March 16, 2009 | | Comments 0  From Seeds to an AH-64 Apache
The AH-64 Apache is an all-purpose attack helicopter that has
played an enormous role in recent conflicts. From when the
Apache first flew in operations back in 1989 in Panama to flying
in military operations in Israel, the United Kingdom, the
Netherlands, and the Middle East; the Apache has been an
invaluable edition to armed forces.  AH-64 Apache HelicopterThe
AH-64 Apache was designed to be quick and agile, but also
powerful and durable. The muscles behind it are two General
Electric 1700 Turboshaft engines. Crowned by a main rotor that
has four blades and equipped with a four blade tail rotor, the
Apache can soar in almost any weather. Designers of the AH-64
built it armored so that it could protect the two passengers
that it carries.  The Apache is an incredible piece of
technology. Yet for all its glory, the Apache has a simple
beginning: a seed.  The Chinese were the first people to develop
a primate idea of the helicopter. In 400 B.C. Chine