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Boeing (Hughes) AH-64 Apache vs Bell AH-1Z Viper Comparison


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Direct side-by-side comparison of two aircraft.

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Subjects
Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow
Dedicated Two-Seat Attack Helicopter
Bell AH-1Z Viper
Twin-Seat, Twin-Engine Attack Helicopter
Basics
ORIGIN
United States
ORIGIN
United States
YEAR
1986 [Diff.-24 yrs]
YEAR
2010 [Diff.+24 yrs]
CREW
2
CREW
2
PRODUCTION
2,268 units [Diff.+2,038]
PRODUCTION
230 units [Diff.-2,038]
Dimensions
LENGTH
58.2 ft (17.8 m) [Diff.-0.2 ft]
LENGTH
58.4 ft (17.8 m) [Diff.+0.2 ft]
WIDTH/SPAN
48.1 ft (14.7 m) [Diff.+0.2 ft]
WIDTH/SPAN
47.9 ft (14.6 m) [Diff.-0.2 ft]
HEIGHT
12.7 ft (3.9 m) [Diff.-1.6 ft]
HEIGHT
14.3 ft (4.4 m) [Diff.+1.6 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.
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Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow
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Bell AH-1Z Viper
Weights
EMPTY WT.
11,799 lb (5,352 kg) [Diff.-503 lb]
EMPTY WT.
12,302 lb (5,580 kg) [Diff.+503 lb]
M.T.O.W.
22,282 lb (10,107 kg) [Diff.+3,763 lb]
M.T.O.W.
18,519 lb (8,400 kg) [Diff.-3,763 lb]
Installed Power
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.
2 x General Electric T700-GE-401C turboshaft engines developing 1,800 shaft horsepower to four-blade main rotor and four-blade tail rotor.
Performance
SPEED
183 mph (295 kph) [Diff.-71 mph]
SPEED
255 mph (410 kph) [Diff.+71 mph]
RANGE
298 miles (480 km) [Diff.+34 miles]
RANGE
264 miles (425 km) [Diff.-34 miles]
CEILING
20,997 ft (6,400 m) [Diff.+1,312 feet]
CEILING
19,685 ft (6,000 m) [Diff.-1,312 feet]
RATE-OF-CLIMB
2,415 ft/min [Diff.-375 feet]
RATE-OF-CLIMB
2,790 ft/min [Diff.+375 feet]
Armament
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.
STANDARD:
1 x 20mm M196 three-barreled Gatling-style cannon in powered chin turret.

OPTIONAL:
Six hardpoints on wingstubs for mixed armament including AGM-114 Hellfire Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGMs), air-to-surface missiles, AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missiles, and seven- or nineteen-shot 2.75" Hydra 70 rocket pods.
Going Further
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(Boeing (Hughes) AH-64 Apache)
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(Bell AH-1Z Viper)
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