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Panha 2091

Iranian attack helicopter

Iranian attack helicopter

FieldValue
namePanha 2091 Toufan
imageFile:Balgard tofan6 (cropped).jpg
captionToufan in flight
typeAttack helicopter
manufacturerBell Helicopter Textron
Panha
introduction1998
primary_user
** Artesh{{Citation neededdateOctober 2016}}
*** {{air forceIrannameAir Force}}
** IRGC{{citation neededdateJuly 2015}}
statusActive
developed_fromBell AH-1J International

Panha

  • Flag of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.svg Iranian Armed Forces

    • Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.svg Artesh

      • Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces.svg Ground Forces
        • Flag of Army Aviation of Islamic Republic of Iran.svg Army Aviation
    • Flag of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution.svg IRGC
      • Flag of the Aerospace Force of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution.svg Aerospace Force The Panha 2091 "Toufan" is an Iranian overhaul and upgrade of the Bell AH-1J International (export version of the SeaCobra) attack helicopter purchased before the 1979 Islamic Revolution. The overhaul and upgrade program is known as project number 2091 of the Iranian Helicopter Support and Renewal Company (also known as Panha).

Design

Reported upgrades include:

  • new cockpit armored panels
  • new, Iranian-designed canopy
  • new avionics
  • nose-mounted camera
  • new cockpit design

The upgraded attack helicopter has a narrower airframe for greater flexibility and is armed with an M197 three-barreled 20-mm Gatling-type cannon in the A/A49E turret. Its wing-stub stations carry a pair of 19-tube 70-mm rocket launchers.

Bulletproof glass protects the pilot's cockpit and weapons officer station, internal avionics have been revamped with the addition of a GPS and receiver in the nose, and a warning radar attached to the rear, with four antennae providing 360 degrees coverage and all electronics systems integrated.

Specifications

|prime units?=met General characteristics

|max takeoff weight kg=4530 |max takeoff weight note= Powerplant

Performance

|never exceed speed kmh= |never exceed speed note= |disk loading kg/m2= |fuel consumption kg/km= |power/mass= Armament

:* M197 3-barreled 20 mm "Gatling-style" cannon in the M97 turret (750 rounds ammo capacity) :* 2.75 in (70 mm) Mk 40 or Hydra 70 rockets in 7 or 19 round pods :* 5 in (127 mm) Zuni rockets - 8 rockets in two 4-round LAU-10D/A launchers :* AIM-9 Sidewinder / Misagh-2 Anti-Aircraft Missiles - 1 mounted on each hardpoint :* Toophan ATGM - 1 dual or quad launcher on each wing

References

References

  1. [https://web.archive.org/web/20120206174635/http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/4103/imfhesacobra7xkng0.jpg Iranian Gunship upgrade]
  2. [http://www.janes.com/defence/air_forces/news/jdw/jdw010827_1_n.shtml Panha hovers between repair and manufacturing] Janes.com
  3. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage".
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