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USA - Naval aviation and armament

USA - Naval aviation

 

Bell AH-1 / UH-1 / HH-1 Sea Cobra / Super Cobra / Iroquois attack / utility / rescue helicopter

 

UH-1D Huey

UH-1N Iroquois

AH-1G Huey Cobra

 

AH-1T Sea Cobra

 

Modification Purpose Deliveries Number of commissioned Discarding Differences from the previous modification
AH-1G Huey Cobra attack 1969 - 1969 38 1970s 1 Textron Lycoming T53-L-13 engine (1420 hp), 2 sixtuple 7.6-mm MG or 2 40-mm grenade launchers, 1542 kg of combat load on 4 points (76 70-mm rockets or 4 127-mm rockets)
AH-1J Sea Cobra 1969 - 1977 271 --- 2 Pratt & Whitney Canada T400-CP-400 engines (2 x 910 hp), 1 triple 20-mm gun, 1542 kg of combat load on 4 points (76 70-mm rockets or 4 127-mm rockets)
AH-1T Sea Cobra 1977 - 1986 57 hull lengthened, 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada T400-WV-402 engine (2080 hp), 1 triple 20-mm gun, 1542 kg of combat load on 4 points (76 70-mm rockets or 4 127-mm rockets or 8 TOW ATM or 4 Stinger AAM)
AH-1W Super Cobra 1986 - 1998 169 + 43 rebuilt AH-1T 2 General Electric T700-GE-401 engines (2 x 1640 hp), 1 triple 20-mm gun, 1542 kg of combat load on 4 points (76 70-mm rockets or 4 127-mm rockets or 8 TOW ATM or 16 Hellfire ATM or 4 Sidewinder AAM or 4 Stinger AAM or 4 Maverick ASM or 4 Sidearm ARM)
AH-1Z Super Cobra 1999 -    
HH-1H Huey rescue 1960s 859 1 T53-L-13 engine (1420 hp), unarmed, rescue equipment, 14 passenger
UH-1D Huey utility 1964 - 1960s 1 T53-L-11 engine (1120 hp), without rescue equipment
UH-1E Huey 3/1964 - 1960s rescue equipment
UH-1L Huey 1967 - 1971 1 T53-L-13 engine (1420 hp)
UH-1N Iroquois 1971 - 1970s 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada T400-CP-400 engine (1210 hp)

 

Modification AH-1T AH-1W UH-1E UH-1N

Rotor diameter, m

 13.41 14.63 14.63 14.69

Length, m

 14.86 13.87 12.77 12.92

Height, m

 4.12 4.32 4.42 4.53

Rotating area, m2

 141.17 168.02 168.02 169.40

Empty mass, kg

 3635 5533 2363 2787

Full flying-off mass, kg

 6350 7670 4310 5080
Engine 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada T400-WV-402 2 General Electric T700-GE-401 1 Textron Lycoming T53-L-11 1 Pratt & Whitney Canada T400-CP-400
Power, h. p. 2080 2 x 1640 1120 1210
Maximal speed, km/h 333 389 222 259
Cruise speed, km/h 277 274 204 230
Flying range, km 577 648 511 420
Vertical speed, m/s 6.2 8.8 8.9 6.7
Maximal altitude, m 3720 5500 5910 4330
Complement 2 2 1 - 2 1 - 2
Armament 1 triple 20-mm gun, 1542 kg of combat load on 4 points (76 70-mm rockets or 4 127-mm rockets or 8 TOW ATM or 4 Stinger AAM) 1 triple 20-mm gun, 1542 kg of combat load on 4 points (76 70-mm rockets or 4 127-mm rockets or 8 TOW ATM or 16 Hellfire ATM or 4 Sidewinder AAM or 4 Stinger AAM or 4 Maverick ASM or 4 Sidearm ARM) 14 passenger or 1759 kg of cargo 14 passenger or 1814 kg of cargo or 2268 kg of external cargo

UH-1H Huey

AH-1G Huey Cobra

 

© Ivan Gogin, 2008