helis.com Tracker

Bell OH-58C Kiowa

1976 · Single-engine light turbine helicopter

The OH-58C is an upgrade of the OH-58A. It has a more powerful engine, as well as flat panel windscreen glass and improved avionics. The flat panel glass is installed to reduce distortion while using night vision goggles. Like all OH-58s, the OH-58C has been flown in a wide variety of missions, including Air Cavalry AeroScout, Attack Battalion Scout, Liaison, Logistics, Etc. It can be equipped to fire the Stinger air-to-air missile. While the vast majority of the OH-58Cs built were flown by the US Army, a small number were loaned to the US Navy, and flown mostly at the US Navy Test Pilot School.

Specifications

Engine1 x Allison 250-C20B 420 shp
blueprints OH-58C Kiowa

Airframes (13)

C/NModelBuiltReg
40046oh-58aUS 68-16732
40067oh-58aUS 68-16753w/o 1991
40303oh-58a1970US 69-16082 N317TS N62PD
40705oh-58aUS 70-15154
40836oh-58aUS 70-15285
40896oh-58aUS 70-15345w/o 2001
40959oh-58aUS 70-15408
41031oh-58aUS 70-15480
41173oh-58aUS 70-15622
41465oh-58cUS 71-20604w/o 1993
41541oh-58aUS 71-20680
41544oh-58aUS 71-20683
42062oh-58aUS 72-21396

Operators

1968-2020 US US Army Aviation 206
US State of Illinois 206