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Army

AH-6 Prepares To Demonstrate High-Hot Capability

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Wednesday, May 6th, 2009

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By Ann Roosevelt NASHVILLE, Tenn.--By September, Boeing [BA] expects to have demonstrated the AH-6 helicopter's capability to hover out of ground effect at 6,000 feet in 95-degree temperatures, a key performance characteristic the Army requires for any new armed reconnaissance helicopter. Al Winn, Boeing vice president of Apache programs, said Monday at the Army Aviation Association of America's annual conference here that will put the helicopter at Technology Readiness Level 7 "that means any customer who wants a light reconnaissance…

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