MD Helicopters MH-6 Little Bird

The MH-6 Little Bird (also known as Killer Egg) and its attack variant the AH-6 are single-engine light helicopters used for special operations aviation in the United States Army. Originally based on a modified OH-6A it was later based on the MD 500E with a single five-bladed main rotor. The newest version the MH-6M is based on the MD 530F and has a single six-bladed main rotor and four-bladed tail rotor.

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Made by MD Helicopters.

It is the successor of the Hughes OH-6 Cayuse ,

MD Helicopters MH-6 Little Bird is the predecessor of the Boeing AH-6.McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender.

Jet Or Prop
prop
Height Alt
3.0 m
Predecessor
Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
Length Alt
9.80 m
Max Takeoff Weight Main
3100.0
Power Alt
317.0
Lists
* List of active United States military aircraft
Range Main
232.0
More Performance
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Max Speed Alt
10500.0
More General
Fuselage Length: 24.6 ft *Fuselage Width: 4.6 ft *Rotor systems: 6 blades on main rotor
4 blades on tail rotor*Useful fuel capacity: 62 US gal or 403 lb
Crew
2
Max Speed Main
152
See Also
* U.S. Helicopter Armament Subsystems
Developed From
Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
Introduced
1980
Range More
at 5
000 ft
Power Original
375.0
Capacity
6.0
Status
Cruise Speed Main
135
Max Takeoff Weight Alt
1406.0
Ceiling Main
18700.0
Type Of Prop
Turboshaft
Successor
Boeing AH-6
McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender
Span Main
27.4
Cruise Speed Alt
9300.0
Height Main
9.8
Primary user
Useful Load Alt
684.0
Span Alt
8.30 m
Plane Or Copter?
Engine(prop)
One T63-A-5A or T63-A-700
Manufacturer
Missiles
2× AGM-114 Hellfire**Anti-air missile
First Flight
27
Climb Rate Main
2061.0
Power Main
425.0
Number Of Props
1
Guns
457.2
Climb Rate Alt
10.5 m-s
Variants With Their Own Articles
McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender
Boeing AH-6
Length Main
32.6
Range Alt
16020.0
Rockets
**2× LAU-68D-A 7-tubes rocket pods firing 2.75 in Hydra 70 rocket projectiles
Similar Aircraft
* OH-58 Kiowa* Bell ARH-70* PZL SW-4
Useful Load Main
1509.0
Related
* OH-6 Cayuse* MD Helicopters MD 500* MD Helicopters Defender* Boeing AH-6
Empty Weight Main
1591.0
Ceiling Alt
5
700 m
Empty Weight Alt
722.0
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