Aircraft reference
N490DF
UH-1H Iroquois · USDA Forest Service
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Representative type photograph. No verified publishable photograph of N490DF was found.
Airwolfhound from Hertfordshire, UK · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Identity
- Mission
- Helicopter bombers
- Registration
- N490DF
- Mode-S address
- A61069
- ICAO type
- UH1
- Model
- UH-1H Iroquois
- Manufacturer
- Bell
- Operator
- USDA Forest Service
- Country of registration
- United States
About the Bell UH-1 Iroquois
Water-bombing helicopter
It uses a suspended bucket or an installed tank to take water from a nearby source and place short, precise drops, including in steep or confined terrain. Depending on its configuration, it may also move crews, equipment, or rescue teams.
What this type can do
The Huey is a proven medium utility helicopter. It can carry a bucket for repeated water drops, move a small firefighting team and equipment, or perform reconnaissance and evacuation from improvised landing areas.
This describes the type’s usual firefighting capability; it does not prove what this aircraft is carrying or doing now.
The Bell UH-1 Iroquois is a utility military helicopter designed and produced by the American aerospace company Bell Helicopter. It is the first member of the prolific Huey family, as well as the first turbine-powered helicopter in service with the United States military.
ICAO type · UH1Flight history
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Photographs
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