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I've heard a different story on the Cobra naming. The Army initially WANTED to name it Apache, but assumed that since it was a gunship, and intended for attack, rather than a general mission like utility, that the Apache tribe would take offense, so they opted for Cobra, like you said. Trouble was, nobody actually spoke to Apache tribal leaders who said: "Nah that thing is awesome. We would have been honored." Thus, the Army's NEXT dedicated gunship would be named Apache.
I think given that the Apache is the more advanced and probably the more terrifying looking of the two, I saw the Apache tribe got the better helicopter named after them. The AH-64 just looks meaner. If it was a human fighter, it would be a heavyweight.
The sheer ingenuity and simplicity of this attack helicopter was the reason why I’ve came to love it, and it inspired a lot of later attack helicopter designs.
What's super impressive is that it's rare for a first gen weapon system to nail the essential elements in that first go. Stub wings, tandem seating, chin gun-- 50+ years later nearly every attack helicopter features the same.
I was today years old when I learned that the cobra and Huey share the same main rotor and tail assembly. Impressive video as always man, enjoy the weekend
I used to Wyeth on Hueys, and the odd Cobra. They are very similar, but I recall the control tubes for the main rotors of the Conra being significantly more robust.
They absolutely do not share the same rotor system, the cobra has a computerized stability control while the Huey has stabilizing bars mounted on the main rotor, plus the chord width of the cobras main rotor blades were substantially wider than the huey
My father (Phu Bai 67-68) told me the early rockets pods were aimed with the "legendary TLAR sighting system". Before he died in 2020 he told me what this "secret" aiming system was; look at the windscreen, say "That Looks About Right" and fire...
Back in those days, when you went to a clinic due to some health issues, you often found the doctor smoking in his office. A sign of the times, indeed.
Range, speed, and firepower. With a mini-gun, rocket pods, and a 40mm grenade launcher, It's essentially a Marine Corps heavy weapons platoon strapped to a high performance sports car in the sky. It really was an ingenius helicopter and might be the most beautiful one that's ever flown.
Ol Jarhead here, and witnessed the AH-1 up thru the Zulu Viper, and several sea variants. Just an enlisted grunt, but seeing those skinny locusts roar over before unleashing hell on target got the juices flowin every time. And the Warrant Officers that flew them strutted just like Navy & Marine fighter pilots, just a little bit more gray in the temples. Much respect.
"Interim Solution 2: Attack Helo Boogaloo" It's the story of a group of dancers saving the community center by blowing up the evil developer's bulldozers with attack choppers.
We were doing vehicle ID class in OSUT and the Iroquois came up on a slide. One of the guys called it the "Iraqis" and just couldn't understand why would name a helicopter after the country we were warring with. I don't know why that has stuck with me so long but has.
Funny thing..... the word Iroquois is a nonsense word with no actual meaning. A British Anglican bishop got tired of trying to say "Hauddenosaunee" (which is the correct endonym for the six nation confederacy) and came up with the word that was both simple to say and yet remained exotic enough that he could pass it off as being Native American. Thus, it exists along other bs American names like "Idaho" and "Vermont."
1968 I was in school to become a Huey crew chief and we were introduced to the Cobra which was brand new. We thought of it as a sports car. Huey mechanics could work on them as other than weapons systems and airframe shape were so similar.
Great birds! I started my Army career off in 1990 and worked on ECAS models, ( Armament Dawg here.) By 1991/1992, my unit turned in the ECAS birds and got 'F' models. Had the 'F' models until the mid '90s when the Army started retiring them and transitioned to Kiowa Warriors. I'm looking forward to your future videos on the Cobra. Thank you!
I was a 68J also. Worked AH1Q in Germany from 76 to 79. AH1G whenbI got back to the states. Then moved over to a new attack unit and worked some ECAS before getting the new Modernized S. I got out in 82 and was able to work Cobras in Fresno at the AVCRAD.
