With a tandem-seated crew consisting of the pilot, located in the rear cockpit position and the CPG, located in the front position, the Apache is self-deployable, highly survivable and delivers a lethal array of battlefield armaments.
The Apache has 4 camera's; A DTV which has a good zoom capability. A DVO camera, in short a binoculor with regular lenses, also with zoom capability.
Beside these two it has two FLIR camera's.
One to fly with for the backseat PNVS and a TADS used by the front seat to find targets and after that to kill them.
The AH-64 fleet consists of two aircraft models, the AH-64A and the newer Longbow Apache (LBA), AH-64D.
AH-64A model full-scale production began in 1983 and now over 800 aircraft have been delivered to the U.S. Army and other NATO Allies.
The U.S. Army plans to remanufacture its entire AH-64A Apache fleet to the AH-64D configuration over the next decade.
The AH-64D Longbow Apache is a remanufactured and upgraded version of the AH-64A Apache attack helicopter.
The primary modifications to the Apache are the addition of a millimeter-wave Fire Control Radar (FCR) target acquisition system, the fire-and-forget Longbow Hellfire air-to-ground missile, updated T700-GE-701C engines, and a fully-integrated cockpit.
With the addition of the new and highly sophisticated fire control radar (FCR), more commonly called the Longbow Fire Control Radar, the AH-64D has become the most advanced aerial fighting vehicle in the world.
The FCR provides the Apache with the ability to detect, classify and prioritize stationary and moving targets both on the ground and in the air.
With state of the art fire control, digital communications, automatic target classification and many other up to date features, the AH-64D Longbow Apache will dominate the battlefield for years to come.
The AH64D can carry a large amount of weapons, the load can vary from 16 Hellfire missiles , to 76 rockets or a mix of Hellfires and rockets.
The missiles and rockets are stored on the pylons under the wings.
Besides that, it can carry 4 Stingers and 1200 rounds 30 mm HE granates.
The 30 mm gun has a maximum range of 2.6 miles.
A laser, is used for aming and distance measuring and is one of the strongest available, a CAT 4.
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Aug. 28th, 2007 | Boeing Awarded $19.9M Contract to Support U.S. Army Apache Helicopters
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Jun. 20th, 2007 | Boeing Delivers First New-Build Apache Longbow Helicopter to U.S. Army
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May. 29th, 2007 | Boeing Awarded Contract to Test Advanced Helicopter Rotor System
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Apr. 10th, 2007 | Boeing Awarded Contract for 18 U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Longbow Helicopters
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- Boeing Awarded Contract for 126 Remanufactured AH-64D Apaches
- Boeing Awarded Contract for 11 U.S. Army AH-64D Apache Longbow Helicopters
- Boeing Delivers 501st AH-64D Apache Longbow to U.S. Army
- Lockheed Detais Apache Radar Detection Systems Contract
- McDonnell Douglas Receives More Funding for Apache Block III Upgrades
- Pentagon Allows $1 Billion Boeing Helicopter Program To Advance
- Lockheed Gets $385 Million to Modernize Apache Helicopter's Sensor
- U.S. Army Apache Helicopter Fleet Passes Two Million Flight Hour Mark
- $76M in Block III Radar Units for AH-64 Attack Helicopters
| Contractor: | Boeing (McDonnell Douglas Helicopter Systems) | Primary Function: | Attack helicopter | Propulsion: | Two T700-GE-701Cs |
Crew: | Two |
Length: | 58.17 ft (17.73 m) |
Height: | 13.30 ft (4.05 m) |
Wing Span: | 17.15 ft (5.227 m) |
Rotor Diameter: | 48 ft (14.63 m) |
Vertical Rate of Climb (MRP): | Sea Level Standard Day | 1,775 fpm (541 mpm) | Hot Day 2000 ft 70 F (21 C): | 1,595 feet/min (486 meter/min) | Maximum Level Flight Speed: | 147 kt (273 kph) |
max weight: | 23000 lbs / 10.455 kg |
Range: | 400 km - internal fuel; 1,900 km - internal and external fuel |
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