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Global Aircraft -- RAH-66 Comanche
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Webmaster's Notes |
The Comanche is a twin-turbine, two-seat (tandem) armed reconnaissance helicopter with projected missions of armed reconnaissance,
light attack and air combat. Initial operating capability is set for the year 2006. It will replace obsolete AH-1 and OH-58 attack and observation
helicopters. The RAH-66 incorporates stealth technology by housing all weapons inside weapons bays on the sides of the helicopter. The first RAH-66
took its first flight on January 4, 1996 at West Palm Beach in Florida.
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RAH-66 Specifications
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Manufacturer Boeing Helicopter Company and Sikorsky Aircraft Division (joint venture)
Length 46.78 feet (rotor turning)
Width 39.04 feet (rotor turning)
Height 11.0 feet (overall)
Armament
* Air-to-air Stinger
* Hellfire
* 20mm three-barrel turreted gun
* Hydra-70 rockets
Weight Empty 7,765 pounds
Combat Mission 10,600 pounds
Mission Equipment
* Centralized processing architecture with Ada software
* Target acquisition system with aided-target detection/classification and automatic target tracking;
* night vision pilotage system, wide field-of-view (35ox52o) helmet-mounted display
Propulsion Two T800 1,440 SHP gas turbine engines 5-blade main rotor Fantail anti-torque
Crew Two
Speed 330 km/hr / 172 knots - Dash speed
315 km/hr / 164 knots - Dash speed (@ 4,000 feet/95oF / with Longbow)
310 km/hr / 161 knots - Cruise speed
Vertical Rate of Climb 500-850 feet per minute
Range 262 nm Max Range (internal fuel)
1,260 nm self-deployment range
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