‘Retractable Skidded’ AH-1 Cobra
When Bell first came up with the efficient and versatile Bell AH-1 Cobra combat helicopter design, it originally went one step further by incorporating a retractable skid arrangement. This arrangement featured the skid’s retracting into the narrow fuselage. I...
air cavalry
bell aerospace textron
bell helicopter company
close air support
cold war
helicopter gunship
late 1960s
prototype
u.s. army
united states army
vietnamwar
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