Apache:  Final assembly to first flight

By Guest Column —— Bio and Archives February 14, 2012

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One thing that has always been true — and always will be — at Boeing: we design and build complex, innovative products. And what better way to showcase them than time-lapse video? Here's the first Low Rate Initial Production Apache Block III built and delivered to the U.S. Army on-time in October 2011, courtesy of Boeing in Mesa, Ariz. It took just one camera to capture, but it was an entire team — Boeing employees, the Army Apache project office and suppliers — working together to build the most advanced multi-role combat helicopter for the Army. In addition to the United States, the Apache has customers across the globe, including Singapore. In mid-February, the Singapore Airshow takes place, and Boeing will be there.