Airbus Helicopters has completed official delivery of the first two Tiger helicopters in the new HAD-E version (Helicoptero de Apoyo y Destrucción, Support and Destruction Helicopter) for the Spanish Army Airmobile Force (FAMET), said Gloria Illas, Airbus Helicopters España.
As for the combat helicopters, Tiger deliveries belong to the new HAD-E version, which offers numerous advantages compared to the HAP-E Tigers (Hélicoptère d’Appui Protection, Support and Escort Helicopter) currently in service: a new MTR390-E (Enhanced) turboshaft with 14% more power, an improved optronic vision system, Spike air-to-ground missiles, an Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system coupled with an interrogator and a new electronic warfare and countermeasure system.
The Spanish Army purchased a total of 24 of these helicopters. To date, six HAP-E version Tiger helicopters have been delivered to the Attack Helicopter Battalion. Their satisfactory deployment in Afghanistan during 2013 represents an important milestone for this helicopter.
CHARACTERISTICS
Main Assets
Length (rotor rotating): 15.82 m (51.90 ft)
Fuselage length: 13.85 m (45.43 ft)
Rotor diameter: 13.00 m (42.85 ft)
Height: 3.84 m (12.60 ft)
Width: 4.53 m (14.85 ft)
Disc area: 133 m² (1,430 ft²)
Typical characteristics
Maxi Take-Off Weight (MTOW) – ISA (International Standard Atmosphere), SL (Sea Level): 6,600 kg/14,553 lb
Engine 2 × MTR 390 – Step 1-5: 1,092 kW/1,464 shp
Super contingency power (One Engine Inoperative): 1,322 kW/ 1,774 shp
Standard fuel capacity: 1,105 kg/2,435 lb
Standard fuel capacity + external fuel tanks: 1,689 kg/3,723 lb
Performances
Fast cruise speed at MTOW, SL: 271 km/h/146 kts
Mission duration (standard): 2 h 30 min
Maximum endurance with external fuel tank: 5 h 00 min
Max range «armed» with standard fuel tanks: 400 NM/740 km
Max range «not armed» with external fuel tanks: 610 NM/1,130 km
Flight envelope
Operating temperature: – 30°C to ISA + 35°C
Service ceiling: -500 m to 4000 m/-1,640 ft to 13,123 ft
Typical configurations
Attack
4 Air-to-Air Mistral
+ 8 Hellfire or Spike
+ 30 mm turreted gun
Ground
68 rockets 68 mm
or
52 rockets 70 mm
+ 30 mm turreted gun
Attack
2 Air-to-Air Mistral
+ 4 Hellfire or Spike
+ 34 rockets 68mm
or
26 rockets 70 mm
+ 30 mm turreted gun
Armed Reconnaissance
4 Air-to-Air Mistral
+ 44 rockets 68 mm
or
38 rockets 70 mm
+ 30 mm turreted gun
Air-to-Air combat
4 Air-to-Air Mistral
+ 30 mm turreted gun
Armament
30 mm turret-mounted gun (Nexter 30M781)
Total Ammunition capacity:
450 rounds;
Rate of fire: 750 rounds per minute;
Bursts: 5/10/25 bullets;
Azimuth: +/-90°;
Elevation: +28°/-25°
Optimized firing domain:
ATG (Air-To-Ground): up to 1,500 m;
ATA (Air-To-Air): up to 1,000 m
Rockets
Versatile 68 mm or 70 mm unguided rocket system (change of rocket type without change of any fixed part on helicopter)
68 mm (up to 68 rockets):
2 inner launchers of 22 rockets;
2 outer launchers of 12 rockets
70 mm (up to 52 rockets):
2 inner launchers of 19 rockets;
2 outer launchers of 7 rockets
Firing Control for:
rocket inner pods elevation;
sub-ammunition ejection delays;
rocket types
Growth potential for laser guided rockets
Missiles
Air-to-Air Mistral Missile:
Off boresight capability;
Multicell seeker;
2 × 2 missiles (outer launchers);
Range = up to 6000 m
Air-to-Ground missiles
Hellfire (laser guided):
2 M299 launchers × 4 missiles;
Range = 8000 m;
Self-designation or Collaborative designation;
Locked Before Launch (LOBL) or Locked After Launch (LOAL)
Spike ER:
2 × 4 missiles;
Range = 8000 m;
(Fire-and-follow) with electro-optical or fiber optics technologies
