My youngest sister flew choppers in the U.S. Army. Not the Apache, as far as I know. She said that chopper pilot training is so difficult that she may not have gone through with it if she had known in advance just how demanding it would be. But she's glad she committed to it, and now flies Life Flights for hospitals.

2:27 my grandfather says it’s like riding a bike. Once you get it, you never forget it. He flew Huey’s in the Vietnam war, served for 33 years, was a Bronze Star recipient, and was Honorably Discharged as a Major. Keep up the good work and love from America.

I had trained with the helicopters while I was in the Army. You would be surprised how quiet they can be. I was walking down the edge of a wood line and did not even know three of these helicopters were on the other side of the woods until they popped up and sent rockets down range over our heads.

When I was in University, I drove by a training ground every day where Apache pilots trained for desert warfare. It was a very rugged/small mountains desert landscape. The pilots used to practice targeting on cars driving on the freeway through the canyons. Almost nobody outside the base knew that (obviously the birds weren’t armed so no accidental launch could happen), but I had a good buddy on base. After he showed me video of my car being “taken out”, I always knew when I saw an Apache slide out from behind a mountain that I was getting killed again.

That dome on top is the AN/APG-78 Longbow Fire Control Radar. It's on top of the rotor mast so that the Apache can hover behind a hill and expose only that dome and mark targets for the flight. Sort of like sticking a periscope up out of the water on a submarine. Only some of them have them because they mark targets for every helicopter in their flight and relay that information digitally. So a flight of four 64's can hover behind a hill, the longbow equipped bird pops up high enough to mark targets with the radome. It can then send that information to the other birds, and they sort out which targets they are engaging, and then they have a flight trajectory option that lobs the hellfires high, up and over the hill they are hiding behind. This allows them to engage multiple targets with out ever really exposing themselves. And yeah, if you look closely at the pilots helmets, you'll note a green boom extending from the right side of the helmet which holds a monocle in front of their right eye. This monocle projects a reticle where the gunner would like the gun to point. A magenetic detection unit mounted in the cockpit reads magnetic sensors on the helmet and translates that motion to the chain gun. So , where the gunner/pilot look, the gun points. Here's a short video of that www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/u0ym6p/ah64_apaches_helmet_gun_tracking_system/?context=3

These are wicked weapons. I was stationed in Europe for the US Army back in the mid 1980's, and we trained with these. The only other aircraft I would rather see coming to aid us troops is the A10 Warthog.

The Apache is actually pretty fast and quiet, it serves specific roles. Usually taking out tanks and ground forces.

Having the rotors tilted is how they are able to taxi forward. They have control of the rotor angle.

I spent two years in Vietnam. Helicopter that looks mostly like that and the same shape basically was called the cobra helicopter. It actually had blue glass for windshields. You might want to check that one out.

When I was little I always spelled helicopter..this way hellacopter🚁 ..lol 😆.

Yep. It be 9/11 today. Prayers to all who have lost their lives. But at the same time it’s nice to know the Titans are kicking the Giants butts right now. Edit: Welp never mind ima act like that never happened

I was lucky/unlucky to see these in action during combat in Iraq. It was pretty unbelievable to watch.

During Gulf War I, it was intriguing to watch the missiles actually arriving at their targets from the nose cameras inside the missiles.

Love these birds. Spent 4 years supporting them. They were still making them better 20 years ago. An amazing piece of gear. The pilots were, largely, some of the nicest officers I encountered. Of course the warrant officers were super chill.

The Apache has saved my life many times in Iraq and Afghanistan. I am so great full for those pilots.

Dad flew Huey’s during Vietnam. It was my favorite chopper until I saw the Apache.. it’s up there with the A-10 and the F-18 as the most badass air frames our military uses

0:37: That would be the AN/APG-74 Longbow radar system. 1:08: That's how helicopters generate thrust. They offset the rotor disk such that some of the airflow that was going straight down is now going at an angle. 4:13: Those are all the various computers for the helicopter.

