From: Ed Kirkley (mojoedd@bellsouth.net)
Date: Fri Apr 15 2005 - 20:26:55 PDT
Hi Dick,
I hate to say it but that is part and only a VERY small part of bringing a
military helicopter to civilian "levels". The tail rotor is moved to the
other side, all drive chains are replaced with drive shafts, many components
are replaced and others have to be taken out and inspected and certified
before returning them to service, etc., etc. It's too long a list to go
completely into here but I promise you that it has been done again and again
buy both the company that I worked for and several others.
We would go to Wilco Aviation in Alabama and pick up the military bird that
was needed and either fly it or trailer it back to Texas for the overhaul.
There were a couple of other places that we used but Wilco was the most and
the best for quality and price.
Best Regards,
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Dick" <rertman@ix.netcom.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Friday, April 15, 2005 20:47
Subject: Re: [MV] Helicopter Sealed Bid at Surplus Property
> Joe, Lar, etc:
>
> If I recall correctly, the FAA (F*** All Aviators) also said the UH-1
> couldn't be flown as a civ aircraft because of a bearing in the tail
> rotor. One could replace the bearing with an FAA approved one.
> I don't recall which supplier provided the bearing, but the "civilian"
> version was the same as the MIL unit, right down to the part number,
> but minus the NSN and not packed per MIL spec packing.
>
> Dick
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joe Garrett" <j.garrett@verizon.net>
> To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
> Sent: 15 April, 2005 16:38
> Subject: Re: [MV] Helicopter Sealed Bid at Surplus Property
>
>
> > Larry,
> >
> > I don't dispute what you say here, as you are probably correct. The
> > military versions were probably never FAA approved.
> >
> > The Cayuse and the Kiowa were military versions of civilian aircraft,
> > though. The Kiowa is a Bell Jetranger and the Cayuse is an MD-500,
> > formerly the Hughes model 369.
> >
> > Joe Garrett> Subject: [MV] Helicopter Sealed Bid at Surplus Property
> > State of South Carolina has this up for sealed bids. This type OH-6A was
> > used during the Vietnam war. Wayne
> > =====================================
> >
> > Sorry to say, Wayne, that OH-6 can't fly under a civil license. Helo
> > manufacturers got smart after the Sikorskis and Bell's were retired
> > (CH-34's, OH-13's etc.)...they could be licensed civil.
> >
> > The Bell OH-58's, Hughes OH-6's and Bell UH-1's don't exist at the FAA
and
> > cannot be licensed...that way the manufacturers got them out of the
civil
> > market and don't have to compete against their old warbirds being in the
> > market.
> >
> > They can only fly under "experimental" or "restricted"...very sad. I
> > guess
> > that's kinda what AmerGeneral tried to do with the HMMWV, huh?
> >
> > Lar
>
>
>
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