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The AH-1 Cobra Is A Mini UH-1 Iroquois Outfitted With Waepons. It First Arrived In The Vietnam War. There Has Been 22 Models (AH-1A To AH-1W). It Is Used Mainly By The US Marines. Today, They Use The AH-1W "Whiskey Cobra". The Two Man Crew Works As A Team. The Pilot Sits In Back, For An All Around View View, And The Gunner In Front For A Commanding View Of The Battlefield. To Attack, It Hovers Close To The Ground, Pops Up, And Before The Enemey Knows It's There, It Fires. They Use Many Different Paint Schemes From Green-Olive Drab In Vietnam To Sand And Gray For The Gulf War.
Specs: AH-1W
Type: 2 Seat Attack Helicopter
Engines: 2 General Electric T700-GE-401 Turboshafts
Top Speed: 219 MPH
Ceiling: 14,750 FT
Range: 365 MI
Armament: 1 M197 20mm Cannon, Assortment Of A/G Missiles & Rockets
Weights: Empty-10,025 LBS, Loaded-14,750 LBS
Dimensions: Rotor Diameter-48 FT, Length-45 FT, Height-13 FT, Rotor Area-1,809 Sq. FT