A 1965 photo of the first Cobra Helicopter. Max Faulkner Star-Telegram BY TERRY EVANS
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A 1965 photo of the first Cobra Helicopter. Max Faulkner Star-Telegram BY TERRY EVANS
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A most wonderful accomplishment. He has much to be proud of.
Cobras are still butte kickers.
Got to watch 4 Cobra’s light up the side of a hill east of FSB Bastogne in December of 1970. They unloaded with with guns and rocket pod’s then we hit it with our 175’d and 155’s. It was thundering in the A Shau that day!
Got to watch 4 Cobra’s light up the side of a hill east of FSB Bastogne in December of 1970. They unloaded with with guns and rocket pod’s then we hit it with our 175’d and 155’s. It was thundering in the A Shau that day!
I used to repair and rebuild their engines (T-53 gas turbines) - they were some real work-horses, durable as all get out.
The 1965 prototype is missing its skids???
I did two skits in the Army. In my first hitch I fell in love with helicopters in Vietnam, by watching them fly over in quantities, watching the gunships workout, and finally got my first ride from a hot LZ in a UH-1. The C141’s and Carabou’s just did not compare to a helicopter.
My second hitch I got an MOS change to 67Y, AH-1G Cobra Crew Chief. Mostly on a Cobra with tail number 67732. Had Pres Ford decided to go back into Vietnam, I would have been in the leading element to retake Ton Sun Nhut.
There’s a Cobra on display at the Danville, VA tank museum.
The one thing that surprised me when viewing the cockpit is how small the seats are. You’d need a 30” waist to be comfortable sitting in one.
The UH-1C had two door gunners. The Cobra has none.
Less than six months later, the Cobra prototype, known as Model 209, made its maiden flight at Fort Worth’s Amon Carter field, launching a new breed of military helicopters.
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I believe the A10 was also a “back of the napkin” design. Another great weapon.