Originating from a concept demonstrator delivered to the U.S. Army in 1962 based upon a UH-1 Huey, the AH-1W Super Cobra is the world’s first attack helicopter. Marines have been flying the AH-1W ...

Manufactured by Bell Helicopter (now known as Bell Textron Inc.)—the same company that made the ubiquitous Huey helicopter of Vietnam War fame—the chopper’s official name is the Bell AH-1 SuperCobra; ...

CLARK AIR BASE, PHILIPPINES: US Marine helicoptor pilots prepare their AH-1W "Super Cobra" attack helicopter for flight operation at Clark Air Base, 04 November 2003. All snakes shed their skin and ...

After 34 years of service, during which it clocked up 933,614 flight hours, the United States Marine Corps is retiring its fleet of 179 Bell AH-1W “Super Cobra” attack helicopters, though some have ...

The AH-1W Super Cobra is the US Marine's attack helicopter. It is supplied by Bell Helicopter Textron and entered service in 1985. As well as the US Marine Corps, the Super Cobra is operational with ...

The fighter jet has been constantly transforming and advancing since the very first aircraft of its type, the Messerschmitt Me 262, but it took a bit longer for a true attack helicopter to arrive. In ...

The iconic USMC attack helicopter is replaced by the upgraded AH-1Z Viper after 34 years of service and almost one million flight hours. The United States Marine Corps retired the AH-1W Super Cobra ...

The Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter was one of the aircraft on display at last weekend's Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst "Power in the Pines" Open House and Air Show, May 5 and 6.

The US Marine Corps (USMC) has officially retired the Bell AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter from its fleet, after more than 34 years of service. The light twin-engined helicopter was based on the ...

A clip posted on Youtube shows the downing a Turkish AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter with a MANPADS (Man Portable Air Defense System). A video posted online appears to show a Turkish AH-1W Super Cobra ...