The new fully integrated glass cockpit is night vision goggle compatible. The gantries can be stowed in two positions so the cabin can be configured for ten crashworthy seats or six litters. Two fast rope gantries, deployable from within the cabin, are permanently installed. The system is capable of folding and unfolding in horizontal winds up to 45kt from any direction. "UH-1Y missions include airborne command and control, and search and rescue."īlade folding is by a combination of automatic and manual procedures. Deliveries of 123 aircraft are scheduled to conclude in 2016. Initial operating capability was achieved in September 2008 and the UH-1Y is scheduled for its first operational deployment in January 2009 aboard USS Boxer, Wasp Class amphibious assault ship.īy October 2008, the USMC had placed orders for 37 UH-1Y of which 14 had been delivered. The first production UH-1Y was delivered in January 2007. The third LRIP contract for seven UH-1Ys was placed in July 2006.
One UH-1Y was delivered to the USMC in October 2005.ĭevelopmental testing was completed in February 2006 and a six-month operational evaluation (OPEVAL) began in May 2006. An LRIP order for six UH-1Y was placed in December 2003 and a second batch of four LRIP aircraft was ordered in April 2005. The first flight of the UH-1Y took place in December 2001 and first flight of the fully configured aircraft was in October 2003. The helicopters have a common four-bladed, composite, hingeless, bearingless main rotor system and tail rotor, engine, avionics, software, controls and displays. The UH-1Y and AH-1Z have a very high level of commonality which reduces the manufacturing and procurement costs. "The UH-1Y helicopter is fully marinised and capable of shipboard operations worldwide."
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