Bell OH-58 Kiowa

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The Bell OH-58 Kiowa is a family of single-engine, light military helicopters primarily used for observation, reconnaissance, and light attack roles.

All labels observed (7)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf light attack helicopter ⓘ
military helicopter ⓘ
observation helicopter ⓘ
reconnaissance helicopter ⓘ
armamentOption anti-tank guided missiles ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ
rocket pods ⓘ
basedOn Bell 206 JetRanger ⓘ
linked to: Bell 206
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
crew 2 ⓘ
designFeature compact size for nap-of-the-earth flight ⓘ
good low-speed maneuverability ⓘ
engineType single turboshaft engine ⓘ
enteredServiceWith United States Army ⓘ
firstFlight 1966 ⓘ
fuselageType single main rotor layout ⓘ
introduced 1969 ⓘ
mainRotorBlades two-blade main rotor ⓘ
manufacturer Bell Helicopter ⓘ
natoReportingName Kiowa ⓘ
linked to: Kiowa people
powerplant Allison T63 turboshaft ⓘ
primaryMission aerial reconnaissance ⓘ
primaryUser United States Army ⓘ
retirementFromUSArmy 2010s ⓘ
role light attack ⓘ
observation ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
secondaryMission close air support ⓘ
command and control ⓘ
target acquisition ⓘ
statusInUSArmy retired ⓘ
successor Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior ⓘ
linked to: Bell OH-58 Kiowa
tailRotorConfiguration conventional tail rotor ⓘ
usedBy Austrian Air Force ⓘ
Canadian Armed Forces ⓘ
linked to: Canadian forces

Croatian Air Force ⓘ
Saudi Arabian National Guard ⓘ
Taiwan Army ⓘ
usedInConflict Gulf War ⓘ
Iraq War ⓘ
Vietnam War ⓘ
War in Afghanistan ⓘ
variant OH-58A ⓘ
linked to: Bell OH-58 Kiowa

OH-58C ⓘ
linked to: Bell OH-58 Kiowa

OH-58D Kiowa Warrior ⓘ
linked to: Bell OH-58 Kiowa

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

Austrian Air Force → usesAircraft → Bell OH-58 Kiowa ⓘ
Bell 206 → militaryVariant → OH-58 Kiowa ⓘ
linked to: Bell OH-58 Kiowa
Hellenic Army Aviation → aircraftOperated → Bell OH‑58D Kiowa Warrior ⓘ
linked to: Bell OH-58 Kiowa
OH-6 Cayuse → successor → OH-58 Kiowa ⓘ
linked to: Bell OH-58 Kiowa
Bell OH-58 Kiowa → successor → Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior ⓘ
linked to: Bell OH-58 Kiowa
Bell OH-58 Kiowa → variant → OH-58A ⓘ
linked to: Bell OH-58 Kiowa
Bell OH-58 Kiowa → variant → OH-58C ⓘ
linked to: Bell OH-58 Kiowa
Bell OH-58 Kiowa → variant → OH-58D Kiowa Warrior ⓘ
linked to: Bell OH-58 Kiowa
Future Vertical Lift → replaces → OH-58 Kiowa ⓘ
subject linked to: future vertical lift
linked to: Bell OH-58 Kiowa