Labels:book | daily | reckoner | sky OCR: APACHE DESIGN DEVELOPMENT structural members to minimise effects of battle damage The main rotor consists of four blades, each having five stainless steel spars lined with structural glass fibre tubes laminated stainless steel skin and a composite trailing edge to give multiple redundant structure The tail rotor arrangement is an unusual design with the blades mounted 55 degrees apart to give optimum low noise levels Apache is build to survive the battlefield Both crew are protected by armour- -plated seats and transparent blast shield separates the crew compartments. Fitted with infra-red "Black Hole" suppressors uo the engine exhausts an IR jammer chaff and flare dispensers and radar jammer, the Apache isa difficult target to track. With composite armour protection, self -seal fuel cells ...
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