Denel Aerospace Systems

Manufacturer:

Denel Aerospace Systems

Country:

South Africa

Commercial designation:

Rooivalk

Technical designation:

AH-2

Version, Variant:

Type:

Conventional

Currently produced:

Y

Typical missions:

Military Combat Attack

Flight conditions:

IFR

First flight:

1995

Landing system:

wheels

Blades number:

4

Tail blades number:

5

MTOW with external loads:

8750 kg

19293.75 lbs

MTOW with only internal loading:

8750 kg

19293.75 lbs

Empty weight:

5910 kg

13031.55 lbs

External payload:

2032 kg

4480.56 lbs

Internal payload:

0 kg

0 lbs

Standard fuel tank:

1483 kg

3270.015 lbs

with optionnal external fuel tank:

2683 kg

5916.015 lbs

Cruise speed:

0 km/h

0 kt

Maximum cruise speed:

278 km/h

150.12 kt

Vne:

309 km/h

166.86 kt

Max negative g @ MTOW:

-0.5 g

Max positive g @ MTOW:

2.6 g

Range with normal tanks:

704 km

380.16 nm

Max range with auxiliary external tanks:

1260 km

680.4 nm

Max endurance @ min consumption speed:

04:55:00 h:min

Rate of climb @ SL:

13 m/s

2558.4 ft/min

Rate of climb @ SL @MTOW:

0 m/s

0 ft/min

IGE max hovering altitude, MTOW:

5850 m

19188 ft

IGE max hovering altitude, empty:

0 m

0 ft

IGE max hovering altitude, ISA+20°C, MTOW:

0 m

0 ft

IGE max hovering altitude, ISA+20°C, empty:

0 m

0 ft

OGE max hovering altitude, MTOW:

5455 m

17892.4 ft

OGE max hovering altitude, empty:

0 m

0 ft

OGE max hovering altitude, ISA+20°C, MTOW:

0 m

0 ft

OGE max hovering altitude, ISA+20°C, empty:

0 m

0 ft

Service ceiling ISA, MTOW:

6100 m

20008 ft

Max operating altitude, empty weight:

0 m

0 ft

Highest use Temperature:

0 °C

0 °F

Lowest use Temperature:

0 °C

0 °F

APU in HC:

Engine manufacturer:

Turbomeca

Model:

Makila 1K2

Engines quantity:

2

Powerplant category:

turbine

Main rotor rotation speed:

279 rpm

Fuel consumption @ SL @ max continuous speed:

0 kg/kW/h

0 lbs/hp/h

Minimum consumption speed @ SL:

0 km/h

0 kt

Fuel consumption @ eco cruise speed @SL:

0 kg/h

0 lbs/h

Fuel consumption @ min consumption speed @ SL:

0 kg/h

0 lbs/h

Engines nominal power:

2752 kW

3739.968 hp

Transmission shaft max continuous power:

1826 kW

2481.534 hp

Transmission shaft max power:

2243 kW

3048.237 hp

Takeoff power 5 min:

2840 kW

3859.56 hp

OEI 30s power:

1573 kW

2137.707 hp

OEI 2min power:

0 kW

0 hp

OEI max continuous power :

0 kW

0 hp

OEI max continuous transmission power:

1491 kW

2026.269 hp

OEI 30 sec transmission power:

0 kW

0 hp

OEI 2 min transmission power:

1715 kW

2330.685 hp

Overall length:

18.73 m

61.4344 ft

Rotor diameter:

15.58 m

51.1024 ft

Tail rotor diameter:

3.05 m

10.004 ft

Fuselage length:

16.39 m

53.7592 ft

Overall height:

5.185 m

17.0068 ft

Main rotor blades chord:

0 m

0 ft

Tail rotor blades chord:

0 m

0 ft

Mast tilt angle:

0 °

Noise at flyover, level:

0 dB EPNL

Noise at flyover, limit:

0 dB EPNL

Noise at takeoff, level:

0 dB EPNL

Noise at takeoff, limit:

0 dB EPNL

Noise at landing, level:

0 dB EPNL

Noise at landing, limit:

0 dB EPNL

Crew:

2

Max pax number:

0

Average price:

50000000 $