OH-6 Cayuse

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The OH-6 Cayuse is a light observation and utility helicopter originally developed for the U.S. Army, known for its agility, compact size, and extensive use in reconnaissance and special operations roles.

All labels observed (8)

Label Occurrences
Hughes OH-6 Cayuse 4
OH-6 Cayuse canonical 3
OH‑6 Cayuse 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf light observation helicopter ⓘ
military helicopter ⓘ
rotorcraft ⓘ
utility helicopter ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Hughes Model 369 ⓘ
armamentOptions machine guns ⓘ
miniguns ⓘ
rocket pods ⓘ
category 1960s United States military helicopters ⓘ
civilianDerivative Hughes 500 ⓘ
MD 500 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
designedBy Hughes Aircraft Company ⓘ
developedForProgram U.S. Army Light Observation Helicopter program ⓘ
engineModel Allison T63 ⓘ
linked to: Allison 250 series
engineType turboshaft engine ⓘ
enteredServiceWith United States Army ⓘ
firstFlight 1963 ⓘ
fuselageType egg-shaped fuselage ⓘ
introduced 1966 ⓘ
manufacturer Hughes Helicopters ⓘ
nickname Loach ⓘ
notableCharacteristic ability to operate at low altitude ⓘ
compact size ⓘ
high agility ⓘ
low acoustic signature ⓘ
notableUse low-level scouting ahead of attack helicopters ⓘ
numberOfEngines 1 ⓘ
operator Japan Ground Self-Defense Force ⓘ
Republic of Korea Army ⓘ
Spanish Army ⓘ
United States Army ⓘ
primaryUser United States Army ⓘ
role light utility helicopter ⓘ
observation helicopter ⓘ
reconnaissance helicopter ⓘ
special operations support helicopter ⓘ
rotorConfiguration single main rotor ⓘ
seatingCapacity up to 4 passengers in some configurations ⓘ
successor OH-58 Kiowa ⓘ
linked to: Bell OH-58 Kiowa
tailRotor conventional tail rotor ⓘ
typicalCrewConfiguration pilot and observer ⓘ
usedByUnitType air cavalry units ⓘ
special operations units ⓘ
usedFor aerial reconnaissance ⓘ
command and control ⓘ
light attack when armed ⓘ
target acquisition ⓘ
usedInConflict Vietnam War ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (14)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

AH-6 Little Bird → developedFrom → OH-6 Cayuse ⓘ
Hughes Helicopters → notableProduct → Hughes OH-6 Cayuse ⓘ
linked to: OH-6 Cayuse
Hughes Helicopters → developed → OH-6A Cayuse ⓘ
linked to: OH-6 Cayuse
MD 500 → developedFrom → Hughes OH‑6 Cayuse ⓘ
linked to: OH-6 Cayuse
Kawasaki OH-1 → intendedReplacementFor → OH-6D ⓘ
subject linked to: OH-1 reconnaissance helicopter
linked to: OH-6 Cayuse
Hughes MD 500 series → basedOn → Hughes OH-6 Cayuse ⓘ
linked to: OH-6 Cayuse
Hughes 369 → relatedTo → OH‑6 Cayuse ⓘ
subject linked to: Hughes 369 (OH-6/500 series)
linked to: OH-6 Cayuse
Hughes 369 → militaryDesignation → OH‑6 Cayuse ⓘ
subject linked to: Hughes 369 (OH-6/500 series)
linked to: OH-6 Cayuse
MD 500 Defender → basedOn → Hughes OH-6 Cayuse ⓘ
linked to: OH-6 Cayuse
OH-23 Raven → successor → OH-6 Cayuse ⓘ
Bell YOH-4 → competedWith → Hughes YOH-6 ⓘ
linked to: OH-6 Cayuse
Bell YOH-4 → lostTo → Hughes OH-6 Cayuse ⓘ
linked to: OH-6 Cayuse
Loach → refersTo → OH-6 Cayuse ⓘ
Loach → baseModelDesignation → OH-6A ⓘ
linked to: OH-6 Cayuse