Bell
CH-135
Twin Huey
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The CH-135 Twin Huey is a twin engine, single-rotor (two-bladed)
helicopter designed to transport troops into combat operations. It
can accomodate 12 troops with weapons only, 10 with packs in summer
or 8 with packs in winter; or, 6 casualty evacuation litters. It can
also be used for VIP transport or, equipped with a rescue hoist, for
search and rescue operations. While it will never be directly replaced,
the CF has taken delivery of 100 new CH-146
Griffons to serve in tactical and combat support roles that used
to be the responsibility of the Huey. The retirement of the CH135 from the CF inventory was completed on 2 Jul 97 when Capt Blair Springate and Capt Jake Trainor delivered the last Twin Huey to Mountain View from 427 Sqn in Petawawa. At the time of retirement, the CH135 fleet had flown over 442, 650 hours. General Characteristics: Length:17.48 m Height:4.38 m Rotor Diameter:14.6 m Weight:2,902 kg Power:Two 1,800 shaft horsepower Pratt & Whitney (Canada) PT-6T turboshaft engines (United Aircraft Canada PT-6-T400) Speed:120 knots (222 km/h) Ceiling:3,000 m (oxygen required) Range:250 NM (463 km) Payload:1,360 kg Passenger Capacity:12 Year(s) procured:1971-72 Quantity in CF:43 Location(s):Goose Bay, Labrador; Petawawa, Ontario; Gagetown, New Brunswick; Edmonton, Alberta; Ottawa, Ontario; The Twin Huey was also stationed in Shearwater, Nova Scotia, Valcartier, Quebec, Trenton, Ontario, Port-au-Prince, Haiti, Tegucigalpa, Honduras, El Gorah (The Sinai), Egypt, and Somalia! Not to mention all the places it just visited (but they don't count, do they?) 
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