The Piasecki HUP Retriever/H-25 Army Mule was a compact single radial engine, twin overlapping tandem rotor utility helicopter developed by the Piasecki Helicopter Corporation of Morton, Pennsylvania. Designed to a United States Navy specification, the helicopter was produced from 1949 to 1954, and was also used by the United States Army and foreign navies. The HUP/H-25 was the first helicopter to perform a loop and to be produced with an autopilot. Piasecki HUP-2 RetrieverDesigned to meet a US Naval requirement for a ship-based utility and rescue helicopter, the HUP Retriever was first flown as the XHJP-1 prototype in March 1948.© Copyright 2003-2024 The Flying Mule, Inc. Amercom Helicopters of the WorldThe Amercom "Helicopters of the World" range presents affordable, ready made diecast models of military and civilian helicopters in 1:72 scale. To help keep the price down, these items arrive in low-cost, discardable blister type packaging.Amercom "Helicopters of the World" diecast helicopters feature:
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