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Aviation Support Facility (AASF) at Gulfport, Mississippi, for two weeks of qualification training in the aircraft. The following two-week mission was to Yuma for night operation training. The AH/MH Little Birds were lifted by a single C-5 Galaxy, and two C-130 Hercules, along with all support kits for the battalion. Crews trained side by side with the 160th for all operational concepts. The 1-245 modified infantry night vision goggles and worked to develop the necessary skills for rapid deployment with Little Birds and C-130s.
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Operation Honey Badger was canceled after the hostages were released on 20 January 1981, and for a short while, it looked as if the task force would be disbanded and the personnel returned to their former units. But the Army decided that it would be more prudent to keep the unit in order to be
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726:. The architects of the task force identified the need for a small helicopter to land in the most restrictive locations and that was also easily transported on Air Force transport aircraft. They chose the OH-6A scout helicopter to fill that role, and it became known as the
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windscreen, while its four-bladed fully-articulated main rotor meant it was considerably more agile than the preceding H-13 Sioux. It would often be crewed by a pilot and an observer; up to five passengers or up to 1,000lb of cargo could be carried internally.
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was imminent across nearly all U.S. Army units. Some crews argued that the Kiowa was nowhere near as nimble as the OH-6, however, the transition proceeded while scouting doctrine was changed to emphasis operations from greater distances.
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complained to the U.S. Army that Hughes had used unethical procedures; therefore, the Army opened the contract for rebidding by all parties. While Hiller did not participate in the rebidding, Bell opted to, submitting their redesigned
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transport aircraft which would then transport them to forward staging areas over routes as long as 1,000 nautical miles (1,900 km). The armed OH-6s from Fort Rucker joined the training program in the fall of 1980.
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Vietnamese high level communications, providing valuable intelligence. Reportedly, 964 out of the 1,422 OH-6As produced for the U.S. Army were destroyed in Vietnam alone.
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550:(2,213.04 mi, 3,561.55 km) in 15 hours, and near the finish at up to 24,000 feet (7,300 m) altitude. As of 2021, these records still stand.
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machine-gun with 2,000 - 4,000 rounds of ammunition; or an
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2116:"In Vietnam, These Helicopter Scouts Saw Combat Up Close"
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2774:Aoki, Yoshimoto (Autumn 1999). "Kawasaki OH-1".
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302:issued Technical Specification 153 for a
2904:Holley, Charles; Sloniker, Mike (1997).
2757:O-1 Bird Dog In Action – Aircraft No. 87
2652:"CBP retires the "Loach" after 32 years"
2196:Chiles, James R. (February–March 2008).
1777:"Type Certification Data Sheet NO. H3WE"
900:Based on the Hughes Model 500D, for the
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2726:"The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage"
2701:Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1971-72
2289:"U.S. Navy Fact Sheet TH-6B helicopter"
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495:. The pilots dubbed the new helicopter
257:being produced. The OH-6/Model 369 was
2965:The McDonnell Douglas OH-6A Helicopter
2923:Mills, Hugh; Anderson, Robert (1992).
2361:"Chilton County Sheriff acquires OH-6"
2291:. United States Navy. 20 February 2009
2053:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
2029:Fédération Aéronautique Internationale
990:For other AH-6 and MH-6 variants, see
180:. Its formal name is derived from the
2887:McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Since 1920
2826:Lockheed: The People Behind the Story
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1212:Air Wing of the Armed Forces of Malta
442:A total of 387 OH-6/Hughes 369s were
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1957:"Rotorcraft Forecast: Kawasaki OH-1"
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916:Replacement for discontinued OH-6D;
714:Following the April 1980 failure of
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456:Japanese Maritime Self-Defense Force
269:, produced into the 21st century by
84:McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems
4531:1960s United States attack aircraft
3305:helicopter designations (1956–1962)
2072:, May 2011. Accessed: 9 April 2014.
2055:(FAI). Retrieved: 28 November 2013.
2031:(FAI). Retrieved: 28 November 2013.
1887:Real, Jack G.; Yenne, Bill (2003).
1558:U.S. helicopter armament subsystems
1501:2,067 ft/min (10.50 m/s)
1096:Chilton County Sheriff's Department
4526:United States military helicopters
2339:"Atlanta Police return to the air"
2229:Durant and Hartov 2006, pp. 48–49.
1912:Day, Dwayna Q. (28 January 2008).
1405:26 ft 4 in (8.03 m)
710:MH-6 Little Bird coming in landing
452:Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force
25:
3440:designations, Army/Air Force and
2583:"Military Helicopter Market 1971"
2114:Porter, Donald (September 2017).
1575:McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender
1190:Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force
1026:Military and government operators
161:McDonnell Douglas MD 500 Defender
2198:"Air America's Black Helicopter"
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4546:1960s United States helicopters
2699:Taylor, John W.R., ed. (1971).
2503:. Tøjhusmuseet. pp. 1–64.
2455:. jetphotos.net. Archived from
2151:Joiner, Stephen (August 2017).
1580:MD Helicopters MH-6 Little Bird
1069:Japan Ground Self-Defense Force
920:acquired MD 500Es for training.
546:, covering a total of 1,923.08
363:. Originally designated as the
195:The OH-6 was developed to meet
153:MD Helicopters MH-6 Little Bird
2990:Warbird Registry – OH-6 Cayuse
2385:. helispot.com. Archived from
2256:Durant and Hartov 2006, p. 57.
2247:Durant and Hartov 2006, p. 56.
1877:, Fall/Winter 1999, pp. 36–39.
1873:Real, Jack. "The Real Story."
1482:15,800 ft (4,800 m)
1:
2828:. Turner Publishing Company.
1495:11,800 ft (3,597 m)
1358:2,700 lb (1,225 kg)
1352:2,400 lb (1,089 kg)
1101:Gainesville Police Department
4566:Aircraft first flown in 1963
3455:1948–1956 and 1962–present;
2967:. Diane Publishing Company.
2942:McGowen, Stanley S. (2005).
2906:Primer of the Helicopter War
2885:Francillon, René J. (1998).
2627:"The last of an old warrior"
2319:. Flightglobal Insight. 2015
2122:. Air & Space Magazine.
1531:7.62 mm (0.300 in)
1489:7,300 ft (2,225 m)
880:Based on the OH-6A, for the
562:A OH-6A in Vietnam, May 1970
304:Light Observation Helicopter
190:Light Observation Helicopter
59:Light Observation Helicopter
2202:Air & Space Smithsonian
2120:Air & Space Smithsonian
2070:Air & Space/Smithsonian
1889:The Asylum of Howard Hughes
1346:1,229 lb (557 kg)
1278:United States Army Aviation
1106:United States Army Aviation
720:American hostages in Tehran
617:covert wire-tapping mission
609:Central Intelligence Agency
243:Central Intelligence Agency
188:" nickname is derived from
4582:
4561:Single-turbine helicopters
4541:Kawasaki Aerospace Company
2571:. Aeroflight. 27 May 2016.
2453:"Hughes OH-6A Cayuse DRAF"
2409:"Gainesville Police OH-6A"
2363:. helihub.com. 28 May 2012
2174:McGowen 2005, pp. 107-108.
1969:McGowen 2005, pp. 215-216.
1249:Republic of China (Taiwan)
699:
464:emergency medical services
4506:
4177:
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3161:Communications satellites
2889:. Naval Institute Press.
1091:Atlanta Police Department
886:Kawasaki Heavy Industries
718:(the attempted rescue of
515:, which was utilized for
448:Kawasaki Heavy Industries
397:OH-6 helicopter in flight
263:Kawasaki Heavy Industries
172:is a single-engine light
44:OH-6A Cayuse at RIAT 2019
37:
3388:Helicopter, experimental
3073:Experimental helicopters
2066:Now, That’s Good Mileage
1738:Francillon 1990, p. 248.
773:160th Aviation Battalion
674:During the early 1970s,
4220:helicopter designations
3465:Army/Air Force sequence
3331:Helicopter, observation
2963:Porter, Donald (1990).
2776:World Air Power Journal
2730:m-selig.ae.illinois.edu
2314:"World Air Forces 2015"
2183:Drendel 1983, pp. 9–21.
2155:. Smithsonian Magazine.
2088:San Diego Union-Tribune
2047:3 December 2013 at the
2024:3 December 2013 at the
2013:3 December 2013 at the
1817:Rumerman, Judy (2003).
1313:General characteristics
888:under license in Japan.
629:Culver City, California
619:. The aircraft, dubbed
344:self-sealing fuel tanks
3213:Avionics /Fire control
2824:Cefaratt, Gil (2002).
2805:Bishop, Chris (2006).
2678:"US Navy TH-6B Cayuse"
1819:"The Hughes Companies"
1652:Fairchild Hiller YOH-5
1553:
1535:XM-75 grenade launcher
1303:
1295:Specifications (OH-6A)
1256:Republic of China Army
1126:
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1018:Japanese OH-6D of the
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724:Operation Honey Badger
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684:anti-aircraft missiles
586:
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528:Edwards Air Force Base
444:produced under license
439:
398:
295:
2843:Drendel, Lou (1983).
2605:"Historical Aircraft"
2501:Royal Danish Airforce
2238:McGowen 2005, p. 144.
1946:Aoki 1999, pp. 37–44.
1937:McGowen 2005, p. 112.
1861:Cefaratt 2002, p. 77.
1807:McGowen 2005, p. 107.
1766:McGowen 2005, p. 106.
1754:McGowen 2005, p. 105.
1550:The Helicopter Museum
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373:Department of Defense
293:
157:MD Helicopters MD 500
27:1963 scout helicopter
4218:Spanish Armed Forces
3778:Tri-Service sequence
3565:Prefix H-, 1948–1962
3474:Prefix R-, 1941–1948
3125:Military helicopters
2908:. Nissi Publishing.
2658:on 26 September 2013
2607:. taiwanairpower.org
2479:"FlyvevĂĄbnet 369 HM"
2389:on 25 September 2013
2153:"Birth of the Cobra"
1993:29 July 2010 at the
1789:on 27 September 2022
1592:AĂ©rospatiale Gazelle
1403:Main rotor diameter:
1234:Nicaraguan Air Force
904:. Built by Kawasaki.
716:Operation Eagle Claw
604:utility helicopter.
460:Japanese Coast Guard
3788:1962 redesignations
3372:Helicopter, utility
3038:Fixed-wing aircraft
2807:Huey Cobra Gunships
2755:Adcock, Al (1988).
1978:Adcock 1998, p. 32.
1604:Bell ARH-70 Arapaho
1564:Related development
1356:Max takeoff weight:
1146:Dominican Air Force
513:Cessna O-1 Bird Dog
503:that all U.S. Army
482:Operational history
430:Japanese production
312:casualty evacuation
50:General information
4040:Alternate sequence
3303:United States Army
3031:Hughes Helicopters
2927:. Presidio Press.
2868:The Night Stalkers
2864:Durant, Michael J.
2585:. flightglobal.com
2433:. aeroflight.co.uk
2269:. 24 November 2011
1916:. The Space Review
1554:
1493:Hover ceiling IGE:
1487:Hover ceiling OGE:
1460:Never exceed speed
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1289:United States Navy
1284:U.S. Border Patrol
1139:Dominican Republic
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170:Hughes OH-6 Cayuse
106:United States Army
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3094:Civil helicopters
2974:978-0-8306-8619-3
2955:978-1-85109-468-4
2934:978-0-89141-719-4
2915:978-0-944372-11-1
2896:978-0-87021-428-8
2877:978-0-399-15392-1
2870:. Penguin Group.
2835:978-1-56311-847-0
2766:978-0-89747-206-7
2724:Lednicer, David.
2459:on 2 October 2013
1914:"Monster chopper"
1898:978-1-4134-0876-8
1168:Royal Danish Army
669:Paris Peace Talks
594:attack helicopter
577:An OH-6A and two
458:(JMSDF), and the
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4433:HD.16/HE.16
4403:HE.10/HU.10
4345:HelicĂłptero
4227:HelicĂłptero
4158:CH-92/VH-92
3909:HH-53/MH-53
3467:(1941–1962)
3442:Tri-Service
3220:Hughes MA-1
2684:26 February
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2463:26 February
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2415:28 February
2393:28 February
2367:28 February
2345:28 February
1891:. Xlibris.
1570:Boeing AH-6
1427:Performance
1368:Powerplant:
996:Boeing AH-6
884:. Built by
754:completed,
742:, Alabama.
740:Fort Rucker
728:Little Bird
613:Air America
579:AH-1G Cobra
554:Vietnam War
493:Vietnam War
438:JGSDF OH-6D
384:Fort Rucker
355:Into flight
316:observation
281:Development
247:Air America
235:act as bait
224:Vietnam War
203:fleet. The
33:OH-6 Cayuse
18:Hughes OH-6
4520:Categories
4350:Helicopter
4232:Helicopter
3438:helicopter
3199:Surveyor 1
3192:Spacecraft
3168:Intelsat I
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2295:28 January
1875:Vertiflite
1849:, p. 7832.
1829:28 January
1793:30 October
1713:References
1628:Bell YOH-4
1512:Power/mass
1375:turboshaft
680:SA-7 Grail
678:-supplied
611:(CIA) via
583:Phuoc Vinh
540:California
532:California
509:rotor-wing
505:fixed-wing
380:turboshaft
348:plexiglass
286:Background
253:competing
245:(CIA) via
174:helicopter
97:In service
4095:CH-3/HH-3
3457:U.S. Navy
3453:U.S. Army
2798:0959-7050
2210:0886-2257
2204:: 62–70.
2128:0886-2257
1723:Citations
1691:– (
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1326:Capacity:
1307:Data from
1280:(OH-6A/C)
1227:Nicaragua
1002:Operators
817:Prototype
635:) and at
501:directing
454:(JGSDF),
424:Model 206
411:Jack Real
340:bulkheads
324:Model 369
267:Model 500
205:Model 369
3244:Missiles
3147:Defender
2735:16 April
2383:"N911GB"
2273:29 April
2215:20 April
2045:Archived
2022:Archived
2011:Archived
1991:Archived
1920:20 April
1676:PZL SW-4
1540:See also
1522:Armament
783:Variants
734:and the
149:Variants
61:/utility
3444:systems
3256:AIM-120
2589:20 June
2323:20 June
1338:Height:
1332:Length:
1161:Denmark
637:Area 51
544:Florida
466:(EMS),
273:as the
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3251:AIM-54
3235:APG-65
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1597:France
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812:YOH-6A
676:Soviet
615:for a
470:, and
403:Hughes
369:YOH-6A
365:YHO-6A
308:escort
275:MD 500
94:Status
4498:HT.29
4493:HA.28
4488:HT.27
4483:HE.26
4478:HE.25
4473:HE.24
4468:HS.23
4463:HU.22
4453:HE.20
4448:HD.19
4438:HT.17
4423:HA.14
4418:HS.13
4413:HR.12
4408:HD.11
4165:H-139
4056:J/T/W
3964:MH-60
3959:HH-60
3954:SH-60
3949:UH-60
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3896:CH-53
3892:H-53
3805:H-13J
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3225:AWG-9
3152:AH-64
3132:TH-55
3080:XH-17
3064:XF-11
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1780:(PDF)
1718:Notes
1528:XM-27
1320:Crew:
1205:Malta
1183:Japan
1108:(See
1062:Japan
1040:Spain
1020:JGSDF
979:MH-6C
963:AH-6C
951:TH-6B
939:MH-6B
927:EH-6B
918:JMSDF
902:JGSDF
895:OH-6D
882:JGSDF
875:OH-6J
863:OH-6C
851:OH-6B
838:NOTAR
824:OH-6A
736:MH-47
732:MH-60
645:N352X
641:N351X
497:Loach
407:OH-5A
388:YOH-4
186:Loach
4398:HS.9
4393:HU.8
4388:HE.7
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4330:Z.19
4325:Z.18
4320:Z.17
4315:Z.16
4310:Z.15
4305:Z.14
4300:Z.13
4295:Z.12
4290:Z.11
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4153:H-92
4148:H-90
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4120:AH-6
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4091:H-3
4065:UH-1
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