Bell AH-1 Cobra Helicopter Declassified Films | Upscaled Documentary
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- a series of Bell AH-1 Cobra Helicopter declassified and upscaled video documentaries.
The Bell AH-1 Cobra is a single-engined attack helicopter developed and manufactured by the American rotorcraft manufacturer Bell Helicopter. A member of the prolific Huey family, the AH-1 is also referred to as the HueyCobra or Snake.
The AH-1 was rapidly developed as an interim gunship in response to the United States Army's needs in the Vietnam War. It used the same engine, transmission and rotor system of the Bell UH-1 Iroquois, which had already proven itself to be a capable platform during the conflict, but paired it with a redesigned narrow fuselage among other features. The original AH-1, being a dedicated attack helicopter, came equipped with stub wings for various weapons, a chin-mounted gun turret, and an armored tandem cockpit, from which it was operated by a pilot and gunner. Its design was shaped to fulfil a need for a dedicated armed escort for transport helicopters, giving the latter greater survivability in contested environments. On 7 September 1965, the Model 209 prototype performed its maiden flight; after rapidly gaining the support of various senior officials, quantity production of the type proceeded rapidly with little revision.
During June 1967, the first examples of the AH-1 entered service with the US Army and was promptly deployed to the Vietnam theatre. It commonly provided fire support to friendly ground forces, escorted transport helicopters, and flew in "hunter killer" teams by pairing with Hughes OH-6A Cayuse scout helicopters. In the Vietnam War alone, the Cobra fleet cumulatively chalked up in excess of one million operational hours; roughly 300 AH-1s were also lost in combat. In addition to the US Army, various other branches of the US military also opted to acquire the type, particularly the United States Marine Corps. Furthermore, numerous export sales were completed with several overseas countries, including Israel, Japan, and Turkey.
For several decades, the AH-1 formed the core of the US Army's attack helicopter fleet, seeing combat in Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, and the Gulf War. In US Army service, the Cobra was progressively replaced by the newer and more capable Boeing AH-64 Apache during the 1990s, with the final examples being withdrawn during 2001. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) operated the Cobra most prolifically along its land border with Lebanon, using its fleet intensively during the 1982 Lebanon War. Turkish AH-1s have seen regular combat with Kurdish insurgents near Turkey's southern borders. Upgraded versions of the Cobra have been developed, such as the twin engined AH-1 SeaCobra/SuperCobra and the experimental Bell 309 KingCobra. Furthermore, surplus AH-1 helicopters have been reused for other purposes, including civilian ones; numerous examples have been converted to perform aerial firefighting operations.
General characteristics
Crew: 2: one pilot, one co-pilot/gunner (CPG)
Length: 53 ft (16 m) including rotors
Fuselage length: 44 ft 5 in (13.5 m)
Width: 10 ft 4 in (3.15 m) stub wings
Height: 13 ft 6 in (4.11 m)
Empty weight: 5,810 lb (2,635 kg)
Max takeoff weight: 9,500 lb (4,309 kg)
Powerplant: 1 × Lycoming T53-L-13 turboshaft, 1,100 hp (820 kW)
Main rotor diameter: 44 ft 0 in (13.4 m)
Main rotor area: 1,520 sq ft (141 m2)
Blade section: NACA 0009.3 mod
Performance
Maximum speed: 149 kn (171 mph, 276 km/h)
Never exceed speed: 190 kn (220 mph, 350 km/h)
Range: 310 nmi (360 mi, 570 km)
Service ceiling: 11,400 ft (3,500 m)
Rate of climb: 1,230 ft/min (6.2 m/s)
Armament
2 × 7.62 mm (0.308 in) multi-barrel Miniguns, or 2 × M129 40 mm grenade launchers, or one of each, in the M28 turret. (When one of each was mounted, the minigun was mounted on the right side of the turret, due to feed requirements.)
2.75 in (70 mm) rockets - 7 rockets mounted in the M158 launcher or 19 rockets in the M200 launcher
M18 7.62 mm Minigun pod or XM35 armament subsystem with XM195 20 mm cannon
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I'm sorry but no UH-1\AH-1 ever sneaked up on anything... You can hear them from miles away...
I might be a weirdo but I love falling asleep to these old documentaries. thanks for the upscale!
Nah, I totally do the same!
Glad you enjoy it!
Works every time :) Can take a week to watch one because i go zzz after a few minutes. But i really do like them.
@@lennarthyland666 this is absolutely true!
Lol;I thought I was the only one that feels this way;no your not alone
one of the most beautiful aircraft ever made.
Tell em !
Cobra was peak helicopter.
I'd say when it became the Viper and got rid of the teetering rotor, it became peak helicopter.
For it's time... it was solid.
@@jokesonyou1373 Teetering rotors were a known fatal flaw from nearly the beginning, and were a cost saving measure. A race car with wheels that can fall off during normal operation is not a solid car.
