Panha 2091
{{Short description|Iranian attack helicopter}}
{{Infobox aircraft
| name = Panha 2091 Toufan
| image = File:Balgard tofan6 (cropped).jpg
| caption = Toufan in flight
| type = Attack helicopter
| manufacturer = Bell Helicopter Textron
Panha
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| introduction = 1998 [https://web.archive.org/web/20120206174635/http://img100.imageshack.us/img100/4103/imfhesacobra7xkng0.jpg Iranian Gunship upgrade]
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- {{flagicon image|Flag of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran.svg}} Iranian Armed Forces
- {{flagicon image|Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army.svg}} Artesh{{Citation needed|date=October 2016}}
- {{air force|Iran|name=Air Force}}
- {{flagicon image|Flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran Army Ground Forces.svg}} Ground Forces
- {{flagicon image|Flag of Army Aviation of Islamic Republic of Iran.svg}} Army Aviation
- {{flagicon image|Flag of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution.svg}} IRGC{{citation needed|date=July 2015}}
- {{flagicon image|Flag of the Aerospace Force of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution.svg}} Aerospace Force
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| status = Active
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| developed_from = Bell AH-1J International
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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.[http://www.janes.com/defence/air_forces/news/jdw/jdw010827_1_n.shtml Panha hovers between repair and manufacturing] Janes.com The overhaul and upgrade program is known as project number 2091 of the Iranian Helicopter Support and Renewal Company (also known as Panha).
Design
- 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
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|airfoil= Wortmann FX 69-H-098{{cite web |last1=Lednicer |first1=David |title=The Incomplete Guide to Airfoil Usage |url=https://m-selig.ae.illinois.edu/ads/aircraft.html |website=m-selig.ae.illinois.edu |accessdate=16 April 2019}}
|empty weight kg=2802
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:* 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
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See also
{{commons|AH-1 Cobra}}
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- Agusta A129 Mangusta
- AgustaWestland Apache
- Boeing AH-64 Apache
- CAIC Z-10
- Denel Rooivalk
- Eurocopter Tiger
- HAL Prachand
- Harbin Z-19
- Kamov Ka-50
- Kawasaki OH-1
- Mil Mi-24
- Mil Mi-28
- TAI/AgustaWestland T129 ATAK
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References
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External links
- [https://www.wired.com/dangerroom/2013/01/irans-copycat-arsenal/ Toufan 2]
{{Iran Military}}
{{Iranian Aircraft}}
{{Huey family}}
Category:1990s Iranian attack aircraft
Category:1990s Iranian helicopters