Apache Choppers and Its recent

Advancements
Seminar by
MARUTHI .D.PATIL

Guided By
DAYANANDA.B.S BE,M.TECH(Ph.D)
HOD,Dept of Mechanical Engineering
Sapthagiri College Of Engineering
 CONCEPTS AND CONTENTS
• Description
• Origin of Apache
• Mechanisms
• Amour
• Weapons
• Sensor Equipments
• Variants of Apache
• Features of a Apache Longbow AH 64-D
• Operational History
DESCRIPTION
• COMBAT MISSION:   167 mph
• COMBAT RANGE:   300 miles
• COMBAT ENDURANCE:   2.5
hours
• LENGTH:   49 ft 5 in
• MISSION WEIGHT:   16,600 lbs
• ARMAMENT:   HELLFIRE
missiles, 2.75” rockets and
30mm chain gun
• CREW:   2 (pilot and co-pilot
/gunner)
 ORIGIN OF APACHE
• The first
prototype(The YAH
-64)lifted off on sept
30,1975 rom carlsbad
california.It was
developed by Hughe
Helicopters ( today a
part of BOIENG) for
the US Army.It was a
twin engine T-tailed
attack helicopter.
 The APACHE has a lots of complex
mechanisms involved in its make up.
Some of the basic mechanisms which are
its basic necessity and are the reason for
its successful Performance are:
• Swash plate Mechanism
• Amour Mechanism
• Weapon Mechanism
1 Non-rotating outer ring (blue)
2 Turning inner ring (silver)
3 Ball joint
4 Control (pitch) preventing
turning of outer ring
5 Control (roll)
6 Linkages (silver) to the rotor
blade
Above:The 320mm
Automatic canon and
Right: The hell fire
missiles and Hydra
rockets loaded on to
the chopper.
• The Helmet
Targetting System in
Apache which is used
to control the 320mm
automatic canon and
the machine gun.
 Features of Apache AH-64 D
Longbow
• Crew 2 With Pilot seated above and behind Weapons Systems Officer
• Engines Two General Electric T700-GE-701
• Dimensions L - 17.73m 
W - 5.227m 
H - 4.64m
• Weights 11,800 lbs (empty)
15,075 lbs (standard loudout)
• Max Speed 150 kt (279 kph)
• Range 400 km - internal fuel 
1,900 km - internal and external fuel
• Armament M230 30mm Cannon (typical loudout of 1200 rounds)
Hydra 70mm FFAR Folding Fin Aerial Rockets (in pods of 19) 
AGM-114D Longbow Hellfire Missiles (up to 16) 
Stinger, AIM-9 Sidewinder, Mistral and Sidearm air-to-air

missiles
• The major nations that Use the Apache
choppers are
• United States Of America
• Israel
• United Kingdom
• Netherlands
• United Arab Emirates
Fleet of Apache at US air base
 CONCLUSION
• After all the
developments and all the
other tests of nature
undergone on it the
apache chopers stand the
test of time and have
been serving in the most
efficient way.Hence it
has been regarded as the
best Attack Helicopter of
all times.