| Specifications |
| Contractor |
Bell Helicopter, Textron, Inc. (Prime), General Electric, Kollsman Inc. |
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Introduction date | |
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Unit Cost | Unit conversion cost stated as $11.5 million at roll-out Nov 2000 |
| General characteristics |
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Accommodation | Crew 2 |
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Length, rotors turning | 17,73 m |
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Fuselage length | 13,87 m |
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Width over skids | 2,13 m |
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Wingspan | 4,39 m |
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Height | 3,78 m to the rotor head |
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Main rotor diameter | 14,63 m |
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Tail rotor diameter | 2,97 m |
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Max Weight | 8391 kg / 8,409 kg (18,538 lb) |
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Min Weight | 5580 kg / 5,591 kg (12,326 lb) |
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Max. useful load | 2812 kg |
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Internal fuel | 1565 litres |
| Performance |
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Ceiling | 6,100 m (20,013 ft), |
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Cruise Speed | 69 mps (248 kph), |
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Max Range | 420 km (227 nm), |
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Speed limit (Vne) | 114 mps (410 kph) (222 kts) |
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Max. speed | 298 km/h (161 kts) |
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Cruise speed | 265 km/h (143 kts) |
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g-loads | + 2,6 / - 0,5 g |
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Endurance | 3 hours 18 min |
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Mission radius |
234 km with 1134 kg of payload
334 km with 291 l auxiliary fuel tank |
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Max. range | 705 km (close air support mission with 8 Hellfire, 14 rockets, 650 rounds of ammunition at 3000 ft at 91,5 deg F)
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Main Rotor Blades | 4 |
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Engines 2 T700-GE-401 engine
Power plant | 2 x General Electric T700-GE-401 turboshafts |
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Maximum power | 2 x 1285 kW (1723 shp) for 2,5 minutes, 1690 shp for 30 minutes and 1437 shp max. continuous |
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Transmission limit | 1955 kW (2625 shp) |
| Armament |
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AGM-114A, B, and C Hellfire and anti-tank missiles up to 16 total
AGM-114F Hellfire anti-ship missiles - up to 16 total
70mm Rockets, 19 or 7 shot pods -up to 76 total
AIM-9 Sidewinder
LUU-2A/B nighttime illumination flare
Mk 77 fire bombs
77 and 100 gallon external auxiliary fuel tanks
20 mm cannon handling M50-series rounds
MK 76 practice bombs
BDU-33D/B practice bombs
MK 106 practice bombs
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