Apache Longbow: An Insider Look At The Deadliest Ever Helicopter | The Ultimates | Spark 

WAIT A MOMENT NARRATOR IS SAYING FULLY DIGITAL IN 2009?.WHEN WE ARE IN 2021?.OR THEIR CALENDAR IS OF B.C ERA?.THIS IS FAKE REFINED DOCUMENTARY .

He who lives as a victim dies as a sheep.

@@lanet3947 There are a lot of old documentaries on you-tube and this is one of them

It is,

Comanche was cancelled in 2004, so even earlier than that

It's from 2002.

I still love to watch it though

@@AviationNut I was a PFC in the Army then. I thought I recognized "my army" :)

Best comment I have read all day actually

*China drops EMP bomb* US: 😱

Wow the narrator is also a judge ..... Awesome

@@robertmaybeth3434 ji

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Yet i find it ironic that every major war chopers have been deployed by a major power, in large numbers (so far there are only two, Vietnam and Afghanistan) neither side managed to achieve a victory, even though their enemy had none themselves. In theory they ought to be a complete game changer, but in fact they haven't been. All they've achieved is an increase in enemy casualties (increased loiter time vs aircraft) and a decrease in friendly KIA's (due to faster evacuation of wounded)

@@robertmaybeth3434 they're still not numerous enough, not cheap enough to deploy, not easy enough to pilot, still too vulnerable to ground fire, too mechanically complex, too slow and not stealthy enough. Solve those issues and you'll have something like the HK's from Terminator and that would be a game-changer.

That is a shit of a huge bullshit ,, nevertheless America has never ever won a war on this earth , However may we believe this ???? So does mean we are good in the sky but fucking mediocre on the earth ,,, shit in Afghanistan ,,, Irak ,, Vietnam ,, we did not win those fucking wars ,, then the first enemy of a weapon is its own constructor periodddddddddddddddddd

The helicopter allowed military forces to fight and supply forces much smaller than the opposing force to annihilate much larger forces. It was a gamechanger. Ex air cav. Door gunner and crew chief. Death from above.

@@robertmaybeth3434 What are you talking about the US Army obliterated Al-Qaeda Defeated the taliban Demolish ISIS Defeated the Iraqi force twice I'm the only reason why the taliban was able To survive It's because they've retreated into Pakistan which provided them with safe haven Obama started decreasing the number The number of our military forces In Afghanistan Then trump started decreasing The military forces in Afghanistan and then Biden ultimately withdrawal our president's politicians Are ultimately to blame what happened down there Not the military Do your research before you say something stupid

I can hardly wait! 😏

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This is the ultimate machine of the future, will be operational in 1950...

I crewed 58s in the late 80s. Thought about reenlisting to transition to the Comanche.

Pretty much any weapon only as good as its operator...

Yeah but helicopters are still better than planes.

@@lawrencemorris2261 depends on the application. An ac130 gliding at a greater altitude will straight fuck a blackhawk.

Impossible to compare one to another.. Totally different application requirements. It's like comparing a supercar to a diesel flatbed..

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Ah, so you are also here doing some Apache prep youtubing :P

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Ka 52 vs AH64?

@@kahunakorteze2763 No chance. Ka-52 launch unguided rockets into the sky of Ukraine. An outdated helicopter with backward electronics. AN-64 is an invincible king.

Spent almost five years for initial build of AH-64. Came back for a year on "D". Now build rockets.

Yea it was on that trail those dudes where amazing

Yeah ppl are just used to movies...seriously crazy how people have movies dictate their idea on how a lot of these things work.

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And as the end users become stupefied by consumerism

And helicopters are better than planes right?

And helicopters are better than planes right?

so you flew choppers and jet fighter? and what else? a starship too? What a lie buhahahah

@@spartan-s013 he said jets, not jet fighters... And yeah, dual rating is a thing, why wouldn't it? You can fly helicopters recreationally while ferrying people in Learjets as a day job.

`When I was in the war'. I can sense the battlefield is still fresh in your mind. As you were soldier.

Sandstorm?

