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The Panha 2091 "Toufan" is an Iranian overhaul and upgrade of the Bell AH-1J International (export version of the SeaCobra) attack helicopter purchased before the 1979 Islamic Revolution.[2] The overhaul and upgrade program is known as project number 2091 of the Iranian Helicopter Support and Renewal Company (also known as Panha).

Panha 2091 Toufan
Toufan 2 in flight
Role	Attack helicopter Type of aircraft
Manufacturer	Bell Helicopter Textron Panha
Introduction	1998 [1]
Status	In service
Primary user	Islamic Republic of Iran Army
Developed from	Bell AH-1J International

Design

Reported upgrades include:[2]

• new cockpit armored panels
• new, Iranian-designed canopy
• new avionics
• nose-mounted camera
• new cockpit design

The upgraded attack helicopter has a narrower airframe for greater flexibility and is armed with an M197 three-barreled 20-mm Gatling-type cannon in the A/A49E turret. Its wing-stub stations carry a pair of 19-tube 70-mm rocket launchers.

Bulletproof glass protects the pilot's cockpit and weapons officer station, internal avionics have been revamped with the addition of a GPS and receiver in the nose, and a warning radar attached to the rear, with four antennae providing 360 degrees coverage and all electronics systems integrated.

Specifications

Data from Military and Missile[3]

General characteristics

• Crew: 2
• Length: 16 m (52 ft 6 in)
• Airfoil: Wortmann FX 69-H-098[4]
• Empty weight: 2,802 kg (6,177 lb)
• Max takeoff weight: 4,530 kg (9,987 lb)
• Main rotor diameter: 13 m (42 ft 8 in)
• Main rotor area: 132.75 m² (1,428.9 sq ft)

Performance

• Maximum speed: 236 km/h (147 mph, 127 kn)
• Range: 600 km (370 mi, 320 nmi)

Armament

• M197 3-barreled 20 mm "Gatling-style" cannon in the M97 turret (750 rounds ammo capacity)
• 2.75 in (70 mm) Mk 40 or Hydra 70 rockets in 7 or 19 round pods
• 5 in (127 mm) Zuni rockets - 8 rockets in two 4-round LAU-10D/A launchers
• AIM-9 Sidewinder / Misagh-2 Anti-Aircraft Missiles - 1 mounted on each hardpoint
• Toophan ATGM - 1 dual or quad launcher on each wing

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to AH-1 Cobra.

• Defense industry of Iran
• Equipment of the Iranian Army
• Iran Aviation Industries Organization

Related development

• Bell AH-1 Cobra
• Bell AH-1 SuperCobra
• IAIO Toufan

Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era

• Agusta A129 Mangusta
• AgustaWestland Apache
• Boeing AH-64 Apache
• CAIC Z-10
• Denel Rooivalk
• Eurocopter Tiger
• HAL Light Combat Helicopter
• Harbin Z-19
• Kamov Ka-50
• Kawasaki OH-1
• Mil Mi-24
• Mil Mi-28
• TAI/AgustaWestland T129

Related lists

• List of aircraft of the Iranian Air Force
• List of attack aircraft
• List of rotorcraft

References

External links

• Toufan 2

На других языках

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- [en] Panha 2091

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[fr] Panha 2091

Le Panha 2091 ou Shabaviz 2091[2] est une révision et mise à niveau[3] de Bell AH-1J International, une version Bi-turbine pour l'exportation du l'AH-1J SeaCobra, hélicoptère d'attaque acheté avant révolution Iranienne islamique 1979[4],[5]. Le programme de révision et de mise à niveau est connu sous le nom de projet numéro 2091 de la Iranian Helicopter Support and Renewal Company (également connue sous le nom de Panha).

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