{"id":1141,"date":"2019-12-09T22:17:00","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T05:17:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pimaair.wpengine.com\/?post_type=museum_aircraft&#038;p=1141"},"modified":"2021-09-13T19:13:13","modified_gmt":"2021-09-14T02:13:13","slug":"piasecki-hup-3","status":"publish","type":"museum_aircraft","link":"https:\/\/pimaair.org\/museum-aircraft\/piasecki-hup-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Piasecki HUP-3"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Piasecki HUP-3 (UH-25C) Retriever (Army Mule)<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/Piasecki-HUP-3.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/Piasecki-HUP-3-Retriever-147595_640-1.jpg\" alt=\"A picture of the Piasecki HUP-3 Retriever\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The Piasecki HUP series of helicopters was designed for the U.S. Navy as light utility helicopters.\u00a0 Design work began in 1945 and the first one flew in 1948.\u00a0 The helicopter uses a single engine to turn both rotors.\u00a0 The early versions were primarily used for anti-submarine operations while the later HUP-3 was used for search and rescue and as a transport.\u00a0 Many of the HUP-3 version began their lives as U.S. Army H-25A Army Mules.\u00a0 After serving with the Army for several years fifty helicopters were transferred to the U.S. Navy and redesignated as HUP-3 Retrievers.\u00a0 In 1962 the designation was again changed to UH-25C.\u00a0 The last of them were retired in 1964.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Wingspan<\/td>\n<td>35 ft (each)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\">Rotor Diameter<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Length<\/td>\n<td>56 ft 11 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Length<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Height<\/td>\n<td>13 ft 2 in.<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Height<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Weight<\/td>\n<td>5,750 lbs (loaded)<\/td>\n<td>\n<p><span style=\"color: #2387c3;\"><strong>Weight<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Max. 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