A flown South African attack-helicopter technology demonstrator used to develop concepts that fed the later Rooivalk program.
Primary roleAttack
First flight1985
OriginSouth Africa
ManufacturerAtlas Aircraft Corporation
Documented variants1
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeRotorcraft
Variants
| Designation | Type | Role | Recorded operators |
|---|---|---|---|
| XH-1 | Prototype | Attack | South African Air Force |
Representative specifications
Configuration-specific profiles are shown separately so values from different variants are not blended into one false “standard” aircraft.
XH-1
XH-1 — C016 baseline technical profile
- Crew
- 2
Powerplant: 1 × Turbomeca Artouste IIIB turboshaft
Armament: Demonstrator equipped to evaluate attack-helicopter gun and external weapons concepts.
Sources and further reading
Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.
- Jane's All the World's Aircraft 1985-86 — Jane’s Publishing Company · Tier 3