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The Hughes OH-6 Cayuse is a single-engine light helicopter designed and produced by the American aerospace company Hughes Helicopters. Its formal name is derived from the Cayuse people , while its " Loach " nickname is derived from Light Observation Helicopter (LOH) program under which it was procured.
In 1955, Howard Hughes split the helicopter production unit from the Hughes Aircraft Company, and reconstituted it with Hughes Tool Company, calling it Hughes Tool Company's Aircraft Division. The Aircraft Division had a focus on the production of light helicopters, mainly the Hughes 269 / 300 and the OH-6 Cayuse / Hughes 500 .
Hughes had allegedly succeeded in the LOH contest with its OH-6 helicopter by submitting a very low and aggressive price per airframe (without an engine), to the point where the company allegedly lost money . [8] [9] Due to price escalations for both the OH-6 and spare components, the U.S. Army opted to reopen bids for the programme in 1967. [10]
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Data from Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1981-82 General characteristics Crew: 2 Length: 30 ft 9.5 in (9.385 m) rotors running Height: 8 ft 8.5 in (2.654 m) to top of rotor hub 8 ft 10.75 in (2.71 m) to top of tail fin Empty weight: 1,512 lb (686 kg) Max takeoff weight: 2,550 lb (1,157 kg) normal MTOW 3,000 lb (1,361 kg) overload MTOW Powerplant: 1 × Allison Model 250-C20B turboshaft engine ...
For OH-6 and TH-6 variants, see Hughes OH-6 Cayuse. A US Army AH-6M attacks targets during an air support exercise. AH-6C Special Operations attack version. Modified OH-6A to carry weapons and operate as a light attack aircraft for the 160th SOAR(A). EH-6E Special Operations electronic warfare, command-post version. MH-6E
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The Hughes Model 269 was known to the U.S. Army as the TH-55 Osage. In 1947, Howard Hughes redirected the Hughes Aircraft Company's efforts from airplanes to helicopters. . The effort began in earnest in 1948, when helicopter manufacturer Kellett Autogiro Corporation sold their latest design to Hughes for product