Specifications (AH-56A)
Data from Jane's Aircraft WarbirdTech AH-56A
General characteristics
- Crew: Two; one pilot, one copilot/gunner (front seat)
- Length: 54 ft 8 in (16.66 m)
- Rotor diameter: 51 ft 3 in (15.62 m)
- Height: 13 ft 8.5 in (4.18 m)
- Empty weight: 12,215 lb (5,540 kg)
- Loaded weight: 18,300 lb (8,300 kg)
- Max. takeoff weight: 25,880 lb (11,740 kg)
- Powerplant: 1 × General Electric T64-GE-16 turboshaft, 3,925 shp (2,930 kW)
- Rotor systems: 4 blades on main rotor, 4 blades on tail rotor, 3 blades on pusher propeller
Performance
- Maximum speed: 212 knots (244 mph, 393 km/h)
- Cruise speed: 195 knots (225 mph, 362 km/h)
- Range: 1,063 nmi (1,225 mi, 1,971 km)
- Service ceiling: 20,000 ft (6,100 m)
- Rate of climb: 3,000 ft/min (15.23 m/s)
Armament
- Guns:
- 1 × nose turret with either an M129 40 mm (1.57 in) grenade launcher or an XM196 7.62x51 mm machine gun and
- 1 × belly turret with an XM140 30 mm (1.18 in) cannon
- Hardpoints: 6
- Rockets: 2.75 in (70 mm) FFA rockets
- Missiles: BGM-71 TOW missiles
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