Cobra! the attack helicopter : fifty years of sharks teeth and fangs / Mike Verier.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Verier, Mike, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

HueyCobra (Helicopter)--History.

HueyCobra (Helicopter).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (257 p.)

Place of Publication:

South Yorkshire, England : Pen and Sword Aviation, 2014.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The history of the Cobra helicopter is a long and varied one, characterised by extensive deployment in some of the most dynamic theatres of war. Designed in 1965, we are fast approaching the 50th Anniversary of the craft's inception into the world of combat flight, so it seems timely that we should be presented with this, a comprehensive historical account of the various landmarks of the Cobra's service history. This heavily illustrated volume relays the story of the Cobra from the days of early development and concept dissection right through to modern day uses, in both combat and civil conte

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1: Bugles and Guidons; Chapter 2: Fools and Horses; Chapter 3: Cobra Dawn; Chapter 4: Trial by Fire; Chapter 5: Cold War and Hot Deserts; Chapter 6: Semper Fi; Chapter 7: A Royal Legacy; Chapter 8: Sea Snake Evolution; The Bell Whale; Historic Cobras; Chapter 9: It's a Cobra Jim - But Not As We Know It; Chapter 10: Two Good - Four Better; Historic Cobras - 2; Chapter 11: Over the Hills and Far Away; Old Cobras Never Die; Chapter 12: Snakes Bite; Chapter 13: Life Beyond; Chapter 14: The Long Search

Chapter 15: Pilot's QuotesAppendix 1: Out Takes; Appendix 2: Snakeskins; Colour Profiles; Appendix 3: Snake Fangs; Appendix 4: Plans and Tables; Glossary

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4738-3448-1

1-4738-3624-7