The Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche was an American stealth armed reconnaissance and attack helicopter designed for the United States Army by a team of Boeing and Sikorsky. It grew out of the Light Helicopter Experimental program begun in 1982 to replace several Army helicopters, and in April 1991 the Army selected the Boeing-Sikorsky design. Two prototypes were built and flew between 1996 and 2004, the first making its maiden flight on 4 January 1996. The Comanche was to carry its weapons in internal bays and mount a rotary cannon, and to designate targets for the AH-64 Apache. The programme was cancelled in 2004 before mass production began, after nearly seven billion dollars had been spent, and both prototypes are now on public display.
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the Army announced the selection of the Boeing–Sikorsky team
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the Army announced the selection of the Boeing–Sikorsky team
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The Boeing–Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche is an American stealth armed reconnaissance and attack helicopter
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Development, first flight
On 4 January 1996, the prototype Comanche, flown by test pilots Bob Gradle and Rus Stiles, performed its 39-minute maiden flight.
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the RAH-66 program was cancelled in 2004 before mass production began
Prototype testing
a pair 17% more powerful LHTEC 1,563 shp (1,165.5 kW) T800-LHT-801 turboshaft engines
Specifications
Empty weight: 9,300 lb (4,218 kg)
Specifications, maximum take-off weight
Max takeoff weight: 17,408 lb (7,896 kg)
Specifications, maximum speed
Maximum speed: 175 kn (201 mph, 324 km/h) without mast radar
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Two RAH-66 prototypes were constructed and underwent flight testing between 1996 and 2004.
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the Army announced the selection of the Boeing-Sikorsky team
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the Army announced the selection of the Boeing-Sikorsky team
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The Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche is an American stealth armed reconnaissance and attack helicopter
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The Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche is an American stealth armed reconnaissance and attack helicopter
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The Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche is an American stealth armed reconnaissance and attack helicopter
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The Boeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche is an American stealth armed reconnaissance and attack helicopter
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primarily developed for the United States Army's cancelled RAH-66 Comanche armed reconnaissance helicopter
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