First model 77 developed by Hughes Helicopter (YAH-64) with YAH-63 produced by Bell, in Dec 1976 approved serial production AH-64 and in 1981 get name Apache. Official "rollout" of PV01 30th Sep 1983 in Mesa. Test flights of first serial models (PV01-PV13) realised in Jan 1984 in Mese (Arizona) (PV02), May 1984 Yuma (Arizona) (PV06), in Jan 1985 taken to Fort Rucker base (Alabama),
1st prototype YAH-64: 30th Mar 1975 (AV02).
AV02 with new tail stabiliser.
AV02 with T tail stabiliser due hellfire missile tests.
AV02 prepared for serial production in Farnborough 1982.
2nd prototype YAH-64: 22nd Nov 1975 (AV03)
AV02, AV03 test flights 700 hours until 29th Dec 1978 1000hrs
(AV04, AV05, AV06) AV04 - Nov 1979, AV05 - Dec 1979, AV06 - Mar 1980
After many problems with horizontal stabiliser. Prototype YAH-64 with smal vertical stabilisation facets on horizontal stabiliser.
First Apache PV14 serving in USAF.
Missions:
1989 Panama operation "Just cause"
1991 Persian Gulf operation "Desert Storm"