Boeing Vertol YUH-61

YUH-61
Boeing Vertol YUH-61A
General information
TypeUtility transport helicopter
ManufacturerBoeing Vertol
StatusProgram terminated
Primary userUnited States Army
Number built3
History
First flight29 November 1974

The Boeing Vertol YUH-61 (company designation Model 179) is a twin turbine-engined, medium-lift, military assault/utility helicopter. The YUH-61 was the runner-up in the United States Army Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS) competition in the early 1970s to replace the Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter. At the end of the flyoff program, Sikorsky Aircraft was awarded a contract to develop and build its UH-60A entry.

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