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BELL AH-1W SUPERCOBRA<\/h1>\n

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The U.S. Army\u2019s successful use of the Bell AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter in Vietnam led the Marine Corps to consider the Cobra for their own use.\u00a0 The Marines requested a two-engine version of the helicopter with increased armament.\u00a0 The AH-1J Sea Cobra was ordered in 1968 and entered service in the early 1970s.\u00a0 By the late 1970s the Marines were looking for an improved version of the Cobra with greater carrying capacity in hot temperatures.\u00a0 Bell designed a lengthened version with an improved transmission and more powerful engines.\u00a0 Designated the AH-1T the new version of the Sea Cobra entered service in the late 1970s.\u00a0 By the early 1980s the Marines were again looking for an improved attack helicopter.\u00a0 Denied the AH-64 Apache by Congress the Marines settled on yet another improved version of the Cobra.\u00a0 Featuring even more powerful engines and improved avionics that allowed the helicopter to use both the Sidewinder air-to-air and Hellfire air-to-ground missiles the new version was designated the AH-1W SuperCobra.\u00a0 They entered service with the Marine Corps in 1985.\u00a0 A total of 179 were built with a further 43 AH-1Ts upgraded.\u00a0 The \u201cWhisky Cobra\u201d served until the last were retired in late 2020.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Diameter of Main Rotor<\/td>\n48 ft<\/td>\n\n

Diameter of Main Rotor<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Length<\/td>\n44 ft 7 in.<\/td>\n\n

Length<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Height<\/td>\n13 ft 5 in.<\/td>\n\n

Height<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Weight<\/td>\n14,750 lbs (loaded)<\/td>\n\n

Weight<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Max. Speed<\/td>\n218 mph<\/td>\n\n

Maximum Speed<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Service Ceiling<\/td>\n12,200 ft<\/td>\n\n

Service Ceiling<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Range<\/td>\n317 miles<\/td>\n\n

Range<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Engines<\/td>\nTwo General Electric T700 turboshaft with 1,680 horsepower each<\/td>\n\n

Engines<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Crew<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n\n

Crew<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Manufacturer<\/strong><\/span>
Bell<\/p>\n

Markings<\/strong><\/span>
U. S. Marine Corps, Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron 469, (HMLA-469,) Camp Pendelton, California, 20??<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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Designation<\/strong><\/span>
AH-1W<\/p>\n

Serial Number<\/strong><\/span>
160825<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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