Piasecki H-25
For other uses of "H25" see H25 (disambiguation).
| H-25/HUP Retriever | |
|---|---|
| A U.S. Navy HUP-1 Retriever aboard the USS Midway (CVB-41) in the early 1950s | |
| Role | Utility helicopter |
| Manufacturer | Piasecki Helicopter |
| First flight | March 1948 |
| Introduction | 1949 |
| Retired | 1964 |
| Primary users | United States Navy United States Army Royal Canadian Navy French Navy |
| Number built | 339 |
The Piasecki H-25 Army Mule/HUP Retriever was a compact single radial engine, twin overlapping tandem rotor utility helicopter developed by the Piasecki Helicopter Corporation of Morton, Pennsylvania during the late 1940s and produced during the early 1950s. The company changed its name in the 1956 to Vertol Aircraft Corporation and subsequently was bought by Boeing Aircraft Company in 1960, and became Boeing-Vertol.
Read more about Piasecki H-25: Design and Development, Operational History, Variants, Operators, Specifications (HUP-3)