Helicopters have been used throughout the each U.S. military branch for decades, fulfilling a number of roles. The Marines ...

In terms of military attack helicopters, perhaps no two aircraft are as iconic as the United States AH-64 Apache and AH-1Z Viper. Both helicopters have been critical components of American ...

The AH-1Z followed in the early 2000s ... The Viper also comes with a fully integrated glass cockpit, third-generation fire control system, new transmission, upgraded landing gear, and improved ...

“Completing the AH-1Z and UH-1Y deliveries to the U.S. Marine ... In the meantime, the Cobra cockpit will continue to be filled by future Marines, Marvel said. “I would not be surprised ...

Inside the glass cockpit, most of the avionics hardware is common to both the UH-1Y and the AH-1Z, with only minor variations. The five-display layout includes two 152mm x 203mm (6in x 8in ...

Earlier this week, rotary-wing maker, Bell Textron TXT Inc., highlighted the passage of the 500,000-flight hour mark for the fleet of AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters operated by the Marine ...

The AH-1Z Viper, itself a development of the Super ... upgraded landing gear and a fully integrated glass cockpit. An advanced fire control system offers capacity to support multiple weapons ...

But the Super Cobra is being replaced with the AH-1Z Viper, the Corps' newest attack ... We then jumped in the back cockpit, seen below. The Super Cobra is rather old and doesn't have digital ...

April 17, 2017: Some U.S. Marine Corps aviation units have begun using drop tanks (auxiliary external fuel containers) on their AH-1Z and UH-1Ys helicopters and found that, as expected, this increased ...

The newer AH-1Z Viper is faster, carries more ordnance, has an all-glass cockpit, and can stand off further from the fight, Daniel said.

“Completing the AH-1Z and UH-1Y deliveries to the U.S. Marine ... In the meantime, the Cobra cockpit will continue to be filled by future Marines, Marvel said. “I would not be surprised ...