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Hughes OH-6 Cayuse - airplanes
Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
The Hughes OH-6 Cayuse (nicknamed Loach after the requirement acronym LOH - light Observation Helicopter) is a single-engine light helicopter with a four-bladed main rotor used for personnel transport escort and attack missions and observation. Hughes Helicopters also developed the Model 369 as a civilian helicopter the Hughes Model 500 currently produced by MD Helicopters as the MD 500.
This Hughes OH-6 Cayuse Model was hand crafted using the finest
Philippine Mahogany and sealed to last for generations.1
* Hughes OH-6 Cayuse Transport/ Observation helicopter
* Kaman H-43 Huskie Transport/cargo helicopter
Aircraft Ordnance
See also: List of Bombs in the Vietnam War
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OH-6 in flightThe Hughes OH-6 Cayuse is a single-engine light
helicopter with a four-bladed main rotor used for personnel transport,
escort and attack missions, and observation.3
out to the Hughes OH-6 Cayuse in the LOH competition of 1960, however
it was aquired as the replacement in the late 60's.4
Made by Hughes Helicopters.
Hughes OH-6 Cayuse is the predecessor of the MD Helicopters MD 500.MD Helicopters MH-6 Little Bird.McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender.
scouting helicopter, a Hughes OH-6 Cayuse “Loach” over one of the
countless rice paddies in Vietnam.5
The Hughes OH-6 Cayuse, was developed as a liaison/scout helicopter
for the U.S. Army's Light Observation Helico...
$3.6
The OH-6 CayuseHughes H-6The Hughes OH-6 Cayuse is a single-engine
light helicopter with a four-bladed main rotor used for personnel
transport, escort and attack missions, and observation...7
Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
204.0
Length Alt
588.0
Max Takeoff Weight Main
3549.0
Power Alt
236.0
Lists
* List of military aircraft of the United States
Range Main
232.0
Max Speed Alt
10500.0
Type Of Prop
Turboshaft
Introduced
1966
Max Speed Main
152
Missiles
Four TOW missiles in two pods; Four Hellfire missiles in two pods
Rockets
Fourteen 2.75 in Hydra 70 rockets in two pods
Status
Cruise Speed Main
135
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
1610.0
Ceiling Main
15994.0
Number Built
1420
Successor
MD Helicopters MD 500
MD Helicopters MH-6 Little Bird
McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender
Unit Cost
19860.0
US$19
860
Span Main
27
Cruise Speed Alt
9300.0
Height Main
8
Other
2400.0
Primary user
Span Alt
8.33 m
Plane Or Copter?
Engine(prop)
One Allison T63-A-5A or T63-A-700
Crew
2
Manufacturer
Number Of Props
1
First Flight
27
Climb Rate Main
2067.0
Power Main
317 hp
Production Start Year
1965
Guns
457.2
Climb Rate Alt
10.5 m-s
Variants With Their Own Articles
MD Helicopters MD 500
MD Helicopters MH-6 Little Bird
McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender
Length Main
30
Range Alt
430.0
Similar Aircraft
* Fairchild Hiller YOH-5* Bell YOH-4* OH-58 Kiowa* Bell ARH-70* PZL SW-4* Mil Mi-34* Cicaré CH-14
Related
* MH-6 Little Bird* MD Helicopters MD 500* MD 500 Defender* Boeing AH-6
Empty Weight Main
1975.0
Ceiling Alt
4
875 m
Produced
1965
Empty Weight Alt
896.0
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