The Vietnam War brought to light the necessity of a specialized, armed aircraft to assist and supply fire support for transport helicopters in combat situations. In response, Bell Helicopter, the ...
During the Vietnam War, Bell engineers stripped down the UH-1 Huey, narrowed its fuselage and added a 20 mm cannon to create the AH-1 Cobra. Faster, slimmer and deadlier, the Cobra became the first ...