6 Iconic Helicopters Deployed in the Vietnam War | HISTORY
2023年4月28日 · Helicopters like the Bell UH-1 “Iroquois” (better known by its nickname, the “Huey”) were so ubiquitous in the jungles and rice paddies of Southeast Asia—Hueys logged more than 10 million flight...
The Bell UH-1 Huey Gunship – Amazing Pictures and Assault Videos
2015年9月4日 · The Huey helicopter, formally known as the Bell UH-1 Iroquois, was a famous Vietnam Era helicopter. It was originally developed by Bell Helicopters as a medical evacuation and utility helicopter in 1952. It saw its first flight on October 20, 1956.
In Vietnam, These Helicopter Scouts Saw Combat Up Close
Although most combat aircraft in Vietnam aimed for altitudes and speeds that helped them avoid anti-aircraft weapons, U.S. Army crews flying Hughes OH-6A Cayuse helicopters flew low and...
Bell AH-1 SuperCobra - Wikipedia
The AH-1 Cobra was developed in the mid-1960s as an interim gunship for the U.S. Army for use during the Vietnam War. The Cobra shared the proven transmission, rotor system, and the Lycoming T53 turboshaft engine of the prolific UH-1 "Huey" utility helicopter. [ 2 ]
Bell UH-1 Iroquois - Wikipedia
Iroquois helicopters of No. 9 Squadron RAAF were deployed to South Vietnam in mid 1966 in support of the 1st Australian Task Force. In this role they were armed with single M60 doorguns. In 1969 four of No. 9 Squadron's helicopters were converted to gunships (known as 'Bushrangers'), armed with two fixed forward firing M134 7.62 mm minigun (one ...
Bell AH-1 Cobra - Wikipedia
The US Army needed an interim gunship for Vietnam and it approached five separate companies with its request to provide a quick solution. Submissions came in for armed variants of the Boeing-Vertol ACH-47A , Kaman HH-2C Tomahawk , Piasecki 16H Pathfinder , …
Vietnam-era AH-1 Cobra ushered in modern attack fleet
2018年4月12日 · The Bell AH-1 Cobra, three of which sit in the U.S. Army Aviation Museum’s inventory, became the world’s first attack helicopter and was born out the need for a faster, more aggressive gunship during the Vietnam War, and when the Cobra was delivered in 1967, that’s just what they got, said Bob Mitchell, U.S. Army Aviation Museum curator.
Bell AH-1F Cobra - National Air and Space Museum
Developed from the Huey transport helicopter, the Cobra was the first purpose-built helicopter gunship to enter military service. It was the mainstay of U.S. Army attack aviation from its combat debut in South Vietnam during 1967 until replaced by the AH-64 Apache in the 1980s and ‘90s.
Bell AH-1 Cobra · Heroes and Hueys: American Choppers of the Vietnam …
The Huey was an admirable servicecraft which could take on a variety of roles, but with the rise of air mobility on the battlefields of East Asia, Bell recognized a need for something the world had never seen before: a dedicated helicopter gunship.
Huey Hogs: The World’s First Helicopter Gunship
2023年3月18日 · Possibly the most versatile helicopter in the world, variants of the UH-1 would be the first U.S. gunship developed during the Vietnam War. Modern war turns on a variety of attributes: firepower, intelligence and doctrine are indeed undeniably important.