I love how tight knit your family is. Going on new adventures and experiencing new things together. A very positive experience for all if us!

My uncle was an Apache pilot for decades. He was one of the engineers who helped develop the Longbow system which is utilized on the current models, as well as other helicopters as well. He also took us on a flight in one when I was a young kid, something I'll never forget.

I'm an American combat veteran who flew and trained others to fly Apache helicopters. I retired from the US Army in 2020 and in 1 month my wife and I are immigrating to NZ. I'd love to share my experiences once my family and I arrive 🥰

Love the military reactions. I especially look for them from you guys. But just caught your corn dog reaction and couldn't stop laughing. Great job. Keep up the awesomeness.

Yes, that is why the rotor was tilted forward. Flying a helicopter is like balancing a basketball on a sharp pencil while running.

The "thing on top" of some of the helicopters is a millimeter wave radar system. Those are the longbow apaches, the adar allows the helicopter to scan the battlefield without exposing the aircraft. They can paint targets for radar guided versions of the hellfire missile th

My MOS (military Job) when I was in the Army was to fix the electronics on the Apache. Loved the work, but wasn't what I thought I would be doing. Never actually worked on the helicopters themselves, just the parts that the soldiers on the flight line removed.

The chain gun has changed slightly to a helmet mounted partial control. The helmet is designed for pilots to simply move their head in a direction and the gun follows, the trigger though is still on the control stick so the pilot can choose when to fire or not. It’s something we had to do as the the war on terror had multiple targets and it simply made fighting easier. We also replaced most of the standard bombs with those precision one so we don’t miss the rockets though are standard unfortunately and they do the job mostly.

Working on the AH-64E is quite literally my job in the US army! A true beast. In regards to your very first question about the angle of the rotor you are entirely correct. The Apache rotors rotate at one speed. The speed of the bird as a whole is entirely based on the angle of the rotors

As of 2020 the AGM-114R2 Hellfire missiles cost about $116,455 per missile.

I worked for Lockheed Martin and I used to build the electronic components for the radar systems and I used to build the Hellfire II missiles. There is so much more to those things that I am not sure if I can say what it can do. I do know the Hellfire missiles cost around $50,000 USD EACH. I worked in the clean room assembling the nose cone on the Hellfire. The final assembly to the rest of it is done at a different plant then where I worked.

The Apache can be very nimble. In the heat of battle when you have explosions all around and multiple aircraft flying by, as well as gunfire nearby, The apache is can "sneak" up when you least expect it. One minute you're focused on battle and the next you hear the sound of doom before the apache raises up from behind cover and destroys it's target.

Notice how young the people working on the copter are. They have grown up with the computer and IT equipment.

I'm a farmer US Army Sgt and I LOVE. Your enthusiasm for some of our toys. You guys are great... Keep it up. I'd personally love to see more videos of YOUR home NZ... Most of us yanks only know about your lovely home from LOTR and Hercules/ Xena lol... Keep it up. Educational for my kids and tons of fun!

When I was a kid, my mom and I were driving right at twilight in the field area of Fort Hood Texas and had one of these literally buzz abut 20 to 40 feet over our car after popping out from behind a hill. About 30 seconds after we heard it fire off its weapons. My mom put the gas petal to the floor to get us out of there.

This is one of the aircraft that keeps the USA rated as #1...❤️🇺🇸❤️

You want to know the power of an Apache attack helicopter four of them during desert Storm knocked out the entire early warning radar system for the Iraqi army. Most important part is that all four of them made it back home safely survivability. Think about it 4 aircraft carry 64 hellfires that's goodbye to 64 main battle tanks ... They're roughly 200 tanks in a division which would consist of 16,000 to 20,000 personnel. That means 12 Apaches can wipe out at least a division of tanks. There are currently at least 800 serving in the US armed military forces. That's 12,800 hellfire missiles from those aircraft and a whole lot of death. Oh don't forget about the 30 mm chain gun as well that shoots out at least 10 rounds a second at you . 1200 rounds gives you roughly 2 minutes of squeezing a trigger of death. And that doesn't even touch on the reconnaissance Factor the helicopters give to you as well . By the way they are actually quite quiet that's a part they didn't tell you about. The buffering systems they have in developed for them. Or any of the other counter electronic measures ,chaff as well as others systems they have to give them survivability.

