Design and technology form continue to be developed for improving helicopter, during the last 50 years no less than 1,600 helicopter models have been made in the world. With all its advantages and disadvantages, so the following I will discuss 7 formidable military helicopters on the battlefield ever made:
7. CH-47 CHINOOK
Type: Medium Transport Helicopter
Engine: 2 Honeywell turboshafts T55-L-712
Armement: 2 Machine Guns 7.62 mm
Capacity: 33-55 people or 26,000 pounds (11,763 kg) of cargo
Maximum Speed: 165 mph (266 kph)
Chinook's design is unique and genius with two twin rotors. Such as helicopter main rotor located in front as like as general helicopter, while the second rotor located at the stern with a position parallel to the main rotor.
The CH-47 Chinook helicopter was first sent to Vietnam war in 1965 with the maximum flying test time up to 161,000 flight hours, carrying millions of passengers and transport more than 1.3 million tons of equipment. This helicopter is very effective to deploy more troops to certain bases. Chinook helicopters are also widely used as a Disaster Victim Rescue, Live Guard or Coast Guard.
The CH-47 Chinook helicopter was first sent to Vietnam war in 1965 with the maximum flying test time up to 161,000 flight hours, carrying millions of passengers and transport more than 1.3 million tons of equipment. This helicopter is very effective to deploy more troops to certain bases. Chinook helicopters are also widely used as a Disaster Victim Rescue, Live Guard or Coast Guard.
6. OH-6 CAYUSE
Type: Reconnaissance & Combat Helicopter
Engine: Allison T63 turboshafts A-5a
Armament: 2 Machine Guns 7.62-mm, 2 Rockets 70 mm
Capacity: 4 people
Maximum Speed: 137 mph (220 kph)
OH-6 Cayuse is a reconnaissance helicopter as well as the attacker and called "flying egg" because it has the ability to spin better than other helicopter types. A multitude of variants would follow Including anti-tank TOW-capable models and a naval variant with search capabilities.
The system would change hands from Hughes to finally to McDonnell Douglas and Boeing, who would later secure a contract to upgrade the AH-6 and MH-6J's to the "Little Bird" standard through the Mission Enhanced Little Bird program. The helicopter is also used for many civilian purposes, news reporting, monitoring traffic and others.
5. UH-1 HUEY
Type: Utility Helicopter
Engine: 1 Textron Lycoming T53-13 turboshafts
Armament: 2 Machine Guns, 16 Rockets 70 mm
Capacity: 11-14 people or 3,000 pounds of cargo
Maximum Speed: 115 mph (185 kph)
Its first model namely Bell UH-1 Iroquois or more famous with Kwik, first times a introduced in 1956 after Korean war. Helicopter of this type for needs evacuation medical and insertion the team that quick. The UH-1 Iroquois, became an important part of American military actions beginning in 1960 and expanding throughout the latter part of the Cold War years. The ubiquitous system Became synonymous with the American effort in Vietnam, no doubt due to her inherent capabilities to take on just about any role needed.
Despite her association consistent with that war, her legacy has rightfully developed into so much more thanks to her use throughout the modern world in both military and civilian roles encompassing search and rescue, assault, transport and Humanitarian Efforts. Despite her official "Iroquois" name, the nickname of "Huey" stuck thanks to her early "HU-1" designation (later redesignated to the UH-1 in 1962. Hence the Iroquois name was - and is - seldom used to this day when referencing the UH-1 series of helicopters.
4. UH-60 BLACK HAWK
Type: Medium Multirole Helicopter
Engine: 2 General Electric T700 turboshafts Ge-701
Armament: 2 Miniguns 6-Barrel 7,62 mm, 16 Hellfire Anti-Tank Misile
Capacity: 11 people or 8,000 pounds (3,629 kg) of cargo
Maximum Speed: 160 mph (258 kph)
The UH-60 Black Hawk is a twin-engined medium lift utility helicopter. It is equipped with a single four-bladed rotor and a single four-bladed tail rotor. The basic crew compliment for the UH-60A is three; pilot, co-pilot, and crewchief. The titanium-cored rotor blades are resistant to AAA (anti-aircraft artillery) fire up to 23mm pressurized and are equipped with sensors capable of detecting loss of rotor pressurization.
