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BELL AH-1J SEACOBRA
1969
 
ATTACK HELICOPTER
  
     
 
 
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BELL AH-1J SEACOBRA
 
CLASSIFICATION
CLASS :
 ATTACK HELICOPTER
COUNTRY OF ORIGIN :
 UNITED STATES
MANUFACTURER :
 BELL HELICOPTER
FIRST FLIGHT :
 1969
SERVICE DELIVERY :
 1971
NUMBER BUILT :
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SPECIFICATION
SPAN :
 10 ft 9 in (3.28 m)
LENGTH :
 45 ft 9 in (13.5 m); 53 ft 5 in (13.4 m) - Including Both Rotors
HEIGHT :
 13 ft 5 in (4.1 m)
ROTOR DIAMETER :
 43 ft 11 in (13.4 m)
WEIGHT EMPTY :
 6,610 lb (2,998 kg)
WEIGHT LOADED :
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WEIGHT MAX :
 10,000 lb (4,540 kg)
ARMAMENT :
 1 x 20 mm (0.787 in) M197 3-barreled gatling cannon in the M97
 
 turret (750 rounds ammo capacity)
BOMB LOAD :
 - 14 x 2.75 in (70 mm) Mk 40 or Hydra 70 rockets - mounted in a
 
  variety of launchers
 
 - 8 x 5 in (127 mm) Zuni rockets - in two 4-round LAU-10D/A
 
 launchers
 
 - 2 x AIM-9 Sidewinder anti-aircraft missiles - mounted on each
 
 hardpoint
POWER PLANT :
 1 x Pratt & Whitney Canada T400-CP-400 (PT6T-3 Twin-Pac)
 
 turboshaft, 1,800 shp (1,342 kW)
CREW :
 2 - Pilot & Co-Pilot/Gunner
 
 
PERFORMANCE
MAXIMUM SPEED :
 175 mph (282 km/h, 152 knots) at Sea Level
CLIMB RATE :
 1,090 ft/min (5.54 m/s)
RANGE :
 258 miles (576 km, 311 nmi)
SERVICE CEILING :
 10,500 ft (3,215 m)
 
 
 
 
REFERENCES
  
 

Richardson, Doug. Modern Fighting Aircraft, Volume 13, AH-1 Cobra. New York: Prentice Hall, 1987. ISBN 0-13-020751-9.

  
 
     
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