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Apache Helicopter (AH-64)

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Apache Helicopter (AH-64)

The U.S. Army's primary attack helicopter/Aircraft

The Boeing AH-64 Apache is the most advanced and lethal attack helicopter in the world, featuring a nose-mounted sensor suite, a 30mm chain gun that follows the pilot's helmet movements, and the ability to carry a mix of Hellfire missiles and rockets. It can operate in all weather conditions, day or night. The Apache has been in service since 1986 and has seen action in nearly every major U.S. military operation since.

Measurements

Fuselage length17.7 m
73.8Chopsticks
708,000Pollen grain widths

With rotors turning

Empty mass5,165 kg
51.6 millionHoneybee weights
51.6 quadrillionPlatelet weights
3,798Costco rotisserie chickens
Maximum speed90 m/s
225 millionthsSolar winds
10Falling raindrops
1.08Bullet trains

About 324 km/h

Main rotor diameter14.6 m
1.99Soccer goal widths
2.92Beaver dam lengths
Height3.87 m
4.6 billionGlucose molecules
32.3Candy bar lengths
1.2 hundredthsEiffel Towers
Engine power (x2)2.5 million W
4,920Gaming PCs
61,500Christmas light strings
3.28Formula 1 engines

Two GE T700 turboshafts, ~1,650 shp each

Service ceiling6,400 m
25,911iPad heights
118,519Golf tees
14.2Vatican City widths

About 21,000 feet

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