Quonset Air Museum - Hughes OH-6 Cayuse Helicopter
Bill Maloney
5/10/2009

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01 Hughes OH-6 Cayuse Helicopter 02 OH-6 Cayuse Landing Skid 03 OH-6 Cayuse Tail 04 OH-6 Cayuse Tail Rotor Hub
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09 Hughes OH-6 Cayuse Helicopter

Hughes OH-6 Cayuse Helicopter Specifications:

More Hughes OH-6 Cayuse Helicopters at other
Aviation Museums in the Northeast
Hughes OH-6 Helicopter OH-6 Cayuse
Another Hughes OH-6 Cayuse Helicopter at the American Helicopter Museum in West Chester, PA Hughes Cayuse Helicopter at the Empire State Aerosciences Museum in Schenectady, NY
Cayuse Helicopter OH-6 Cayuse
One more Hughes OH-6 Helicopter at the Militia Museum of New Jersey in Sea Girt, NJ Hughes OH-6 Cayuse Helicopter at the Naval Air Station Wildwood Museum in Rio Grande, NJ
Hughes OH-6 Osage Hughes OH-6 Cayuse Helicopter
Hughes OH-6 Osage at the Wings of Eagles Museum in Horseheads, NY A Hughes OH-6 Cayuse Helicopter at the Vermont Militia Museum in Essex Junction, VT

Fuselage Length: 23 feet 2 inches
Rotor Diameter:
26 feet 4 Inches
Height:
8 feet, 6 inches
Crew:
2+4
Weight:
Empty 1,200 lbs Loaded - 2,500 lbs
Max Speed: 172 mph
Cruise Speed: 150 mph
Range: 380 miles
Service Ceiling: 22,000 feet
Fuel Capacity: 52 gallons
Powerplant: Allison T63-5A turboshaft 316 shaft hp
Armament:
  None
First Flight : 1965
Cost: $860,000

Here's a Youtube video of Hughes OH-6 Cayuse Helicopter from the cockpit and in the air. And some footage an OH-6 Helicopter at an airshow.

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