The aggressive rotor pitch angle makes sense on a low flying attack chopper, when forward momentum is needed the hull and more importantly the weapons remain parallel to the ground instead of pointing down at it and can be fired. In turn while hovering the missiles are pointed at an upward angle to more easily clear obstacles gain elevation and then decend on targets.

The little flat disk on top of the rotor is a radar system on an AH-64D Apache Longbow for guiding a n Anti-Tank Hellfire Missile. It also raises the system over obstacles to peek at the enemy and map them out and then the gunner can select his targets and relay to others on what's there.

you should check out some combat footage and tactics for the Apache. It's incredibly nimble and deadly. They will team up with a Kiowa aircraft as thier laser designator and the apache can pop up out of cover, deploy munitions, and drop back into cover before the enemy even knows they are there. Deadly foe on the battle field.

the apache has four broad blades and this results on it being able to run it’s main rotor with less rpm’s resulting in a more stable flight and less noise from the rotors

I was an Aircraft Maintenance Technician on USAF Heavylift Helicopters when the Apache first went active. There are a lot of really amazing facts about U.S. military helicopters, like the manuverability of the H-53 basic airframe. If you can find it, there's training footage of an "A" model '53 performing 2 consecutive full loops, then going straight into 2 consecutive full barrel-rolls (an H-53 is as big as a city bus). Also, during the Vietnam war, many various aircraft were modified to be gunships, including 4 Army CH-47 Chinooks. Look them up. 👍😉

My brother was a technician for the helmet to gun systems. You look and pull the trigger with pinpoint accuracy. It's guided by your eyes. Incredible tech. All the longbow has to do is peak it's radar dome over a hillside. It can guide firepower from a fleet of apaches onto the target miles away. It's superior air to ground support in the most stealth of a surprise attack.

Whats cool about this for me is that when I was a coach one of the kids I coached ended up going into the Army twice, once for two different wars. And he was a Helicopter Pilot for one of these.

I would definitely check out the Gerald R Ford-class aircraft carrier video. Also, if you haven’t checked out the M1 Abrams tank, you should

I actually work on the team that builds the Apache here in Arizona. Thanks for highlighting this amazing aircraft, sometimes even I forget just how awesome it is and what it can do.

Hi! As a emt/ first responder here in the States, that has had to call medvac and life flight emergency medical helicopter plenty of times, I can you tell that the top rotor on a helicopter does not lock into a rigid position like you would think. It can move up, down to some degree and relies on centrifugal force to even it out in flight, but when its basically idling we are taught to crouch slightly and duck walk as we call it as we carry patients to the chopper and keep our heads low as those blades can dip low enough even in motion like they would be, to decapitate you. we get taught that, so we don't end up a casualty trying to approach the chopper, it's happened in our history, and to my knowledge it works that way with all helicopters.

Greetings from the Great White North. Love your vids. Please keep'em coming. If not mistaken,the chopper can hide behind something with just the radar showing. It can send info on targets to other units. PEACE LOVE AND HAPPINESS TO ALL.

The AH-1Z Viper flown by the Marine Corps is equally as awesome. Its actually faster, has longer range, and carries more payload than the Apache.

The angle of the rotors in the beginning is to "tow" the helicopter forward. Once it starts moving, the pilot will pull back and the rotor will angle upward more for lift. Ain't we glad we are all friends!

