The AH-1Z Viper: US Marines Most Feared Helicopter Ever Built

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[@tgtg7182]

The Cobra and it's variations are the best looking helicopters made so far .

[@complexblackness]

I agree.

[@dannyr2976]

Bell know how to design them some sexy helicopters. The Bel 222 instantly comes to mind!

[@bigsteve6200]

The World's Finest US Marine Aviation. Semper Fi

[@mikebrown9997]

So proud of our American Military. God bless the USA

[@RobertAviles-hs3pb]

Hell yeah ❤

[@VNV67]

The AH-1 Cobra was one of our best friends along with the UH-1's. Saved our ass's several times during TET 1968. I have a very high respect for those birds and the men that flew them.

[@anonghost3554]

But you lose in Vietnam.....

[@VNV67]

@@anonghost3554 Yes we did as far as I am concerned. But the main reason we did was because they were holding us back. The night of 1968 TET we were ordered to call in before we fired our weapons during the attack at Long Bien when I was on guard duty. And I said F&^K you because by the time a got the command officer we would have been dead. Trust me the damn Politicians and Officers knew what was going on but failed to tells us. They should have let us do our thing there and it would have been a different outcome.

[@marstuv5068]

RESPECT

[@BigHarryBalzac]

@@anonghost3554 When their hands were tied by politicians who wouldn't let them fight back the way they wanted to, when they wanted to, it's not the American fighting men who lost, but the sorry-ass American government.

[@davidlucasfer]

Más temido tu or.t.o

[@RavMan2334]

Look, I know it looks like a great helicopter and all (don't call it a chopper. A chopper is a motorcycle) but anyone who has never worked on one of these has no idea how big of a nightmare this thing is. Don't get me wrong, I think they do an outstanding job and I loved every minute of being a part of this airwing community, but maintenance is a huge part of why these aircraft are so effective and when the maintenance takes forever to complete because the design of these beasts has made the simplest maintenance task ridiculously difficult then the overall effectiveness of the aircraft is diminished.

[@dogfaceponysoldier]

People have no idea the herculean efforts our maintenance folks in the military put in to keep equipment operational.

[@nesseihtgnay9419]

finally the AH-1Z viper is shown some love. i love this chopper too

[@derekbaker777]

What a gorgeous and lethal looking helicopter. And I'm sure it delivers and gets the job done.

[@jedclampett4215]

Back in the 1980's, working on Hueys, Cobras & OH-58s, we used to gab about some of the "engineering" and "design constraints" of the different aircraft, the worst tasks to do and the ones we hated doing. Occasionally, when someone was using various adjectives while doing one of their "favorite" tasks, I'd say "well, they're supposed to change that design on the Z Model," or, "maybe by the time the Z Model comes out..." Well, I'm happy to see that the Cobra finally made it to the Z Model. 😊

[@mrbrief_]

The Bell AH-1Z Viper is a twin-engine attack helicopter, based on the AH-1W SuperCobra, designed and produced by the American aerospace manufacturer Bell Helicopter. Being one of the latest members of the prolific Bell Huey family, it is also called "Zulu Cobra", based on the military phonetic alphabet pronunciation of its variant letter.

[@topg1736]

Information straight from Wikipedia 😂

[@melonshop8888]

ITS THE REAL LIFE TIGER HELI.

[@colwilliamnoydb4134]

When I was a younger officer I was flying the OV-10 Bronco, then switched over to the UH-1N gunship. Loved them both.

[@jamieryall8341]

Always great videos. Thank you.

[@davidphillips8674]

We had these supporting us in Helmand Province when I was attached to MARSOC, it’s an awsome machine

[@ericgiebel498]

My Grandmother worked for Bell a tidge before I was born. 52 years later and her passing, I'm still a Bell fan. The s model was my favorite for long time til w stole my heart

[@krishayhurst8749]

The awesome thing about American made equipment is that the equipment is so good and has such great service that over the years, it does NOT need a replacement of any kind. The equipment only needs upgrades with TECHNOLOGY. That about says it all for the "quality" of American military equipment and products.

[@robgotti4157]

That’s why it cost so much for American labor .. built in America is the best in the world

[@jamieryall8341]

Go America!

[@No-timeforimbeciles]

Mi-28 would make it a sieve !

