Bell Helicopter’s prototype for the AH-1G Cobra flies in front of two UH-1 Hueys ... The serpent-specific call sign quickly caught on as shorthand for armed helicopters. Model 209 was thus ...

50 caliber machine gun; HYDRA 70 rockets; HELLFIRE missiles Crew: 2 Max Speed: 128 mph Range: 299 miles The OH-58 Kiowa Warrior conducts armed reconnaissance ... the AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters ...

Long before the Vietnam conflict had ended, the “Huey” (its original Army designation was HU-1A, for Helicopter ... gun fire before the less heavily-armed “slicks” inserted Marine or ...