Hughes OH-6 Cayuse — Evolution of the Killer Egg

Mike H. · May 2, 2026

Hello all, here is today's article posted on TheArmoryLife.com. It is titled “Hughes OH-6 Cayuse — Evolution of the Killer Egg” and can be found at https://www.thearmorylife.com/hughes-oh-6-cayuse/.

Cedric · May 2, 2026

In the day, our cav squadron was essentially a Div 86 TOE which had both ground and air cav troops. Our aeroscouts had the OH-58C. Our pilots (a few of them VN vets) by far preferred the OH-6 and variants over the Kiowa.

BarryinIN · May 3, 2026

I love these.
I was so disappointed when I went to work at a helicopter company (the largest in the US at the time) and they had no Hughes 500s.

BarryinIN · May 3, 2026

Cedric said:
In the day, our cav squadron was essentially a Div 86 TOE which had both ground and air cav troops. Our aeroscouts had the OH-58C. Our pilots (a few of them VN vets) by far preferred the OH-6 and variants over the Kiowa.

I’ve heard that, with no pilot ever saying they preferred the OH-58.

I have heard that some generals preferred the OH-58 because they felt it was more dignified-looking as befitting their lofty status. Fine, let them have them.