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Light Observation Helicopter / Utility Hughes Helicopters: Won a prototype run off between Bell, Hiller and Hughes. The Bell prototype went on to become the OH-58. The OH-6 itself is the parent of the MD 500 and MH-6 variants. 1963 1966 1420 MD Helicopters MH-6 Little Bird: Light Observation Helicopter MD Helicopters
Print/export Download as PDF; ... Observation Helicopter; RAH: Reconnaissance and Attack Helicopter ... List of United States military helicopters; List of utility ...
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By nature of the mission, the observation helicopter's primary weapons are its sensor suite and communications equipment. Early observation helicopters were effective at calling for artillery fire and airstrikes. With modern sensor suites, they are also able to provide terminal guidance to anti-tank guided weapons, laser-guided bombs and other ...
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.
The U.S. Army flew the OV-1 operationally in the Vietnam War, with sixty-five lost to accidents and ground fire, and one shot down by a North Vietnamese fighter. [2]In early 1968, while flying an OV-1 over South Vietnam, U.S. Army Captain Ken Lee shot down a MiG-17 “Fresco” fighter jet with his XM14 .50 in. (12.7 mm) caliber gun pods as well as two M159 unguided rocket pods, becoming the ...
The aircraft’s call sign — “Night Long” — came fairly quickly after that, Johnson said. Back in 2011, previous members of the unit flew night missions in Iraq, using vision goggles to see.
C-12 Huron transport aircraft [5] 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