Bell ARH-70 Arapaho
The Bell ARH-70 Arapaho was an American four-bladed, single-engine, light military helicopter designed for the United States Army's Armed Reconnaissance Helicopter (ARH) program. With a crew of two and optimized for urban combat, the ARH-70 was slated to replace the Army's aging OH-58D Kiowa Warrior. Excessive delays and growth in program costs forced its cancellation on 16 October 2008, when the Department of Defense failed to certify the program to Congress. The ARH-70 was touted as having been built with off-the-shelf technology, the airframe being based on the Bell 407 (and as such was related to the OH-58).
Summary from Wikipedia, photo via Wikimedia Commons, licensed under CC BY-SA.
- Manufacturer
- Bell Aircraft Corporation
- Category
- Helicopters
- Country of origin
- United States
- First flight
- 2006-07-20
Specifications
- Cruise speed
- 113 kt
- Max speed
- 140 kt
- Range
- 162 nm
- Service ceiling
- 20,000 ft
- Max takeoff weight
- 5,000 lb
- Empty weight
- 2,598 lb
- Powerplant
- Honeywell HTS900-2
- Engines
- 1
- Seats
- 8
- Length
- 34.7 ft
- Height
- 11.7 ft
- Number built
- 4
Specifications are approximate and may vary by variant. Compiled from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Reference and training only. Specifications vary by variant — consult the manufacturer and the official documents.