TH-6B Helicopter

Last updated: 20 Feb 2009

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

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.

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.

Service
Navy

General Characteristics

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

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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