Ahead of its time in performance and design, the Lockheed AH-56 seemed like a promising attack helicopter for the United ...
Let’s not forget that the North Vietnamese had great success in downing American helicopters throughout the Vietnam War. A lumbering, loitering, extremely heavy howitzer-equipped Huey helicopter ...
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 ...