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OH-58D Port side
1/35 scale Kiowa - portside shows a 50 cal and ammo box. Also the "DISCO Ball" IF jammer can be seen just on the boom. Knife-like extensions above and below the cockpit which are part of the passive Wire strike protection system. It can protect 90% of the frontal area of the helicopter from wire strikes that can be encountered at low altitudes by directing wires to the upper or lower blades before they can entangle the rotor blade or landing skids.
OH-58D Port side
1/35 scale Kiowa - portside shows a 50 cal and ammo box. Also the "DISCO Ball" IF jammer can be seen just on the boom. Knife-like extensions above and below the cockpit which are part of the passive Wire strike protection system. It can protect 90% of the frontal area of the helicopter from wire strikes that can be encountered at low altitudes by directing wires to the upper or lower blades before they can entangle the rotor blade or landing skids.