Rip-off remix 👌

The LYNX was retired from the British Navy in 2018

exactly. the Comanche was never fielded

Well I hope they have a list of names because we're gonna need some new ones. Considering Brandon left a shit ton of Blackhawks and Apache's at Bagram now China Russia and Iran are all reverse engineering them

@@danielhawkins2848 it's neither unique nor new technology.

@@danielhawkins2848 lmao you trump supporters are just as dense as the Dems, he sold them that equipment 🤣

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Was there a tribe called the Huey tribe?

It could take out A10 thunderbolt or F35 with ease. Long live the helicopter.

@@lawrencemorris2261 sure......I don't think they even put Stinger mounts on them anymore.

But unless they changed the regulations - walrus mustache is not allowed, are you sure you didn't have an imposter in your midst?

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My F22 Raptor would bash your chopper stealth-ninja-styley... Beyond epic proportions

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Much respect, like the infamous Warthogs

...really really really old

I worked at Sikorsky, WPB during the development of the Comanche...I saw the test flights of the S-76 'Shadow' (proof of concept) to the first flight of the RAH-66 and follow-on test flights until the 'Big layoff' of March 2002 when the S-76 program was sent to the Czech Republic...in or around 2004, the Comanche was cancelled...a few years later, one of my buds was the crew chief for the X-1 which has become the Raider...he kept me up to date with e-mails of pictures of the aircraft during its test flights...

Not really .. Doesn’t know his ass from a hole in the ground

I was at Ft. Rucker in 1975 when Sikorsky and BOEING were having the run-off to figure out who was going to produce what was then called a UTTAS. As we all now know (have for YEARS, I guess), Sikorsky won and produced the UH-60 Blackhawk which I flew in the early-mid 80's (and it was a HOOT!). It amazes me to still be seeing Blackhawks in service 45 or 66 years and many improvements & mods later. But then the HUEY was in service for DECADES too, so I guess I shouldn't be all THAT surprised!

@@donjohnson8627 cool, very cool, but, only grandma's use words like HOOT...okay ?...

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not quite that simple

I highly doubt there will be a heli that could replace the Apache any time soon, thankfully.

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Exactly. Or old Top Gear. I never knew Tiff was into aviation stuff. Or maybe it was just a good paycheck,

Its dead insects lol.

Thats because all the pigeons were decapitated. That the last poopies.

Nah, too many KA-50/52's

yeh what an impressive machine!

I wonder if there is any video showing comanches actually flying over in Us states

LOL no you haven't. There were only TWO prototypes ever built, and they've both been sitting the Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker in Alabama since 2010. You just left this comment a year ago.

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As a former cav ground scout I can confirm this.

@@joehaney5186 Scout's Out.

@@adamlong54 all the way out

It really is

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LCDs... when was the last time you used an LCD?

@@JunkPhuJP you have one in your pocket. It looks like a mobile phone.

@@olsmokey actually most electronics have OLEDs

@@JunkPhuJP A lot do to be sure, but I disagree that "most" do. Maybe it's true for what you have.

You're out of date!

Proud to be born under these defenses

The Comanche is in service for the army. They use it overseas.

@@HelicopterMaster475 what army are you talking about??

@@ph.5063 the Us army.

@@HelicopterMaster475 no it's not...the Comanche program was cancelled with only two prototypes ever being built it is most certainly NOT in service anywhere by anyone.

Well obviously, a vinyl record would skip too much

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And yet, that exactly how it got bullied in Kosovo war

Along with the presenter's enthusiastic gay lisp...

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Tiff Nedell from 5th gear tv show he’s actually a professional race driver

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It's horrible, Horrible Redenbacher. Definitely sucked all the life out of Sandstorm....I was JUST about to post the exact same thing! CLmao! I thought I was the only one and then I scrolled down and Ya got there before me and a lot of people I suspect! Noice!

