Boeing Vertol YUH-61

YUH-61
Boeing Vertol YUH-61A
Role	Utility transport helicopter Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Boeing Vertol
First flight	29 November 1974
Status	Program terminated
Primary user	United States Army
Number built	3

The Boeing Vertol YUH-61 (company designation Model 179) was a twin turbine-engined, medium-lift, military assault/utility helicopter. The YUH-61 was the runner-up in the United States Army Utility Tactical Transport Aircraft System (UTTAS) competition in the early 1970s to replace the Bell UH-1 Iroquois helicopter. At the end of the flyoff program, Sikorsky Aircraft was awarded a contract to develop and build its UH-60A entry.