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U.S. Air Force Seeks Commercial Sources for Repair of TH-1H Altimeter

Frank Wolfe

Monday, November 1st, 2021

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U.S. Air Force Seeks Commercial Sources for Repair of TH-1H Altimeter

A U.S. Air Force ROTC cadet sits in a TH-1H helicopter during a 2018 orientation at Keesler AFB, Miss. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The Air Force Materiel Command's (AFMC) Warner Robins Air Logistics Complex at Robins AFB, Ga., is conducting market research to determine whether the command will be able to use commercial sources to repair the altimeter for the Air Force TH-1H training helicopter. The service has 28 Bell [TXT] TH-1Hs at Cairns Field at Ft. Rucker, Ala., to train prospective Air Force helicopter pilots. The TH-1H is a renovated UH-1H with a digital cockpit, a more powerful engine, and a new…

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