OH-6 Cayuse, MD 500 series, Defender, and all their descendants/derivatives.....

[dy031101]

I remember reading somewhere that Japan used to consider an attack helicopter derivative of the OH-6 equipped with a turreted 20mm cannon and cockpit moving map display...... the memory was more than one and a half decade old though.

In any case, below are pictures of RC models, but how would a Defender with contra-rotating rotor have looked in real life?  

[GTX]

I remember reading somewhere that Japan used to consider an attack helicopter derivative of the OH-6 equipped with a turreted 20mm cannon and cockpit moving map display...... the memory was more than one and a half decade old though.

you're not thinking of the Kawasaki OH-1 are you?



Regards,

Greg

[dy031101]

you're not thinking of the Kawasaki OH-1 are you?

Nope.  OH-1 was mentioned seperately, IIRC (as OH-X since the magazine article I read it from was around one and a half decades old and probably more).

[Jschmus]

I'm glad this thread was opened, as there seems to be a lot of information out there on the OH-6 and family, though I have yet to run down anything regarding this turreted JGSDF version.  I did run across all sorts of interesting stuff, such as "The Quiet One", an OH-6 with a modified engine flown by the CIA in Vietnam.  Much more recent is the Boeing AH-6S attack version, developed in response to the collapse of the ARH program.  Interesting combat load on that last machine: seven-shot rocket pod, twin Miniguns, a four-pack of those new laser-guided FFAR and a Hellfire(?).

[GTX]

There's also the Unmanned Little Bird (ULB):





More info

Regards,

Greg

[rickshaw]

I'm glad this thread was opened, as their seems to be a lot of information out there on the OH-6 and family, though I have yet to run down anything regarding this turreted JGSDF version.  I did run across all sorts of interesting stuff, such as "The Quiet One", and OH-6 with a modified engine flown by the CIA in Vietnam.  Much more recent is the Boeing AH-6S attack version, developed in response to the collapse of the ARH program.  Interesting combat load on that last machine: seven-shot rocket pod, twin Miniguns, a four-pack of those new laser-guided FFAR and a Hellfire(?).

Isn't it rather range limited by the electric cord on the ground beside it?

[dy031101]

While likely to be an unrelated development, this IMHO comes pretty close to what the proposed OH-6-derived attack helicopter for JGSDF would have looked like...... at least the Japanese would have had someone else to consult with.

See HERE and HERE!

I wonder what the belly gun pack contained......

[dy031101]

Nah just MD 500 (the port side tail plane is the visible identifying feature) operated by the DPRK military.

It could be used as a reference for anyone who wishes to properly "Sovietize" the Scorpion helicopter from Fire Birds.

Credit goes here and to xinhui here for bringing this pic to our attention.

[Army of One]

Oooooooh.... .....AH6S looks cool....great load out as well.....like it....

[Archangel]

Well there were quite a few used in the movies and television shows during the 80's

Capricorn One - Had 3 0H-6 helicopters chasing the 3 astronauts around the desert but I think they only had one armed with machine guns

Blue Thunder - The Col's OH-6 had dual 20-25 mm cannons



Airwolf - Pretty much every bad guys helo was an Hughes 500 or an OH-6

The A-Team - Once in awhile you would see a Hughes 500