UH-72 Lakota Start-Up & Takeoff - Airbus Helicopter EC145 / H145 US Army

Описание: 07-17-2023 Video of U.S. Army UH-72A Lakota showing Engine Start & Takeoff. United States Army Eurocopter (Airbus) UH-72 Lakota Registration #19-72166 from Fort Irwin National Training Center.
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Filmed at the Hollywood Burbank (Bob Hope) Airport.
The UH-72A Lakota Army’s helicopter features an all glass cockpit using state-of-the-art avionics on a militarized EC-145 airframe. The Lakota features a fully coupled autopilot and a GPS with moving map display. The UH-72 Lakota will be used for general support VIP transport and logistics operations.
The Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters) UH-72 Lakota is a twin-engine helicopter with a single, four-bladed main rotor. The UH-72 is a militarized version of the Eurocopter EC145 and was built by American Eurocopter (now Airbus Helicopters, Inc.), a division of Airbus Group, Inc. Initially marketed as the UH-145, the helicopter was selected as the winner of the United States Army's Light Utility Helicopter (LUH) program on 30 June 2006. In October 2006, American Eurocopter was awarded a production contract for 345 aircraft to replace aging Bell UH-1H/V Iroquois and Bell OH-58A/C Kiowa helicopters in the US Army and Army National Guard fleets. It performs logistics and support missions within the US for homeland security, disaster response missions, and medical evacuations.
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