Boeing AH-6/Unmanned Little Bird

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Light attack/reconnaissance helicopter. Includes Unmanned Little Bird technology demonstrator.

Lift type

Rotary wing

Assembly

Factory-built

Control

Piloted, Autonomous

Engine type

Turboshaft

Application

Attack, Experimental, Surveillance

Design & construction

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Airframe & structure

Primary structure

Aluminium

Landing gear

Skids

Ice protection

None

Pressurisation

Unpressurised

Systems & avionics

Flight controls

Full FBW digital

Autopilot

3-axis

Avionics architecture

Integrated glass suite

Configuration & certification

Rotor configuration

Single main + tail

Certification

Military

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Type variants

Variant	Launch / first flight	Notes
Boeing Unmanned Little Bird	2004 / 2004	MALE UAV based off of AH-6i.
Boeing AH-6	2008 / 2009	Baseline variant, attack helicopter based on the MD500 family.
Boeing AH-6i	2009 / 2009	Export version of AH-6S.
Boeing AH-6S	2009 / 2009	Upgraded varaint, with an extended aerodynamic nose to house avionics hardware.

Airframer

Boeing Defense, Space & Security

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