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Wonderful_One5316 t1_ixa1p7e wrote

Reply to comment by CisseV in When a military helicopter fires thousands of rounds while hovering still, does the operator have to slow the rotor to compensate for weight loss? by Legitimate-BurnerAcc

Does ammo play a part in your flight path and loadout?

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CisseV t1_ixa3cj1 wrote

More ammo means more weight, thus less range. For the Apache specifically, the internal ammo bay can be fitted with an auxiliary fuel tank. In order to extend range or loiter time.

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tim36272 t1_ixc5xc6 wrote

In addition to what the other poster said: it also impacts performance planning. The flight computer takes weight into account and will determine things like whether or not you can climb over that mountain and how fast you can climb.

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