Furthermore, surplus AH-1 helicopters have been reused for other purposes, including civilian ones numerous examples have been converted to perform aerial firefighting operations. Upgraded versions of the Cobra have been developed, such as the twin engined AH-1 SeaCobra/SuperCobra and the experimental Bell 309 KingCobra. Turkish AH-1s have seen regular combat with Kurdish insurgents near Turkey's southern borders. The Israeli Air Force (IAF) operated the Cobra most prolifically along its land border with Lebanon, using its fleet intensively during the 1982 Lebanon War. In US Army service, the Cobra was progressively replaced by the newer and more capable Boeing AH-64 Apache during the 1990s, with the final examples being withdrawn during 2001. The first examples of the type entered service with the United States Army during 1967 other branches of the US military also opted to acquire the type, particularly the United States Marine Corps, while export sales were made to numerous overseas countries, including Israel, Japan, and Turkey.ДЇor several decades, the AH-1 formed the core of the US Army's attack helicopter fleet, seeing combat in Vietnam, Grenada, Panama, and Iraq. Accordingly, the AH-1 was a dedicated attack helicopter, featuring a tandem cockpit, stub wings for weapons, and a chin-mounted gun turret. It was produced in response to fulfil a need for a dedicated armed escort for transport helicopters to give the latter greater survivability in contested environments. The AH-1 was developed using the engine, transmission and rotor system of the Bell UH-1 Iroquois, which had proven itself to be a capable platform during the Vietnam War. A member of the prolific Huey family, the AH-1 is also referred to as the Hueењњobra or Snake. Questions submitted and responses to upcoming National Call When Needed (CWN) Type I and II Helicopter Contract.The Bell AH-1 Cobra is a single-engined attack helicopter developed and manufactured by the American rotorcraft manufacturer Bell Helicopter. National Call When Needed (CWN) Type I and II Helicopter Specifications payload and 75 to 99 gallons retardant capacity.ДЄwarded Exclusive Use - Type II Helicopter Contracts - Initial Attack Type IV (Extra Light) Helicopter: Between 2-3 passenger seats or 600 to 1,199 lbs. Under the ICS helicopter typing system, a light helicopter is a Type 3 helicopter and has 9 or less passenger seats. T ype III (Light) Helicopter: A helicopter with a certified internal gross weight of less than 7,000 pounds. Under the ICS helicopter typing system, a medium helicopter is a Type 2 helicopter and has 9 or less passenger seats (unless restricted category). T ype II (Medium) Helicopter: A helicopter with a certified internal gross weight between 7,001 and 14,000 pounds. Under the ICS helicopter typing system, a heavy helicopter is a Type 1 helicopter and has 10 + passenger seats (unless restricted category). Type I (Heavy) Helicopter: A helicopter with a certified internal gross weight of over 14,001 pounds. (2) Example Bell 205A-1 working-load calculation (water bucket mission) at the same conditions:ДЁ,500 Lbs. 5,000вЂ™ Pressure Altitude (PA) Dependent on Solicitation.Use 7-lbs per gallon to compute weight of Jet A. Capability of hovering out-of-ground effect (HOGE) with a minimum 1600 pound jettisonable payload, in the following conditions: ( 1) Minimum USFS Performance HOGE Standard and Restricted Category Type II ThatвЂ™s whatвЂ™s left for Restricted Category UH-1s along with some state contracts like Cal fire CWN and ODF. The USFS Type II exclusive contracts were already awarded, link below, they were all Standard Category helicopters. Most Bell type II ship fall within 200 - 300 pounds of each other on the load calc., so for fire, trying to compare them is largely academic. That being the case, you going to be limited to around a 324-gallon water bucket for most of your fire work and maybe a 420-gallon working down at sea-level. Type II (medium) helicopters in the restricted category are basically assigned bucket or longline missions.

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