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The Boeing MH-6M Little Bird (nicknamed the Killer Egg) and its attack variant, the AH-6, are light helicopters used for special operations 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 Boeing AH-6 is a series of light helicopter gunships based on the MH-6 Little Bird and MD 500 family. Developed by Boeing Rotorcraft Systems, these include the Unmanned Little Bird (ULB) demonstrator, the A/MH-6X Mission Enhanced Little Bird (MELB), and the proposed AH-6I and AH-6S.
MD Helicopters MH-6 Little Bird: Light Observation Helicopter MD Helicopters: Derived from OH-6 lineage; used for special operations in the United States Army. 1963 1980 ? Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion: Heavy-lift cargo helicopter Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation: 1964 1966 500 Bell AH-1 Cobra: Attack helicopter Bell Helicopter Textron
United States: Manufacturer: Hughes Helicopters McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems MD Helicopters: Status: In service: Primary user: United States Army: Number built: 1,420 (OH-6A) [1] History; Manufactured: 1965–present: Introduction date: 1966: First flight: 27 February 1963: Variants: MD Helicopters MH-6 Little Bird MD Helicopters MD 500 ...
OH-58 Kiowa observation helicopter [5] U-21 Ute utility aircraft [5] MH-6 Little Bird light helicopter. This was a variant of the Cayuse, yet was given a new name. UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopter [5] TH-67 Creek trainer helicopter [5] AH-64 Apache attack helicopter [5] RAH-66 Comanche recon/attack helicopter; ARH-70 Arapaho attack/recon ...
As the operators disembarked their helicopters, they came under fire from a nearby house, and more al-Qaeda fighters soon joined the firefight. The door gunners of the 160th's Black Hawks fired at the insurgents; a pair of AH-6M Little Birds carried out strafing runs. One Little Bird from the 160th's 1st Battalion, B Company, was shot down.
Federal investigators have released a preliminary report into the helicopter crash that killed three Air Evac crew members last month, revealing evidence of a possible bird strike.. While the ...
They employ modified heavy assault versions of the MH-47 Chinook, medium assault and attack versions of the MH-60 Black Hawk, light assault and attack versions of the MH-6 Little Bird helicopters, [6] and MQ-1C Gray Eagles via four battalions, two extended-range multi-purpose companies, a headquarters company, and a training company that are ...