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Bell AH-1S 'Huey Cobra'
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Description
| Notes: Upgraded UH-lF modified to perform classified missions. |
|   Manufacturer: | Bell |
|   Base model: | AH-1 |
|   Designation: | AH-1 |
|   Version: | S |
|   Nickname: | Huey Cobra |
|   Designation System: | U.S. Tri-Service |
|   Designation Period: | 1962-Present |
|   Basic role: | Helicopter |
|   Modified Mission: | Attack |
|   Crew: | Pilot and gunner |
Specifications
|   Length: | 52' 11.5" | 16.1 m |
|   Height: | 13' 6.25" | 4.1 m |
|   Wingspan: | 44' 0" | 13.4 m |
|   Wingarea: | 1,520.5 sq ft | 141.2 sq m |
|   Empty Weight: | 6,479 lb | 2,938 kg |
|   Max Weight: | 10,000 lb | 4,535 kg |
Propulsion
|   No. of Engines: | 1 |
|   Powerplant: | Lycoming T53-L-703 |
|   Horsepower (each): | 1800 |
Performance
|   Range: | 315 miles | 507 km |
|   Max Speed: | 141 mph | 227 km/h | 122 kt |
|   Climb: | 1,620 ft/min | 493 m/min |
|   Ceiling: | 12,200 ft | 3,718 m |
Known serial numbers
| 76-22567 / 76-22610, 76-22692 / 76-22713, 77-22729 / 77-22762, 77-22763 / 77-22810, 78-23043 / 78-23092
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78-23093 / 78-23125
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78-23167 / 78-23174
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79-23187 / 79-23252
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79-23390 / 79-23393
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80-23510 / 80-23521
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81-23526 / 81-23540
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82-24055 / 82-24064
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82-24065 / 82-24076
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82-24077 / 82-24100
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83-24065 / 83-24076
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83-24189 / 83-24199
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661534
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691643
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712098
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712103
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722791 / 722792
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Examples of this type may be found at
AH-1S on display
 Air Mobility Command Museum |  Pima Air & Space Museum |  United States Army Aviation Museum |   |   |
 
Recent comments by our visitors
Stefan B. Walter Kaiserslautern / Germany, AL | Dear Sirīs,
do you have any idea where we will be able to get a helicopter (Bell UH, Cobra, Bo 105) as a domation?
We want to give it a fine place nearby our house as a attracion.
As you can see at our homepage we build model-aircrafts and submarines .. have a look at it (www.aeronautica-fm.de)
... thanks
regards
Stefan Walter 05/07/2007 @ 09:09 [ref: 16420] |
Michael Seel mesa, AZ | A very clean cut piece of machinery. It's kind of like the old Dodge Hemi's. They were made to do one thing and one thing only; go fast. This bird was desighned to do one thing and one thing only; get your attention. 10/27/2002 @ 23:30 [ref: 5972] |
 
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