Never gonna give you up

Wicked and deadly machine!!!! Love u guys and God Bless from Trey in Mississippi ❤️

30 years ago I worked for the company that made the prototype for this amazing machine and I hand made a lot of the parts that go into the Apache AH-64 as well as many others. I was fortunate enough to be there the day this bad boy was first tested, (it's first flight), back in 1992, as well as a few other test flights that were given for the Department of Defense to show what it can do.

I had the pleasure of teaching weapon systems on this aircraft to around 600 personnel over a 6-year period. This is an amazing aircraft and when working correctly is incredibly lethal weapon. Thank you for your honor of American veterans.

The video you guys watched didn't mention that the autocannon can be "slaved" to the gunner's helmet just like the forward sensors. The monacle over the gunner's right eye can be switched to a targeting system for the autocannon, so all the gunner has to do it look at a target and squeeze the trigger.

My hubby is a retired US Army (Blackhawk) helicopter pilot. He trained here in Alabama at the base where pilots also train for the Apache helicopter. It is literally down the road from where I grew up and now live again (in the same house). They fly over my house every day. As my husband says, "It's the sound of freedom!"

My Mom worked in the department that helped build the Apache. She was part of the group that chose the engine manufacturer. My brother has an Apache pilot's helmet, minus the optics, of course. Still very cool.

I was stationed at Ft Bliss Texas when the 3rd ACR was there. I got to see Apache helicopters all the time. Plus got to see Blackhawk helicopters, M1A2 Abrams Tanks, Bradley Fighting Vehicles (which I worked on), M113s, and humvees.

1:05 The rotor is used to taxi for a convenient take-off area and sometimes they use runways. The rotor tilt is also used for other maneuvers while in flight.

Mocking birds also make up their own songs. They are very proud of their singing, getting on the highest limb or on the peak of your roof so everyone can see them. They copy all kinds of sounds from car horns to dogs barking. They are also beautiful to look at with shades of black, grey and white. They are excellent hunters. They land and jerkily spread their wings, making bugs move or fly.

In my state the building line of the Apache is amazing,you start at one end and gradually walk down the line you see Apache in different stages of being built until you reach the end and see the final product,then in back of factory they test fly them over the river.Very cool.

The angle of the blade gives the aircraft it's direction objective.

I was an armament/electrical systems repairer on those awesome helicopters. You can hear each round come out of that gun. You guys are cool and live your enthusiasm in everything you do.

The maintenance on any helicopter is insane, too. My dad has a Bachelors degree is Aircraft Mechanics...he always said the rule is 1 hour in the air equals 10 hours of maintenance on the ground.

So, this may have been answered here previously but the reason that the entire set of blades tilt is because those blades are both the propeller and the wing (like a hummingbird)... it's all variable in terms of trim (angle of attack - whatever keeps you flying)... hope that helps

My mother's cousin worked for McDonnell Douglas and helped with the development of the AH-64. It was designed to take part in WWIII, and would help hold back the initial Soviet tank push into Western Germany. Fortunately that conflict never happened, and this amazing vehicle of war later saw action in Desert Storm, where it devastated Iraqi tank forces. It would hover far off, out of view, and launch it's hellfire missiles to target. The Hellfire missile is a missile that flies high upward and then falls to target, so it's quiet as it descends. You never hear anything but the tank exploding, and usually enemy infantry assumes it's either artillery or mortar fire. So it wreaks havoc on enemy forces, since they never know when or where an attack might occur.

A short side story for you all. Back in the mid 1980's. I worked at Raleigh-Durham International Airport. There was a wing of these helicopters beside one of our runways. One day I was checking the electric fence that was to keep deer off of the runways. These fences surrounded the runways and taxiways. One of these Apache's was leaving. I was just a few feet from it. I remember that I thought if you did not have a hole you can climb into. You would be very -very-dead. This gun had a chain gun underneath in the front. I have a private pilot certificate. The difficult part for me was with a helicopter you can stop and hover. With an airplane it is drilled into our heads to keep moving forward to keep the air flowing around the wing.

