Talk:H-9/@comment-71.112.220.183-20141004014906

The HH-9B is not an S-70 derivative. It is a obscure derivative of the Bell Model 212 that competed in the Korean Military Helicopter program of the Mid-2000s. It was designated the KMH-1, and featured retractable wheeled landing gear. The current AH-1Z and UH-1Y (And civilian Model 412EPI) are based on the proposed aircrat (Lacking, quite obviously, the retractable landing gear of the Korean concept.)

http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/rok/khp.htm

Beyond that, under the 1962 Tri-Service Aircraft Designation System, the "HH-" prefixed assigned to the HH-9 does NOT mean "Heavy Helicopter", it means "Search and Rescue / MEDEVAC", as evidenced by the type that current "HH-" designated aircraft in the US inventory are assigned to these specifc missions:

HH-65C and HH-65C - Search and Rescue (Coast Guard)

HH-60G - Search and Rescue (Air Force) -- ("Combat" search and rescue is a subset of this role. Air Force HH-60s are used to support any search and rescue necessary including that of finding and rescuing civilians after a natural or man-made disasters)

HH-60M - MEDEVAC (Aka "Dustoff". The HH-60M is the first Army Blackhawk variant built expressly for the MEDEVAC role and has a cabin similar to civilian MEDEVAC helicopters unlike it's predecessor, the UH-60Q)

HH-60J - Search and Rescue (Coast Guard)

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Someone a helluvalot smarter than who ever wrote this crap.