At 12:00 is a ship from my Platoon, 1st platoon (Playboys), 334th AHC ("First With Guns"), 145th Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Brigade. First Gunships platoon in VN, 1st Cobras in VN. I was a Crew Chief on the oldest Cobra in the Platoon, '68-'69.
The 114th AHC (Knights) arrived in RVN in May of 1963. Their gun platoon was called the Lancers at that time, but became the Cobras shortly there after.
The ship allegedly got it's famous nickname when the engineers from Bell - Textron were visiting different Army helicopter units in RVN to get feedback from gunship crews as to what a dedicated "attack" helicopter should be able to do. They were visiting the 114th Assault Helicopter Co. at Vinh Long Army Airfield in the Mekong Delta and noticed the call sign of the gunship platoon of the 114th. That call sign was "Cobra". That name seemed to fit the idea of the long, slim and dangerous version of the Huey airframe envisioned by Bell. So...the "Huey Cobra" was born. I flew with the 114th's First Lift Platoon (Red Knights) out of Vinh Long as a crew chief / door gunner from 11/69 to 10/70.
I flew UH-1C gunships and the one advantage it had over the Cobra was the two door gunners. (Two extra pairs of eyes, and the ability to shoot out the sides of the aircraft.)
I always wondered what could be done with a couple of Dillion miniguns in addition to the helmet aimed, 30mm chain gun. This in conjunction with composite survivable designs that can stop a .50 cal, and survive a 23mm would be pretty useful against insurgents.
I remember my step father in a picture on a shake test of the cobra . I worked drive systems test in the 90s, and they had a stealth cobra. It was a proof of concept and looked like the panels were installed over the Cobra's original skin. In 97 they were still building new ones in Arlington.
That is not why the AH-56 was canceled. It was canceled because the Air Force didn't feel comfortable with the Army being able to provide its own close air support and they wanted their A-10. Thus, we ended up with a worse attack helicopter and a shitty plane.
No, their not.Megaprojects has a good video on the subject. Long story short; when the AF was created, they had to provide the Army with Close Air Support.(The Key West Agreement). The Army was prohibited from having armed Aircraft. The only reason the Army got the Cobra was because the AF didn't have anything slow enough for escort missions. When the AH-56 came into play, the War was ending, budgets were tight, and the AF lost their frigging minds.
Cobras were named after the 114th aviation company 3rd aviation aviation battalion VN, In vinh long on the Mekong river, south of Saigon This was a army outfit under MACV. White Knight and Red knights were the slicks & Gold knight was the command ship (road service). 14:33
I drive by the old Bell plant in Niagara Falls, NY everyday. They called it the Iroquois Warrior because Niagara Falls is in old Iroquois territory, specifically Tuscarora.
I've always loved this chopper. Probably my favorite heli ever, even over the Apache (but barely). Definitely not the retractable skids though, looks better with fixed skids for sure!
Was a little disappointed you didn't mention the inspiration for the narrow fuselage. The original fuselage was only 36" wide. I was told "That's the same width as a Spitfire!"
Any way you can add in the next video how the Army got around the Key West Agreement( pretty much telling the AF to screw off) so we could actually build and keep the Cobra?
It's very disappointing that the first flying tank wasn't in fact a flying tank but a Huey that lost it's weight. I wonder how many Cobra gunners died that war. They didn't even have armor from the side.
I heard of the comparison with the still in development AH-56 Gunship and in hindsight the AH-1 was easier to maintain than the AH-56. Size was also an issue with the AH-56 when you compare it with the AH-1. Smaller and a less pronounced heat signature was your best friend in Vietnam (take a hint).
Imagine this helicopter shares more parts with its other variant (Huey) than between the F-35 variants despite those helicopters don't even look alike.
