Boeing/Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche
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- The Boeing/Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche was an advanced U.S. Army military helicopter intended for the armed reconnaissance role, incorporating stealth technologies. It was also intended to designate targets for the AH-64 Apache. The RAH-66 program was canceled in 2004 before it was fielded.
Comanche was so stealthy it was never seen again..
Ebz Pogi hahahahahaha
Winner of my "The best comment of the the day", congratulations!
Nice one
lmfaoo
Lmao :(
Comanche, the coolest and the most future-looking helicopter ever
an 11 year old design still looks today as it is from the future . thats remarkable.
You are right its a beaty isnt it.
You commented it 2 year ago according to youtube (I write it 2023 so your comment is from 2021 right?)
Well if it is, it wasn't a 11 year old design, this design existed since the 90s.
It's first flight was in 1996.
Not the design, the heli itself almost 27 year old. Or was 25 when you wrote this comment.
It was canceled in 2004.
1:27 - "Dafuq ya lookin' at?"
GhostTrueCapitalist 😂
LMAO
That music tells you when this was made
Late '90s/early '00s
MidgetMan 420 so does the computer animation
January 4th 1996.
Meet the helicopter that made good times with kids in 1993 in Comanche by Novalogic
same
Same
I remember playing Comanche: Maximum Overkill on my Intel 386SX with 16-bit VGA graphics. A technological marvel in graphics and sound for its time.
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There's also EECH on GoG.com.
This makes me want to buy a joystick and Comanche flightsim for the PC.
n3rdbear Arma 3
Dont forget a good GPU.
If the F-22 & Cobra helicopter had had a child, this is probably what it would look like. It's really a shame they never put the Commanche into service cuz it was not only a great looking chopper but sounds like it would've been quite formidable as well.
Cobra doesnt support a heavy hit and the F22 is not like a shopper.
I think cobra cheated f22 with f-117
I love how every RTS that has this unit gives it a cloaking ability 😂
Gererals, no ;~;
@@minoru2878 No fuck, you're right, they just swarmed and dumped missiles in that one!
@@minoru2878 it's stealth, as long as:
-you have the upgrade
-you don't fire lol
It wasnt cancelled. It went on as the new "Black Helicopter", and test bed for new helicopter technology. The "Bin Ladin attack helicopter" is one fine example of Comanche Technology
Yes it was cancelled, although some of its technology went into other helicopters. There wasn't an 'attack helicopter' used in the Bin Laden raid, it was a modified Black Hawk troop transport.
Funny thing about project cancellations though: Many projects are actually part of technology development cover stories used for new ideas that are intended to be integrated into other things. It is entirely possible that Commanche was just a development platform for quiet rotor technology (which WAS used in the OBL raid, you recall) and probably other technologies. This happens all the time. They have to be able to spend the money in such a way as not to raise certain red flags.
Saw these in Generals: Zero Hour
Mod?
GlitchedExe
It’s the normal American combat helicopter
No mods
@@IGNACY-fp8zo huh.
Thats cool, makes me want to buy the game a bit more now. Lol
GlitchedExe
100% worth it
@@glitchedexe $20 for all the C&C games on Origin. i copped them last week and haven't stopped playing Zero Hour yet xD
gorgeous machine
makes the stealth black hawk look like crap
Yeah it was used in Pakistan to insert Seal team 6 and assassinate Bin Laden.
@@gavriel25 i don't think so. I think they used modified black hawks.
@@gavriel25 Saw it on TV Osama Bin Laden the greatest terrorist of all time was killed before 911 and then started the Iraq war.
I saw this in Hulk movie.
@Manuel Camelo bla bla bla
The only worthy Hulk movie
Yeah me too
I can't believe that it was cancelled.. Would be the best in the world.
Man the Drone sure put a stop to this concept.
Who watching this in 2019?
Me
Me
Ur mom
Me
2020
Weekday wings... I used to love to watch this show everyday after school!
It is a neat bird. I got to get in one back while I was in 64 school. The technology just isn't necessary for the mission to have a stealth helicopter. We fly under the radar as it is so stealth isn't needed.
"mommie, mommie! There is a helicopter above us!" "No, its invisible. We cant see it."
Wow an actually good joke from 7 years ago that is still keeping up
Still a good joke...
i always smile when i hear that a very promising and advanced programm like this all of a sudden gets the official status "canceled" and no further information becomes available. there are black projects, and then there are "canceled" projects. :)
Yeah, except Comanche really was canceled. This wasn't some bait-and-switch magician trick. There is no black helicopter project that nobody knows about. If a system like Comanche was used in the field, people would know about it - Just like everyone knew about Nighthawk, which, if they didn't know about it before, everyone certainly knew about after the first time it ruined Saddam's day, despite it still being classified and not confirmed.
There are black projects, and then there are projects that have real work to perform on a battlefield. Staying black may be well and good for U-2 or SR-71 at 70,000 feet, but not down in the trees where Comanche operates. You're delusional if you think otherwise.
Would’ve loved to have flown one of those things.
Arma 3.
@@glitchedexe Hes talking about flying one.
Not pretending to fly one.
@@davecrupel2817 i know. but still. The chances to get to fly that thing irl now a days...
@@glitchedexe he says he wishes also this isn't the first time you've done this
The allocated money ended up being well spent with the AH64D Longbow upgrades and UAV developments considering their extensive use in Iraq and Afgahnistan. That said, what an absolutely incredible helicopter! I bet most Apache helicopter pilots would give their left nut( or labia) to take one of the prototypes out for a spin.
Does anyone think of Airwolf when looking at this helicopter ?
Who thinks this helicopter deserves it's own TV show like Airwolf ?
Very sleek aircraft. I have often wondered why helicopter tail rotors are not incorporated into the body. Seems much safer for the ground crew.
The Air Cav is gonna get some new "Sky Horses" to go into battle with.
The Comanche was ahead of its time
Kamov KA-52: *cries in the corner*
Comanche can't even cry because it is cancelled.
Except guess which one of these is in active service.
Why even compare? They're helicopters for two different purposes.
*gasp*
Damn budget cuts
DAMN!
Comanches and Apaches working together......KILLA!
Kinda like the planned F-22 and F-15EX duo.
One Mi 35 could kill them all.
I saw a documentary on this helicopter, and it was quite intresting on how they built this thing. I mean, they mainly paid more attention to the roller system, then they did the helicopter. They actually build the roller system around the helicopter, instead of the helicopter around the roller system. Maybe thats why the thing flys so good.
The Comanche program officially ended in 2004. I think unofficially it continued under another name. Im guessing one reason is the Comanche was a prelude to a very quiet stealth helicopter. Knowledge of something like that would definitely require a high level security clearance. After all we wouldn't want anyone else having it.
Well maybe with the help of the Russians we could make it come back again.
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Nah, the role is out now.
The multi-role attack fighter F-35 with VTOL mode take most of the air support away from any other jet or heli, and the reconnaissance role (the R from RAH-66) is taken by far more cheaper drones.
You not need an expensive stealth heli when a cheap cardboard drone can strike your target.
Griffin 2-6 This is Daytona 1-3, you are cleared for takeoff.
Roger Daytona 1-3, we’re headin’ out.
Cancel half the F-35, and make these instead!
nguyen danny More than just the fighters, they also want to replace the AV-8, F-18 and A-10. Lockheed wants them doing everything despite the fact that they are barely suited for any of those roles. Also I agree with you it is very unlikely that they will actually produce the 2,000 some odd planes they want to.
Certifiableserf a 20:1 kill ratio against an f16 hmm
Yeah because a helicopter is the same thing as a fixed wing aircraft
@@certifiableserf6036 they're up to 400, and 478 are locked in. Your prediction is looking ever shakier mate.
@@certifiableserf6036 I honestly love how wrong you are...
If an F-22 & a Cobra attack helicopter had a child this is what it would look like. And what a beauty she is. It's a shame they never put her into production.
I so would love to see what a 2024 Comanche helicopter would look like !! It does still looks good but would love to see a 2024 version. The Marines could use them to replace the Vipers
GTA v flashbacks and arma 3
The production of the comanche were cancelled
Why
Tlotliso J SWARG because it’s Job could be done by drones, which are cheaper and more effective
@@TrigonixZeNW ironically the Kiowa was only canceled a few years ago and seeing as drones are hitting hospitals because they have zero situational awareness I think this recon attack helicopter would have been the better bet than the apache
It will take a few dozen more helicopters to fully perfect the best one. But this helicopter is better then ones in the past, name of the game, advancement.
I wouldn't be mad if we got this as a surprise 2020 helicopter
the music, movies, cars, military equipment, armor and so one from 80s 90s were build and designed by an amazing creative people not that transgenders that we have now
ok boomer
ARMA 3...
:P
Six years later...
@@ScottNguyenRCAC Ikr, I was honestly looking for a comment mentioning Arma 3 lmao
GTA V
I got to see one of these over socal desert. Heard it was visiting a museum.
Discovery Channel used to be so good.
1:30 Comanche dont give a fuck about your laws of flying forward, its gonna fly sideways.
Lol xd
00008HANK Perhaps, but not as flawlessly as the Comanche could. It literally could, fly sideways. Not just for a few moments, but forever, if it wanted to.
00008HANK Watch out, Russian fanboys are coming!
@@00008HANK It is more chalked up to its excellent fbw it's unique to it's system because it can do this controlled with minimum pilot input at 110 kts which normally would be impossible as the weather vane effect would make that difficult to control not so now
Comanche is the best helicopter of the world
I remember seeing one of these flying over Edwards in 2002.
ay DIos mio, adoro Comanche. me recuerda las palabras de Rus Stiles durante el vuelo primer," tenemos flotar manos-fuera" orale :)
lol, i have the flight sim for this, its called, Comanche Gold!.
and its old!
I was thinking the same thing.
Those Commanche's might be operational in secret.
I don't believe those stealth Black Hawk choppers flew trough Pakistan without any armed escort.
Stridus7
I know this is an old comment, but did you see the Blackhawk that was shot down? It was not standard production
Highly maneuverable, snap turns ...it was the equivalent to a Raptor with rotors, kinda looks like it too.
It was from the same era as the Raptor and if I remember correctly it had some level of cross-compatibility with the F-22.
The 90s computer game ‘LHX’ also featured the Comanche heli and was a fun game
1:49 state of the art flight simulator
Back then it was
they should put these into service since most of are aircraft are stealth
OUR, not are...
The US Army didn't put these into service because they're too expensive. They only built a few 5 I think prototypes and discontinued the project there's only 2 left now I think and they're at museums( or in secret use).
***** Or the trade off for the design. "Everything must be stealth" is a good way to ruin a perfectly good air force.
Yarik Hostetler Yeah, clearly all that AA radar used by illiterate goat farmers is a threat, right?
they never cancelled the program. they made a breakthrough in the development and it became top secret.
There was no breakthrough in development as it was mainly budget cuts and changing warfare that killed the program. It didn't become top secret, most of the technical datasheets and manuals can be found publicly online. The project was scrapped, pure and simple. Stop spreading lies.
The commanche should of gone in production. Would have been the best chopper out there!
Why pay for something then not use it? God I wish we had this...
So.... Why don't you go buy a few....... Exactly... All the bright blinking lights and awesomeness is useless if you can't buy, and maintain something that is useless in battle.... The program cost 6.9 BILLION!!!!! and they only built 2 of them... The Boeing AH-64 Apache will do just fine....
Here's what I believe happened with this--Army says back in the 90's, or whenever this was started, "We need a helicopter to replace the aging AH-6 and Apache fleet, and we need it to be stealthy like everything else we have now." So, they begin development. Then, parallel teams work on constantly upgrading the existing helicopters, and we see the rise of UAV's, taking the position of the stealth chopper. So, what happens? You get a helicopter that cost billions to develop, and it totally unnecessary.
As for the small arms argument made by Sobakus, helicopters fly fast and relatively low to the ground and are actually fairly undetectable, until they're already at their target. These aren't gunship meant to deal massive firepower and stay there, they just fly around, finding enemy positions. You're most likely not going to have time to ready your weapons and fire accurately at them before they're long gone.
Len Danley
Exactly. The Apache will do just fine. The Cold War ended, if it was still rumbling on the US would have a butt load of these tho.
Longs81 With all the crap with the Russians are starting up again with Ukraine, the Iranians being.....well Iranians (one thing interesting, we literally are fighting the same enemy in the IS, yet, both of us and the Iranians pretend not to acknowledge each other, dafuq...) and the Chinese stirring crap up in the Spratly Islands....I'm not so sure
@@ldanley72 this thing is quite literally just an F-22 with rotors and the program cost for that plane was actually rediculous compared to this one drones and thr US getting side tracked with killing people in Iraq and Afghanistan were the reason why this thing got killed still cool to look at
This looked like a really neat recon chopper. It's a shame they cancelled the project but I wonder what became of the test prototype aircraft? I guess they would have destroyed them :>\
the design to this helicopter was used to make the helicopter that Seal Team 6 used to fly out to osama`s house when they killed him same one that crashed and left its tail behind in the compound
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NO. That is a next gen Black Hawk
Now Bell has the 360 Invictus
Yeah is really neat maybe i should talk with Sikorsky himself and exchange some words.
I swear that is like the most badass armed recon chopper ever.
The best looking attack helicopter
In my opinion, no stealth is going to save a scout helicopter that has no protection against small arms fire. Why bother with radar if you can shoot it down with a machine gun?
***** Only problem, no one's come up with it yet.
It did have protection against small arms fire. Um, it's called armor.
Flyboy Really? Like, a whole 200 kilograms of it? Don't shock me by saying it could withstand 9mm parabellum rounds! Or could it?
Sobakus Of course it could withstand 9mm Parabellum! I saw a video somewhere saying that the Comanche was ballistically tolerant to 12.7mm, probably higher caliber in vital areas. I don't know where you're getting 200 kilograms from, but remember that composite armor is lighter and stronger than traditional metal-based armors. Anyway, the Comanche was designed for high-tech, high-intensity warfare... a scenario in which infantry with small arms would be low.
Flyboy Well all right, I haven't thought about composite armour tbh, haven't heard of it used in aircraft so far. Still it's no more than half a ton, which is pretty shabby. Any way, Sikorsky's developing something truly amazing now that will perform superbly in real word scenarios. Stealth is no good for a helicopter since it's always in the midst of things providing direct support to ground troops, avoiding radar simply by flying low. Furthermore, the US army relies on drones for scout duties nowadays, that must be the main reason for Comanche's cancellation.
All new weapons platform contracts are now discontinued or being scaled back... why?? ... answer .. DRONES DRONES DRONES.
Man this was an awesome chopper, to bad it was scrapped.
I think the rah 66 and the f 117 are the coolest military aircraft ive ever seen
no more comanche from novalogic ;(
"Fan-in-tail anti-torque system"
It's a tail rotor. Stop trying to sound intelligent lmao.
2:40 i saw that stall beginning lol
Fenestron is the tech term for tail rotor
@@bradleylatham8184 its the over-complicated term for it.
"Molecular hydro-vibration machine."
"Microwave."
"Wood seperating devvice."
"Saw."
Yep, that's how language works
@@bradleylatham8184 Fenestron only applies to this type of in-tail fan system, not tail rotors in general.
this helicopter was such a forward technology jump.. everyone was saying that mostly the guys testing that thing.. shame they cancelled that.. it was all cool looking and advanced..
Thank you for your concern. I hope you find some achievement in whatever it is you do for other people.
i flew one in Arma 3, wasn't that impressed.
thats because you can' fly.
@@JSSQuelloAutentico at least the Kajman could pull out of a dive, the blackfoot was made of lead.
10 years ago...
Comanche never made it to service and Blackfoot is only based on it, that's the only thing that makes sense, handling of the in-game "Comanche" is what Bohemia decided would be good for it and it's nowhere based on data from the actual IRL heli lol
JSS
As a kajman pilot
Press x to doubt
the airforce already has ufo technology thats why they dont have more of these. plus the Sikorsky X2.
yea and dont forget the death star battle space station capable of destroying whole planets the airforce parked on the other side if our moon out of our sight
probably haha but little do they know their plans are all for nothing though.
and dont forget about the xwings and y wings the rebel forces in iraq and iran have just waiting to blow it up.
TxC47 ok, they dont have that, but ufos, space carriers etc.
us space force isnt based on motherships but on ufos
@@TxC47 Star Wars never ends my prefered are Star Trek just that Enterprise beaty and those flying Birds of Prey. Guess they dont make them anymore.
The Commanche was designed to scout ahead for targets. Now drones can do it and do it cheaper. The Comanche makes much less sound than the Apache, but probably more noise than a drone.
remember the stealth black hawks used in the Osama bin laden raid
it's no surprise we have them because everyone remembers the Commanche
however they keep the choppers out of prying eyes and highly classified.
pity they cancelled the Comanche... this monster would easily beat the KA52 Alligator :/
Why bring up the Ka-52? I realize that it's seen to be Russia's most advanced attack helicopter, but really? We're comparing it to the Comanche?
***** No.
***** I won't waste my breath on a Russian fanboy. If you knew anything about the Comanche you'd know that it is superior to the Ka-52. End of.
***** Um, over 30 years ago was the LHX project. 20 years ago the Comanche project was very much alive, with its prototype rollout in 1995 and over a decade of technology testing before that. You really have no clue, so I won't even try to honor you by replying anymore.
