Country of Origin. Germany.
Similar Aircraft.
OH-6 Cayuse,
Defender 500MD,
Alouette III,
Mi-4 Hound.
Crew. Two.
Role. Observation, antitank utility.
Armament. HOT antitank missiles.
Dimensions. Length: 39 ft (11.84 m). Rotor diameter: 32 ft, 3 in (9.84 m).
Wings. Four-blade main rotor mounted above center of cabin. Antitank version has short,
stubby, weapon-carrying outriggers on lower midsection.
Engine(s). Two turboshaft engines on top of fuselage.
Fuselage. Short, thick, oval-shaped, and rounded at nose and rear. Glassed-in cockpit. Landing skids.
Tail. Swept-back and tapered fin. Small rectangular fins mounted at the tips of the rectangular flats. Rotor on left.
Bahrain, Brunei, Chile, Colombia, Germany, Indonesia, Iraq, Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Philippines, USA.
Updated: 27 January 2008 | Born 07 September 2000 |