After the AH-1 is done will you do the F-104 starfighters? Or maybe AH-64 apache, if it hasn't already been done, either way I wanna see you do one on us starfighters
I actually know what happened to the cobra shaped collective head they showed on the door gunners controls. My father had it for a bit and there’s a story documenting it in the Vietnam Helicopter Pilot Association newsletter archives
W.E.B. Griffin wrote an entertaining historical fiction collection about the growth of US Army Aviation in his nine volume Brotherhood of War novels. Although they may be a bit out of date, and suffer the same fault as many Hollywood action films -- every development was spearheaded by the protagonist -- a rich, handsome career officer, the youngest Major in the service awarded a field promotion by General MacArthur for his natural leadership and tactical skills, His breakthrough in Korea is studied by officer cadets in The Academy, and his family owns more Manhattan real estate than the Astors and Rockefellers, combined. Every man wants to be him, and every woman wants to bed him. Griffin creater that kind of superhuman protagonist to star in his books. I think he also is a Medal of Honor winner, which allows him to thumb his nose at the military brass, and get stuff done. The first book in the series is The Lieutenants, with book two titled The Captains, book three The Majors, and so on. These used to be available in your public library, but may have disappeared to make room for newer novels. Look around if you're interested -- you'll find them.
Oooo, the DEI Stormtroopers are not going to like the identity politics of Griifin's protagonist, though - that's way too much succes and merit accompanied to one man, and a white one, no doubt. Griifin's going to have to make some adjustments to give all that equity to their other class distinctions, or just outright ban them from the library.
@@ronjon7942 -- and his family made their money in Manhattan real estate, big hotels around the world, and other ventures. However, Griffin's fictional family were honorable Americans who understood the idea of public service, unlike the real life businessman/politician in our lives who has no idea about why anyone would risk life and limb defending a nation. A literature professor once advised me to write about the people, places, and subjects that I know. I've since discovered the practical for wisdom in his advice over a lifetime of writing.
What really killed the Cheyenne was political infighting between the Army and Air Force. The Air Force did not want the Army encroaching on its aerial domain, so they pushed very hard against any fast-moving Army aircraft. The Cheyenne was capable of exceeding 200 knots. The Air Force basically forced the Army to limit the speed of its helicopters to under 200 knots, thereby forcing them to kill the Cheyenne program when it was very nearly ready.
No, no it isn't. Military production (UH-1, AH-1, V-22) moved to Amarillo YEARS ago. Commercial production (206, 212/412, 222/230/430, 407 and 429) moved to Montreal YEARS before that. All Fort Worth produces now is pieces/parts. No doubt you've seen the B&W photos of Cobra/Huey lines inn the Hibay from the 60s. Last time I saw the Hibay (I retired in 2011) it was being used as a warehouse.
Hit chance less than 4% Let's say 3%. Let's also assume a sortie where they take on just 1 strong point, and say there's only 3 people outside on watch. Those 3 people might have AKs, so let's assume 30 rounds each, and let's say they only fire the 1 mag giving us 90 rounds fired. 90 * .03 = 2.7 2 or 3 rounds are statistically likely to hit the windscreen, and possibly injure the gunner. 3 or 4% is plenty to warrant protection imo.
Actually, this is a second generation attack helicopter. The first generation was Hiller YH-32A Hornet, also known as the "Sally Rand". They were built 8 years before the Cobra.
The Sally Rand was perhaps the first helicopter gunship, but it was not designed from the ground up as an attack helicopter. Like the UH-1 gunships it was designed first as a utility helicopter and then someone strapped some firepower to it.
Broke my aviation teeth on the AH-1J, then the AH-1T and AH-1TTOW as they were added to the HMA-269 Gunrunners flight line inventory. Hence the name Snake Doctor (Cobra Mechanic)👍
What's funny is that you have military powers like the states, china and Russia rolling around in assets that are over 70yrs old with the modern refurbishments of computer systems ect then you have countries like Australia developing modular high tech assets that serve basically every role or job you could think of 😂
"The greatest attack helicopter to ever fly"? Stop, you flirt. You're making this ol' jarhead blush. Flippin' SuprCobras still give me a chubbie after all these years.
Did you not know helicopters appeared on the scene in Germany in the mid 1930s so you're only 15 years out with that little gem and it was flown by none other than Hanna _Third_ Reich (Reitsch).
