Talk:MH-6 Little Bird
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[edit] Specs
- The specs seem to cover a range of H-6s with the dimension ranges. Would it be easier/better to list the AH/MH-6J or AH/MH-6M in the specs? I'm not seeing an easy mil source for either right now. Thanks. -Fnlayson 17:40, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
- Might have to use MD 530MG specs since the actual aircraft specs are probably going to be classified. Should get you in the right ballpark. Jane's might have a reference, also. --Born2flie 18:26, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
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- This book, Harding, Stephen (1997). U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947. Atglen, PA, USA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 251. ISBN 96-69996., has good details on the various H-6 variants, including basic specs on the various models. It covers the MH-6A/B/C/E/H/J, and AH-6A/C/F/G/J, but not the more recent -6M models. I'll try to work on the spces this week, probably the -6J. The AH-6G and MH-6H were both based on the MD 530MG, and were then upraged to -6J standard. So I think Born has it right in using the 530MG specs, if we can find them, then I'll correct them to the -6J were needed, noting that the rest are for the 530MG. Btw, the book is a good reference source, covering almost all Army aircraft since 1947. It's been printed in 2 editions, 1990 and 1998 (the one I have), so it is dated for current models, but overall it's pretty accurte to my limited background. There are some obvious errors, such as treating the Hawker P.1127 and the XV-6 Kestrel as the same aircraft - they're not the same, though they are VERY CLOSELY related, and we cover both on the same page in Wikipedia. - BillCJ 19:41, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
- From the Defender article, I got the 530MG is based on the MD 530F. So I used MD 530F specs from the MD Helicopters page. I listed max engine power and derated takeoff and continuous power levels. If that's confusing, the max engine power can be removed or something. Should be good enough for now. -Fnlayson 03:50, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- This book, Harding, Stephen (1997). U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947. Atglen, PA, USA: Schiffer Publishing Ltd., 251. ISBN 96-69996., has good details on the various H-6 variants, including basic specs on the various models. It covers the MH-6A/B/C/E/H/J, and AH-6A/C/F/G/J, but not the more recent -6M models. I'll try to work on the spces this week, probably the -6J. The AH-6G and MH-6H were both based on the MD 530MG, and were then upraged to -6J standard. So I think Born has it right in using the 530MG specs, if we can find them, then I'll correct them to the -6J were needed, noting that the rest are for the 530MG. Btw, the book is a good reference source, covering almost all Army aircraft since 1947. It's been printed in 2 editions, 1990 and 1998 (the one I have), so it is dated for current models, but overall it's pretty accurte to my limited background. There are some obvious errors, such as treating the Hawker P.1127 and the XV-6 Kestrel as the same aircraft - they're not the same, though they are VERY CLOSELY related, and we cover both on the same page in Wikipedia. - BillCJ 19:41, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
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- Thanks. I'll try to check the specs with my book Fri or Sat, and see if I can tweak them. Btw, as I understand it, Little Birds have been fitted with NOTAR at times, though not now. It would be nice if we could find a pic of one of them. I tried several keywords on http://www.dodmedia.osd.mil/ , but no luck. - BillCJ 04:22, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
- Any updates on A/MH-6 specs or anything else? I'd expect the empty weight would go up due to armament and stuff. The mil version's engine power might be increased over the MD 530F. Thanks. -Fnlayson 03:48, 10 November 2007 (UTC)
