The story
Tandem cockpit, Hellfire missiles, a 30mm chain gun slaved to the gunner's helmet. The Apache is the closest thing on the planet to a flying tank. If you tagged one outside a base or training area, something interesting is happening.
The Apache's 30mm chain gun can be slaved to either crew member's helmet sight. Wherever they turn their head, the gun follows.
Quick answers
How do you identify a AH-64 Apache?
Stepped tandem cockpit with the gunner low in front and the pilot high behind, stub wings loaded with pylons, a gun under the chin, and wheels instead of skids. Many US Apaches carry a pill-shaped radar dome on top of the rotor mast.
What does a AH-64 Apache sound like?
A hard, flat rotor chop with a turbine edge behind it. Lower and meaner than any police or news helicopter; you hear the blades bite when it turns.
How many people does the AH-64 Apache carry?
Typical configuration: Pilot + gunner (tandem).
When did the AH-64 Apache first fly?
Its first flight was in 1975.
How many AH-64 Apaches have been built?
2,700+ built.
How rare is a AH-64 Apache in Bogey?
RARE. A good day. Most spotters go weeks between sightings of something this rare. Your first AH-64 Apache catch is worth 250 points.