Us Americans are busy watching football 🏈 today

A buddy of mine flew Apaches. He said that they had a small plaque in their ready room that said, "Don't bother to run, you'll only die tired."' The Apache is truly an awesome piece of engineering. Love your lovely family and your posts. Much happiness wished upon you all from North Carolina!

Hi all. The ones with the "ball" on top are apache longbow. The are targeting and visual systems. Basically the chopper can poke just the ball above a feature like a hill see what's beyond and target up to 30 things accurately while keeping below cover. The blades behind the hill are quiet and chopper profile hidden. The ball also sends target info to other forces like choppers planes ground forces to lock on and create first strike as well as overwhelming fire on enemy beyond the cover.

fun fact. group of apaches flying 100 feet off the ground fired the 1st shots of desert storm air war at sam sights. after they fired all their missiles and rockets they emptied their bullets at anything still moving. They returned unarmed. But as they returned an EF111 Raven followed by dozens of F15e strike eagles with more F15c eagles flew higher above for intercepting. The Raven jammed the Iraq sam radar while the f15e's destroyed more and deeper sam sights while the f15c's flew cover overhead to fight any Iraq jets. At the same time as this B52s that flew non stop from america launched cruise missiles from the north east and the WW2 iowa class battle ship missouri fired more cruise missiles from the gulf and F117 stealth jets that were already hovering over Bagdad undetected began dropping bombs. The b52s and uss missouri fired the 1st shots of the war but since they launched from so far away the apaches landed the 1st shots of the war.

When I was in the Army we were on a field exercise and in a valley. An Apache snuck up on us and killed all of us with his chain gun. Those things are much quieter than you would think. There wasn't anything we could do as the Apache is armored against small arms, our M16s just bounced off of it, even the M60 with it's 7.62mm round won't damaged it, we had APC mounted .50 caliber machine guns but even if somebody managed to get behind one it time it would take a very long sustained burst to do any real damage. One Apache was shot down during Desert Storm when they were flying low and a guy in a building shot it with an RPG at close range, but the crew survived because of the extra armor around the cockpit. They changed their tactics because of that and they don't get so close to buildings anymore. Apaches are a force multiplier, meaning they are so powerful they make a small unit seem like a large unit. A squadron of 6 Apaches could take on a very large force. It's chain gun fires 30mm rounds, both high explosive incendiary and high explosive dual purpose, dual purpose means that the round will penetrate before it explodes. It can turn a brick or cement structure into Swiss cheese in seconds as it fires over 10 rounds a second. 30mm is a very big round. The incendiary rounds would set a house on fire in just a few seconds. The incendiary compound burns VERY hot, anything it touches would burst into flames. The maximum effective range of the chain gun is 1500 meters. Something shooting at you from that far away is very hard to shoot at. Even the .50 caliber machine gun would be completely ineffective because it doesn't have a scope and you are not going to hit anything at 1500 meters without a scope, and that is just the maximum effective range, meaning that it's not too hard to hit the target, but it's actual range is over 4000 meters. With the sighting system they have you would just have to take a couple of extra seconds to aim at the target. The Hellfire missiles have a range of 12 KM and are laser guided, they hit their target. They can destroy anything, even tanks. The best tanks in the world have a maximum range of just a few thousand meters so they can't even fire back, plus at 5000 meters the Apache would be so small you couldn't even see it, but they could see you. We have 1,275 Apache helicopters. I can't wait to see what the next generation attack helicopter is like. Something better than the Apache ? That's going to be insane.

The AH-64 Apache is built near me in Mesa, Arizona. They do test flights all the time across the Valley. They have a fuselage on a trailer that is brought around to fire departments for training us on how to specifically train for crash/rescue/firefighting specific to the Apache.

