Boeing Tests High-Speed Compound Apache In Wind Tunnel

Credit: Compound Apache: Boeing
PHILADELPHIA—Boeing has completed initial wind-tunnel tests of a compound-helicopter version of the AH-64E Apache, showing potential for increased speed and range. The aircraft has a tail-mounted variable-pitch propeller for propulsion and a larger wing to offload lift from the rotor and allow...

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