If you want to be smart about it, it was actually another 30 years before that between 1901 and 1906 that the first helicopters flew with humans on board. My point was more when they started seeing widespread use.
If add on steam engine and foldable wings and reinforce blades then it csn hovering without power wild scanning operation or future fueless conversion version i hope
I came here based on the caption or title the making of Cobra. I thought this was the toyline picture of GI Joes COBRA? I thought of great they will talk about how Cobra Commander was an employeed insurance agent, how Cobra HQ is built under a Springfield, IL used car dealership or Cobra-La? Needless to say it is nice to see a story about helicopters, but please make a reference or video about COBRA next time, thank you?
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Iroquois, correctly pronounced. Ear-ah-kwah no Ear ah coy.
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I've heard a different story on the Cobra naming. The Army initially WANTED to name it Apache, but assumed that since it was a gunship, and intended for attack, rather than a general mission like utility, that the Apache tribe would take offense, so they opted for Cobra, like you said. Trouble was, nobody actually spoke to Apache tribal leaders who said: "Nah that thing is awesome. We would have been honored." Thus, the Army's NEXT dedicated gunship would be named Apache.
I think given that the Apache is the more advanced and probably the more terrifying looking of the two, I saw the Apache tribe got the better helicopter named after them. The AH-64 just looks meaner. If it was a human fighter, it would be a heavyweight.
the ah-1z and it's pilots would like to argue that, lol@@TheS1E2A3L4
@@TheS1E2A3L41 looks like it is saying it will kill you.
The other says I am going to kill you and you cannot stop me.
@@TheS1E2A3L4 I dunno about that mate, the AH-1Z Viper's one hell of a machine. I think they'd have been well served with either machine.
What kind of revisionist bs is this?
The sheer ingenuity and simplicity of this attack helicopter was the reason why I’ve came to love it, and it inspired a lot of later attack helicopter designs.
Same! Plus it looks badass!
What's super impressive is that it's rare for a first gen weapon system to nail the essential elements in that first go. Stub wings, tandem seating, chin gun-- 50+ years later nearly every attack helicopter features the same.
I was going to like your comment, but it's at 209 right now, so I'll give a 👍
@@_sx_ Past experiences with Huey gunships also helps
I was today years old when I learned that the cobra and Huey share the same main rotor and tail assembly. Impressive video as always man, enjoy the weekend
It’s crazy how interchangeable they are remember when I was taught that
I used to Wyeth on Hueys, and the odd Cobra. They are very similar, but I recall the control tubes for the main rotors of the Conra being significantly more robust.
Same
I was a UH-1H and AH-1G helicopter mechanic. The Huey had a different rotor system than the Cobra. The Cobra had the 540 rotor system, no sway bar.
They absolutely do not share the same rotor system, the cobra has a computerized stability control while the Huey has stabilizing bars mounted on the main rotor, plus the chord width of the cobras main rotor blades were substantially wider than the huey
My father (Phu Bai 67-68) told me the early rockets pods were aimed with the "legendary
TLAR sighting system". Before he died in 2020 he told me what this "secret" aiming system was; look at the windscreen, say "That Looks About Right" and fire...
Also known as the Mark 1 eyeball
Or the mark 2 Instincts
@@citizenblue
Sometimes you might have to use the mark 3 senses
Or Mark 4 guts
I built the Revell 1/32 Huey Cobra as a kid back in '71 - one of my favorite models.
The built-in ash trays were a hilarious sign of the times.
Back in those days, when you went to a clinic due to some health issues, you often found the doctor smoking in his office. A sign of the times, indeed.
History of Mi-24/35 or Mi-8/17 Series Would be a Great Video and Would Greatly Complement the Heli Content.