My dad was a helicopter mechanic during his first few years in the army, mostly Huey’s and Blackhawk’s but occasionally Apaches, these things are beasts. The thing on top of the rotors is the radar, allowing it to see over the horizon without showing the whole aircraft

Guys kids are growing fast. Nicely done as always

i love how you guys react to the military i had friends that worked on tanks and little bit of everything and he was in the Navy as well plus i can't believe how long those missiles are on the apache helicopter

As a helicopter maintenance tech in the army, Apache helos are not loud at all. For starters the engines are muffled to reduce noise. Secondly, they are able to use both distance and height as defenses. Hellfires can be fired well beyond a mile distance, and the chain gun up to a mile distance. Additionally they are able to use the terrain as a defense also by firing at a target and then ducking behind the terrain for protection.

Let's put it like this. The A-10 is for close support but can't stay in one spot for ground support. The Apache is for really close ground support. We use a combination of Aircraft for support were everything covers each other. When ground forces call in for ground support Gunships, Fighters, Attack Aircraft and helicopters are all launched. The Fighters cover the other Aircraft against other aircraft, while the combination of the Gunship, attack jets and attack helicopters cover the troops and rescue helicopters (if needed ie Chinook or Blackhawk)

The mushroom looking thing on top of some apaches is a millimeter wave radar, it allows the helicopter to hide behind hills. Trees, etc leaving only the radar exposed. They are called "longbow apache"

one thing about the sound is that the way the Apache flies the ground, trees and stuff blocks the sounds from enemy formations until it's too late for them to do much about it except try to run away.

The Gerald R. Ford class Aircraft Carrier is the newest and most advanced Carrier in the US Navy's inventory. The USS Enterprise is currently being constructed in Norfolk and will be the 3rd of 5 Ford class Carrier's produced. What wasn't explained in the video the Longbow Apache has that big "donut" looking thing on top of the main rotor, which is a radar. The Longbow radar allows the Apache to hide behind cover while the radar peeks over the treetops and the USMC AH-1Z Viper can also use the Longbow radar. The Apache and the Viper are definitely not slow the Apache can fly at nearly 200mph while the Viper can reach speeds in excess of 250mph. Both are highly maneuverable and can fly between trees, canyons and buildings swiftly with a skilled pilot. Good video and stay safe.

My husband was an A-H64 Armament Electronic Repairer (MOS: A-H64 X-Ray) and also taught for four years at the Triple-A D, at Ft. Eustis during part of his military career. . He retired on Blackhawk. "The new ones" are Apache Longbows.

Just a heads up, the us military did a test. A single helicopter ended up being equivalent to 5 jets in a dog fight. This began the construction of the harrier. It was = to 5 because of the ability to turn way quicker vs a jet circling around.

I read in an article many years ago that the military can send a small helicopter like a Bell Kiowa with a radar dome to the contact area, and that helicopter can hide behind a hill/terrain with just its radar dome visible and can send the radar information to the Apaches in the area that can then use that information to fire its weapons.

The rotors are in "a really aggressive angle" for forward movement. You can imagine that rotors horizontal to the ground would only lift you up and down. To move forward, they need to tilt forward, or the entire fuselage of the helicopter to be tilted forward (but when you asked the question, it was on the ground, and the fuselage cannot be tilted forwards).

The mushroom on top is an advanced radar which not only help find targets but guides the radar guided Hellfire Anti-Tank missiles too.

Omg Apaches are my favorite! I live in Apache Junction, not far from where they are made. Growing up they flew over our neighborhood in groups and the sound was amazing. But first you don't hear them, your walls just start shaking and then you feel a vibration in the air.

I work for fort Rucker FD and I love working with all the helicopters here (it’s where helicopter pilots come to train)

I work on those, especially the electronics and weapons. Complicated, but amazing pieces of technology!

I live in Arizona and they used to fly these out of a base near us. There’s nothing like the sound of half a dozen of these flying overhead. You could hear them coming. Whomp, whomp, whomp, whomp, whomp, whomp flying fairly low over our house. It was impressive!

