The need for speed

[Longiron]

Always felt the ah64 was slow.

About 7min mark, he says they were flying 140kn at 90% Q

With empty rocket pods and hangers.

Also says they were Q limited so can assume moderate weather.

 

Noted he says 140kn true.

So GS would have been 120kn @ 90Q

Edited January 6, 2024 by Longiron

[Hotel Tango]

This is interesting. Do we know if he's talking about an AH-64E or D?

[Raptor9]

It's an AH-64D in the video, but keep in mind that there is no information regarding the environmental conditions or gross weight that existed prior to them landing. Further, it looks like they are doing a cross-country flight and stopping for gas at that airport, so it is also very likely they were light on gross weight toward the end with less fuel on top of the fact they have no munitions loaded.

Maybe after some of the future flight model tweaks are made and the yaw offset is reduced there might be less drag on the DCS AH-64D, but a pilot shooting the breeze with an interested stranger at an airport somewhere is hardly a reliable or data-driven testimonial.

[Hotel Tango]

Thanks for the reply, Raptor!
Yes, 100% agree that this is no reliable data to compare.