Tbh with his video style and voice any piece of equipment would be interesting
100% agreed tho
oh yeah that'd be wonderful
Oooooo I have a friend who would 100% love to see a vid on the MI-8s
Range, speed, and firepower. With a mini-gun, rocket pods, and a 40mm grenade launcher, It's essentially a Marine Corps heavy weapons platoon strapped to a high performance sports car in the sky. It really was an ingenius helicopter and might be the most beautiful one that's ever flown.
I dont know why, but the early models with the grenade launcher are the coolest. Not very efficient, but really cool.
Ol Jarhead here, and witnessed the AH-1 up thru the Zulu Viper, and several sea variants. Just an enlisted grunt, but seeing those skinny locusts roar over before unleashing hell on target got the juices flowin every time. And the Warrant Officers that flew them strutted just like Navy & Marine fighter pilots, just a little bit more gray in the temples. Much respect.
"Interim Solution 2: Attack Helo Boogaloo"
It's the story of a group of dancers saving the community center by blowing up the evil developer's bulldozers with attack choppers.
This should be the actual plot of Stardew Valley
We were doing vehicle ID class in OSUT and the Iroquois came up on a slide. One of the guys called it the "Iraqis" and just couldn't understand why would name a helicopter after the country we were warring with. I don't know why that has stuck with me so long but has.
😳........🤣
Thanks for hanging on to this memory - can't imagine actually h e a r i n g someone say that 👍👍
Funny thing..... the word Iroquois is a nonsense word with no actual meaning. A British Anglican bishop got tired of trying to say "Hauddenosaunee" (which is the correct endonym for the six nation confederacy) and came up with the word that was both simple to say and yet remained exotic enough that he could pass it off as being Native American. Thus, it exists along other bs American names like "Idaho" and "Vermont."
Didn't know that insult@@petergray2712 probably why God let it be buried; to not offend the Proto-Americans.
1968 I was in school to become a Huey crew chief and we were introduced to the Cobra which was brand new. We thought of it as a sports car. Huey mechanics could work on them as other than weapons systems and airframe shape were so similar.
As soon as you mentioned the standard ashtray equipment, i was sold
Ahhh, , , the 60's. . .
Great birds!
I started my Army career off in 1990 and worked on ECAS models, ( Armament Dawg here.)
By 1991/1992, my unit turned in the ECAS birds and got 'F' models. Had the 'F' models until the mid '90s when the Army started retiring them and transitioned to Kiowa Warriors.
I'm looking forward to your future videos on the Cobra. Thank you!
I worked on ECAS birds in the mid 80's, also in armaments. I was a 68J. Were yo a 68J or 68M?
@@steveasman1506 68J
I was a 68J also. Worked AH1Q in Germany from 76 to 79. AH1G whenbI got back to the states. Then moved over to a new attack unit and worked some ECAS before getting the new Modernized S. I got out in 82 and was able to work Cobras in Fresno at the AVCRAD.
At 12:00 is a ship from my Platoon, 1st platoon (Playboys), 334th AHC ("First With Guns"), 145th Aviation Battalion, 1st Aviation Brigade. First Gunships platoon in VN, 1st Cobras in VN. I was a Crew Chief on the oldest Cobra in the Platoon, '68-'69.
The 114th AHC (Knights) arrived in RVN in May of 1963. Their gun platoon was called the Lancers at that time, but became the Cobras shortly there after.
AH-1 Cobra is so amazing
that ~15 minutes video is not enough. We need continuation about it later development and capabilities.
The ship allegedly got it's famous nickname when the engineers from Bell - Textron were visiting different Army helicopter units in RVN to get feedback from gunship crews as to what a dedicated "attack" helicopter should be able to do. They were visiting the 114th Assault Helicopter Co. at Vinh Long Army Airfield in the Mekong Delta and noticed the call sign of the gunship platoon of the 114th. That call sign was "Cobra". That name seemed to fit the idea of the long, slim and dangerous version of the Huey airframe envisioned by Bell. So...the "Huey Cobra" was born. I flew with the 114th's First Lift Platoon (Red Knights) out of Vinh Long as a crew chief / door gunner from 11/69 to 10/70.
