Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum - Bell Kiowa OH-58 Helicopter
Bill Maloney 1/22/2010 |
Other Bell OH-58 Helicopters at other aviation museums in the Northeast | |
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A Bell OH-58A Kiowa Helicopter, can be found at the Quonset Air Museum in North Kingston, RI |
Another Bell OH-58 Kiowa Helicopter at the Canadian Air & Space Museum in Toronto, Canada |
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Bell OH-58 Kiowa Helicopter at the Royal Canadian Air Force Museum in Trenton, Ontario, Canada | A Bell 206 Jet Ranger at the American Helicopter Museum in West Chester, PA |
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Bell OH-58 Kiowa Helicopter at the MAPS Air Museum in North Canton, OH |
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
Here is a Kiowa Helicopter Youtube Video showing the current model OH-58 in action in Afganistan. One more Kiowa Helicopter Youtube video of the OH-58s in action against a Taliban camp in either Iraq or Afganistan. It appears to be taken from a drone at a higher altitude.
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