Usmc bell ah 1 supercobra military bell ah 1z viper. The bell ah 1z viper is a twin engine attack helicopter based on the ah 1w supercobra that was developed for the united states marine corps. The ah 1w is the backbone of the united states marine corpss attack helicopter fleet but it will be replaced in service by the bell. The bell ah 1 supercobra is a twin engine attack helicopter based on the united states armys ah 1 cobra. The bell ah 1z viper is an american twin engine attack helicopter based on the ah 1w supercobra that was developed for the united states marine corps as part of the h 1 upgrade program.
This twin engine attack helicopter is among the worlds most lethal and is capable of carrying the widest selection of ordnance of any military helicopter ever created. When you think about the us. The bell ah 1z viper is an american twin engine attack helicopter based on the ah 1w supercobra that was developed for the united states marine corps as part of the h 1 upgrade program. The ah 1z features a four blade bearingless composite main rotor system uprated transmission and a new target sighting system.
The bell ah 1 supercobra is a twin engine attack helicopter based on the united states armys single engine ah 1 cobrathe twin cobra family itself part of the larger huey family includes the ah 1j seacobra the ah 1t improved seacobra and the ah 1w supercobrathe ah 1w the backbone of the united states marine corpss attack helicopter fleet for decades is being replaced by the next. The ah 1z features a four blade bearingless composite main rotor system uprated transmission and a new target sighting system. The ah 1z viper is the latest and most potent form of the vietnam war era ah 1 cobra helicopter debuted in the late 1960s. The ah 1z features a four blade bearingless.
During development of the single engine ah 1 for the united states army the united states marine corps usmc expressed interest in a twin engine arrangement of the same attack platform which gave rise to the ah 1j seacobra offshoot introduced in 1971.