http://www.flightglobal.com/landingpage/apache.html (gathered from wikipedia)

The main difference : the "D" variant is housing a millimeter-wave Fire Control Radar target acquisition system as well a Radar Frequency Interferometer inside the Dome over the rotor...

So without the "Dome" it can't be called "longbow" or AH64-D.

The two models have "radar", but not the same and only the D variant is able to detect and attack targets even concealed by obstacles plus some features such as more powerful engines, radio modem for sharing tactical datas...

Hope it is clarifying things a bit...

Sorry Flyboy, of course you're not BIG noob*,in a hurry I used the wrong mental cut with D











*

After reading up on Wiki, I probably do.


Still, it wasn't me who called you a n00b...

Lol after all probably all know that Flyboy is one of the biggest fans of Apache on SimHQ,and has a great knowledge, and the term noob was only joking compared to him;)

Martino - That information, or your interpretation, of that you presented is incorrect, sorry. You are correct that without the dome it can't be called 'Longbow' (which was my point) but it is still a 'D' model. And no, the two models don't both have radar - only the AH-64D Longbow does. The AH-64D can still send and receive target data but not actively sourced from its own radar (because it doesn't have one fitted). Again, sorry Martino but your understanding - or interpretation at least - is fundamentally flawed. I appreciate your input but please don't try to tell us that basically you are right when you are so blatantly wrong.

BANITA - Thanks my friend, I knew you were only trolling!

I see that I started a trend of similar calls for new cockpits on other threads... guess I was only saying what was on everybody's mind. Yeah, I know that making cockpits is hard (somewhere I read that making one cockpit takes double time that it takes to make a 3D model of an aircraft together with its FM), but it's also hard not to ask for them after you are teased by great screenshots.

Oh, well... Happy Easter EECH players and modders!