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 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.
Bell Helicopter, a subsidiary of the conglomerate Textron, is offering six brand new units of AH-1Z Viper in response to the PAF’s attack helicopter acquisition program. The PAF is no stranger
The news about the first test of the new capabilities arrived just a few days after the USMC announced that the H-1 mixed fleet, composed by both the AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom, surpassed the
The AH-1Z has provision to mount a Longbow radar system on one wingtip station. On Route 27 near An Nu’maniyah, Iraq U.S. Marines question detainees while an AH-1W SuperCobra helicopter flies overhead. Image: NARA. The latest AH-1Z has a fuselage length of 45 feet and a maximum gross weight of 18,500 pounds.
Watch on. We don’t know the exact price Jordan is paying to upgrade each AH-1F, but it is very likely far cheaper than buying an AH-1Z straight off the production line. A new build Zulu Cobra
Bell AH-1Z Viper. v sluĹľbe: od roku 2010; posádka: 2; max. rĂ˝chlosĹĄ: 370 km,/h; vĂ˝zbroj: 20 mm kanĂłn, 6 závesnĂkov pre rakety (16 x Hellfire proti tankom, 2 x Sidewinder proti lietadlám, neriadenĂ© rakety Hydra 70)
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