Thread: Attack Helicopters

Originally Posted by Chaobam Armour

I'm going for the WAH-64 Apache Longbow, the advanced British version of the AH-64 Apache Longbow. Differences being:
1. Folding Blade Mechanism for use in confined spaces on board ships.> Manual folding system... ya it's rubbish. Also the Apache was never designed for deployment from ships (Some british officers silly idea). The aircraft is designed to crash and roll, you blow the windows and escape. This system doesn't work over water = hit the water roll sink very quick, try to blow the windows and shred the crew. I hope i never see this!!!!

2. Rolls Royce Turbomeca Engines, giving it 25% more power than the GE-T700s'. > Yep rtm 322's good engines same as EH101 sort of.
The US Government are currently evaluating these engines.

3. Anti-Ice protection for the rotor blades. Not fitted

4. Helicopter Integrated Defensive Aids (HIDAS).> Great system

5. Connectivity to BOWMAN (Communications System).

6. M230 Chain Gun (Same as US), Hellfire, Stinger, Starstreak, Sidewinder/Sidearm. >Ya that chain gun is something else
Missiles, CRV 7 Rockets.

7. Never Exceed Speed 402Km/h - 250mph, Max Speed 365Km/h - 227mph.
US version = 365Km/h - 227mph and 293Km/h - 182mph.> Mmm not sure about this the limiting factor is the blades and we have the same ones fitted.

Also a word on the armour or lack of, armoured seats, floors and side skirts only by the pilot only the gunner is really quite exposed with just a armoured seat and floor. The only armoured piece of glass is a blast shield between the pilot and gunner. But the design of the systems and airframe is very clever and battle resistant.

But dam is it great piece of engineering.