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Current Service Status
USAF Retired
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Current/Last Rank
Chief Master Sergeant
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Current/Last Primary AFSC/MOS
43200-Aircraft Maintenance Manager
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Current/Last AFSC Group
Aircraft Maintenance
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Primary Unit
1992-1993, 43200, 93rd Air Refueling Squadron
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Previously Held AFSC/MOS
42153-Aerospace Ground Equipment Repairman
42153-Aircraft Ground Equipment Repairman
42173-Aerospace Ground Equipment Repair Technician
42375-Aerospace Ground Equipment Technician
42193-Aircraft Accessory Systems Superintendent
42190-Aircraft Accessory Systems Superintendent
43200-Aircraft Maintenance Manager
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Service Years
1963 - 1993
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Cold War Certificate
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What are you doing now:
Retired -- Travel, relax, enjoy family, and do some volunteer work.
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From Year
1971 |
To Year
1972 |
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Aircraft/Missile Information
Specifications (UH-1D)
General characteristics
* Crew: 1-4
* Capacity: 3,880 lb including 14 troops, or 6 stretchers, or equivalent cargo
* Length: 57 ft 1 in with rotors (17.4 m)
* Fuselage width: 8 ft 7 in (2.6 m))
* Rotor diameter: 48 ft 0 in (14.6 m)
* Height: 14 ft 5 in (4.4 m)
* Empty weight: 5,215 lb (2,365 kg)
* Loaded weight: 9,040 lb (4,100 kg)
* Max takeoff weight: 9,500 lb (4,310 kg))
* Powerplant: 1� Lycoming T53-L-11 turboshaft, 1,100 shp (820 kW)
Performance
* Maximum speed: 135 mph (220 km/h)
* Cruise speed: 125 mph (205 km/h)
* Range: 315 mi (510 km)
* Service ceiling 19,390 ft (Dependent on environmental factors such as weight, outside temp., etc) (5,910 m)
* Rate of climb: 1,755 ft/min (8.9 m/s)
* Power/mass: 0.15 hp/lb (0.25 kW/kg)
Armament
Variable, but may include a combination of:
* 2x 7.62 mm M60 machine gun, or 2x 7.62 mm GAU-17/A machine gun
* 2x 7-round or 19-round 2.75 in (70 mm) rocket pods
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