Military Helicopters
Bell OH-58D Kiowa Warrior
ICAO: B06
Overview
The Bell ARH-70 was being developed in the early 2000’s as the successor of the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior. Four prototypes were built, and the model had its first flight in July 2006. In October 2008 the project was canceled.
Specifications
Units
- Engine
- 2 × Honeywell HTS900-2 turboshaft
- Engine type
- Turboshaft
- Power
- 2 × 970 shp · 723 kW
- Avionics
- —
- Wing tips
- No winglets
- Seats
- 6
- Crew
- —
- Cabin width
- —
- Cabin height
- —
- Cabin length
- —
- Exterior length
- 34 ft 8 in · 10.57 m
- Tail height
- —
- Fuselage diameter
- —
- Wing span
- 35 ft 0 in · 10.67 m
- Baggage volume
- —
- Gross weight
- —
- Empty weight
- —
- Max takeoff weight
- 5,000 lb · 2,250 kg
- Max landing weight
- —
- Max payload
- 1,850 lb · 850 kg
- Fuel capacity
- 70 gal · 300 L · 200 kg (Jet A)
- Max cruise speed
- 140 kt · 161 mph · 259 km/h
- Maximum speed
- —
- Cruise speed
- —
- Approach speed
- —
- Range
- 162 nm · 190 mi · 300 km
- Fuel burn
- 2.31 nm/gal · 1.13 km/L
- Ceiling
- 20,000 ft · 6,100 m
- Rate of climb
- 2,000 ft/min · 10 m/s
- Takeoff distance
- —
- Landing distance
- —
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Operational Context
One of the prototypes made an autorotational emergency landing after which the aircraft was damaged beyond repair. After this incident the Army issued a Stop Work Notice. With the new 2008 defense budget there was no budget to develop this project any further and it got canceled as a consequence of the global financial crisis.