The Vietnam War brought to light the necessity of a specialized, armed aircraft to assist and supply fire support for transport helicopters in combat situations. In response, Bell Helicopter, the ...
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,” ...
FORT RUCKER, Ala. -- Before the AH-64 Apache became the might of the skies for Army Aviation, another aircraft was paving the way for the Army's modern attack helicopter fleet. The Bell AH-1 Cobra, ...
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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 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 fighter jet has been constantly transforming and advancing since the very first aircraft of its type, the Messerschmitt Me 262, but it took a bit longer for a true attack helicopter to arrive. In ...
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, ...