Black Hawk or Night Stalker is a multi-purpose helicopter with a large cabin. This helicopter can contribute to evacuation, reconnaissance, command, transport and helicopter gunships. This helicopter has a layer of 23 mm thick steel, so it can withstand direct fire from enemy bullets.
3. AH-1 COBRA
Type: Attack Helicopter
Engines: Two General Electric T700 turboshafts Ge-401
Armament: One 20 mm M197 Machine Gun, 16 Hellfire Anti-Tank misile, 76 Folding Fin Aerial Rockets-70 mm
Capacity: 1 person
Maximum Speed: 173 mph (278 kph)
In January 1965, Bell invested prototype for a radical new helicopter. Taking turboshafts transmission and rotor system of the UH-1 Huey, they designed a single-seat tandem helicopter. Cobra was deployed in the Vietnam War to support the ground forces from air attack through fast and deadly.
The AH-1 Cobra was the world's first dedicated (that is, speci designed) armed attack helicopter. The need for an armed gunship to protect Unarmed helicopters had quickly intervening Become apparent during the early months of the Vietnam conflict, when many helicopters were lost to ground fire. The AH-1, being fast, Heavily armed, and highly maneuverable, proved itself a powerful combatant throughout the rest of the war. Its precedent-setting design has led to many other variations (including some with two engines) and a number of other armed helicopters have been developed by different manufacturers.
2. MIL MI-24 HIND
Type: Combat Helicopter
Engine: 2 Klimov TV3-117MT turboshafts
Armement: 1 YakB Machine Gun 12.7 mm, 4 Scorpion Anti-Tank 9M17P misile, 20 S-8 Rockets 80 mm
Capacity: 8 people
Maximum Speed: 185 mph (298 kph)
Helicopter nicknamed "Crocodile Predator" during the Cold War, were able to snag tanks and other war machines destroy. Early 1970s Russian Hind claims this is a unique concept in design and armament capabilities. It is a merger of two very different roles in the functioning of the helicopter, the helicopter transport and combat helicoter. Like the APC (armored personnel carrier) that can carry infantry soldier into battle, Hind also can act as a flying tank with weapons that can destroy enemy facing. Remarkably, Hind can do so without having to sacrifice one of its functions Earlier.
Something roomates is another hallmark of this helicopter is the placement of weapons in the short wings, roomates also serves to provide a boost to fly, where each wing has a three-point weapon placement. Helicopter body has a thick protective layer, and the blades are made of fire-resistant titanium up to 12.7 mm caliber. Cockpit made airtight to withstand the NBC conditions. MI-24 uses three landing gear that can be inserted into the body. The prototype first flew on September 19, 1969 with 'V-24' code and entered military service in 1974 with the 'Mi-24A' code. Until now MIL MI-24 is still used by 30 countries, and has produced more than 2,000 units worldwide.
1. AH-64 APACHE
Type: Attack Helicopter
Engine: 2 General Electric Ge T700-701C turboshafts
Armament: Automatic Cannon 30 mm, 16 Hellfire Anti-Tank misile, 76 Folding Fin Aerial Rockets 70 mm
Capacity: 2 people
Maximum Speed: 165 mph (266 kph)
The Apache is a twin-engined army attack helicopter developed by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) and entered service with the U.S. Army in 1984 and has been exported to Egypt, Greece, Israel, the Netherlands, Japan, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the UK.
The first generation of the AH-64A Apache was introduced in 1984 on the American response to the Cold War. Now the AH-64D Apache is the strongest and most sophisticated helicopter, comes some latest avionics and advanced electronic system to lock the target with a high shot accuracy. *** [EKA | FROM VARIOUS SOURCES | ARMY-TECHNOLOGY.COM]
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