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[frank]

Originally conceived of in the early 1980s, the Eurocopter Tiger debuted in 1991. Its design and manufacture was championed by France and Germany, there are two main variation.

The Tiger HAC/UHT is a multi-role helicopter. The Trigat or Hot missles are for anti-tank warfare. The air-to-ground rockets are for fire support. It has mast-mounted sight with infrared and television senors

The Tiger HAP is an escort helicopter, built for air-to-air combat and fire support. It can operate in daytime and night combat. Its low detectability provides battle survivability.It has a roof-mounted sight with infrared, television and periscope sensors

Specifications

Length: 45ft 8in
Height: 17 ft 1in
Main Rotor diameter: 42 ft
Tail Rotor diameter: 8ft 10in
Engines: 2x MTU/Rolls-Royce/Turboméca MTR 390 turboshafts; 1.170 hp
Max take off weight: 13200 lbs
Max speed: 174 knots
Cruising speed: 170 knots
Service ceiling: 6550 ft
Max range: 390 nm
Armament

1 x GIAT AM-30781 30 mm cannon (HAP)
22 x SNEB 68 mm rocket pods (HAC)
8 x HOT-3 or 8 x Trigat anti-tank missiles (HAC)
4 x Stinger or 4 x Mistral air to air missiles (HAP/HAC)

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Edited by Jon, 24 November 2004 - 05:22 PM.

[Brad]

[Robin.]

Hey , Tolga Pişkin is a Turkish name! Looks like a great aircraft although I'm not too much into Choppers

[Scott J.]

Just tried it. The exterior model is awesome but it lags like you wouldn't belive.

[frank]

Yeah, I noticed that too. Tolga doesn't seem to be much for low polygon levels. He is an awsome designer, and has a lot of detail on his aircraft, but he just seems to use large numbers of cross sections as well as points on his models.

He also designed the Huey in the Abacus "Chopper Havoc" package. Plenty of eye candy, except that model is not that bad on the frame rates.