![]() ![]() The RAH-66 Comanche is able to carry several types of weapons, mostly well known as they are used in all the other modern helicopters. RAH-66 Comanche Blueprints (with and without external pylons) Two 1,432-shaft-horsepower T800-LHTEC-801 turboshaft enginesįive-bladed bearingless main rotor and FANTAIL anti-torque systemĪssessment of the RAH-66 Comanche Pilot-Crew Station Interface for the Force Development Test and Experimentation I (FDTE I)Ĭomanche RAH-66 - 21st Century Multy-mission Helicopter / Date report downloaded from the Internet 23 Sep 98Ī case history of the United States Army RAH-66 Comanche HelicopterĪrmy Aviation: The RAH-66 Comanche Helicopter Issueĭesign and pilot evaluation of the RAH-66 Comanche selectable control modes Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker, Ala. The two protoypes are now in the collection of the U.S. The Army canceled the program in February 2004 as a part of a reorganization of Army Aviation. Plans were to manufacture 1,213 RAH-66s for U.S. Army operational test, evaluation and training.įirst deliveries were scheduled for 2006, with the Comanche program reaching full production by about 2010. During that time, the program was slated to build and deliver 13 new Comanches for additional flight tests and U.S. ![]() The engineering and manufacturing development phase began in mid-2000. The Comanche program validated a number of aircraft systems and components and built and flew two flight-test prototype aircraft in its demonstration, validation and prototype phase from contract award in 1991 through 2000. forces with accurate, timely tactical intelligence. co-developed the engines for the Comanche.ĭesigned to replace the Army’s then current Vietnam War-vintage scout and light attack helicopter fleet, the Comanche featured an all-composite fuselage, fully integrated digital flight controls, and advanced navigation and weapons systems. Other team members included Hamilton Standard, Harris Corp., Hughes Link Training Division, Kaiser Electronics, Lear Astronics, Litton, Lockheed Martin, Moog, Sundstrand Corp., TRW Military Electronics and Avionics Systems Group, and Williams International. teamed to develop and build the RAH-66 Comanche armed reconnaissance helicopter in 1991. The Comanche was a twin-turbine, two-seat (tandem) armed reconnaissance helicopter with projected missions of armed reconnaissance, light attack and air combat.īoeing and the Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. ![]() Light, agile, sexy, and silent! (the Fenestron Tail Rotor that we have already seen on the brand new Gazelle), this helicopter will be the right counter to Radar users introduced in 1.87, thanks to its reduced radar cross-section (RCS) being 360 times smaller than the AH-64 Apache one. ![]() FUN FACT- Although it might seem a bit too futuristic its first flight was in 1996 (that's right! 4 years BEFORE the AH-1Z Helicopter that we already have in game). In fact this was a prototype that came out for special needings but for budget reasons it was never produced. Now I want to say in advance that I know it never entered in service, but there are many vehicles in War Thunder that never entered in service either but I really think that this "real-istic" view is one feature of War Thunder that I love. You might have already heard about this Helicopter, indeed it has been featured in a lot of games and even in some movies (Hulk for instance!) ![]()
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