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The Bell Huey family of helicopters includes a wide range of civil and military aircraft produced since 1956 by Bell Helicopter.This H-1 family of aircraft includes the utility UH-1 Iroquois and the derivative AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter series and ranges from the XH-40 prototype, first flown in October 1956, to the 21st-century UH-1Y Venom and AH-1Z Viper.
These helicopters lack the maneuverability and survivability of a proper attack helicopter, and merely provide a stopgap during the development of the Z-10. The latest armed version, the Z-9W , was introduced in 2005 and has night attack capabilities, with an under-nose low-light TV and infra-red observing and tracking unit.
The Chinook is a heavy-lift helicopter that is among the heaviest lifting Western helicopters. Its name, Chinook, is from the Native American Chinook people of Oregon and Washington state. The Chinook was originally designed by Vertol, which had begun work in 1957 on a new tandem-rotor helicopter, designated as the Vertol Model 107 or V-107.
The Bell 429 GlobalRanger is a light, twin-engine helicopter developed by Bell Helicopter and Korea Aerospace Industries. The first flight of the prototype took place on February 27, 2007, [4] and the aircraft received type certification on July 1, 2009. [5] The Bell 429 is capable of single-pilot IFR and Runway Category A operations. [6]
Large heavy lift helicopter used by the Army designated "Mojave" and Marines nicknamed "Deuce" 1953 1956 153 Cessna CH-1 Skyhook: Light helicopter Cessna: Only helicopter ever built by the Cessna Aircraft Company. 1953 [5] 1956 ~50 De Lackner HZ-1 Aerocycle: Experimental rotorcraft de Lackner Helicopters: Prototype. Program canceled. 1954 Never ...
The Sikorsky CH-54 Tarhe is an American twin-engine heavy-lift helicopter designed by Sikorsky Aircraft for the United States Army.It is named after Tarhe, an 18th-century chief of the Wyandot Indian tribe whose nickname was "The Crane". [2]
List of NATO reporting names for helicopters. ... Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... NATO reporting name Common name Haitun: Harbin Z-9: Halo: Mil Mi-26:
The helicopter is equipped with a millimeter-wave fire-control radar on top of its four-blade rotor. [6] Unlike most other attack helicopters, it lacks a nose-mounted machine gun or autocannon. The Z-19 also features armor plating, crash-resistant seats, and a turret with FLIR , TV, and laser rangefinder. [ 5 ]