User Guide

Further modification include “manprint” cockpit with large displays, air-to-air
missiles, digital autostabiliser, integrated GPS/Doppler/INS/air data/laser/radar altime-
ter navigation system, digitial communications, faster target handoff system, and
enhanced fault detection with data transfer and recording. AH-64D No.1 made first
Hellfire launch on 21 May 1993; first demonstration of digital air-to-ground data com-
munications with Synmetrics Industries improved data modem, 8 December 1993.
SPECIFICATIONS
LONGBOW 2
7.6
Main rotor diameter 14.63m
Length overall
tail rotor turning 15.54m
both rotors turning 17.76m
Wing span
clean 5.23m
empty weapon racks 5.82m
Height
over tailfin 3.55m
over tail rotor 4.30m
to top of rotor head 3.84m
to top of air data sensor 4.66m
overall, AH-64D 4.95m
Max T-O weight
-701 engine 9,525kg
-701C engine,
ferry mission, full fuel 10,107kg
Max level and max cruising speed
A 158 knots
L 141 knots
Max rate of climb at S/L
B 990m
L 942m
Max vertical rate of climb at S/L :
A 762m
B 771m
L 474m
Service ceiling
A 6,400m
Service ceiling, OEI
A 3,290m
B 3,800m
Hovering ceiling
IGE A 4,570m
IGE B 5,245m
IGE L 4,115m
OGE A 3,505m
OGE B 4,125m
OGE L 2,990m
Max range, internal fuel (30 min reserves)
A 260nm
B 220nm
L 220nm
F
erry range, max internal and external fuel, still air,
45 min reserves
1,024nm
Endurance at 1,220m at 35°C 1 h 50 min
Max endurance, internal fuel 3 h 9 min
G limits 164 knots +3.5/-0.5
DIMENSIONS, EXTERNAL
WEIGHTS AND LOADINGS
PERFORMANCE
Cruising speed at intermediate rated power
C 147 kts
D 148 knots
F 150 knots
B 151 knots
E, H 153 knots
A 154 knots
G 155 knots
Max vertical rate of climb at intermediate rated
power
B, C 137m
H 238m
F, G 262m
E 293m
D 301m
A 448m