[@mrgrinch837]

​ I'm pretty sure it wouldn't

[@SniperTrader2023]

I was a hydraulic tech on the AH-1T back in the day.

[@franciskiunga4796]

You could have said the longbow apache 😈😆😆😆👍badass

[@franciskiunga4796]

The night hawk Vs the viper 👍👏👏👏

[@war.and.peace99]

I wish you all Americans have happy new year. Thank you. From South Korea.

[@AntonioLopez-tt8ek]

The Best army The Best científicos

[@santiagososa4980]

Una maravilla!

[@reedraikes7471]

@Giuseppe Battagliese lmfao you think a sniper can shoot down a helicopter? This isn't GTA

[@pabloexequielbarrera4105]

Lastested ok. Perfect

[@jaylancaster5419]

Had two Vipers fly over the house a few days ago.

[@tundrajack7048]

リアルなエアウルフですね

[@F_JoeBiden-tu6cl]

Great helicopter. Small, narrow front profile, cheap, well armed.

[@ap6878]

Great heli that we all should have, just in case

[@berubejj]

Disappointed half the video was about the Apache.

[@pabloexequielbarrera4105]

Yes

[@erichinojosa2339]

I thought this video was a commentary of the AH-1Z Viper, not the AH-64 Apache. I love both aircraft anyway, so I don't mind...lol!

[@jskim2136]

대한민국 해병대에도 이런 훌륭한 바이퍼 같은 공격용 헬기로 무장하면 얼마나 좋을까. 마린온으로는 부족하다.

[@leefact5172]

수리온과 붙으면 바이퍼 맥도 못춘다

[@henryofskalitz2228]

Need one of these in dcs

[@present5887]

기관총 시대도 아니고 폭이 넓든 좁든 헬기는 휴대용 미사일 두세발 집중 발사하면 다 격추됨.

[@scottpeters9911]

Ok, I will chip in my two cents.., I served in HMA-169 82-85. T model. Two engines, Two Pilots, Two main rotor blades, Tow Missiles. Great Attack platform if a little bumpy ride. These look to have solved that particular problem with improvements to 4 blades & added fire controls & Avionics. Sooo yeah pretty sweet snake for your tax dollars.., Semper Fi@ Carry on!!

[@mrgrinch837]

Do you know the difference between a cobra and a Hoover upright vacuum cleaner? Answer, the vacuum cleaner only has one dirt bag. Pilot joke.

[@BigHarryBalzac]

Don't you think it's worth mentioning the AH-1Z has TWICE AS MANY ENGINES as the AH-1? That coupled with twice as many blades on the main rotor, which you did mention, is what gives it most of the performance gains you describe in the video.

[@joes8476]

All Marine cobras had 2 engines---was a requirement for at sea ops. By far the biggest mechanical upgrade was the fully articulated rotor head which allowed for better maneuvering and added payload.

[@mrgrinch837]

The evolution of this machine has added and outstanding array of changes so that it's practically a completely different helicopter then the J model Cobra used in vietnam.

[@user-ny3pd4ed3j]

바이퍼를 기준으로 잡아서 공격용 헬기는 디자인 해야한다~~~

[@sabbavarapuvalerian2761]

👌👌👌

[@ahmedqazi1122]

The dynamic gunship

[@overlook4923]

Video at the beginning was AH-1W Super Cobra not Viet Nam era

[@margo2jp]

Aright

[@paulwestern3687]

Yeah America is number one......

[@ericgiebel498]

When they basically replaced the Uh-1s with the Uh-60s, Camelot seemed a bit farther

[@tklube308]

My old girls, the UH-1Ns, AH-1Js, AH-1Ts have grown up to be big beautiful deadly girls

[@LEGOTROLL1]

👍✌

[@rf7012]

We gotta go pop a balloon boys. Strap up!!!!

[@user-mw2vf4ce4s]

무장헬기가 공격헬기는 아니야 수리온

[@complexblackness]

"first truly dedicated attack helicopter in the United States arsenal" No it was the first in any arsenal.

[@cliffcampbell8827]

The Viper is a great helicopter, there's no doubt about that but I'd rather fly one of those big _h-53 buggers. One of the only very few that can do a true loop, heavy lift capabilities and all the stuff it can be fitted with/carry, it is a cut above the rest.

[@mrgrinch837]

Hey, that's not true. Any helicopter can do a loop..., "once".

