MAPS Air Museum - Bell OH-58 Kiowa Helicopter
Bill Maloney
6/24/2010

01BellOH58KiowaHelicopter 02BellOH58KiowaHelicopter 03BellOH58CableCutter 04BellOH58CableCutter
01 Bell OH-58 Kiowa Helicopter 02 Bell OH5-8 Kiowa Helicopter 03 Bell OH-58 Cable Cutter 04 Bell OH-58 Cable Cutter
05BellOH58HydraulicLines 06BellOH58Cockpit 07KiowaKevlarShield 08KiowaLandingSkid
05 Bell OH-58 Hydraulic Lines 06 Bell OH-58 Cockpit 07 Kiowa Kevlar Shield 08 Kiowa Landing Skid
09SparkPlugEmissionsDetector 10BellOH58KiowaHelicopter 11KiowaMainRotorHub 12KiowaTransmissionHousing
09 Spark Plug Emissions Detector 10 Bell OH-58 Kiowa Helicopter 11 Kiowa Main Rotor Hub 12 Kiowa Transmission Housing
13KiowaTailRotorHub 14BellKiowaElevator 15BellOH58KiowaHelicopter 16BellOH58KiowaHelicopter
13 Kiowa Tail Rotor Hub 14 Bell Kiowa Elevator 15 Bell OH-58 Kiowa Helicopter 16 Bell OH-58 Kiowa Helicopter

Bell OH-58A Kiowa Helicopter Specifications:

Other Bell OH-58 Helicopters at other aviation museums in the Northeast
Bell 206 Jet Ranger at the American Helicopter Museum Bell OH-58 Kiowa Helicopter at the Quonset Air Museum
A civilian version of the OH-58A Kiowa Helicopter, the Bell 206 Jet Ranger, can be found at the American Helicopter Museum in West Chester, PA
Another Bell OH-58 Kiowa Helicopter at the Quonset Air Museum in Kingston, RI
Bell Kiowa Helicopter at the Canadian Air & Space  Museum Bell OH-58 Kiowa Helicopter at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum
Bell OH-58 Kiowa Helicopter at the Canadian Air and Space Museum in Toronto, Ontario, Canada A Bell OH-58 Kiowa Helicopter at the Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum in Mount Hope, Ontario, Canada
  Bell OH-58 Kiowa Helicopter at the Canadian Air & Space Museum
  Bell OH-58 Kiowa Helicopter at the Royal Canadian Air Force Museum in Trenton, Ontario, Canada

Fuselage Length: 32 feet 3 inches
Rotor Diameter:
33 feet 4 inches
Height:
9 feet, 6 inches
Crew:
1 +
Weight:
Empty 1,600 lbs Loaded - 3,200 lbs
Max Speed: 138 mph
Cruise Speed: 121 mph
Range: 380 miles
Service Ceiling: 18,500 feet
Fuel Capacity: 91 gallons
Powerplant: Allison T63-A-700 turboshaft 317 shaft hp
Armament:
  None
First Flight : 1967
Cost: $875,000

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