...and sounds like I'm in the 90's with the generic techno soundtrack.

this aired on discovery in 1998

@@ZacHawkins42 darude sandstorm

​@@MrMAKFoto I think you are wrong in saying this video aired in 1998. If you carefully look at what little is shown of the credits at 47:38, it appears this was released in 2003

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Apache are Fierce Warriors during the early times of the "Not So United Anymore" States... because WHITE Man came and did their best to Slaughter the Tribal Nations... and it is STILL going on Today. Montana, Idaho, N. and S. Dakota, Washington State... Tribal girls and Women are disappearing every day... some bodies have been found, but Not All. Just a few months ago, Bill Gates bought 234,000 Acres of STOLEN Tribal Land from the Dept. of the Interior and BLM (Bureau of Land Management)... STOLEN Tribal Land in E. Washington State... he paid near $171M for it, and he will NOT comment on the transaction. Funny, he brags about everything else...

It was filmed in 2002, so it's almost 19 years old.

The guts of the Comanche turned the Apache into the Apache Longbow.

Good catch! It's been so long I had to think what crt was... cathode....

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Tbh I'd be more concerned about an auto cannon. SSM's and SAM's deliver warnings when fired at you, you have a chance to evade and use countermeasures. An auto cannon tho, the first you know about it is often as not the holes its blown through your aircraft.

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Very powerful chopper

Needs exhaust silencer..

Lol

The weed wacker of the skies.

Wanna ride bikes? lol Sorry ADHD kicked in lol

It's more or less not needed so they just dont spend the extra money.

this documentary is from 2002. they remastered and Compiled from old Episode of Discovery Channel Wings Series.

That’s a full-size hard drive

So, it's older than you, kid.

@@larrysmith6797 LOL. Thanks for the compliment; I'm 35.

Well, the runoff between Sikorsky and Boeing for the UTTAS program (which became the UH-60) was in 1975 and THAT was 4 1/2 decades a go!! I was there....I guess that makes me an old guy now, huh!!??

This is from the 1990s or early 2000s, before Arma.

When conditions were ideal true enough. And while I hesitate to give too much credit to those who habitually over exaggerate their own worth already, the neutralization of enemy AA capability first went on for weeks. Helocopters did not perform those missions, but may be the greatest benefit recipients from them.

But they did well against Iran

@Nicolas Maybe you should do some research before looking like a fool. You can start with reading the book "Unrestricted Warfare". When you are done with that I'll give you even more references.

Did you even watch? This is a stealth like aircraft. You can’t hit what you can’t fully see. It has defensive capabilities to thwart missile attacks.

@@martylucas8557 The Ah64 has 0 stealth capabilities. Even if it did, stealth doesn’t mean what you probably think. It’s like calling soft armor or even a plate carrier a “bulletproof vest”. There’s no such thing.

Vet who's seen it here. There are different kinds of stealth. The F-35 for instance, uses radar reflective angles and paint so radar can't see them until it's too late, and even if they do see them, they can't get a lock on them to shoot them. The AH-64 uses standoff distance (thus the Longbow name) and terrain masking techniques for stealth. They're not easy to shoot down because of tactics. For instance, the opening shots of Desert Storm were carried out by Apaches. They went deep into enemy territory undetected because they were flying low and putting hills and trees between them and the enemy.... then they destroyed Iraqi command and control and radar facilities. This allowed jets to join in the fun unimpeded and put some whoopass on aircraft sitting on the ground, parked vehicles like tanks, infrastructure like communications hubs, and troops... before they could even get into the fight. When an Apache can see over the trees with radar and advanced optics without exposing itself, and fire a hellfire missile from 10mi away, you're not going to have much of a chance to shoot it down. Concerning drones, there's a lot of stuff in movies that doesn't translate to the real world battlefield. For instance, fully autonomous combat drones are many years from reality. Remotely piloted vehicles are used for limited purposes, because all you really need to do to kill all of them at once is disrupt communications ... and that's not as difficult to do as one might think. What **is** a reality, is man-in-the-middle autonomy. For instance, an Apache Gunner will take over drone control near the objective and leverage it's sensors and weapons to clear that objective enough to fly in safely and really start the pounding. These machines are more complex and capable than most people realize, and the people who fly them are so well trained and competent that they're far more dangerous than the equipment itself... not that you'd be able to tell from Hollywood films that intentionally make us look incompetent... which I'll never understand.

Genius!

The Comanche is in service but the army uses it overseas