Marines have been flying the AH-1W Super Cobra since 1986. The last AH-1W was delivered in 1998. The AH-1W is being replaced by the AH-1Z, starting in 2006 as part of a remanufacture program.

— -- The AH-1W Super Cobra is a Marine Corps attack helicopter capable of land- and sea-based operations. The Marine Corps deployed 4 squadrons of 48 Cobras during Operation Desert Storm ...

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One of the aircraft the Navy showed off at New York City Fleet Week in May was the AH-1W Super Cobra, the Marine Corps' first attack helicopter. Based on the UH-1 Huey, the Super Cobra is the ...

The AH-1W is a two-place, tandem-seat, twin-engine helicopter capable of land- or sea-based operations. ... View full weather report. Summer Sale - Start Today for $1 - Expires 6/30/25.

In the 1980s, Marine Corps AH-1W Whiskey Cobras flew close-air-support missions in Grenada and the Persian Gulf. I n the ...

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 ...

The Bell AH-1's journey from Cobra to SuperCobra began with the limitations of the UH-1 Huey, an iconic helicopter that, while used a lot in Vietnam, wasn't really up to the new task as an attack ...

After 34 years of service and more than 930,000 flight hours, the AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter made its final flight last week. Maj. Patrick Richardson, with Marine Light Attack Helicopter ...

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 ...

Powered by twin General Electric T700-GE-401 engines, the AH-1W had a top speed of 147 kt, a range of 256 n miles (474 km), and a service ceiling of 18,700 ft (limited to 10,000 ft by oxygen ...

The AH-1W Cobra attack helicopter collided Sept. 19 with a red-tailed hawk that had a wing span of about 4 feet and probably weighed about 3 ... View CBS News In. CBS News App Open. Chrome Safari ...