I thought I knew a lot about the Cobra, but I had no idea the original design had retractable skids! It's so weird seeing it fly around without skids!
They look meaner with the skids
He actually made the AH1 history video, LET'S GOOO!!
My dad used to work on AH-1's, they were fun and powerful machines.
Epic thumbnail. Cobra looks great with Gundam colors
This was a great documentary! Thank you for the effort. I really enjoyed it.
4:29 that helicopter looks so like a OV10 Bronco with rotors
Ha! That is great; yes, it does.
I flew UH-1C gunships and the one advantage it had over the Cobra was the two door gunners. (Two extra pairs of eyes, and the ability to shoot out the sides of the aircraft.)
I always wondered what could be done with a couple of Dillion miniguns in addition to the helmet aimed, 30mm chain gun. This in conjunction with composite survivable designs that can stop a .50 cal, and survive a 23mm would be pretty useful against insurgents.
Funny to see how much effort was put into making the AH-1 as sleek as possible only for to later versions to get more bloated.
He didn't mention the bell kiowa
The AH-56 sits at or near the top of the short list of aircraft that SHOULD have been produced. It’s up there with the F-20, F-16XL, and YF-23.
Yes, yes, yes, and yes.
That cobra head handle is LIT! Just subscribed!
Some designs you get correct right away
11:20 Getting aHEAD of ourselves… good one Red Wrench
I remember my step father in a picture on a shake test of the cobra . I worked drive systems test in the 90s, and they had a stealth cobra. It was a proof of concept and looked like the panels were installed over the Cobra's original skin. In 97 they were still building new ones in Arlington.
That is not why the AH-56 was canceled. It was canceled because the Air Force didn't feel comfortable with the Army being able to provide its own close air support and they wanted their A-10. Thus, we ended up with a worse attack helicopter and a shitty plane.
I think you're confusing it with the Comanche
No, their not.Megaprojects has a good video on the subject. Long story short; when the AF was created, they had to provide the Army with Close Air Support.(The Key West Agreement). The Army was prohibited from having armed Aircraft. The only reason the Army got the Cobra was because the AF didn't have anything slow enough for escort missions. When the AH-56 came into play, the War was ending, budgets were tight, and the AF lost their frigging minds.
@@AHappyCubno, he isn't
Imagine being a grunt, door gunner or UH-1 pilot seeing one of these for the first time, in which it’s effortlessly pulling ahead of them in cruise? 😂
I love the JGSDF versions, the Japanese camo is just soooo beautiful 🤩
When asked , who won the Vietnam war ? Always answer " Bell helicopter"
Cobras were named after the 114th aviation company 3rd aviation aviation battalion VN, In vinh long on the Mekong river, south of Saigon This was a army outfit under MACV. White Knight and Red knights were the slicks & Gold knight was the command ship (road service). 14:33
Awesome video, was really looking forward this one on the Cobra, and I'm glad I finally caught it! Subscribed and looking forward to the next part!
I drive by the old Bell plant in Niagara Falls, NY everyday. They called it the Iroquois Warrior because Niagara Falls is in old Iroquois territory, specifically Tuscarora.
So after AH-1, what you think of doing Mil Mi-24 next?
Also, I like the marketing in which they put a literal snake head over the collective stick
Been thinking of that strategy for years
I've always loved this chopper. Probably my favorite heli ever, even over the Apache (but barely).
Definitely not the retractable skids though, looks better with fixed skids for sure!
This is a really well researched, narrated and edited essay, thank you for all your hard work.
Immediate Sub and Like.
Very kind - thanks so much.
Patiently waiting for part 2 😢
Pancaked the Huey and strapped some mini guns and rocket launchers to 'em, Fuk' yeah!!
Fascinating to contrast with the adoption of the AR15, also a private venture.
Creating a Cobra...
1. Take a Huey.
2. Squish it.
3. Put guns n tickets n stuff on it.
More please
Finally, AH-1 video.
