AH-1G HUEY COBRA ARMAMENT SYSTEMS HELICOPTER MINIGUN w/ TURRET 84194

Made by Bell Helicopter, this short film focuses on the armament system of the Bell AH-1G Huey Helicopter. At 1:09 the film looks at the stability augmentation system used with the AH-1G, also known as the Model 209.
At 1:54 the turret system with its minigun is seen in action.Various versions are shown at 2:39 including a version with a grenade launcher. At 3:12 the sophisticated gunsight is shown. At 3:41 the wing stores are described including minigun pods at 4:00, and at 4:24 aerial rocket pods are shown and a maximum ordnance load described. At 4:30 slow motion photography shows the rockets in use. At 4:54 a prototype Cobra is shown with a 20mm cannon with six barrels. At 5:50 a 20mm turret subsystem is shown as well as a 30mm prototype.
The Bell AH-1 Cobra is a two-blade, single-engine attack helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. It was developed using the engine, transmission and rotor system of the Bell UH-1 Iroquois. A member of the prolific Huey family, the AH-1 is also referred to as the HueyCobra or Snake.
The AH-1 was the backbone of the United States Army's attack helicopter fleet, but has been replaced by the AH-64 Apache in Army service. Upgraded versions continue to fly with the militaries of several other nations. The AH-1 twin-engine versions remain in service with United States Marine Corps (USMC) as the service's primary attack helicopter. Surplus AH-1 helicopters have been converted for fighting forest fires.
Bell's initial mock-up of the Model 209 largely resembled the "Iroquois Warrior" mockup. In Vietnam, events were also advancing in favor of the Model 209. Attacks on US forces were increasing, and by the end of June 1965 there were already 50,000 US ground troops in Vietnam.1965 was also the deadline for AAFSS selection, but the program would become stuck in technical difficulties and political bickering. The U.S. Army needed an interim gunship for Vietnam and it asked five companies to provide a quick solution. Submissions came in for armed variants of the Boeing-Vertol ACH-47A, Kaman HH-2C Tomahawk, Piasecki 16H Pathfinder, Sikorsky S-61, and the Bell 209. On 3 September 1965 Bell rolled out its Model 209 prototype, and four days later it made its maiden flight, only eight months after the go-ahead. In April 1966, the model won an evaluation against the other rival helicopters. The Army then signed the first production contract for 110 aircraft. Bell added "Cobra" to the UH-1's Huey nickname to produce its HueyCobra name for the 209. The Army applied the Cobra name to its AH-1G designation for the helicopter.
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[@topgunsnake720]

My Cobra is on display at a Cruis Museum in Auburn, Indiana. I went to visit her in May 2020. She flew me on a mission in Viet Nam in 1971. She was the G model when I knew her. Today she's been upgraded to J model. She is still fully intact and flyable. REDSKINS Company D (Atk Hel), 158th Aviation Battalion (Aslt Hel), 101st Airborne Division (Ambl) Camp Evans, Republic of South Viet Nam. Man in the front seat and in the door. Never forget.

[@PeriscopeFilm]

Thanks for your service to our great nation.

[@RalphGrimes]

My dad wanted to enlist but had some kind of inner ear/balance thing and couldn’t pass the physical. He was devastated. 1958. So he decided to become an engineer and build aircraft. He graduated from the mighty University of Alabama in 62 and went to work a small firm in Birmingham before getting a call from Bell Helicopter in 66. I was 6 months old. All I ever knew growing up was how much my dad loved Bell Helicopter. He spent 41 years as an airframe structures engineer and was always, always, always concerned about the safety of the United States military. His brother in law, my uncle, my moms younger brother served in Vietnam. He was injured and got sent home with a debilitating back injury. Sadly he died at age 34 from a heart attack. All that to say that this video reminds me of the service and sacrifice so many have made and are making so that I can sit here in my chair with my coffee and love the good life. I’m proud that my dad dedicated his career to building the aircraft he had planned on flying, but wasn’t allowed to. I had him in my life for 38 years before he passed away. He was a soldier at heart. His younger brother served in the army from age 18 until he was in his 60’s. He’s still alive. Thanks for reading, thanks to those of you who served and died serving and thank God for the United States of America! 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸💪💪💪💪❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@Brantley169]

When I was in Vietnam,1967-1968, I never saw any Cobras where I was at. All I saw was Huey Hogs. I was in the Central Highlands.

[@PeriscopeFilm]

Thanks for your service to our great nation Jerry.

[@phapnui]

Some snakes operated out of Camp Holloway. Heavy fire teams of 2 snakes and 2 loaches on treetop. Some mounted with 50 cal on winglet, rocket pods on each winglets. Minigun or thumper/grenade launcher on turret.

[@merlemorrison482]

got to work with six pairs during a POW rescue mission - I almost felt sorry for the VC guards

[@PeriscopeFilm]

Thanks for your service to our great nation.

[@phased-arraych.9150]

I know they were sending men to the moon at the same time the Cobra was being introduced but still, the amount of technical innovation on display is amazing.

[@briantaylor9285]

Bell: "How many Gatling guns do you want?" US Army: "Yes."

[@justinbrown6087]

i never knew they mounted Vulcun guns on attack helicopters

[@tombreeze2055]

We learned the system in AIT @ Ft. Eustis, VA. but I my unit in Germany had already been using the Q model, then the modified S, and the 20mm had already been retired by then, traded in for TOW missiles. 68M10, Air Troop- 11th ACR, Sickles Army Airfield Fulda Germany 1978-1980.

[@yan24to]

2 viet cong dislike this.

[@alejandrojaraherrones8636]

Wow Excelente Armamento y Caballo De Acero Este Helicóptero 👍🏼

[@QEPD666]

Excelente helicóptero... Lo mejor para fuerzas especiales.

[@JLanc1982]

Golf Model Cobras are so sexy!

[@thyerrydepaula8275]

6:20 brrrtttt

[@jeffapplewhite5981]

👍

[@G1Syndrome]

My heli in War Thunder game.

[@tictacdude3468]

Makes me wish they added the option to have both the grenade launcher and the 7.62. This is a particularly interesting comments section with both veterans and videogame players talking on the same subject.

[@tetsuoswrath]

2nd amendment says the right to keep and bear ARMS which is armament. That’s military grade weapons and equipment. That covers attack helicopters with mini guns. I don’t have the money for one but if I did I should be allowed to buy one.

[@drunkmike6364]

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrap!

[@MiguelCastro-ow5ho]

The rotary guns have an extremely high fire rate, why the hell did they need four of them on a single helicopter?

[@jakelavaclaw2759]

America.

[@extrasolar213]

:D

[@Thunder_6278]

I wonder if Ukraine could use these choppers.

[@Manintoga]

RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAPPPPEEE!!!!!

[@mikepallotta7008]

Cobra`s were a big deal back then after they took over from the cumbersome Huey gunships.Great night light show.

[@freedomisntfreeffs]

When was this video made? I see no date

[@tetsuoswrath]

That’s classified.