The Huey's engine made 850 horsepower and featured a typical
Bell two-blade teetering rotor.
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The Huey's were widely used as a transport, airborne battlefield command
and control, troop insertion/extraction, fire support coordination,
medical evacuation, search and rescue, armed escort/visual
reconnaissance or utility roles.
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The E-2 Hawkeye is an American all-weather, carrier-capable tactical
airborne early warning aircraft. It is a twin-turboprop aircraft and was
designed and developed during the late 1950s and early 1960s by the
Northrop Grumman Aircraft Company for the United States Navy.
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The E-2 has been commonly referred to as the "Hummer" because of the
distinctive sounds of its turboprop engines, quite unlike that of
turbojet and turbofan jet engines.
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Hinged wing mechanism on the E-2 Hawkeye.
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A place not to be once the props were moving!
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The Boeing CH-46 Sea Knight is a medium-lift tandem rotor transport
helicopter powered by twin turbine engines. It is used to provide
all-weather, day-or-night assault transport of combat troops, supplies
and equipment.
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