Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne

Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne je bil enomotorni jurišni helikopter, ki ga je razvilo podjetje Lockheed za Ameriško kopensko vojsko. AH-56 je bil po zasnovi žirodin helikopter, poleg štirikrakega glavnega rotorja je imel še trikraki potisni propeler za večjo potovalno hitrost. Pri straneh je imel tudi manjša krila, ki so prispevala del vzgona med letom naprej.

AH-56 Cheyenne
A side view of an AH-56 Cheyenne in hover, a few feet above a helipad.
AH-56 Cheyenne during testing
Vloga Jurišni helokopter
Izvor ZDA
Proizvajalec/-ci Lockheed
Krstni polet 21. september 1967
Status Preklican
Število izdelanih 10
Prototip #7
AH-56 od spredaj
AH-56 Cheyenne

Specifikacije (AH-56A)

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Podatki iz Jane's Aircraft[1] WarbirdTech AH-56A[2]

Splošne karakteristike

  • Posadka: 2, pilot in operater za orožje
  • Dolžina: 54 ft 8 in (16,66 m)
  • Premer rotorja: 51 ft 3 in (15,62 m)
  • Višina: 13 ft 8,5 in (4,18 m)
  • Teža praznega letala: 12215 lb (5540 kg)
  • Naložena teža: 18300 lb (8300 kg)
  • Maks. vzletna teža: 25880 lb (11740 kg)
  • Pogon letala: 1 × turbogredni General Electric T64-GE-16, 3925 KM (2930 kW)
  • Rotor: 4-kraki glavni rotor, 4-kraki na repnem, 3-kraki potisni propeler

Zmogljivost

  • Maks. hitrost: 212 vozlov (244 mph, 393 km/h)
  • Potovalna hitrost: 195 vozlov (225 mph, 362 km/h)
  • Doseg: 1063 nmi (1225 mi, 1971 km)
  • Višina leta: 20000 ft (6100 m)
  • Hitrost vzpenjanja: 3000 ft/min (15,23 m/s)

Oborožitev

  • Strelno orožje:
1 × M129 40 mm (1.57 in) izstreljevalec raket ali XM196 7,62x51 mm strojnica;
1 × XM140 30 mm (1.18 in) top

Glej tudi

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Sklici in reference

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  1. Taylor, John William Ransom. Jane's All the World's Aircraft, 1969–70. London: Jane's Yearbooks, 1969. OCLC 19453607
  2. Landis and Jenkins 2000, pp. 41–48.

Bibliografija

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  • Apostolo, Giorgio (1984). The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Helicopters. New York: Bonanza Books. ISBN 0-517-439352.
  • Bonin, John A., MAJ, USA. Towards the Third Dimension in Combined Arms: The Evolution of Armed Helicopters into Air Maneuver Units in Vietnam Arhivirano 2012-06-12 na Wayback Machine.. Fort Leavenworth, Kansas: US Army Command and General Staff College, 22 April 1986.
  • Campbell, Douglas. The Warthog and the Close Air Support Debate. Annapolis, MD: Naval Institute Press, 2003. ISBN 1-55750-232-3.
  • Dahl, Arden B. The Warthog. The Best Deal the Air Force Never Wanted Arhivirano 2011-05-22 na Wayback Machine.. paper. National War College. 2003.
  • Government Accounting Office. Staff Study: Advanced Attack Helicopter. Washington, D.C.: Government Accounting Office, 1974. pdf. Accessed on 31 October 2008.
  • Landis, Tony and Jenkins, Dennis R. Lockheed AH-56A Cheyenne – WarbirdTech Volume 27, Specialty Press, 2000. ISBN 1-58007-027-2.
  • Office of the Assistant Vice Chief of Staff of the Army (OAVCSA). An Abridged History of the Army Attack Helicopter Program Arhivirano 2012-06-12 na Wayback Machine.. Washington, DC: Department of the Army. 1973.
  • Robb, Raymond L. "Hybrid helicopters: Compounding the quest for speed" Arhivirano 2006-09-27 na Wayback Machine., Vertiflite. Summer 2006. American Helicopter Society.

Zunanje povezave

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