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From Huey to Cobra: Birth of the attack helicopter

Building on the Huey’s legacy, Bell developed the AH-1 Cobra and its successors, creating the first dedicated attack helicopters. From the AH-1G to the twin-engine AH-1W Super Cobra, these aircraft ...
The HueyCobra was vastly different from any helicopter that had ever been built to that point. The Bell AH-1 Cobra is an attack helicopter that was developed from the famed UH-1 Iroquois, or “Huey,” ...
The cover of the issue of Aviation Week & Space Technology dated Dec. 16, 1974, shows an Army/Rockwell International laser-guided prototype Hellfire missile being tested on a Bell Helicopter AH-1G ...
The oldest attack helicopter ever fielded by the U.S. military is also the first attack helicopter: The Bell AH-1 Cobra, which first entered service in 1967. Born out of the Vietnam War, the AH-1 was ...
Click to open image viewer. In 1956, the Iroquois, commonly known as the Huey, first flew as an Army replacement for the H-13 medevac helicopter of Korean War fame. By the end of the 20th century, ...