With ash tray 🚬🚬
Some of the birds still had ash trays up into the 90's.
Was a little disappointed you didn't mention the inspiration for the narrow fuselage. The original fuselage was only 36" wide. I was told "That's the same width as a Spitfire!"
The spitfire was 24" at the wing roots. And not much wider inside at the hips/shoulders. About the same as an RV-3 homebuilt airplane.
Hell of a transmission - Good stuff . Thanks
That's a lot of longevity for an interim solution.
7:40 I bet seeing that much tech back then was amazing
An ashtray. Amazing!
Aviation is funny. From the first manned flight, to the introduction of the Hercules is 51 years. 71 years from THAT, one just flew over.
A helicopter without skids just isn't natural
I did always like the Oh-58 model. Hughes came out with the md500. But I'll always be partial to Bell
The Cobra is very top heavy. The rotor system alone is about a thousand pound
Did it cause any handling issues that you're aware of?
That would mean that the rotors and control surfaces could move the lower part around easier and have better maneuverability.
Like counter weight.
Love the Huey , love the Cobra .
Still flying strong to this very day.
Any way you can add in the next video how the Army got around the Key West Agreement( pretty much telling the AF to screw off) so we could actually build and keep the Cobra?
It's very disappointing that the first flying tank wasn't in fact a flying tank but a Huey that lost it's weight. I wonder how many Cobra gunners died that war. They didn't even have armor from the side.
I heard of the comparison with the still in development AH-56 Gunship and in hindsight the AH-1 was easier to maintain than the AH-56.
Size was also an issue with the AH-56 when you compare it with the AH-1. Smaller and a less pronounced heat signature was your best friend in Vietnam (take a hint).
Imagine this helicopter shares more parts with its other variant (Huey) than between the F-35 variants despite those helicopters don't even look alike.
Excellent timeline. Never knew about the 207. 👍👍👍
Oh whats Doug doing over there? Oh Im just smoking in the cobra Terry
Bell Helicopter rocks !!!
Great video...👍
After the AH-1 is done will you do the F-104 starfighters? Or maybe AH-64 apache, if it hasn't already been done, either way I wanna see you do one on us starfighters
Yes I've been waiting for this
I actually know what happened to the cobra shaped collective head they showed on the door gunners controls. My father had it for a bit and there’s a story documenting it in the Vietnam Helicopter Pilot Association newsletter archives
W.E.B. Griffin wrote an entertaining historical fiction collection about the growth of US Army Aviation in his nine volume Brotherhood of War novels. Although they may be a bit out of date, and suffer the same fault as many Hollywood action films -- every development was spearheaded by the protagonist -- a rich, handsome career officer, the youngest Major in the service awarded a field promotion by General MacArthur for his natural leadership and tactical skills, His breakthrough in Korea is studied by officer cadets in The Academy, and his family owns more Manhattan real estate than the Astors and Rockefellers, combined. Every man wants to be him, and every woman wants to bed him. Griffin creater that kind of superhuman protagonist to star in his books. I think he also is a Medal of Honor winner, which allows him to thumb his nose at the military brass, and get stuff done.
The first book in the series is The Lieutenants, with book two titled The Captains, book three The Majors, and so on. These used to be available in your public library, but may have disappeared to make room for newer novels. Look around if you're interested -- you'll find them.
Oooo, the DEI Stormtroopers are not going to like the identity politics of Griifin's protagonist, though - that's way too much succes and merit accompanied to one man, and a white one, no doubt. Griifin's going to have to make some adjustments to give all that equity to their other class distinctions, or just outright ban them from the library.
@@ronjon7942 -- and his family made their money in Manhattan real estate, big hotels around the world, and other ventures. However, Griffin's fictional family were honorable Americans who understood the idea of public service, unlike the real life businessman/politician in our lives who has no idea about why anyone would risk life and limb defending a nation.
A literature professor once advised me to write about the people, places, and subjects that I know. I've since discovered the practical for wisdom in his advice over a lifetime of writing.
