AH-1W Super Cobra

AH-1W Super Cobra (Attack helicopter) – 222

Manufacturer: Bell Helicopter

First flight: 1969

Introduction:

AH-1J – 1971;

AH-1W – 1986

Produced: 1970-1980s

Number built: 1,271+

Unit cost: $10.7 million

Developed from: Bell AH-1 Cobra

Variants:

Bell AH-1Z Viper;

Bell YAH-63/Bell 409;

Panha 2091

Crew: 2 (pilot, co-pilot/gunner)

Length: 17.7 m (with both rotors turning)

Rotor diameter: 14.6 m

Height: 4.19 m

Disc area: 168.1 m²

Empty weight: 4,630 kg

Max. takeoff weight: 6,690 kg

Powerplant: 2× General Electric T700-401 turboshaft, 1,690 shp (1,300 kW) each

Rotor systems: 2 blades on main rotor, 2 blades on tail rotor

Fuselage length: 13.9 m

Stub wing span: 3.28 m

Performance

Maximum speed: 352 km/h

Range: 587 km

Service ceiling: 3,720 m

Rate of climb: 8.2 m/s

Armament

20 mm M197 3-barreled Gatling cannon in the A/A49E-7 turret (750 rounds ammo capacity)

70 mm Hydra 70 or APKWS II rockets – Mounted in LAU-68C/A (7 shot) or LAU-61D/A (19 shot) launchers

127 mm Zuni rockets – 8 rockets in 2 4-round LAU-10D/A launchers

TOW missiles – Up to 8 missiles mounted in 2 4-round XM65 missile launchers, one on each outboard hardpoint

AGM-114 Hellfire missiles – Up to 8 missiles mounted in 2 4-round M272 missile launchers, one on each outboard hardpoint

AIM-9 Sidewinder anti-aircraft missiles – 1 mounted on each outboard hardpoint (total of 2)