@@BillDownhill Most of the Vietnam era ordnance was in it's infancy. Trial & error is the only way forward, Air Vice-Marshal BillDownhill 🤡
The Stability Control Augmentation System(SCAS) is what changed the game. The UH-1’s were incredibly inefficient gunships due to the forces at work. SCAS anticipates every aerodynamic force, making the Cobra stable when launching munitions, thus ensuring accuracy.
These are sweet but I still have a bigger soft spot for the Apaches. My old work was behind Boeing where they assembled and tested the Apaches. All day long I'd get to watch them fly around and test the 30mm. Love attack helicopters
Apache is great a true gunship but the cobra is just too sexy for its own shirt.
The Snake is better for what the USMC wants that's why they're still being developed (the AH-1Z Vipers were built in the mid 2000's) and why the USMC never acquired the Apache.
I had the honor to build parts for this helicopter & others for over 27 years. I really miss it.
The Marine Cobras were just called Sea Cobras the AH-1J also called the Juliet Cobra, while the AH-1T improved Sea Cobra or the Tango Cobra continued the further evolution. Originally what would eventually become the AH-1W or Whiskey Cobra was originally going to be a improved AH-1J for Iran until the revolution in 1979 this would be called the AH-1T+ which then became the Super Cobra. But then we have the current Marine model the AH-1Z Viper aka the Zulu Cobra which is way more advanced than the AH-1Js and AH-1Ts in this video.
Yeah the zulus, along with the uh-1v venom's (hueys) are constantly overhead where I live in southeastern NC. Only the Marines fly the cobra anymore...😊
My older brother thought me about the Cobra, he would've love to see this footage, thank you. Cheers!
Exelente video; historia pura, muchas gracias.
👍🙏
My Dad graduated Cobra school in ‘69 and flew in Vietnam. There was three Marines in the class and they were the top three in the class, (Semper Fi Dad). I just had to rub it in Army guys. I grew up with him buzzing the house just so I could run outside and wave at him, the golfers didn’t like it very much.
I was a mech on the J, T & W Cobra and the N huey
I got to see them on their range at Ft. Rutcur Alabama when I was a kid
Rucker.., what a sh$& hole.
And as I look through history I shall state God bless the United States Marine Corps
To me, this is the FIRST helo designed clean up messes.
sneaky cobra really got me ngl
Fantastic.
So basically, this was the Apache back in the day.
Wonder if my ol bird went to the marines🤔🤔
Who else is watching this because they’re flying It in War Thunder
This was one of the helicopters used in the Vietnam war, I think
The family is still being developed the latest version is the AH-1Z Viper from the mid 2000's The USMC prefers them to the AH-64 because they are a batter match for what they want from an attack helicopter.
I guess they didn't know about short control burst yet.
Nice
Fun fact, the AH-1 used the same rotor as the UH-1 but they removed the stabilizer bar and replaced it with an electromechanical gyro stabilization system, basically a flight controller. See: czcams.com/video/EHsiBSTdjyA/video.html
I laughed everytime when people said Kentucky gun windage. 😂😂😂
Turkish subtitle please 😊
If that thing's after you you're toast
The original cobra was using tow missiles in Vietnam
No it did not.
@@tihi79 yes they did actually. Just shows your ignorance
Cobra family
91- 94 germany
It's a beautiful chopper. The Apache may be more advanced but it's ugly as f**k compared to this model of Cobra.
The AH-1Z Viper actually has more modern engines and electronics than the AH-64 because they were built in the mid 2000's
Now do one on the Viper
Becareful only use for defense because future LiDar can blind all electronic and pilot
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If they were used in somalia , US soldiers would have been better equipped in capturing general adid .
They were actually used in Somalia.
I will always take the Cobra over the Apache and the Zulu Viper is just.......
42:00 lets not speak falsely now
the hours getting late
it wasnt about 'freedom'
majorty concensus of those that served would agree.
imo its a disservice to the fallen bolstering their deaths under the guise of 'Freedom'
call it out for what it was !
🙏🏽bless them all 💜
Glorification of armory is a form of fascism
No, it is not you 🤡
Spouting unsolicited nonsense is a form of communism.
Whining about glorification is a form of being a pussy
Wtf are you on about?
Did you forget to take your meds?
PLEASE, stop with the AI upscaling! It really ruins these (otherwise awesome) videos when you do this with them. I truly do appreciate that you all are showing them & I don't want to seem ungrateful, but being honest, the AI upscaling tech used - or at least this version of it - just isn't there yet in terms of "improving" the images. It honestly just makes it far, FAR worse than the original source film ever appeared.
Please, consider just showing the films in their original format and resolution. Thanks!
How old is this video?
Mid 1970s
Anyone's have stinger for down