Hughes 369 (OH-6/500 series)

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helicopter family light helicopter rotorcraft single‑engine helicopter

The Hughes 369 (OH-6/500 series) is a family of light, single-engine helicopters widely used for military observation, training, and civilian utility roles, known for their agility and compact design.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf helicopter family ⓘ
light helicopter ⓘ
rotorcraft ⓘ
single‑engine helicopter ⓘ
category five‑place light helicopter ⓘ
civilDesignation Hughes 500 NERFINISHED ⓘ
configuration single main rotor ⓘ
tail rotor ⓘ
controlSystem conventional helicopter controls ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crew 1 ⓘ
designGoal high maneuverability at low altitude ⓘ
low operating cost ⓘ
developedBy Hughes Tool Company Aircraft Division NERFINISHED ⓘ
engineType turboshaft engine ⓘ
enteredService 1960s ⓘ
firstFlight 1963 ⓘ
fuselageType egg‑shaped fuselage ⓘ
landingGear skid landing gear ⓘ
manufacturer Hughes Helicopters NERFINISHED ⓘ
marketedAs Hughes 500 in civil market ⓘ
militaryDesignation OH‑6 Cayuse NERFINISHED ⓘ
notableCharacteristic compact design ⓘ
high agility ⓘ
low noise signature ⓘ
notableUse Vietnam War observation missions ⓘ
powerplant Allison Model 250 turboshaft NERFINISHED ⓘ
producedAs military and civilian variants ⓘ
relatedTo MD 500 NERFINISHED ⓘ
MD 530 ⓘ
OH‑6 Cayuse NERFINISHED ⓘ
role civilian helicopter ⓘ
military helicopter ⓘ
observation helicopter ⓘ
training helicopter ⓘ
utility helicopter ⓘ
rotorBlades four‑blade main rotor in many variants ⓘ
successor MD 500 series NERFINISHED ⓘ
tailBoom slender tail boom ⓘ
tailRotorBlades two‑blade tail rotor in early variants ⓘ
typicalCapacity 4 passengers ⓘ
usedBy United States Army ⓘ
civil operators worldwide ⓘ
usedFor aerial observation ⓘ
agricultural support ⓘ
law enforcement ⓘ
light transport ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ
training ⓘ

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Pakistan Army Aviation Corps → aircraftOperated → Hughes 369 (OH-6/500 series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hughes 369
Hughes Helicopters → developed → Hughes 369 (OH-6/500 series) ⓘ
MD 500 → developedFrom → Hughes 369 (OH-6/500 series) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Hughes 369