HUGHES / HELICOPTER

Hughes OH-6 / 500

A small observation-helicopter family with a rounded cabin and compact rotor system.

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Hughes OH-6 Cayuse pictured
Hughes OH-6 Cayuse picturedSteve Lynes from Sandshurst, United Kingdom · CC BY 2.0 ↗
PropulsionSingle turboshaft
ConfigurationObservation / utility helicopter
Simulator ecosystemsMSFS
In the catalogue1 implementations
THE AIRCRAFT

Meet Hughes OH-6 / 500

Hughes developed the OH-6 for the US Army's Light Observation Helicopter programme. Its compact airframe and single turbine suited reconnaissance and utility work. The civilian Hughes 500 lineage developed from the same basic design.

The OH-6 and later 500-family aircraft have different engines, rotor developments and equipment. Taog's simulator package also offers different skid and float configurations. Its documented electric cyclic trim should not be confused with a full automatic flight-control system.

Research-based aircraft backgroundWikipedia contributors · Hughes OH-6 Cayuse ↗
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In your simulator

Systems, equipment and documentation for each developer’s aircraft.

MSFS 2020 · MSFS 2024Third-party add-on

OH-6A / H500C

Taog's Hangar

Light controls and working configurations

The OH-6A and H500C are separately selectable aircraft in Taog's package, with different skid and float choices. The manual describes electric actuators for cyclic trim and controls without hydraulic boost. Mission attachments are more than visual accessories: their documented weights are placed at specified loading stations.

Taog's Hangar · Download manual ↗

MSFS2024; flight manual 1.1 · PDF pp.9-10,22

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Manuals & resources

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Manual

Download manualTaog's Hangar Microsoft Flight Simulator aircraft manualsMicrosoft / aircraft developers Taog aircraft manualsTaog's Hangar

Aircraft background

Hughes OH-6 CayuseWikipedia contributors · Research background · Wikipedia revision 1362659956 · retrieved 2026-09-12

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