KAMAN H-43 HUSKIE
H-43 SERVICE
| Manufacturer: | Kaman Aircraft Corp., Windsor Locks, Connecticut, USA (In 1953, became Kaman Aircraft Corp., Bloomfield, Connecticut, USA) (In 1967, became Kaman Corp.) |
| Models: | K-225, K-240, K-600, K-1125 |
| Designations: | H-43; H-22, HOK, HTK, HUK |
| Name: | Huskie |
| First official flight: | ? |
| Factory production period: | ? |
| Primary service period: | ? |
| Last official flight: | ? |
H-43 VARIANTS
| 1948 | Model K-225 | YH-22 | 1 | Total: 001 |
| 1951 | Model K-225 | XHTK-1 | 2 | |
| ? | Model K-240 | HTK-1 | 29 | |
| ? | Model K-225 | XHTK-1G | 1 | |
| 1957 | Model K-240 | HTK-1K | 1 | Total: 033 |
| ? | Model K-600 | XHOK-1 | 2 | |
| 1953 | Model K-600 | HOK-1 | 83 | Total: 085 |
| ? | Model K-600 | HUK-1 | 24 | Total: 024 |
| 1958 | Model K-600 | H-43A | 18 | |
| 1958 | Model K-600-3 | H-43B | 205 | |
| 1965 | Model K-600-5 | HH-43F | 41 | Total: 264 |
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Grand Total: 407 |
H-43 PRODUCTION
YH-22
Prototype, single-engined, 4-bladed
contra-rotating rotor, 2-seater utility
helicopter for USAF evaluation. 11
company built prototypes altogether.
Produced
Kaman Bloomfield, Connecticut (KA)
| 50-1271 | ? |
Total: 001 |
XHTK-1
As YH-22, prototype helicopter trainers
for US Navy.
Produced
Kaman Bloomfield, Connecticut (K)
| BuNo.125446, 125447 | ? |
Total: 002 |
HTK-1
As XHTK-1, 3-seater, engine upgrade.
Produced
Kaman Bloomfield, Connecticut (K)
| BuNo.128653 / 128660 | 4-1 / 4-8 | |
| BuNo.129300 / 129317 | 4-9 / 4-26 | |
| BuNo.137833 / 137835 | 4-27 / 4-29 | Total: 029 |
XHTK-1G
As HTK-1, for USCG evaluation.
Produced
Kaman Bloomfield, Connecticut (K)
| (USCG) 1239 | ? |
Total: 001 |
HTK-1K
As HTK-1, static-test airframe.
Produced
Kaman Bloomfield, Connecticut (K)
| BuNo.138602 | ? |
Total: 001 |
XHOK-1
As HTK-1, USMC observation version,
engine upgrade.
Produced
Kaman Bloomfield, Connecticut (K)
| BuNo.125477, 125478 | ? |
Total: 002 |
HOK-1
As XHOK-1, production version.
Produced
Kaman Bloomfield, Connecticut (K)
| BuNo.125528 / 125531 | ? | |
| BuNo.129800 / 129842 | ? | |
| BuNo.138098 / 138102 | ? | |
| BuNo.139971 / 140001 | ? | Total: 083 |
HUK-1
As HOK-1, US Navy utility version.
Produced
Kaman Bloomfield, Connecticut (K)
| BuNo.146304 / 146327 | ? |
Total: 024 |
H-43A
As HOK-1, USAF crash-rescue version,
larger refined fuselage, engine upgrade.
Produced
Kaman Bloomfield, Connecticut (KA)
| 58-1823 / 58-1840 | ? |
Total: 018 |
H-43B
As H-43A, engine / equipment upgrade.
Many later upgraded to HH-43F standard.
Produced
Kaman Bloomfield, Connecticut (KA)
| 58-1841 / 58-1860 | 1 / 20 | |
| 58-5524 | ? | |
| 59-1540 / 59-1593 | ? | |
| 60-0251 / 60-0292 | ? | |
| 61-2920 / 61-2922 | ? | |
| 61-2943 / 61-2954 | ? | |
|
62-4507 / 62-4565 - Some to Pakistan. |
? | |
|
62-5976 / 62-5979 - 4 to Morocco. |
? | |
| 62-12513, 62-12514 | ? | |
| 63-9710 / 63-9717 | ? | Total: 205 |
HH-43F
As H-43B, engine / rotor upgrade.
Produced
Kaman Bloomfield, Connecticut (KA)
|
64-14213 / 64-14220 - 8 to Iran. |
210 / 217 | |
| 64-15097 / 64-15103 | ? | |
| 64-17557 / 64-17559 | ? | |
| 64-17682 | 220 | |
| 65-10647 / 65-10656 | ? | |
|
65-12755 / 65-12758 - 4 to Morocco. |
? | |
| 65-12914, 65-12915 | ? | |
|
67-14769 / 67-14774 - 6 to Iran. |
? | Total: 041 |
|
Grand Total: 407 |
H-43 CONVERSIONS
USAF
| Huskie III |
1 |
Model K-1125 |
USAF / US Navy / USMC (1962 Redesignations)
| HH-43A | 1+ | 1962, redesignation of USAF H-43A. |
| HH-43B | 1+ | 1962, redesignation of USAF H-43B. |
| UH-43C | 1+ | 1962, redesignation of US Navy HUK-1. |
| OH-43D | 1+ | 1962, redesignation of USMC HOK-1. |
| (QH-43G) | 1 | OH-43D, drone conversion for US Navy. |
| TH-43E | 1+ | 1962, redesignation of US Navy HTK-1. |
FOREIGN MILITARY / CIVILIAN SERVICE
- H-43 helicopters in service with the military forces of Burma, Colombia,
Iran, Morocco, Pakistan and Thailand.
- Many sold on the civil market for commercial duties.