This video is a rip of a bonus feature on the "Sikorsky Fan Tail" DVD, showing test flight footage of the RAH-66 Comanche stealth helicopter and test firing footage of the XM301 20mm gatling gun.
That fenestron sounds so cool, and the high-speed pass… damn. This is absolutely the most incredible helicopter to never be produced. I saw it at Oshkosh as a kid and I think it had already been cancelled - I was just in pure awe and even at 12yo or so I remember asking so many questions, some of which they couldn’t even answer (top secret) like how the turbine exhaust was bled out along the tail boom to reduce IR signature. I remember asking why the tail rotor / fenestron was tilted and they told me it contributed to something like 15% of its total lift. My absolute dream would be to see one of these flying next to an F-22 at an airshow. Even today it would seem like something from the future, but both were flying 2+ decades ago! 😮
I agree, even though it supposed to be "SILENT AND STEALTHY," there could be 2 versions, the loud and agressive one, and the quiet, stealthy and fast one.
The funny thing is they could of eliminated that high pitch noise by not having the blades Asymmetrical. If you space them like for example G=gap B=blade. GBGBGBGBGB it will make a high pitch noise like that. If you space it like this GGBGGBGGBGGBGGB. 2 gaps 1 blade 2 gaps 1 blade it creates a node it lowers the pitch. They spaced them equally apart gap blade gap blade. All the same distance you really wanna every two blades you put a larger spacing.
I don't think the Raider X leading the FARA program right now (apparently) has a skinnier frontal cross section than this. The Raider X has it's rear prop exposed, but they say it doesn't affect normal flight. Such a shame the Comanche got cancelled. It's defo a pretty heli. Just read that Bell has made progress related to FARA with the Invictus. Much prefer the Invictus over the Raider.
@@subjectc7505 No, I'm actually talking about the comanches. They are used overseas. A assistant teacher who was in the army told me and he wasn't lying as he has saw it himself being used. Im not talking about the stealth hawk.
@@HelicopterMaster3000 Comanches are fully retired, and all are on display. Something similar to the Comanche is the stealth hawk, which is a stealth version of the black hawk and was used during the raid on Bin Laden compound, one ended up crashing and its tail rotor was damaged, which was leaked all over the internet and people was making theories and everything about it.
4:15 - 4:28 it sounds so otherworldly compared to most helicopters...something you'd hear out of a spielberg/bay movie
Literally gave me chills!
Beside AH-64, Comanche is my favorite heli. Masterpiece of technology!
Yes! And still unmatched even today in many respects.
Tell me that's not awesome. However, if they could modernize some type of XH-51, man oh man how cool that would be. A jet powered helicopter.
That fenestron sounds so cool, and the high-speed pass… damn.
This is absolutely the most incredible helicopter to never be produced. I saw it at Oshkosh as a kid and I think it had already been cancelled - I was just in pure awe and even at 12yo or so I remember asking so many questions, some of which they couldn’t even answer (top secret) like how the turbine exhaust was bled out along the tail boom to reduce IR signature. I remember asking why the tail rotor / fenestron was tilted and they told me it contributed to something like 15% of its total lift.
My absolute dream would be to see one of these flying next to an F-22 at an airshow. Even today it would seem like something from the future, but both were flying 2+ decades ago! 😮
Awesome! It sounds exactly like it supposed to be. Agile, fast and threatening :D
@Wade Yeah, the Invictus 360 seems really awesome.
I agree, even though it supposed to be "SILENT AND STEALTHY," there could be 2 versions, the loud and agressive one, and the quiet, stealthy and fast one.
I think we needed this aircraft, because it was just too cool not to.
Damn thing sounds incredible
That other helicopter on the ground is seeing what all the talk was about
Seems like Bell is resurrecting this beautiful beast in the invictus but nothing beats the original
There's certainly similarities but the Boeing/Sikorsky offering will always be superior. 😈
The invictus program has been scrapped
If the F-22 has helicopter blades and I like that howl it makes
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Wow it's soo damn silent!
I like the howl the tail rotor makes when the ship transitions to sideways flight, new school airwolf anyone?
The funny thing is they could of eliminated that high pitch noise by not having the blades Asymmetrical. If you space them like for example G=gap B=blade. GBGBGBGBGB it will make a high pitch noise like that. If you space it like this GGBGGBGGBGGBGGB. 2 gaps 1 blade 2 gaps 1 blade it creates a node it lowers the pitch. They spaced them equally apart gap blade gap blade. All the same distance you really wanna every two blades you put a larger spacing.
It's a shame they scrapped both airframes.
I wish I could hear that helicopter in fort Rucker and the helicopter is in fort Rucker museum
They still have one of these intact?
@@N238E yes
I don't think the Raider X leading the FARA program right now (apparently) has a skinnier frontal cross section than this. The Raider X has it's rear prop exposed, but they say it doesn't affect normal flight. Such a shame the Comanche got cancelled. It's defo a pretty heli. Just read that Bell has made progress related to FARA with the Invictus. Much prefer the Invictus over the Raider.
The Comanche is in service with the army but they use it overseas.
@@HelicopterMaster3000 your talking about the stealth hawk, no Comanches are in service
@@subjectc7505 No, I'm actually talking about the comanches. They are used overseas. A assistant teacher who was in the army told me and he wasn't lying as he has saw it himself being used. Im not talking about the stealth hawk.
@@HelicopterMaster3000 Comanches are fully retired, and all are on display. Something similar to the Comanche is the stealth hawk, which is a stealth version of the black hawk and was used during the raid on Bin Laden compound, one ended up crashing and its tail rotor was damaged, which was leaked all over the internet and people was making theories and everything about it.
@@subjectc7505 My guy, a person who was in the army told me this himself. I would rather trust someone who was in the army versus someone who isn't.
Over $7 billion dollars... So much was learned, but this program will always be conflicting to me...
Ft Eustis. Every week...secret squirrel air field...
Is that area 51?
No. The Comanche had nothing to do with Area 51, that's a USAF base.