Month: December 2017

From the top.

A side look.

A development of the famous F-86 Saber intended as a penetration fighter.

Some info!

What looks to be a UH-1B carrying SS-11 wire-guided missiles.

Another try which didn’t make the cut.

Just came across this one.

The prototype Bell Model 209. Please note the retractable landing skids.

Another one.

A mockup of a proposed gunship based upon the UH-1 Huey.

The Skyknight continued to soldier on during the war in Vietnam. Here is a first-hand account of it!

Speed brakes on a helicopter are new to me!

Here it is with a full complement of 2.75-inch rockets.

Please note the full complement of sixteen TOW missiles and the Sidewinders on the tips of the stub wings.

Moments before the unfortunate crash.

Doing a loop!

While this helicopter was not widely known, it featured a number of innovative features and was unique among US…

The gunners station.

Another look at the Cheyenne.

The AH-56 was to have been the US Army’s first dedicated attack helicopter, but Vietnam got in the way.

Interestingly, the OV-10 Bronco could carry up to five paratroopers.

The JOV-1a was an armed reconnaissance version of the OV-1 Mohawk which saw brief service in Vietnam until the Key…