BOEING: U.S. Army puts IETM to work in support of AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-24 August 1998-BOEING: U.S. Army puts interactive electronic technical manual to work in support of AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopters (C)1994-98 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:190898 U.S. Army ground crews tasked to maintain the AH-64D Apache Longbow multi-mission combat helicopter are heading into the field armed with the latest in computerized maintenance support -- the interactive electronic technical manual (IETM).

The IETM, which replaces some 30,000 pages of printed technical information, is the only Class IV system in service. A Class IV system stores data in a hierarchical manner, making it easier for users to obtain the correct information. Class I through III systems provide data in a linear manner, a format that is more prone to cause...