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 ...

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 ...

Manufactured by Bell Helicopter ... Huey helicopter of Vietnam War fame—the chopper’s official name is the Bell AH-1 SuperCobra; the unofficial moniker of “Whiskey Cobra“ emanates from ...

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 ...

made by Bell Helicopter. Nicknamed the "Zulu Cobra," it features advanced target-sighting technology as well as an impressive artillery array that includes rockets, missiles, and a Gatling gun.