AFAH-2 Falco Attack Helicopter
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| Ersilia AFAH-2 Falco | |
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| Painted in CRN Colors | |
| Role | Attack helicopter |
| National origin |  Cacerta
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| Manufacturer | Ersilia Defense and Aeronautics |
| Designer | Ersilia Defense and Aeronautics Kormos Rotorcraft Corporation |
| First flight | 11 May 1992 |
| Introduction | 12 February 1995 |
| Status | In active service |
| Primary user |  Royal Air Fleet Royal Army Royal Navy
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| Produced | 1962 – present |
| Number built | ~950 |
The Ersilia AFAH-2 Falco is a single-seat Cacertian all-weather, day-night, attack helicopter utilized by all branches of the Cacertian Armed Forces. It was designed in the late 1980s and early 1990s as a new-age partner to its predecessor, the AFAH-1 with considerable consultation from the Ruvelkan-based Kormos Rotorcraft Corporation. As a dedicated attack helicopter, it possesses no secondary transport capability as intended, optimizing its combat effectiveness.
Development
Production
Design
Operational History
Specifications
General Characteristics
- Crew: 1
- Length: 16.0 m (52 ft 6 in)
- Rotor Diameter: 14.5 m (47 ft 7 in)
- Height: 4.0 m (13 ft 1 in)
- Disc Area: 330.3 m² (3,555 ft²)
- Empty Weight: 7,700 kg (17,000 lbs)
- Loaded Weight: 9,800 kg (21,600 lbs)
- Max Takeoff Weight: 10,800 kg (23,810 lbs)
- Powerplant: 2 x ERS-VTL-2-22 Turboshafts
- Rotor Systems: 6 blade main rotor, 4 blade tail rotor
Performance
- Maximum Speed: 315 km/h (170 knots, 196 mph) in level flight
- Cruise Speed: 270 km/h (146 knots, 168 mph)
- Range: 545 km (339 miles)
- Combat Radius: 470 km (294 miles)
- Ferry Range: 1,160 km (720 miles) with 4 drop tanks
- Service Ceiling: 5,500 m (18,000 ft)
- Rate of Climb: 16 m/s (52.5 ft/s)
- Disc Loading: 30 kg/m² (6 lb/ft²)
- Power/Mass: 0.33 kW/kg (0.20 hp/lb)
Armament
- Guns: 1 x 30 mm Vitali Assault Cannon with 460 rounds (duel feeding armor-piercing and high-explosive fragmentation)
- Hardpoints: 2,000 kg (4,400 lbs) on 4 underwing external hardpoints. Wingtip pods armed with chaff and flare countermeasures.