{"id":10839601,"date":"2026-08-09T16:29:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T14:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/jetflights\/piasecki-h-21-flying-banana-tandem-rotor-helicopter\/"},"modified":"2026-08-09T16:29:55","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T14:29:55","slug":"piasecki-h-21-flying-banana-tandemrotor-hubschrauber","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/piasecki-h-21-flying-banana-tandem-rotor-helicopter\/","title":{"rendered":"Die fliegende Banane, die in den Krieg zog"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.et_pb_title_container h1.entry-title { padding-top: 40px !important; }<\/style>\r\n<p>Es wirkte wie ein Witz \u2013 ein Hubschrauber, dessen Rumpf in der Mitte wie eine Frucht nach oben gebogen war, mit einem dicken Rotor an jedem Ende. Die Soldaten nannten ihn liebevoll \u201eFliegende Banane\u201c. Doch die Piasecki H-21 war kein Witz. Sie barg abgeschossene Piloten aus der Arktis, brachte einige der ersten amerikanischen Truppen in den Vietnamkrieg und trug ma\u00dfgeblich zur Entwicklung der Hubschrauberangriffsstrategie bei.<\/p>\r\n<div style=\"background:#f5f5f5;padding:20px;margin:24px 0;border-radius:8px\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 10px;font-weight:700;font-size:18px\">Kurzinfo<\/p><ul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:20px;line-height:1.8\"><li><strong>Typ:<\/strong> Piasecki H-21 Workhorse \/ Shawnee \u2014 Tandemrotor-Hubschrauber<\/li><li><strong>Spitzname:<\/strong> die \u201cFliegende Banane\u201d<\/li><li><strong>Erster Flug:<\/strong> April 1952<\/li><li><strong>Motor:<\/strong> ein Wright R-1820 Radialmotor, der beide Rotoren antreibt<\/li><li><strong>Gebaut:<\/strong> 707, bis 1958<\/li><li><strong>Aus dem Frontdienst der US-Armee ausgeschieden:<\/strong> 1964, ersetzt durch den UH-1 Huey<\/li><\/ul><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DTrswY_nC6M\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Geboren f\u00fcr die K\u00e4lte<\/h2><p>Piasecki entwarf die H-21 als Rettungs- und Transportflugzeug f\u00fcr die Arktis, der Erstflug fand im April 1952 statt. Ihre ungew\u00f6hnliche Bananenform war rein funktional: Durch die Kr\u00fcmmung des Rumpfes wurden die beiden gro\u00dfen Tandemrotoren voneinander getrennt, w\u00e4hrend gleichzeitig eine ger\u00e4umige Kabine dazwischen entstand. Ein einzelner Wright R-1820 Sternmotor trieb beide Rotoren an, und das gesamte Flugzeug war so konstruiert, dass es auch bei eisiger K\u00e4lte einsatzf\u00e4hig blieb, die fast jedes andere Flugzeug am Boden halten w\u00fcrde.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #1565c0;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><em>\u201cDie H-21 verf\u00fcgte \u00fcber Kaltwettereigenschaften, die den Betrieb bei Temperaturen bis zu \u221265 \u00b0F erm\u00f6glichten und sie konnte routinem\u00e4\u00dfig in Umgebungen mit extremen K\u00e4ltebedingungen gewartet werden.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>Luftfahrthistoriker<\/strong> \u2014 auf der H-21<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=155747995  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/piasecki-h-21b-workhorse-usaf-arctic.jpg\" alt=\"Piasecki H-21B \u2013 Arbeitspferd der US-Luftwaffe\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Ein H-21 Workhorse der US-Luftwaffe. Dieser Hubschraubertyp wurde f\u00fcr Rettungseins\u00e4tze in der Arktis und Transporte in kalten Regionen entwickelt. Foto: Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Der falsche Hubschrauber im falschen Klima<\/h2><p>Dann kam sie in den Tropen zum Einsatz. Als die US-Armee im Dezember 1961 H-21-Hubschrauber mit der 8. und 57. Transportkompanie nach Vietnam schickte, stie\u00df die f\u00fcr kaltes Wetter konzipierte Maschine auf Hitze und hohe Luftfeuchtigkeit. Ausgelegt f\u00fcr 20 Soldaten, konnte sie in der hei\u00dfen, d\u00fcnnen Luft Vietnams nur etwa neun bef\u00f6rdern. Sie war langsam und bot ein gro\u00dfes Ziel. Dennoch war die \u201eFliegende Banane\u201c zwei Jahre lang das Arbeitspferd der Armee und transportierte s\u00fcdvietnamesische Soldaten in die Landezonen.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f8f9fa;border-left:4px solid #d32f2f;padding:20px 22px;margin:18px 0 24px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0;font-size:16px;line-height:1.7\"><em>\u201cDie H-21 schnitt bei den hei\u00dfen Wetterbedingungen in Vietnam schlecht ab, und obwohl sie 20 Passagiere bef\u00f6rdern konnte, bef\u00f6rderte sie bei ihren Eins\u00e4tzen in Vietnam nur neun.\u201d<\/em><div style=\"margin-top:10px;font-size:14px;color:#555\"><strong>HistoryNet<\/strong> \u2014 auf der H-21 in Vietnam<\/div><\/div>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QemQLfgiTlw\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n\r\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\" style=\"margin:0 0 24px;width:100%\"><img data-opt-id=1094679338  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" width=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ml5psubhxdln.i.optimole.com\/cb:0e0_.b970\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/ig:avif\/https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/08\/h-21-shawnee-crew-chief-vietnam.jpg\" alt=\"H-21 Shawnee-Bordwart in Vietnam\" style=\"width:100%;height:auto;max-width:100%;display:block;border-radius:6px\"><figcaption style=\"font-size:13px;color:#777;text-align:center;margin-top:6px;font-style:italic\">Ein Besatzungsf\u00fchrer einer H-21 der 57. Transportkompanie in Vietnam. Foto: US Army \/ Wikimedia Commons<\/figcaption><\/figure>\r\n<h2 style=\"padding-top:22px\">Der Gro\u00dfvater des Chinook<\/h2><p>Das wahre Verm\u00e4chtnis der \u201eBanane\u201c liegt in dem, was sie ins Leben rief. Frank Piaseckis Tandemrotor-Formel \u2013 zwei gro\u00dfe Rotoren, die sich in entgegengesetzte Richtungen drehen, ohne Energieverschwendung durch einen Heckrotor \u2013 bew\u00e4hrte sich beim H-21 und f\u00fchrte direkt zur nachfolgenden Boeing Vertol-Familie: dem CH-46 Sea Knight und vor allem dem CH-47 Chinook, der auch mehr als 60 Jahre sp\u00e4ter noch Truppen und Artillerie transportiert.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;margin:24px 0\"><iframe class=\"skip-lazy\" data-no-lazy=\"1\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-eYFtYE1v-U\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;border-radius:8px\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\r\n<p>Der Huey l\u00f6ste ihn 1964 an der Front ab, und die \u201eFliegende Banane\u201c verschwand in Museumsecken und verblassten Kriegsfotos. Doch jeder Chinook, der heute \u00fcber ein Schlachtfeld donnert, ist gewisserma\u00dfen sein Nachfahre \u2013 der Beweis, dass der seltsam anmutende Hubschrauber letztendlich triumphierte.<\/p>\r\n<p style=\"font-style:italic;color:#777;font-size:14px\">Quellen: HistoryNet; MilitaryFactory; Wikipedia; US Army Aviation.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<div style=\"background:#f0f4ff;border-left:4px solid #5C91FF;padding:16px 20px;margin:32px 0 8px;border-radius:0 8px 8px 0\"><p style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-weight:600;color:#333\">\u00c4hnliche Beitr\u00e4ge<\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/sikorsky-s-64-skycrane-flying-crane\/\">Der Hubschrauber, der kaum noch ein Flugzeug ist<\/a><\/p><p style=\"margin:4px 0\"><a href=\"https:\/\/migflug.com\/afterburner\/de\/hubschrauber-vom-typ-mil-mi-26-hebt-tupolev-tu-134-passagierflugzeug-ab\/\">Wenn ein Hubschrauber ein Passagierflugzeug anhebt: Der unglaubliche Mi-26-Schleuderhubschrauber<\/a><\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It looked like a punchline &mdash; a helicopter with its fuselage bent upward in the middle like a piece of fruit, a fat rotor spinning at each end. Soldiers called it the Flying Banana, and they meant it with affection. But the Piasecki H-21 was no joke. 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