HAL Prachanda vs Boeing (Hughes) AH-64 Apache Comparison

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Subjects

HAL LCH (Light Combat Helicopter)
Light Attack Helicopter

Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow
Dedicated Two-Seat Attack Helicopter

Basics

ORIGIN
India

ORIGIN
United States

YEAR
2022 [Diff.+36 yrs]

YEAR
1986 [Diff.-36 yrs]

CREW
2

PRODUCTION
10 units [Diff.-2,258]

PRODUCTION
2,268 units [Diff.+2,258]

Dimensions

LENGTH
51.8 ft (15.8 m) [Diff.-6.4 ft]

LENGTH
58.2 ft (17.8 m) [Diff.+6.4 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
43.6 ft (13.3 m) [Diff.-4.4 ft]

WIDTH/SPAN
48.1 ft (14.7 m) [Diff.+4.4 ft]

HEIGHT
15.4 ft (4.7 m) [Diff.+2.7 ft]

HEIGHT
12.7 ft (3.9 m) [Diff.-2.7 ft]

Relative Size Comparison

Shapes below depict aircraft from wingtip-to-wingtip / nose-to-tail assuming aircraft are being viewed from overhead perspective (the nose pointing towards the top of the screen). Helicopter widths include main rotor diameter. If any dimensional values are "NA" in the database then the presented shapes may appear skewed.

HAL LCH (Light Combat Helicopter)

Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow

Weights

EMPTY WT.
18,739 lb (8,500 kg) [Diff.+6,940 lb]

EMPTY WT.
11,799 lb (5,352 kg) [Diff.-6,940 lb]

M.T.O.W.
28,186 lb (12,785 kg) [Diff.+5,904 lb]

M.T.O.W.
22,282 lb (10,107 kg) [Diff.-5,904 lb]

Installed Power

2 x HAL (Turbomeca) Shakti turboshaft engines developing 1,430 horsepower each and driving a four-blade main rotor and a four-blade tail rotor.

2 x General Electric T700-GE-701C turboshaft engines developing 1,890 shaft horsepower and driving four-bladed main and twin-bladed "double" tail rotor.

Performance

SPEED
174 mph (280 kph) [Diff.-9 mph]

SPEED
183 mph (295 kph) [Diff.+9 mph]

RANGE
435 miles (700 km) [Diff.+137 miles]

RANGE
298 miles (480 km) [Diff.-137 miles]

CEILING
21,325 ft (6,500 m) [Diff.+328 feet]

CEILING
20,997 ft (6,400 m) [Diff.-328 feet]

RATE-OF-CLIMB
2,362 ft/min [Diff.-53 feet]

RATE-OF-CLIMB
2,415 ft/min [Diff.+53 feet]

Armament

STANDARD:
1 x 20mm M621 cannon in Nexter THL-20 chin-turret installation.

OPTIONAL:
Air-to-Air missiles, Anti-tank Guided Missiles (ATGMs), Anti-radiation missiles, Rocket Pods, Conventional Drop Ordnance (Cluster, Iron Bombs), gun pods, and cannon pods.

STANDARD:
1 x 30mm Hughes chain gun / automatic cannon in powered, traversing chin-mounted turret.

OPTIONAL:
Four underwing hardpoints and two wing stub endpoints for various mission-specific air-launched ordnance including:

16 x AGM-114 "Hellfire" Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGMs).
4 x Hydra-70 2.75" 19-Shot FFAR (Folding-Fin Aerial Rocket) rocket pods.
2 x AIM-92 "Stinger" short-ranged, air-to-air missiles in ATAS twin missile mount launchers.
4 x Auxiliary Fuel Tanks.

TRIALED:
4 x AIM-9 "Sidewinder" air-to-air missiles.
4 x "Sidearm" anti-radiation missiles.

Up to 1,600lb of externally carried / launched ordnance.

Going Further

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(HAL Prachanda)

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(Boeing (Hughes) AH-64 Apache)

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