The AU-24 had an operational ceiling of 25,000-feet. Power came from a single Pratt and Whitney (Canada) PTA6 Turboprop Engine. Crewed by (2), The AU-24 could transport up to (9) Passengers (when in a Transportation configuration). The ''Stallion'' was 40-feet in length with a wingspan of 41-feet. The AU-24 was in limited service there until 1993. Most were exported tp The Khmer Air Force (Cambodia, 1972). Both a Counter Insurgent and Surveillance Craft, The ''Stallion'' was overshadowed by the more powerful US Douglas AC47D ''Spooky'' and later ''Puff, The Magic Dragon'' Airships. During The early phases of The Vietnam War (1964), The US Air Force purchased (18) of The AU-24 for use. The primary purchaser of The AU-24 ''Stallion'' The US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). Only (20) AU-24s were built by The Helio Company.
The unusual Helio AU-24 ''Stallion'' was Utility Transport Plane, modified into a ''Gunship''.
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