rather noisey so crewmwn or other pilots would yell FAR OUT!! Tacoma! or Portland!" …something like that.
Little Angel is his daughters name ( She was born while he was in action in Nam ) that bird lasted almost 23 missions before it whent down.
OOPS double post.
Bones,
This was about the best photo I have that might help you out. It’s a Marine UH-1N, but the principle is the same. You can clearly see the pilot’s ICS cord hanging down on the right side, and the co-pilot’s is (a little less) visible on the left, too. The second cord you see coiled up over the pilot’s head is for a map light.
Sorry you can’t really see the attachment points, but the ICS cords plug into sockets that are pretty much at the aft end of the circuit breaker panel, on either side of it. Hope this helps.
Has can be seen in this picture the cord hanging in the background is straight not coiled so check references when building or use either style
All the intercom cords on Hueys that I saw from 1970 to early 80’s all had straight cords with the pilots ones being looped and wrapped a few turns to shorten them up. I’ll see if I can find a picture of them when I get home. The curly ones were on the overhead map lights. I spent 3 yrs RA and 7 Reserve as a Crew Chief.
Clear Left!
Mel
Have to agree with Mel, on those cords have another two years on him though.
ps: that is me in the photo more years ago then I care to remember sometimes
Thanks for all the information guys.
However, let me ask this…and remember, I know nothing of all this. How was the cord hung when the aircraft was at rest? For that matter, what was on the end of the cord? I assume it was a large pin plug. Is this correct? Was it just left hanging free to fall to the floor?
Ours were part of the ICS boxes and were built in. not plugged in, helmets plugged into them. They were left handing free when not in use, crewcheif/gunner cords were longer and had a clip on the end, we would sometime clip the end near the roof to cut down on the amount hanging free
It’s kind of hard to accurately discribe but lacking a picture the pilots mike cords had a female plug at the end of the cord. The cord was coiled in about 6in dia, squeezed together and wrapped 4 or 5 times ending with a half hitch of the end, the plug about even with the bottom. It hung in the rear inside of the greenhouse where the hook was for the pilots helmets, usually made from a large adel clamp. The gunner and crew cheifs cords usually snaked out the overhead soundproofing at the transmission bulkhead with about 4 ft of slack. These cords had an approximately 2 1/2 in.square by 1 in. thick combination female plug and mic switch with the spring loaded clamp on one side. Switch button perpendicular to the cord. In the Reserve Medevac Unit we had longer cords so we could stand at the end of of the main rotor disc to keep vehicles back or people aware of the danger. There were also floor mounted mic switches for all four of the crew. When I get home I’ll look for some pictures in my books or personal collection.
Clear Left!
Mel
Thanks Mel. Anything you have will help.
I have another question to ask about the UH-1 so I’m off to post another topic…
More than a few good photos here: