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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 .
MH-6 Little Bird - later under Boeing Rotorcraft Systems and now as Vertical Lift division of Boeing Defense, Space & Security In 2023, the outlook looks bleak for the restart in production of the twin-engine MD902 or further investment in the company’s No Tail Rotor ( NOTAR ) anti-torque system technology.
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. [31]
Boeing: From 2004, Used only by the United States Marine Corps until 2015 retirement. 1962 1964 524 Hughes OH-6 Cayuse: 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 ...
The engine of a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner operated by China's Hainan Airlines caught on fire shortly after takeoff at 9:55 a.m. local time from Rome's Fiumicino Airport on Sunday after hitting a bird.
The Boeing 787-7 Dreamliner struck a bird shortly after takeoff (@fl360aero/X) A Hainan Airlines plane was forced to make an emergency landing in Rome after a bird strike caused an engine fire ...
AH-6 Little Bird – Boeing; MH-6 Little Bird – Hughes/ McDonnell Douglas/MD Helicopters; Continuation of 1948 sequence