Ok guys, I know Skypirate’s Vietnam Huey thread has been very popular. However, it has grown so large that it take 1.5 hrs to read through all the posts (trust me!). So I thought maybe we could start a new one with just pics of unusual Vietnam Hueys. What do I mean by unusual, well something like this:
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I know what this armament system is, but I had to do some digging. Lets see who figures it out first! Then, if you have some, post your own unusual Huey and either quiz us or educate us about it. After all, how many M21 gunships and hogs can you make before things get kinda boring. Maybe this thread could inspire some of our resident scratchbuilders! This forum has sure inspired me!
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
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
Ray
Sweet pic of the spray bar rig, nice catch!
David
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
Found this one on the web, ship is from the 25thID
Here are some of the components of the smoke generating system:
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Early Smoke ships used a 55gal drum and pump lashed to the aft cabin wall and floor
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
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
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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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
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.
Aahh right, thanks for the info empeter [tup]
Andy
Try this - what is the white thing and the four things next to it:
Something that makes four booms 
The white thing is some sort of ejector rack.
ok…I give up…what are they?
“liberated” air force ordinance and pylon?