Description
The Bell AH-1S Cobra
is an attack helicopter designed to support ground forces. The Cobra series was developed from the UH-1 Iroquois
during the Vietnam War
to protect the CH-47 Chinook transport helicopter .
The main improvements over the Iroquois are concentrated in the front fuselage.
The front area of the Iroquois's fuselage was reduced to approximately 1/3,
the pilot and gunner were placed in tandem, and
stabilizer wings were added to both sides of the fuselage to
enhance stability during high-speed flight and
provide a platform for carrying missiles, rockets, etc. I am using it as.
The main rotor is a door-hinged rotor, which
increases the speed and maneuverability of the aircraft. The basic armament is a 7.62mm machine gun or a 20mm machine gun
in the Emerson TAT102 turret mounted on the model , and the nose turret linked to the shooter's helmet allows for extremely high-precision shooting. In addition, since it flies at relatively low speed and at low altitude, it is easily attacked by enemies, so the cockpit is fully equipped with bulletproof equipment.
The Cobra series is mainly used by the US Army and Marine Corps, and
the types and shapes are different between the Army and Marine Corps.
The latest type of Army specification Cobra is the AH-1S Cobra.
The engine of this type has been replaced with a Lycoming T53-L-703 turboshaft engine, and
the power transmission system has been strengthened to accommodate the higher output of the engine.
In addition, the increase in output gave room for armament loading capacity.
He is heavily armed with a maximum armament load of 8 TOW missiles, 38 rockets, a
triple 20mm cannon in the nose and 760 bullets.
[Data]
Crew: 2 people
Total fuselage length: 13.59m
Overall height: 3.68m
Rotor diameter: 13.41m
Own weight: 2,940kg
Gross weight: 4,536kg
Engine: Lycoming T53-L-703 (output 1,800shp) x 1
Maximum speed: 315km/h
Practical climb limit: 3,720m
Cruising range: 507km
Fixed armament: 20mm cannon
External chief armament: TOW missiles x 8 Rockets x 38
