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Vertipedia is a product of the Vertical Flight Society. With data on 857 aircraft, 611 historical milestones, 470 people, and 392 organizations, Vertipedia is your "one-stop shop" for all things vertical lift.
On July 21 in the history of vertical flight:
1967 - First flight of Kamov Ka-25PS
1975 - First flight of the second Sikorsky S-69/XH-59A ABC demonstrator
Featured aircraft
Our latest featured aircraft for July is the Bell AH-1W SuperCobra .
Sometimes known as the ‘Whiskey Cobra', the aircraft was designed as an attack helicopter to be operated by two crew. The first production aircraft was delivered in March 1986, 32 months after the award of the development contract.
The aircraft could carry the following armaments,
- 2.75 and 5 inch rockets
- TW, Hellifire, Sidewinder and Sidearm missiles
- Parachute flares
- Turreted 20mm, chin mounted gun (General Electric M-197 Vulcan cannon)
The aircraft aircraft was capable of the following roles,
- Escort to transport helicopters
- Close-in/Landing Zone fire support
- Forward air controller
- Anti-armor
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Company names associated with aircraft
A number of aircraft carry associated company names that may seem odd at first. On pages related to specific aircraft the company is that of the latest/last manufacturer. On the Type page the company name is the company with the over-arching responsibility for the design of this family of aircraft (this can change over time). This approach ensures that both individual manufacturing and overall design responsibilities are properly recognized.
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- Targeted searches of documents provided by the Vertical Flight Society, as well as public sources from across the internet
- Important milestones that have helped shape the history of vertical flight
- People who have played a role in vertical flight
- Vertical flight aircraft, such as helicopters, tilt rotors and tilt wings, jet-lift VTOL, and more.