What really killed the Cheyenne was political infighting between the Army and Air Force. The Air Force did not want the Army encroaching on its aerial domain, so they pushed very hard against any fast-moving Army aircraft. The Cheyenne was capable of exceeding 200 knots. The Air Force basically forced the Army to limit the speed of its helicopters to under 200 knots, thereby forcing them to kill the Cheyenne program when it was very nearly ready.
Oh and the Huey it's based on is still made on the same line 70 years later.
No, no it isn't. Military production (UH-1, AH-1, V-22) moved to Amarillo YEARS ago. Commercial production (206, 212/412, 222/230/430, 407 and 429) moved to Montreal YEARS before that. All Fort Worth produces now is pieces/parts. No doubt you've seen the B&W photos of Cobra/Huey lines inn the Hibay from the 60s. Last time I saw the Hibay (I retired in 2011) it was being used as a warehouse.
Hit chance less than 4%
Let's say 3%. Let's also assume a sortie where they take on just 1 strong point, and say there's only 3 people outside on watch. Those 3 people might have AKs, so let's assume 30 rounds each, and let's say they only fire the 1 mag giving us 90 rounds fired.
90 * .03 = 2.7
2 or 3 rounds are statistically likely to hit the windscreen, and possibly injure the gunner. 3 or 4% is plenty to warrant protection imo.
That’s assuming all 30 rounds in each mag hit the helicopter though!
We want part 2
Rolling in hot!
bro the heli that won the A.A.F.S.S looks like a A-10 but is a heli
A gunship chinook.
Actually, this is a second generation attack helicopter. The first generation was Hiller YH-32A Hornet, also known as the "Sally Rand". They were built 8 years before the Cobra.
The Sally Rand was perhaps the first helicopter gunship, but it was not designed from the ground up as an attack helicopter. Like the UH-1 gunships it was designed first as a utility helicopter and then someone strapped some firepower to it.
Ash trays....? What about cup holders?
I think the bulletproof glass should of stayed lul
Mmmm long form historical engineering videos... *tightens tourniquet, taps vein, subscribes* ah yeah, that's the stuff.
Broke my aviation teeth on the AH-1J, then the AH-1T and AH-1TTOW as they were added to the HMA-269 Gunrunners flight line inventory. Hence the name Snake Doctor (Cobra Mechanic)👍
What's funny is that you have military powers like the states, china and Russia rolling around in assets that are over 70yrs old with the modern refurbishments of computer systems ect then you have countries like Australia developing modular high tech assets that serve basically every role or job you could think of 😂
"The greatest attack helicopter to ever fly"? Stop, you flirt. You're making this ol' jarhead blush. Flippin' SuprCobras still give me a chubbie after all these years.
"shy - anne"
"ear - a - kwoy"
I watch the same video on a different channel but I'll watch it again because you have done a video on it
*Fortunate Son intensifies*
Did you not know helicopters appeared on the scene in Germany in the mid 1930s so you're only 15 years out with that little gem and it was flown by none other than Hanna _Third_ Reich (Reitsch).
If you want to be smart about it, it was actually another 30 years before that between 1901 and 1906 that the first helicopters flew with humans on board. My point was more when they started seeing widespread use.
Well done 👍🏼
Great vid❤
I've gotta know, if/when did they remove the ashtrays ?
If add on steam engine and foldable wings and reinforce blades then it csn hovering without power wild scanning operation or future fueless conversion version i hope
I came here based on the caption or title the making of Cobra. I thought this was the toyline picture of GI Joes COBRA?
I thought of great they will talk about how Cobra Commander was an employeed insurance agent, how Cobra HQ is built under a Springfield, IL used car dealership or Cobra-La?
Needless to say it is nice to see a story about helicopters, but please make a reference or video about COBRA next time, thank you?
The models without skids look absolutely silly.
It's definitely better than the apache at much of its mission set
My Physics teacher used to fly one these. Coolest dude you’ll meet.
So where is N209J? In a museum I hope?