The Apache AH 64-A/D:Specs

  An Apache AH 64 testfiring a Hydra 70FFA

 The Apache AH 64:Mission based weapons Configuration

 An Apache AH 64:A feast of Ammo,Cannon and Missiles to boot

 An An army personnel examining the Weapons Payload of an AH 64D

Nation: USA
Manufacturer: Hughes Aircraft, McDonnell Douglas, Boeing
Type: Multi - Mission Attack Helicopter
Year: 1984
Powerplant: 2× General Electric T700 1,690 shp and later upgraded to T701 1,890 shp (1988-1990) and further upgraded to T701C (1991- today) turboshafts, (1,260 kW) each
Fuselage length: 49 ft 5 in (15.06 m)
Rotor system: 4 blades
Crew: 2: pilot, CPG (co-pilot/gunner)

i)Characteristics of Apache AH-64A
Dimensions
Length: 58.17 ft (17.73 m) (with both rotors turning)
Rotor diameter: 48 ft 0 in (14.63 m)
Height: 15.24(4.64m)
Loaded weight: 18,000 lb (8,000 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 21,000 lb (9,500 kg)

Performance
Never exceed speed: 197 knots (227 mph, 365 km/h)
Maximum speed: 158 knots (182 mph, 293 km/h)
Cruise speed: 143 knots (165 mph, 265 km/h)
Combat radius: 260 nm (300 mi, 480 km)
Ferry range: 1,024 nm (1,180 mi, 1,900 km)
Service ceiling: 21,000 ft (6,400 m)/10,200 ft in Hover
Rate of climb: 2,500 ft/min (12.7 m/s)
Disc loading: 9.80 lb/ft² (47.90 kg/m²)
Power/mass: 0.18 hp/lb (310 W/kg)
Maximum Rate of Climb:942m/min
Maximum Vertical Rate of Climb :474m/min

ii)Differing Characteristics of the Apache AH 64D
Dimensions
Length:58.17ft(17.73)
Height:13.30 ft (4.05 m)

Performance
Vertical Rate of Climb:1,775 fpm/541 mpm(SLSD) and 1,595 fpm/486 mpm(HD)
Maximum Rate of Climb:2,635 fpm/803 mpm(SLSD) and 2,600 fpm/793 mpm(HD)
Maximum Level Flight Speed:273 kph(SLSD) and 276 kph(HD)
[Sea Level Standard Day(SLSD); Hot Day(HD) at 2000 ft at 21* C
Cruise Speed:273 kph

Range:400km on internal fuel
1,900km on internal and external fuel
Endurance:3hrs 9min on internal fuel
g Limit Values:+3.5g to -0.5g

ARMAMENT
Guns: 1× M230 30 mm (1.18 in) cannon, located under the fuselage,It provides a rate of fire of 625 rounds per minute. The helicopter has capacity for up to 1,200 rounds of ammunition.
Rockets: Hydra 70 FFARockets
Missiles: combination of AGM-114 Hellfire, AIM-92 Stinger, AIM-9 Sidewinder
     The AH-64D is armed with the Lockheed Martin/Boeing AGM-114D Longbow Hellfire air-to-surface missile which has a millimetre wave seeker which allows the missile to perform in full fire and forget mode. Range is 8km to 12km.
     From 2008, it will be armed with the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) II, a laser-guided version of the Hydra. The US Army awarded BAE Systems a contract for the APKWS II in April 2006.
     The Apache can be equipped with air-to-air missiles (Stinger, AIM-9 Sidewinder, Mistral and Sidearm) and the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS), formerly known as Hydra, family of guided and unguided 70mm rockets.
     The Longbow Apache carries the combination of armaments chosen for the particular mission. In the close support role, the helicopter carries 16 Hellfire missiles on four four-rail launchers and four air-to-air missiles.
     British Army AH Mk 1 helicopters are armed with the CRV7 70mm rocket system from Bristol Aerospace of Winnipeg, Manitoba

Mission Equipment:
Target Acquisition and Designation System /Pilot Night Vision System