Little Bird (Attack helicopter)

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Name (Latin)
Little Bird (Attack helicopter)
Other forms of name
AH-6 (Attack helicopter)
McDonnell Douglas AH-6 (Attack helicopter)
McDonnell Douglas Little Bird (Attack helicopter)
See Also From tracing topical name
Attack helicopters
McDonnell Douglas aircraft
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

Wikidata: Q3272950
Library of congress: sh2010013147
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: 2010034495: Alvarez, C. AH-6 Little Birds, c2011:CIP galley (the AH-6 Little Bird is a light attack helicopter; Little Bird is mainly a special operations helicopter for the United States Army)
  • U.S. Army Special Operations Command WWW homepage, Aug. 22, 2010(The AH-6M Little Bird is a highly modified version of the McDonnell Douglas 530 series commercial helicopter. The light attack aircraft has a single turbine engine and dual flight control. It is primarily employed in close air support of ground troops, target destruction raids and armed escort of other aircraft. The AH-6M is normally flown by two pilots)
  • Global secutiry WWW site; Aug. 27, 2010(AH-6 Little Bird; several variants including AH-6C, AH-6B, etc.)
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Wikipedia description:

The Boeing MH-6M Little Bird (nicknamed the Killer Egg) and its attack variant, the AH-6, are light helicopters used for special operations in the United States Army. Originally based on a modified OH-6A, it was later based on the MD 500E, with a single five-bladed main rotor. The newest version, the MH-6M, is based on the MD 530F and has a single, six-bladed main rotor and four-bladed tail rotor.

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