***** this nigga fanboying so hard writing entire paragraphs he so booty bothered i mean holy shit bruh hide your eyes
Indeed. You cannot begin to imagine the features this helicopter had on it.
Well Sims are my specialty maybe the US army could do one for me.
I was so exited when i first played Comanche 4, it was supposed to come out in 2006
I played too, I still have it
According to Wikipedia, $7 billions were spent just before mass production in 2004, and two (2) prototypes were produced (as seen in the footage) before being placed on display after the program's cancellation. The reasons being: drones being more suited to the task, cost hikes and insurmountable design problems.
Honestly would take this thing over drones seeing as the fire scout still seems like it's never gonna go into production and the drones we have now are completely unsurviveable in any environment that isn't curb stomping brown people
man i wished this wasn't cancelled but it cost to much money, but atleast we have the Apache
Comanche was so far ahead of its time. A lot of Americans might die on the battlefield because this project was canceled
there was an old game i used to play called commanche 3. the video made me wish i hadn't thrown it away
Best ever seen from Sikorsky.
Crazy thats it's now old.
MAN! THIS IS SUPER ADVANCED!
CAN'T WAIT UNTIL IT'S PUT INTO PRODUCTION!
*this is sarcasm*
Stealth drones made the concept of stealth attack helicopters obsolete. That is why the Comanche was cancelled.
The RAH-66 Comanche was a scout/attack helicopter, that's why you would want Hellfires. The Comanche did not have heavy machinegun pods in its inventory... just precision aimed/guided weaponry... even the bog standard Hydra were much more effective coupled with the Comanche's Integrated Flight And Fire Control System. Hell, Kiowa's are for scouting roles and that's about it... yet they still carry Hellfires.
Well leave the Kiowas for the Fire Department.
I'm glad that someone else agrees with me over the branch of the military that should get priority. I've always loved the Army in any country's military over the other branches. Does America spend $1.3 trillion a year on defense now? Wow, it's gone up since I last checked! Doesn't make the $6.9 billion Comanche program seem such a waste now, does it?
Snap roll at 1:44... Soooo sexy.
Clearly the Stealth Hawk crash in Pakistan recently proves that not all is wasted after an expensive program like this is cancelled..
the Comanche: 7billion in R&D, 34 Billion in production, Sadly canceled
F-35: what exactly is a budget?
$34 billion in production? They only made like three.
Sure looked badass.
TikiShootah, the Commanche was designed to get behind enemy lines undetected by enemy radars from the ground or from the air. Once in position, the Commanche would relay information about enemy targets to friendlies which would actually do the attacks while under cover. Meanwhile the Commanche maybe in areas that would have left it exposed to radar hits.
That was a great game. Enemy Engaged: Comanche Hokum is also quite good.
I was on a Sikorsky plant tour the day the media announced the cancellation.
That sucked.
They never even give this helicopter a chance in actual battle and now there will be nothing to replace those older helicopters
mrwong11989 remember this, the best arm again your enemy is the one they don't know !
Think about it , ,,
Then tell the US military to make stealth apaches
Some people on some forums stated that they´ve seen comanches flying. Dont know if thats true. It really could be that the US government still use the Comanche in top secret operations. But like as Nicole already said, the best arm again your enemy is the one they don't know !
Many people make the mistake of looking at the numbers alone. You are right that without an eastern front the war would have been a much bloodier affair for America and her allies. But by the second half of the war...American factories were pumping out thousands of fighters, bombers,tanks and various naval warships. Wheras the Germans entire infrastructure, factories and population centers were very vulnerable to allied bombers. This would be true even without an eastern front.
The RAH-66 was never intended to replace the AH-64. The RAH-66 was supposed to replace the OH-6, OH-58, UH-1 and AH-1 in scout role. Now we have obsolete crappy scouts still in need of replacement.
RAH-66 was supposed to carry 500rds 20mm and 24 2.75in rockets which would have been more likely for scout role or 6 Hellfires internally.
Ironically the AH-64 Block III's are supposed to cost 41 million each while the RAH-66 was cancelled for costing 40 million each.
Comanche looks cool, rare for a helicopters
Imagine getting killed by one of these and you see the kill cam and the damn thing was flying sideways
I always though it was a fucking pitty they cancelled the program, what a sexy machine...
Just because it was not funded does not mean it is gone for good. There are those who get the machines they need to do their work. Nuff said... Back to story time children.
it's *stealthy*
flies by at 100000 decibels
Bravo на такой боковой скорости КА - 50 ломается пополам.
На какой скорости
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