AH/MH-6 Little Bird after KW

[flybull]

Hello,

 

I would like to initiate a discussion on the desirability of an AH-6J/MH-6J module for DCS - specifically a Polychop Simulations created module.

 

With the experience gained on Gaz and OH-58, via SMEs connected to PC, they are well placed to take this on.

 

Please refrain from comments like "you wont get any documentation" -   I can neither confirm or deny the existence of supporting documentation for this module,

 

For the purposes of this discussion lets ASSUME that PC could technically make this module..

 

IF we could have an AH/MH-6J......who would be interested?

[Viper1970]

+1

I also hope we get the AH-1F Tow Cobra sometimes in future. Imagine what a dream it would be to have all those legendary choppers in DCS (AH-64D, AH-1F, OH-58D, AH/MH-6J).

[WinterH]

Yep, would love both AH-6 and AH-1F.

[Looney]

It's been explicitly mentioned on several parts of these forums and on PC discord that a Little0Bird is out of the question. Boeing is not going to license the product nor give any information about the design of the helicopter since it's still in active service.

 

Bottom line, not going to happen for a long, long time.

[Rakkis]

On 2/11/2021 at 7:02 AM, Looney said:

It's been explicitly mentioned on several parts of these forums and on PC discord that a Little0Bird is out of the question. Boeing is not going to license the product nor give any information about the design of the helicopter since it's still in active service.

 

Bottom line, not going to happen for a long, long time.

Pretty much this. I think Boeing in concert with 160th SOAR issued an emphatic LOLNO.

[Alligator]

Although I would love it, it's not happening. 

And even then, I still think we need a better Utility Heli for the blue side.

[Rakkis]

51 minutes ago, Alligator said:

And even then, I still think we need a better Utility Heli for the blue side.

SOME variant of H-60 please!

[Rogue Trooper]

AH-6 would be good... any of them. 

I would like mine to be a good stiff whisky when it comes to the AH-1...... superb versatility.

 

For Blue side larger utility choppers, a Merlin, Puma or NS-90 would be top of my list. 

Pave Low would go to the top of that list if it was on offer, great equipment and air to air capability..... I would be happy to use it as a basic utility chopper.

 

[S. Low]

I would love to get these aircraft in dcs. 

[1stBEAST]

they stated sometime ago on the discord that ah-6 and mh-6 is not happening and most likley cant be done by anyone else because the 160th would laugh and say "no!" because even if it is a known airframe they have quite some confidential equipment on board.

Edited July 14, 2021 by 1stBEAST

[Volator]

Not interested. It's a too niche, too specialized aircraft for my taste. There are many other - historically or currently - widely-used military helicopters that would deserve to be simulated in DCS before the AH/MH-6. My two cents. 

[xvii-Dietrich]

On 2/10/2021 at 4:04 AM, flybull said:

IF we could have an AH/MH-6J......who would be interested?

 

No thanks. I am not interested in the AH-6 / MH-6 whatsoever.

 

However, for those who are, there was already an AH-6 mod brought out a little while back. https://forums.eagle.ru/topic/228394-helicopter-efm-demo/

The person who did the mod is now working for Razbam, so it strikes me that such a project is far more likely to be taken on by Razbam than Polychop.

[Bremspropeller]

On 2/10/2021 at 3:04 AM, flybull said:

IF we could have an AH/MH-6J......who would be interested?

 

Me.

[Viper1970]

I'm too

[ojanim]

I welcome and probably buy every helicopter, but for now I would prefere a medium sized utility helicopter like the "HH-60G Pave Hawk", "MH-60R (SH-60B/F) Seahawk" or "UH-60L Black Hawk". I would glady accept any of the european medium sized helicopters too.

[rkk01]

Lynx / Wildcat… might as well aim for the top

[ustio]

your best chance would be MD500 Defender

[1stBEAST]

yeah the md500 would acutally be nice

[AKA_Clutter]

Would love to see the Little Bird in DCS.

 

I do have the mod and find it very interesting.

 

Edited August 2, 2021 by AKA_Clutter

[Server God]

everyone so sure its not gonna happen cuz Boeing wont lisc....then msfs release the MD500e. Uh oh maybe some people were wrong...also the ah6 and mh6 are soon to be retired for the next gen. so maybe we will see this soon enough.

[flybull]

Flight Manual is available

[Goose489]

On 2/11/2021 at 6:02 AM, Looney said:

It's been explicitly mentioned on several parts of these forums and on PC discord that a Little0Bird is out of the question. Boeing is not going to license the product nor give any information about the design of the helicopter since it's still in active service.

 

Bottom line, not going to happen for a long, long time.

They don't need the exact little bird cockpit they can always scan the civilian version and build off of that.

[Jenrick]

The MD500/530 would be a lot more versatile.  Their flown all over the world carry a ridiculous number of different weapon systems and the modern version is a glass cockpit with modern flight controls.  You could do a very solid AH-6 load out easily with a MD530, the AH-6 on the other hand has never carried TOWs to my knowledge.  

[AhSoul]

There's now this which can help to scratch the itch

 

[Hiob]

Generally, there can't be enough Helicopters for me.

But given the current state, with the Gazelle, Kiowa, Bo-105 in the making and formidable OH-6 mod - I am ok with the amount of lightweight helicopters. 
 

I would love to have another really big Helicopter like a Mi-26 or CH-53..... However this is probably unrealistic.

A Zulu or Cobra would also be cool!