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Helicopters:

Bell:

AH-1 Cobra

  • Type: Two-seat attack helicopter.
  • Engines: Two general Electric T700-GE-401 turboshafts, each rated at 1,723shp.
  • Max. Speed: 219mph.
  • Hover Ceiling: 14,750ft.
  • Range: 365mi.
  • Weight: Empty 10,215lbs.; loaded 14,750lbs.
  • Weapons: One M197 20-mm cannon in undernose turret and four side underwing hard points for guided antiarmor, air-to-air missiles, Minigun pods or unguided high explosive rockets.
  • Dimensions:
    • Rotor Diameter:
    • Fuselage Length: 45ft. 6in.
    • Height: 13ft. 6in.
    • Rotor Disc Area: 1,809sq. ft.

Bell:

UH-1n Iraquois (Huey)

  • Type: Twin-engine, multirole (civialian/military) unity helicopter.
  • Engines: Two 1,290hp. Pratt & Whitney Canada T400-CP-400 (PT6T-3B) twin turboshaft engines.
  • Max. Speed: 160mph.
  • Ceiling: 14,200ft.
  • Range: 260mi.
  • Weight: Empty 6,392lbs.; loaded 11,176lbs.
  • Dimensions:
    • Span (Main rotor): 48ft.
    • Length: 57ft.
    • Height: 15ft.
    • Rotor Disc Area: 1,807sq. ft.

McDonnell Douglas:

AH-64 Apache

  • Type: Two-seat all-weather attack helicopter.
  • Engines: Two 1,700shp., General Electric T700-GE-701 turboshaft engines.
  • Max. Speed: 230mph.
  • Initial Climb Rate: 2,500fpm.
  • Weight: Empty 11,400lbs.; normal mission weight 17,650lbs.; maximum takeoff 21,000lbs.; maximum internal fuel weight 2,550lbs.
  • Weapons: One 30-mm M230 Chain Gun cannon with 1,200 rounds, up to 16 AGM-114 Hellfire laser-guided missiles, or up to 76 folding-fin rockets.
  • Dimensions:
    • Rotor Diameter: 48ft.
    • Fuselage Length to Tail: 51ft.
    • Height to Top of Rotor: 12ft. 7in.
    • Rotor Area: 1,810sq. ft.

Boeing:

CH-46 Sea Knight

  • Type: Twin-rotor support helo.
  • Engines: T58-GE-16s.
  • Max. Speed: 143kts.
  • Ceiling: 14,000ft.
  • Range: 365nm.
  • Weight: Empty 15,537lbs.; Max. gross 24,300lbs.
  • Dimensions:
    • Span:
    • Length (fuselage): 45ft.
    • Height: 16ft.
Sikorsky:

CH-53E Super Stallion.

  • Type: Powerful, long-range, heavy-lift helicopter.
  • Engines: 3 T64-GE-416As.
  • Max. Speed: 170kts.
  • Max. Climb Rate: 2,500ft/min.
  • Range: About 1,000nm.
  • Weight: Empty 33,235lbs.; Basic Mission Payload 36,515lbs.; Cleared to 73,500lbs. with external loads.
  • Dimensions:
    • Main Rotor Span: 79ft.
    • Length (Including Rotors): 99ft.
    • Height: 28ft.