[@cliffcampbell8827]

@@mrgrinch837 Not really. When attempting to loop in most helicopters, the rotary wing craft will get almost upside down but then it rolls to one side then it's right side up again. It doesn't matter how high above the ground or how fast the helicopter is going or what commands the pilot forces on the controls either. Most helicopters just won't loop.

[@mrgrinch837]

Well, number one I was kidding. Number two if you look at my photograph that's me flying a UH-1H huey in flight school over Alabama near a horrific place called Fort Rucker. I got 185 hours in the Huey and almost 870 hours in cobras. Your theory is novel except physics doesn't bear out when you're talking a semi-rigid rotor system which is what the hueys and cobras have. We have limitations on our maneuvering. If you try to do that in a semi rigid aircraft the rotor blade will likely cut off the tailbone and most likely go right through the gunner's head. We and any other helicopter with a semi rigid rotor system can't do that maneuver, ergo, the joke you can do a loop..., once. Then at that point you're dead. That was the joke. Sorry, Army pilot humor. Now when you're talking about a fully articulated rotor system such as the CH-53 and even the Apache and the British lynx, then you may be able to do maneuvers such as that, but not all helicopters have an articulated rotor head. It's extremely risky and the pilot really needs to know what he's doing.

[@wasimashraf1487]

Ist view from Kashmir India

[@muhammadalikhanniazi5930]

Okay bhai 👍 .I am from Pakistan

[@MartinLDeLoach903]

Most feared until it goes down then its really feared..

[@m.sm.1159]

How can they park next to one another like that without rotors touching the other chopper?

[@franciskiunga4796]

I choose the a10 wathog 👀💪instead 😆😆😆😅💘👍

[@mikbarb5451]

Looks like is designed after the cobra chopper design

[@pablodixon5753]

Ex celente u s América respeto salodo dios bendiga siempre trabajo gue ase llo miro está bien medosta cuida su tierra

[@hanrysoul]

The viper is very good but apache is still better

[@sharonbraselton3135]

All these good. Like the nithbg toping sir wolf.

[@chikencat4323]

N-0

[@joshuarobbertse7225]

The apache is always better

[@joshuarobbertse7225]

Xd

[@CorePathway]

Maintenance hog as I’ve heard

[@ap6878]

A man had a panter tank from ww2 in the garage, so why not store a Apache

[@65gtotrips]

What’s the appendage (dangling) in front of the right of the cockpit (looking towards front) as shown at 2:36, 2.49, 3:21, and 8:28 ? A cupped wind speed or downwash sensor ?

[@TheGhostOfDefi]

Should be the Airspeed sensor, i guess...

[@Mferchier]

The HADS (Helicopter Air Data System) uses AADS (Airspeed and Direction Sensor) probes

[@mrgrinch837]

The aads boom gets air pressure, temperature, Windrift and feeds That Into the Fire Control computer to allow for much more accurate rocket targeting when combined with the Laser Rangefinder in edition to the rocket management system which accounts for the weight of each type of warhead selected for ballisticfiringsolutions. In other words it gives you a scientific wild ass guess when shooting the unguided rockets.

[@pamelawarren5405]

Apache was the model used in Blue Thunder movie.

[@mrgrinch837]

Actually they use the gazelle helicopter from Aerospatiale

[@pabloexequielbarrera4105]

La mantequilla

[@chrismair8161]

From 8 miles with information from another it can launch and leave to hit a target. At beyond visual range. Missile just comes no where.

[@achillesavendano5267]

Well 1st and foremost.....thats an.Apache not the the Viper.

[@reynaldovarela8021]

Do United States has the greatest military at the best helicopter Apache venom and others

[@iwilrage]

This is mostly about apaches

[@Dagrond]

NOT about the 1z, mostly about other variants.

[@pablodixon5753]

Dios a bendisido a estados unidos mera pájaro. Colores está entrando para salvar porfavor trata bien al pueblo u s América respeto ase bien el trabajo dios es tara con estados unidos grasias ermano bien ánio nuevo gue tenga bendision nombre de dios bonito grasias dixon profeta de dios

[@Chuck59ish]

Attack helicopters do what the fighter jocks don't want to do, support the ground troops, the only exception are the A-10s which is why the Air Force wants to get rid of them, but the Army wants them to stay. The UH-1N is the same as the RCAF CH-135 Griffin and the Bell 412 civilian helicopters. They're built at the Bell Helicopter plant just north of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

[@apegues]

You’re absolutely wrong! Us Fighter Jocks and the Bomber Jocks constantly put our asses on the line (and we’re happy to do it) by providing CAS & BAI for our Brothers on the ground. We flew more ground support than we did air to air (duh!) and the Airforce wanted to retire the A-10 so they could buy newer stuff…. Quit making shit up

[@mikes7446]

Yeah!!!

