Vietnam War Attack Helicopters. Vietnam war ah 1 cobra the most powerful attack helicopters ever fought in vietnam in 1966 first 110 were ordered. The development of gunships and attack helicopters by the us army during the vietnam war convinced the soviets of the advantages of armed helicopter ground support doctrine which had a positive influence on moving forward with the development of the mil mi 24.
And perhaps no helicopter is more strongly associated with that era than the bell uh 1 iroquois. Like the ah 1 cobra the uh 1 is built around a lycoming t53 l 11 turboshaft engine. The attack helicopter embodied by the hueycobra was also used for the first timein warfare.
The attack helicopter embodied by the hueycobra was also used for the first timein warfare.
The development of gunships and attack helicopters by the us army during the vietnam war convinced the soviets of the advantages of armed helicopter ground support doctrine which had a positive influence on moving forward with the development of the mil mi 24. Bell helicopter built 10 005 hueys from 1957 to 1975. The bell ah 1 cobra is a two blade rotor single engine attack helicopter manufactured by bell helicopter it was developed using the engine transmission and rotor system of the bell uh 1 iroquois a member of the prolific huey family the ah 1 is also referred to as the hueycobra or snake. 877 republic of vietnam aircraft were captured at war s end 1975 of the 2750 aircraft and helicopters received by south vietnam only about 308 survived 240 flew to thailand or us warships and 68 returned to the united states.
