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The helicopter unit later became part of The Boeing Company with the merger of Boeing and McDonnell Douglas in August 1997. [17] In 1986, the incremental or flyaway cost for the AH-64A was $7M and the average unit cost was approximately $13.9M based on total costs. [16]
[6] [7] However, the competition was restarted in 2010 due to ballooning VH-71 development costs, allowing Sikorsky to resubmit the VH-92 in April 2010. [8] By mid-2013, all other aircraft manufacturers had dropped out of the contest, leaving only Sikorsky. [9] On 7 May 2014, it was announced that the VH-92 had won the restarted VXX competition ...
These three programs were originally for pilot candidates who did not have at least an FAA Private Pilot Certificate (e.g. current pilots and navigators/combat system operators), and were consolidated into the current single civilian contractor-operated program under direct USAF auspices and oversight of the 12th Flying Training Wing (12 FTW) of the Air Education and Training Command (AETC) at ...
Data from The International Directory of Civil Aircraft, MD 530F data General characteristics Crew: 1–2 Capacity: 5 total Length: 32 ft 7 in (9.94 m) Wingspan: 27 ft 4 in (8.33 m) Height: 8 ft 9 in (2.48 m) Wing area: 587.5 sq ft (54.6 m 2) Empty weight: 1,591 lb (722 kg) Max takeoff weight: 3,550 lb (1,610 kg) Powerplant: 1 × One Allison 250-C30 turboshaft, 425 shp (317 kW) takeoff power ...
In 1996, the USMC launched the H-1 upgrade program by signing a contract with Bell Helicopter for upgrading 180 AH-1Ws into AH-1Zs and upgrading 100 UH-1Ns into UH-1Ys. [6] [8] The H-1 program created completely modernized attack and utility helicopters with considerable design commonality to reduce operating costs. The AH-1Z and UH-1Y share a ...
During 1967, following price escalations for the OH-6, the U.S. Army reopened the program to bids for as many as 2,700 additional airframes beyond the 1,300 OH-6s already contracted. Following a competitive fly-off and a sealed bidding process, Hughes lost the contract to Bell, resulting in the competing Bell OH-58 Kiowa being produced.
The U.S. Army's LHX program began in the early 1980s, proposing two helicopter designs with a high percentage of commonality of dynamic components. One was a light utility version ("LHX-U") for assault and tactical movement of troops and supplies, the other was a light scout/attack version ("LHX-SCAT") to complement the growing development of the AH-64 Apache.
Coast Guard helicopter pilots report to the Coast Guard Aviation Training Center in Mobile, Alabama for further training, or the "T-Course", on the MH-60T Jayhawk and MH-65D Dolphin. The Navy also trains pilots from several NATO and other allied nations as military and naval helicopter pilots. [8]