[@Chuck59ish]

@@apegues If thhe USAF wanted to keep the A-10, it would have been made into a 2-seater by now to take the high work load off of the pilots.

[@Thomasnmi]

@@Chuck59ish that would require a total redesign of the A10 and would be too expensive. It is better to up grade the A10 with more automated weapon management capability.

[@Chuck59ish]

@@Thomasnmi The Americans are already famous world-wide for their friendly fire incidents, making the A-10 more autimatic would just increase the chances of that happening more often.

[@robertoroldan1975]

El helicóptero de ataque es la evolución del viejo cobra de Vietnam y fue mejorado y no tiene otra solución de tecnología y solo los marines lo mantienen ya que el ejército tiene el apache y no es la revolución con que lo describen

[@steveyountz9184]

Hmmmm, did I miss the part where the viper has 2 engines vs. the cobra having only 1 engine. Mentioned 'Hellfire' missiles while showing unguided 2.75" rockets. Probably other errors in there also. These videos are often so sketchy. Really sad.

[@Murat-rl6sw]

Man pads don’t fear the helicopters.

[@anonymouse2772]

Hellfire missiles dont fear manpads either

[@mrgrinch837]

Little fact, man pads were not actually meant to take out a helicopter flying right off the treetops. Even if they could we have these things called flares and shaft dispensers. The Russians have a tendency to fly in the nosebleed zones, we in the Army we hug the Earth. We fly so low we get speeding tickets.

[@TheRealAb216]

repaired the Cobras from 2002-2007

[@mrgrinch837]

I flew them from 87 to 97. If you are one of my crew chiefs thank you!

[@user-vb1uy2sz6b]

대한민국 해병대도 바이퍼를 원했다,수리온 개량형 즉각 재고해야된다,

[@miragecomp]

이거 라인 닫는다는데 뭔 개소리여..

[@BadBoyV1]

AH-64 Apache is different gravy

[@steveshoemaker6347]

🇺🇸

[@francishubertovasquez956]

Viper attack helicopter can be more lethal than Apache attack helicopter because it has 2 sidewinder missiles as air to air missiles, Apache attack helicopter don't have that.

[@DOI_ARTS]

Apache dont need that, Vipers crossing the sea might encounter some enemy planes

[@TheBooban]

Israeli Apaches have it. So they can do it if the army wants.

[@mrgrinch837]

I flew F model cobras for 9 years. Keep hearing references to sidewinder missiles. They designed them so they could say they can be fired. But in reality there's absolutely ZERO chance of an enemy aircraft getting past AWAC's and the fighter cover. You'll never--ever see an enemy airplane in the vicinity of our ground troops. The thought is ludicrous. Didn't happen in any wars thus far. As far as which is better, the apache is designed to take hits and keep flying. It's got great crash survivability. It's the only advantage over the Viper. Other than that they both have very comparable attributes. They do the same mission, extreme close air support for ground troops, but other than the survivability aspect, they're pretty much even. I tend to lean towards the cobras as they're easier to maintain via the computers than the apache. Most of the bugs have been worked out by the time the got the longbow and now the E model, so they're more reliable than in the past.

[@mrgrinch837]

@@DOI_ARTS I'm guessing the guys who fly the hornets are taking the day off then.

[@No-timeforimbeciles]

Mi-28 would make it a sieve !

[@NOorah-oj8gt]

This was a video about cobras?

[@LinngahPremi]

The greatest nation on planet🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸...may God bless the united states of america more🙃💝

[@DonWan47]

Greatest nation? With no healthcare and at least one mass shooting everyday?

[@cliffcampbell8827]

Despite bidens several attempts to destroy or sell this nation to the ccp, it is still the greatest.