The video cannot show you how terrifying the Apache really can be to the enemy. I am a former U.S. Army officer and although I was not a pilot, I have attended firepower demonstrations. One can hear the Apache helicopters long before they are visible, and they fly so close to the ground that they generally are not seen until they are right on top of the enemy, leaving no time for a response! Attack helicopters like the Apache fill the function once filled by the horse cavalry--the shock effect of a rapid attack (indeed, the sound of approaching Apache helicopters is very much like the sound of approaching horse cavalry). That is one reason why you will see many of the Apache helicopters displaying the insignia of the First Cavalry Division!

My older brother is former infantry. He has been a mechanic on the apache now for several years

The peace on top of the helicopter can peak and look over the crest of a hill while keeping the helicopter in cover from potential enemy fire.

I had to do a battle damage assessment back in 2012 on some enemy personnel that we spotted planting IEDS along our routes. A battle damage assessment is basically checking out all the damage that was done from a previous engagement. These guys were spotted and an apache was called out to engage. I'll tell you something.. What I seen that day made me thank god for being on the side of the red white and blue. That apache tore through those 16 individuals with extreme prejudice. We found one guys face about 100 meters away from his body. Once you are in those crosshairs you are as good as cooked.

They do have a "whisper" mode--- that changes the exhaust sound and some of the engine noise so that it's more of a hollow "thud" sound than the loud pop pop sound of normal helicopter travel-- so it's NOT as loud as say a huey or comercial copter.

The Bubble on top is it's special Radar. It allows the helicopter to see over trees without exposing it's self to enemy fire.

You guys should check out the Bell AH-1 COBRA. This helicopter was the aircraft that was the attack helicopter in the Vietnam war. This helicopter helped the Bell UH-1 Iroquois nicknamed famously as the Huey with ground troops on landing zones and on escort. While a group of Huey’s land a Cobra would use smoke (like used at air shows) to block view of the ground troops and Huey’s so then the enemy would not see the group and start firing at the aircraft and troops. And you said that it must be hard to fly a helicopter. Yes it is…by VR experience :| when you barely move your hand on the control of the helicopter it will move a lot. That’s why it’s really hard for pilots to hover the aircraft. *cough* 5 months of flying helicopters am I right 🫠 helicopters and planes are really fun to see and to interact with in VR and in real life. Hope you guys seen this comment *or someone* love your content! I would enjoy if you send a comment to this comment about how you feel or any more questions about this topic. Hope you all have a great day or night! And always remember to stay awesome!

The Longbow variant of the AH-64 Apache is the one with the thing on top, it provides 360 degree radar coverage, as well as other features, not found in the older AH-64 model. The pod's placement also allows the pilot to stealthily, or strategically peak over a ridge or treeline without exposing the helicopter to the enemy, until the pilot decides to deliver a lethal ass-whoopin' to it's target(s).

The Boeing facility that makes the Apache Helicopter is located in Mesa, Arizona......one mile from my house. :) They do frequent test flights in the area, it never gets old seeing them.

very good video also usa and 15 other countries have it in the military and Australia Morocco and Poland have placed orders for it. Also, it takes a crew 2 years of training to MASTER AH-64 APACHE ATTACK HELICOPTER.

The angle pulls it forward. Provides forward motion. I was a platoon Sergeant of an Apache unit. My job was to supervise the upkeep of the Apache helicopter. I planned missions with leaders and insured our pilots has safe and trustworthy Apache's. The Taliban called them the Butterfly of death. They are extremely hard to bring down. They have redundant back up systems. Take one system out and another will take over. Take out one engine and the other will still get them home. I was privileged to work with them. good memories.

I worked at Teledyne-Ryan Aeronautical in San Diego, 1984, and built the cool air intake louvers for the Black Hole exhaust for the first 20 production units. We were responsible for fuselage assembly there. pretty cool to see parts come in at one end and complete airframes go out the other! I left there to go build B1-Bs.

I was in 101st Airborne and our boys save our ass more times than I can count. Just a beast. Kills everything it sees.