TH-6B helicopter |
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Description
The TH-6B aircraft is a four-place, dual control, single engine helicopter. It is equipped with a single main rotor, tail rotor, and an oleo damped, skid-type landing gear. The four-bladed main rotor system is fully articulated, with rotary-friction lead-lag or linear elastometric dampers. The tail rotor is a two-bladed anti-torque rotor of the semi-rigid type. The aircraft is powered by a single turbo shaft engine that is mounted in the aft fuselage section directly behind that cabin. Power is supplied to the rotors through a main transmission, a tail rotor transmission, and interconnecting drive shafts. |
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Features
The TH-6B is the Navy derivative of the MD-369H. The TH-6B is an integral part of the United States Naval Test Pilot School’s test pilot training syllabus. The aircraft and associated instrumentation and avionics are used for the in-flight instruction and demonstration of flying qualities, performance and missions systems flight test techniques. |
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Service
Navy |
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Point Of Contact
Naval Air Systems Command
Public Affairs Department
47123 Buse Road, Unit IPT
Bldg. 2272, Suite 075
Patuxent River, MD 20670-5440
(301) 757-1487 |
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General Characteristics
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| Primary Function: Training helicopter for US Naval Test Pilot School |
| Contractor: McDonnell Douglas Helicopters, Inc. |
| Date Deployed: 1992 |
| Length: 30 feet 4 inches |
| Height: 7 feet 6.7 inches |
| Weight: Basic Weight: 1,138 pounds; Maximum Gross Weight : 2,550 pounds |
| Airspeed: 130 knots Maximum |
| Ceiling: 15,000+ feet. |
| Range: 300 miles Maximum |
| Crew: Two |
| Armament: None |
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| Last Update: 20 February 2009 |
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