Table of Contents
- 1 What is the thing on top of a Apache?
- 2 What helicopter has the Longbow radar system?
- 3 What is on top of the Apache helicopter?
- 4 What kind of radar does the AH-64D Longbow Apache use?
- 5 Why is the Army depopulating AH-64D attack helicopters?
- 6 Which helicopters have served Indian Air Force like an unsung hero?
What is the thing on top of a Apache?
One of the coolest things about the Apache is its sophisticated sensor equipment. The Longbow Apache detects surrounding ground forces, aircraft and buildings using a radar dome mounted to the mast. The pilot’s night vision sensor is attached to a rotating turret on top of the Apache’s nose.
What helicopter has the Longbow radar system?
Apache attack helicopter
The LONGBOW Fire Control Radar (FCR) system is built by a Joint Venture of Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman for the Apache attack helicopter.
What is on top of the Apache helicopter?
The AH-64D Apache Longbow is equipped with a glass cockpit and advanced sensors, the most noticeable of which being the AN/APG-78 Longbow millimeter-wave fire-control radar (FCR) target acquisition system and the Radar Frequency Interferometer (RFI), housed in a dome located above the main rotor.
Are Apaches hard to fly?
As the most technically advanced helicopter in the world, the Apache AH Mk1 was also the hardest to fly…. It took six months just to learn how to fly the machine, another six to know how to fight in it, and a final six to be passed combat ready.
How many AH-64E Apache helicopters have been inducted in Indian Air Force?
The Attack Helicopter fleet of IAF got a major boost with the induction of Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopters. The Indian Air Force (IAF) has inducted a total of 16 of these machines till date, the latest being eight Apache reaching the Pathankot Air Force Station.
What kind of radar does the AH-64D Longbow Apache use?
The AH-64D Longbow Apache is equipped with the Northrop Grumman millimetre-wave Longbow radar. The Longbow fire control radar incorporates an integrated radar frequency interferometer for passive location and identification of radar-emitting threats.
Why is the Army depopulating AH-64D attack helicopters?
In an attempt to modernize its aging fleet of Apache attack helicopters, the U.S. Army wants to depopulate hundreds of its AH-64D airframes, making room for new ones and for further development in the field.
Which helicopters have served Indian Air Force like an unsung hero?
Here’s a list of all the Indian Air Force helicopters that have served the country like an unsung hero for ages: The Apache Guardian attack helicopter. (Photo Courtesy: Twitter/ IAF_MCC) The Attack Helicopter fleet of IAF got a major boost with the induction of Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopters.