[quote="sabredriver"]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8m7YRFxTO2o&mode=related&search=
darn excelleent video... shame the US cant save more Hueys like this .. amazing to see the museum where this came from was stocked full of spares huey frames...
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Can't save more like this? We've got almost what would seem like a surplus of Hueys here on the West Coast and while they may not all be restored as warbirds, there are a number of them in progress.
These are just a few samples I took this year.
This is preserved by EMU Inc. and flown regularly at shows, lots of history at:
http://www.emuinc.org/introduction.htm I took this one in June.
This one was at the Planes of Fame show a couple months ago, I don't have my notes, but they have a website, someone else may be able to give the info.
Taken in June, this one does extreme sports lifts.
I took this two weeks ago, these dusters are very common in Ca, may someday out number fixed wing dusters.
Quite a few Hueys are used by the Calif CDF for rotor aircraft work, photo from two months ago.
At Capitol City Air Show two months ago, there are a number of these in Ca used by Police and Sheriff departments.
Currently used by the US military, air show two months ago
Another currently used helo, air show three months ago.
Several weeks ago, I spotted these from the highway in Michigan. They are future projects or parts aircraft, and below is one of three that were being restored in their shop. This one is being finished in Vietnam military markings (although a bit dusty in this picture) and another one was being restored to it's original NASA configuration and paint scheme
Hueys are definitely alive in the US, both old and new, and can also be found on poles and concrete pads all across the country.
And for a hot video, here's an old warbird being currently used by an ammo reloading company in Arizona, out having fun
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ImEiyXPf5Vs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQ7cTI623Vg
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