A Cobra at a flight school in Vietnam The specs called for a 200- to 250-mph attack helicopter with overwhelming armament capacity. Lockheed’s AH-56 Cheyenne design promised it could meet those ...
These aircraft are scheduled to perform flight displays as part of the grand parade in Ho Chi Minh City on the morning of April 30, commemorating half a century since the country's reunification ...
was a 1st Lieutenant during the Vietnam War and was honored for completing a daring rescue mission in the dead of night in 1968. He and another pilot — flying in a Cobra helicopter ...
During America's involvement in Vietnam, it was discovered that adding firepower to a Bell UH-1 Iroquois ... The Army also ...
Long before the Vietnam conflict had ended, the “Huey” (its original Army designation was HU-1A, for Helicopter, Utility, Model 1A) was probably the most recognizable helicopter in the world ...
the same company that made the ubiquitous Huey helicopter of Vietnam War fame—the chopper’s official name is the Bell AH-1 SuperCobra; the unofficial moniker of “Whiskey Cobra“ emanates ...