The Kaman K-1125 was a prototype American 12-passenger civil transport helicopter developed by

Kaman Aircraft Kaman Corporation is an American aerospace company, with headquarters in Bloomfield, Connecticut. It was founded in 1945 by Charles Kaman. During the first ten years the company operated exclusively as a designer and manufacturer of several h ...

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In August 1962,

first flew a prototype civil transport helicopter. It used components of the earlier Kaman K-600 (H-43) with a new fuselage for 12 passengers. Instead of the twin booms of the earlier Huskie, it had a single boom and a ramp-equipped rear door. Sometimes called the Huskie III, the helicopter was powered by two Boeing YT60 turboshafts which were later replaced with two Pratt & Whitney PT6B-11 engines. The company tried to interest the

United States Air Force The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal ...

in the type and it was evaluated for two years, but with no interest in the type, only the prototype was built.

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* 1960s United States civil utility aircraft 1960s United States helicopters K-1125 Abandoned civil aircraft projects of the United States Aircraft first flown in 1962 {{aero-1960s-stub

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