(Luft) Boeing AH-64 Apache

[Schneemann]

Der AH-64 steht derzeit aufgrund einiger Abstürze in den letzten Wochen etwas im Fokus:

Four Army AH-64 Apaches Have Now Crashed In Just Two Months

The two most recent Army AH-64 crashes happened within days of each other this week and the Army National Guard has grounded its Apaches. [...]

The most recent Army AH-64 mishap involved an unspecified Apache variant assigned to the 4th Combat Aviation Brigade, part of the 4th Infantry Division, at Fort Carson. The crash occurred at approximately 6:30 PM local time in the course of a routine training flight, according to KDVR, a local Fox affiliate. The helicopter's co-pilot/gunner were taken to the base's Evans Army Community Hospital where they were treated for minor injuries and subsequently released. [...] Another Apache, an AH-64E variant from the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade, suffered a mishap at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington State at around 9:30 PM local time on Monday. That incident also occurred during a routine training mission and is being investigated. The helicopter's pilot and co-pilot/gunner were still at Madigan Army Medical Center in "stable condition" as of yesterday, according to Army Times. [...]

This all comes after two Army National Guard AH-64D Apaches crashed in separate incidents in February. Both of those mishaps, which also occurred during training flights, remain under investigation. [...] On February 27, the Army National Guard announced it was grounding all of its Apaches. [...]

Whether or not this recent string of Apache crashes will have any additional impacts on the Army's broader AH-64 plans remains to be seen, but the cluster of recent crashes are bound to put extreme focus on the Apache community.

https://www.twz.com/air/four-army-ah-64-...two-months

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