OH-58 Kiowa
OH-58 Kiowa
Civil Helicopters
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Basic Information
Name
OH-58 Kiowa
Designation
OH-58 Kiowa
Alternate Designation
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Equipment Type
Civil Helicopters
Manufacturer
Bell Textron
Date of Introduction
—
Description
The OH-58 Kiowa is a combat scout and reconnaissance helicopter derived from Bell 406 commercial aircraft and intended for use by the US Army aviation units. Following the Army Helicopter Improvement Program (AHIP), Bell and the US Army developed the OH-58D Kiowa unarmed helicopter which features. Around 500 existing OH-58A/C models were planned to be retrofitted into OH-58D configuration, but this figure was finally slashed with less than 200 OH-58s upgraded to -D configuration. In the 1990s Bell Helicopter also developed a commercial utility helicopter variant based upon the OH-58 airframe, the Bell 407 and Bell 427 aircraft.
Air & Air Defense Specifications
Crew
2
Max Speed
264.6 km/h
Range
722.0 km
Overview (Deagel)
Group
Civil Helicopters
Status
Active
Also Known As
SB 427 (Variant manufactured by KAI in South Korea)
Origin
United States of America
Contractor
Bell Textron
Total Production
?
Specifications (Deagel)
Crew
2
Main Rotor Blades
4
Number of Engines
1
Passengers
6
Dimensions — Height
3.5 meter
Dimensions — Length
11.1 meter
Dimensions — Main Rotor Diameter
11.3 meter
Dimensions — Width
2.5 meter
Mass — Max Takeoff Weight
2,971 kilogram
Performance — Ceiling
3,048 meter
Performance — Max Range
722 kilometer
Power — Max Power at TakeOff
710 shp
Speed — Cruise Speed
67.3 mps
Speed — Top Speed at High Altitude
73.5 mps
Time — Flight Endurance
4 hour
Gear (Deagel)
Item 1
Turboshaft Engines: PW200 (1)
Variants
Variant 1
Bell 427
Variant 2
OH-58F Kiowa Warrior
Variant 3
OH-58D Kiowa Warrior
Variant 4
Bell 407
Variant 5
ARH-70A
Variant 6
Bell 407GT
Variant 7
Bell 407GXP
Details
Country of Origin
United States
Category
Rotary Wing Aircraft
Air > Rotary Wing Aircraft
Sources
deagel.com: https://www.deagel.com/x/x/a000133
Classification
Domain
Air & Air Defense
Equipment Status
Active
Dimensions
Length
11.1 m
Width
2.5 m
Height
3.5 m
Weight
2971 kg
Operators (1)
United States
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