Aircraft/Missile Information
General Characteristics Primary function: Special operations forces long-range infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply Contractors: Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., and Boeing Company, Defense and Space Group, Helicopter Division Power Plant: Two Rolls Royce-Allison AE1107C turboshaft engines Thrust: More than 6,200 shaft horsepower per engine Wingspan: 84 feet, 7 inches (25.8 meters) Length: 57 feet, 4 inches (17.4 meters) Height: 22 feet, 1 inch (6.73 meters) Rotary Diameter: 38 feet (11.6 meters) Speed: 277 miles per hour (241 knots) (cruising speed) Ceiling: 25,000 feet (7,620 meters) Maximum Vertical Takeoff Weight: 52,870 pounds (23,982 kilograms) Maximum Rolling Takeoff Weight: 60,500 pounds (27,443 kilograms) Range: : 2,100 nautical miles with internal auxiliary fuel tanks Payload: 24 troops (seated), 32 troops (floor loaded) or 10,000 pounds of cargo Unit cost: $89 million (fiscal 2005 dollars) Crew: Four (pilot, copilot and two enlisted flight engineers) Date Deployed: 2006 (with projected initial operational capability in 2009) Inventory: Active force, 3 (testing)
