Piasecki H-25

For other uses of H25 see H25 (disambiguation). Error creating thumbnail: This article needs additional citations for verification. 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.

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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 2

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The Piasecki H-25 is called the Army Mule or the HUP Retriever. It is a helo with a single radial engine, and twin overlapping tandem rotors.3
The Piasecki H-25 is known as the Army Mule or the Hup Retriever. It has a single radial engine, and twin overlapping tandem rotors.4
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United States Army
French Navy
Royal Canadian Navy
Height Main
381.0
Height Alt
3.81 m
Length Alt
17.35 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
6100.0
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
340 mi
Loaded Weight Main
5750.0
Max Speed Alt
169.0
Introduced
1949
Loading Main
3
Power/mass Main
323.99999999999994
Power/mass Alt
Capacity
4
Max Speed Main
105 mph
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
2767.0
Ceiling Main
10000.0
Type Of Prop
radial
Crew
2
Retired
1964
Climb Rate Main
100.0
Area Main
1924.0
Primary user
United States Navy
Span Alt
10.67 m
Plane Or Copter?
copter
Power Alt
410.0
Engine(prop)
Continental R-975-46A
Manufacturer
Piasecki Helicopter
First Flight
March 1948
Loaded Weight Alt
2608.0
Power Main
550 hp
Number Of Props
1
Climb Rate Alt
5.01 m-s
Length Main
1734.8200000000002
Span Main
1066.8
Area Alt
179 m²
Range Alt
547.0
Similar Aircraft
*Bristol Belvedere
Related
* Piasecki H-21* CH-46 Sea Knight
Empty Weight Main
3928.0
Ceiling Alt
3
048 m
Category
Military helicopters
Tandem rotor helicopters
United States military aircraft 1950-1959
Empty Weight Alt
1782.0
Loading Alt
15

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