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Vertipedia is a product of the Vertical Flight Society. With data on 854 aircraft, 608 historical milestones, 464 people, and 391 organizations, Vertipedia is your "one-stop shop" for all things vertical lift.
On June 16 in the history of vertical flight:
1922 - Successful demonstration of the 1922 Berliner No. 4 machine
Featured aircraft
Our latest featured aircraft for June 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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- 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.
