The tail rotor blades on all 742 Apache helicopters will be inspected before the choppers are allowed to fly again. The action follows an incident in which the tail rotor assembly fell off an ...

The AH-64 Apache has a four-blade main rotor and a four-blade tail rotor. The crew sits in tandem, with the pilot sitting behind and above the copilot/gunner.

Tail rotor crack discovery grounds Israel's Apache fleet. By Arie Egozi 2017-06-14T14:16:47+01:00. Israel's air force has temporarily grounded its Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, ...

The faulty installation of a tail rotor flight control rod on a Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter led to a fatal crash at Ramon base, the Israeli air force has concluded.

Since the cracked rotor investigation began on June 13, Israel’s Apache attack force has been grounded, according to the IDF. This advertisement will close in seconds... Or click here to close it.

Co announces that its Ducommun AeroStructures subsidiary has been awarded follow-on contracts from The Boeing Company (BA) valued at $9.9 mln for AH-64 Apache helicopter tail rotor blades for use ...

The AH-64 Apache attack helicopters, built by Boeing Co.,have been grounded twice before, both times to checkpotentially dangerous tail rotor problems.