USA
OH-13 SIOUX (BELL)
Gary's Combat Aircraft Reference Guide

FM 44-80:  OH-13

GENERAL DATA

Country of Origin: USA.
Similar Aircraft: Alouette II, Alouette III, Gazelle, Scout/Wasp.
Crew: One.
Role: Utility, observation.
Armament: Minigun, rocket pods.
Dimensions: Length: 31 ft, 7 in (9.64 m). Rotor diameter: 37 ft (11.32 m).

DESCRIPTION

Wings: Dual-blade main rotor located above body midsection behind the cockpit.

Engine(s): One piston engine located inside latticework midsection behind the cockpit.

Fuselage: Round (goldfish bowl), glassed-in cockpit. Open-grid midsection and tail boom tapers to the rear. Belly fin. Skids with movable wheels attached for handling.

Tail: Small, rectangular flats. Small rotor centered at end of boom with rotor guard.

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