The Cool Cobra

[nuuumannn]

Hi Guys,

A couple of pictures from a walkaround of an AH-1 Huey Cobra - one of the coolest looking aircraft around.

More information and link to the walkaround here:
warbirds

 

[Wurger]

 

[fubar57]

 

[Crimea_River]

Very cool.

 

[Old Wizard]

 

[Gnomey]

Good shots!

 

[XBe02Drvr]

Looks like an AH-1G early model with the "double-barrel" chin turret (7.62 minigun and 40 MM "chunker" automatic grenade launcher).
When I worked at GE in '69-'70, production on that turret was just about shut down. We were cranking out the 3-barrel 20 MM for the J.
Saw a hair-raising Nap-Of-the-Earth demo of that J chopper up at our test range by a cocky just-back-from-Nam pilot who had a lot of high ranking brass hugging mother earth! Chest cabbage and fruit salad with "Essence du Mud Vinagraite" dressing.
Cheers,
Wes

 

[Snakedr]

Looks like an AH-1G eaite" dressiarly model with the "double-barrel" chin turret (7.62 minigun and 40 MM "chunker" automatic grenade launcher).

That would be an AH-1P (AH-1S Prod) used a the hydraulic turret from the G. Armament would as above plus 2.75" rockets and TOW missiles.It als would have the toilet bowl exhaust, not installed in photo.

 

[XBe02Drvr]

Thanks for the correction. Didn't have much to do with the airframes, just built the guns.

 

[Airframes]

Good pics there Grant - a mean machine.

 

[Wayne Little]

Cool!