Developed and deployed in a short time dueto the pressure of the
Vietnam War, Bell 's AH-1 Cobra performed well; but Army planners
believed a better attack helicopterwould be needed in the next war.
In 1976, Hughes Helicopter 's YAH-64A prototype bested the Cobra in
firepower, performanceand range, and won the competition to replace
it. It would be 1982 before production commenced, but eventually
over1100 would be produced including the advanced AH-64D Apache
Longbow. Dubbed the Apache, the AH-64 is a four-blade, twin-engine,
tandem-cockpit designwith tailwheel landing gear. The AH-64
features double and triple-rendundant systems that ensure maximum
survivabilityin combat, and an awesome array of weapons that can
include Hellfire missiles and a 30mm M230 Chain Gun that can be
slaved to the pilot 's head movements via ahelmet mounted display
(IHADSS). The Apache first saw combat during the invasion of Panama
in 1989, and conducted the first attack of Operation Desert Storm
in 1991, flying into Iraq to destroy enemy radar systems. AH-64s
are credited with destroying over 500 tanks during that conflict.
They continued their service in Bosnia and Kosovo, in Operation
Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Enduring Freedom in Afghanistan. The
AH-64 is nowalso deployed by the United Kingdom, Israel, the
Netherlands, Saudi Arabia, Japan and other air forces worldwide.
Created by the Army for the AH-64A version of the Apache, this
unclassified pilot 's flight manual runs over 600 pages, and
contains chapters about aircraft systems and procedures. It is
reprinted here in its entirety.
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
Welcome to Loot.co.za!
Sign in / Register |Wishlists & Gift Vouchers |Help | Advanced search
