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| Product code: | TAK2608 |
|---|---|
| Number: | G3462608 |
| Country: | Yhdysvallat |
The McDonnell-Douglas (Boeing) AH-64 helicopter was selected as the
winner in the competition with Bell's YAH-63 in December 1976. The name
Apache stuck to the helicopter in 1981. This highly efficient machine
has four-blade rotors driven by two General Electric T700-701 turbine
engines with a capacity of 1696HP. The vestigial wings are fitted with
conventional trailing edge flaps, and a plate tail improves longitudinal
steering. The two-man crew takes seats one after the other in the
armored cabin. The pilot's seat is in the rear, and the weapon operator /
gunner is in the front. The key to the universal use of the helicopter
are the TADS systems on the gunner's stand and the PNVS systems used by
the pilot. The TADS is a target-tracking laser marker and rangefinder
set and a forward-facing infrared sensor that is duplicated by the
normal optics. The PNVS system is a developed FLIR system that allows
you to pilot a helicopter just above the ground in order to prevent or
delay detection by the enemy's anti-aircraft defense. Apache helicopters
took part in the operation in Panama in 1989, during the Desert Storm
in 1991, or the last conflict in Iraq (2003). At the end of 1990, the
construction of a new version of the helicopter began, equipped with a
Martin / Westinghouse Longbow millimeter radar installed above the head
to control the weapons. It is used to control the Rockwell AGM-114
Hellfire anti-tank missiles. Technical data: Top speed: 300 km / h;
climb speed 12.7 m / s, maximum range (without external tanks): 689 km,
armament: 30mm Hughes M230A1 Chain Gun fixed-1 cannon, and outboard
armaments - most often Hellfire missiles.
