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Hughes 500 Little Bird

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Auto Credit Based on Homemade1's Bellow 100 part Challange [CLOSED]

This ‘huey’ (cvpigunguy 2021) is my entry for soukas challenge, hope you like it!

Wiki stuff:
The successful Hughes 500/MD 500 series began life in response to a U.S. Army requirement for a Light Observation Helicopter (LOH).[3] Hughes' Model 369 won the contest against competition from Bell and Hiller. The subsequent OH-6 Cayuse first flew in February 1963.

The 500 series design features shock-absorbing landing skid struts, a turboshaft engine mounted at a 45-degree angle toward the rear of the cabin pod, a fuel tank cell under the floor and the battery in the nose. The engine exhaust port is located at the end of the cabin pod underneath the tailboom. It has a short-diameter main rotor system and a short tail, giving it agile control response and is less susceptible to weather-cocking.

Hughes won the U.S. Army's LOH contest with its OH-6 helicopter by submitting a very low and aggressive price per airframe (without an engine). Due to rising prices, the U.S. Army later re-opened the contest, where Hughes offered the machine at a more realistic price, but was undercut by the redesigned Bell OH-58 Kiowa (military JetRanger). OH-6 helicopters were still ordered by the U.S. Army, though at a much reduced number.

Happy Hunting!

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General Characteristics

  • Predecessor Bellow 100 part Challange [CLOSED]
  • Created On iOS
  • Wingspan 29.8ft (9.1m)
  • Length 33.6ft (10.2m)
  • Height 11.1ft (3.4m)
  • Empty Weight 4,392lbs (1,992kg)
  • Loaded Weight 5,878lbs (2,666kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 6.241
  • Wing Loading 182.0lbs/ft2 (888.8kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 32.3ft2 (3.0m2)
  • Drag Points 3649

Parts

  • Number of Parts 82
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 364