[@LinngahPremi]

@@cliffcampbell8827 biden does this that..trump does this that..people have problem with every politician🤦‍♂️😂...but the nation remains great!!!😎🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@LunarLizard]

The US isn't the greatest country on the planet. If it where this country would have no poverty no crime. It's leaders wouldn't be corrupted ect

[@LinngahPremi]

@@LunarLizard it's ability to handle any crisis,to invade any country,to punish anybody,to save every body,to entertain everybody,to influence everybody defines its power,its greatness!!!.....poverty,corruption is found everywhere but very less in US..u can feel jealous though😂😏

[@KenJames9911]

SHYTTT!!!

[@franciskiunga4796]

The viper Vs the russian ka 52 😈😆😆😆👀💪💪👍and we want to see the real shit happen 👀👀👍👏👏👏

[@pabloexequielbarrera4105]

Wend

[@ericgiebel498]

Sorry, I still like the TOW missile over the Hellfire

[@mrgrinch837]

I've fired TOW's from 77 to 97. The hellfire goes about twice the range and it weighs in at 110lbs as opposed to the 55lbs for a TOW. So if the explosive fails that's still a 110lb missile slamming into you at .6 times the speed of sound. In other words, it'll hurt. A lot.

[@moisesrivera6535]

"El AH-1Z Viper: el helicóptero más temido", entiendo que los EEUU viven de la publicidad de su armamento porque siempre estan pensando en su venta, pero mas temido ¿Por quien? Por ejercitos sin defensa aereas modernas, sin ejercito regular (Ejm:Talibanes) asi cualquiera le teme. Estos helicopteros atacados por un Su-57 que les puede disparar desde una distancia de 400 km no tendrian ningun chance de defenderse, asi que tienen que cambiar la estrategia de venta si quieren ser honestos en su ventas.

[@michaelharris8228]

Why didn't the Marines adopt the Apache?

[@dogfaceponysoldier]

$$$. Plus the Apache is designed specifically to destroy mass armor formations. Something the Marines aren't designed or equipped to do

[@mrgrinch837]

The zulu does the same job as the apache, and although the apache is designed to take battle damage and still make it home, the cobras are smaller and you can fit more of them below the decks than the apache, so as a ball park, they may be able to carry 10 apaches or 18 cobras. Go with the larger numbers. Plus they've got a lot of the same parts as the huey. Same parts allows you to save more storage space.

[@45loot]

Kallis lapsed. Siin me oleme. Siin me jaame.

[@user-le2re6ys2w]

내가 미국 무기 보고 좋아하는 건, 당연한거다. 그런데 적들은 과연 어떻게 생각할까. 궁금하더만, 한국인들은 미국무기 보면 좋아한다.

[@wiwingmargahayu6831]

paramotor

[@ap6878]

In germany, but the goverment tok it from him

[@user-ip9hb6gz4g]

B 52 và b 1 bê 2 F 4 F5 toàn hiện đại, khi Mỹ leo thang ra bắc, bị quân dânbacws VN lấy nhôm là vành xe đạp soong nồi chảo, bắc vn đang dùng nồi đất trở thành đô nhôm,

[@kilometer6712]

Yeah love attack helicopters

[@ltwilliamsjonathanrussell8941]

Your first hook was wack

[@jaimeanaya4153]

No c entiende temido pero jamas construido?🙄

[@changyongan3864]

미국이라면 다 좋다고 하네 ～

[@rhie125]

한국 바이퍼도 수입을 해야..

[@pinguellychannel9058]

Wow AH1 Oshane world Cup football FIFA2022 Bank of Oshane uso Eorrarmy06 rastaman Oshane blackhistory month December ah1

[@jdk2320]

넌 드론 잡니? ㅋㅋ

[@HarryJones-xr5td]

Interesting video but boring, predictable narrative.

[@raheelbashir514]

😂😂😂

[@sebjiminez7284]

Delta force 🏴‍☠️👍🪖⚓

[@ap6878]

Sad

[@No-timeforimbeciles]

😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤭🤭

[@user-hv3ti6gs6o]

우리나라는 이런핼기 왜 못만드나

[@mikes7446]

Wonder how’s they do against a real military?

[@zit11owner]

@@craig4867 you're literacy?

[@christopherkelly233]

I bet you're that guy that tells people "I almost joined the military". 😆

[@Thomasnmi]

Pretty well

[@bear76009]

Fuck around and find out

[@DOI_ARTS]

Says the arm chair general

[@johntimlin6664]

Looks like they copied the apache longbow