The Bell AH-1 Cobra is a single-engined attack helicopter developed and manufactured by the American rotorcraft manufacturer Bell Helicopter. A member of the prolific Huey family, the AH-1 is also referred to as the HueyCobra or Snake.
Bell AH-1 Cobra
Bell Model 207 Sioux Scout
Bell 209 prototype of the AH-1 Cobra series, with skids retracted (FAA no. N209J)
An AH-1S Cobra, 1986
An attack helicopter is an armed helicopter with the primary role of an attack aircraft, with the offensive capability of engaging ground targets such as enemy infantry, military vehicles and fortifications. Due to their heavy armament they are sometimes called helicopter gunships.
A British AgustaWestland Apache helicopter fires rockets at insurgents in Afghanistan, June 2008.
Designed as a transport helicopter, the Mil Mi-4 was in some cases armed as with the Mi-4MU variant.
UH-1N armed with minigun and rocket pods
AH-56 Cheyenne prototype