Panha 2091 Toufan
Toufan in flight
Role Attack helicopter
Manufacturer Bell Helicopter Textron
Panha
Introduction 1998 [1]
Status canceled
Primary user Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Developed from Bell AH-1J International

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.[2] 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:[2]

  • 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

Data from Military and Missile[3]

General characteristics

  • Crew: 2
  • Length: 16 m (52 ft 6 in)
  • Airfoil: Wortmann FX 69-H-098[4]
  • Empty weight: 2,802 kg (6,177 lb)
  • Max takeoff weight: 4,530 kg (9,987 lb)
  • Main rotor diameter: 13 m (42 ft 8 in)
  • Main rotor area: 132.75 m2 (1,428.9 sq ft)

Performance

  • Maximum speed: 236 km/h (147 mph, 127 kn)
  • Range: 600 km (370 mi, 320 nmi)

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

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to AH-1 Cobra.

Related development

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

Related lists

References

  1. ↑ Iranian Gunship upgrade
  2. 1 2 Panha hovers between repair and manufacturing Janes.com
  3. ↑ "Military and Missile". Retrieved 2009-05-03.
  4. ↑ Lednicer, David. "The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage". m-selig.ae.illinois.edu. Retrieved 16 April 2019.
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