Talk:Boeing AH-6

MH-6 Little Bird
This is not a merge proposal, but just a question: Would the content on this page be better off if it were to be merged with the MH-6 Little Bird page? They seem to be the same basic airframe, and the MELB is certainly based on the MH-6M. Thanks. - BillCJ (talk) 00:50, 14 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I had considered that when I created it, but the original ULB was a 530, not a MH-6, and I tried to cover all the aspects of the program. In fact, it could be argued that the real subject is the technology itself, which is designed to be installed in any airframe, and they just happened to pick the 530 and MH-6 to demo it. Basically it was one of those awkward situations where the article could fit in different places, but because it overs a range of subjects, in the end I elected to let it stand alone. However, if others in the project feel strongly about putting this stuff in another article, or renaming it, it won't bother me.  AK Radecki Speaketh  13:14, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Thanks Alan. From what I can tell, the lastest MH-6M that is covered in the MH--6 aritcle is based on the MD 530, and the MELB is besed on voth of them. It's on that basis that I thought it might be best to merge this article to the MH-6 page. - BillCJ (talk) 18:26, 14 October 2008 (UTC)

Of course, the ULB/MELB is a Boeing product, as is the new AH-6 offering, Keeping the Boeing products here might make the best sense. - BillCJ (talk) 19:04, 14 October 2008 (UTC)


 * Given that this page now covers the AH-6X MELB, the ULB, and the new AH-6S, I've moved the article to Boeing AH-6. It's also a little shorter! - BillCJ (talk) 21:58, 12 January 2009 (UTC)

ARH offerings
Boeing is calling its current AH-6 product for ARH "AH-6S Phoenix". They have an Apache "lite" offering. See Boeing Offers Army Two ARH Alternatives (Av Week) and Boeing's new Phoenix rises from ARH ashes (FI) for more info. Also, the version offered foe export last fall is the AH-6I. The AH-6S is going to be stretched and improved with AH-64 Block III hardware and systems. -Fnlayson (talk) 22:25, 8 January 2009 (UTC)


 * An Boeing-registered IP user added info to the OH-6 Cayuse page in the AH-6S. I moved a portion of that here, but did not keep most of it as it was copied verbatim from the FI story. I don't have time to rewrite it now, but I also didn't want to leave in text that I knew was a copyvio. - BillCJ (talk) 21:58, 12 January 2009 (UTC)


 * Thanks Bill. Seems premature to write much as this stage.  The Army could put an RFP that means changes to the AH-6S or the Apache Light is offered. -Fnlayson (talk) 22:22, 12 January 2009 (UTC)


 * I reverted the OH-6 page to no avail. I rewrote the AH-6S text here.  Don't feel like reverting the OH-6 article again.. -Fnlayson (talk) 00:59, 13 January 2009 (UTC)

Move
This article is about variants of the AH-6, not the AH-6 itself. I think it should be under a title that reflects that, but I'm unsure which title to use. Night Gyr (talk/Oy) 18:14, 9 June 2010 (UTC)


 * This article covers Boeing recent H-6 versions. "Boeing AH-6" is a good, simple name for that.  These versions include the Unmanned Little Bird, and proposed AH-6S and AH-6I manned versions. The AH-6 versions are covered at the bottom of the 'Design and development' section and Variants section.  I don't see an issue... -Fnlayson (talk) 18:27, 9 June 2010 (UTC)

America789: Please stop reverting...
...and start to think. An already only theoretically "payload" - the diff between MTOW and empty weight is not usable - first roughly doubled, then increased by factor 10 ?? Factors higher then the MTOW ? Obviously a typo. Or if you can't understand figures: compare Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion, Boeing CH-47 Chinook: does it look like this?

Ironically this heli is even called "Little Bird": Do you have a glue what 25,000 lb payload means? Quite "Big Bird".

If you are not able to see, the formal Wikipedia rules: Your source is disputed. Tagremover (talk) 09:26, 4 October 2013 (UTC)

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Name and Redirection Problems
AH-6 Little Bird redirects here. Most people looking for data on the AH-6 are probably looking for information on the development and operational use of the AH-6 by 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment. That information is all on the MH-6 page. There's a mention of the AH-6 MELB here, but nothing to explain that Mission Enhanced Little Bird was a common programme across AH-6 and MH-6 and that AH-6M and MH-6M are now in operational service. That information is on the MH-6 page. This page is great for the Unmanned Little Bird, but it really doesn't cover the AH-6. Recommendation: rename this to Unmanned Little Bird, move all AH-6 related content to the MH-6 article, ensure AH-6 and AH-6 Little Bird redirect there. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 82.24.122.84 (talk) 14:03, 7 October 2016 (UTC)


 * Having just searched for the original Little Bird and finding this page instead, I agree this is somewhat confusing. I don't think any content needs to be moved, but a note at the top of the page mentioning that "this is the Boeing new-ish AH-6; for the oldish AH-6 Little Bird, see MH-6" might help. (...maybe use better terms than "oldish/newish"). Cheers! Skyraider1 (talk) 01:48, 30 June 2017 (UTC)

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