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Bell AH-1W SuperCobra

22.7k Eagleman101SP  2 months ago

My Proudest creation so far Bell AH-1 SuperCobra

The Bell AH-1 SuperCobra is a twin-engined attack helicopter that was developed on behalf of, and primarily operated by, the United States Marine Corps (USMC). The twin Cobra family, itself part of the larger Huey family, includes the AH-1J SeaCobra, the AH-1T Improved SeaCobra, and the AH-1W SuperCobra.

The Super Cobra was derived from the single-engined AH-1 Cobra, which had been developed during the mid-1960s as an interim gunship for the U.S. Army. The USMC had quickly taken an interest in the type, but sought a twin-engined arrangement for greater operational safety at sea, along with more capable armaments. While initially opposed by the Department of Defense, who were keen to promote commonality across the services, in May 1968, an order for an initial 49 twin-engine AH-1J SeaCobras was issued to Bell. The type entered service during the final months of the US's involvement in the Vietnam War, seeing limited action in the theatre as a result.

The USMC promptly sought greater payload capacity than that provided by the original Sea Cobra; thus the AH-1T, equipped with the dynamic systems of the Model 309 and a lengthened fuselage, was produced by Bell during the 1970s. In the following decade, in response to the denial of funding to procure the Boeing AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, the USMC opted to procure a more capable variant of the AH-1T; equipped with revised fire control systems compatible with new munitions, such as the AGM-114 Hellfire anti-tank missile, the new model, designated AH-1W, commenced delivery in 1986. Seeking to further develop the type, Bell opted to develop the extensively redesigned and modernised Bell AH-1Z Viper during the 1990s and 2000s.

The Sea Cobra was involved in multiple major operations during the latter half of the twentieth century, such as during the United States invasion of Grenada in 1983. During the Iran–Iraq War of the 1980s, Iranian Sea Cobras were intensely used, proving itself to be capable in both anti-armor and anti-aircraft warfare. Turkey, who operated numerous Cobras and Super Cobras, used the type on multiple occasions against Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) insurgents. On numerous occasions in the 1990s, USMC AH-1s were deployed during the Gulf War of the early 1990s, as well as for the United States invasion of Haiti in 1994, and the US intervention in the Yugoslav Wars in the late 1990s. In the twenty-first century, the type also saw action in the multi-decade War in Afghanistan, and the 2003 invasion of Iraq. During October 2020, the USMC withdrew the last of its AH-1Ws in favor of exclusively operating the AH-1Z.

Armament here

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AG1+VTOL=ENGINE STARTUP

And yes TTL You can make a vr version of this, I'd appreciate if you did:)

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General Characteristics

  • Successors 1 airplane(s) +133 bonus
  • Created On Android
  • Wingspan 14.4ft (4.4m)
  • Length 54.2ft (16.5m)
  • Height 13.8ft (4.2m)
  • Empty Weight 14,700lbs (6,667kg)
  • Loaded Weight 17,527lbs (7,950kg)

Performance

  • Power/Weight Ratio 7.692
  • Wing Loading 179.4lbs/ft2 (875.9kg/m2)
  • Wing Area 97.7ft2 (9.1m2)
  • Drag Points 3378

Parts

  • Number of Parts 189
  • Control Surfaces 0
  • Performance Cost 770
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    9,035 F16xl

    “Seconds ago” Also, HOW DID I NOT KNOW ABOUT THIS

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    @Eagleman101SP Part efficient aircraft

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    21.1k tl

    @Eagleman101SP ¡Perfecto! Gracias.

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    @TTL Si

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    21.1k tl

    Tiene “VR cockpit”?

    +1 2 months ago
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    37.3k Christiant2

    YES! :0000

    2 months ago
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    9,035 F16xl

    @Eagleman101SP Yeah!

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    @Berulacraft soon in my next build
    (it's an attack helicopter)

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    6,273 Berulacraft

    Nice helicopter!
    Suggestion: Try to increase the Collective Range , in hovering flight it tends to fall from the sky

    +1 2 months ago
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    @F16xl as I guessed, people gonna wake up in somewhere like 10
    more confirms the fact we're twins, cause we're active at exactly the same time

    2 months ago
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    9,035 F16xl

    @Eagleman101SP It’s 8:59CST

    +1 2 months ago
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    @F16xl lol, right now sp ain't that active
    in ksa it's 4:55pm and in the America's and Europe it's night/morning

    2 months ago
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    @F16xl
    @Berulacraft

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    @NormalCv580enjoyer
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    @Rjenteissussy

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    @GuardianAerospace
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