MH-139

[raimius]

I've been out of the Huey for a bit.  What is the gouge on the -139?  

Performance, handling opinions, unit ops tempo outlook, etc...

[stract]

I'm also curious

[Biff_T]

Don't forget the gear handle!   

 

[Biff_T]

On 10/5/2024 at 9:15 PM, raimius said:

I've been out of the Huey for a bit.  What is the gouge on the -139?  

Performance, handling opinions, unit ops tempo outlook, etc...

 

 

[stract]

On 1/25/2025 at 12:41 PM, Biff_T said:

Don't forget the gear handle!   

 

Anytime Tower would ask me to report my gear, I'd respond "fixed and welded".  Guess that won't work now.

[Biff_T]

14 hours ago, stract said:

Anytime Tower would ask me to report my gear, I'd respond "fixed and welded".  Guess that won't work now.

This.

Edit: "Skids down and locked" on the Huey 

Edited February 10 by Biff_T
Afterthought

[Lawman]

Anytime Tower would ask me to report my gear, I'd respond "fixed and welded".  Guess that won't work now.

I had a pilot call in “Im showing no indication.”

Tower asked them to fly by and was furious when they realized it.

Several ass chewings later, it was still funny.


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[Props]

Is anyone here interviewing at Maxwell for the MH-139 program next month? 

[uhhello]

Saw this tidbit in an article about Norway acquiring the Whiskey
https://breakingdefense.com/2025/07/us-clears-norway-to-purchase-hh-60w-helicopters/

 

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Amid fluctuating fleet plans for a different helicopter, the HH-60W has also found a new role. According to recently released budget documents, the Air Force plans for the helicopter to take over the task of shuttling VIPs around the National Capital region, a job originally planned for Boeing’s MH-139 Grey Wolf. 

 This move shifts the mission from the Huey, originally slated for the Boeing MH-139 Grey Wolf, to the more advanced HH-60W. 

Edited July 13 by uhhello