The Hughes MH-6/AH-6 Little Bird is a modern, lightweight, multi-role helicopter manufactured in the United States, with a fixed landing gear, supported by two skids in a classic configuration with a main rotor and a boom-mounted tail rotor. Power is provided by a single 650 hp Rolls -Allison T63-A-5A engine. The first prototype first flew in 1963. The fuselage is 9.8 m long, the main rotor is 8.3 m in diameter, and it stands 3 m tall.