The OH-1 is an armed reconnaissance helicopter developed by a team headed by Kawasaki for the Japanese Ground Self Defence Force. The design features the tandem seating arrangement that is standard for this class of aircraft. A pair Mitsubishi TS1-10QT turboshaft engines drive the four balded main rotor and eight bladed shrouded tail rotor. The first prototype flew in 1996 with the first production aircraft delivered to the JGSDF in 2000. The stub wings can carry self defence air to air missiles or fuel tanks. The OH-1 was offered to meet the JGSDF requirement for an attack helicopter but the AH-64D Apache was selected instead.
The OH-1 was developed for the Ministry of Defense in 1992 as the first helicopter manufactured completely in Japan. A prototype made its successful first flight in 1996.The OH-1 is a tandem two-seater observation helicopter with an excellent flying response and is equipped with a high-security tail rotor and an automatic pilot system with flight holding function. One of its new technologies is a multidisplay system in the cockpit.
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