WOW663 Bell AH-1W SuperCobra

Description

The Bell AH-1 SuperCobra is a twin-engined attack helicopter that was developed on behalf of and primarily operated by the US Marine Corps (USMC). The twin Cobra family, itself part of the larger Huey family, includes the AH-1J SeaCobra, the AH-1T Improved SeaCobra, and the AH-1W SuperCobra.

The AH-1 Cobra helicopter (Bell 209) is an attack helicopter in the classic layout, using many components of its “big brother” UH-1 Huey.

The first flight of the AH-1 prototype took place on September 7, 1965 and the helicopter entered mass production in the same year. During the Vietnam War, 1,126 machines of the G model were produced, of which 279 were lost in combat. Due to the very high reliability of the structure, small side profile and good performance, the helicopter remains in service to this day in the US Marine Corps.

The AH-1 allowed the US Army to fully implement the theoretical assumption of airmobile infantry (“air cavalry”) through the fire support of landing infantry units. Today, the AH-1 Cobra is primarily used against an armoured echelon. From 1965, several versions of this successful helicopter were created, including: AH-1G (basic version), AH-1J (two-engine version), AH-1Q (version armed with TOW missiles). Technical data: Top speed: 333 km / h; maximum range (depending on version): 507-574km, armament: fixed-1 20mm M197 three-barrel cannon, slung rockets, guided missiles, unguided missiles and cannon pods.

The first 1/30 scale version of this aircraft Thomas Gunn are releasing, is the AH 1W.

These helicopters provided invaluable aerial support for the ground troops on the ground in Iraq and later in Somalia.

We have two available with tail serial number 185317 and one with tail serial number 162542, both birds are identical, the only difference is the serial number and front nose  numbers. However if you want two for your collection, then this makes a big difference!

WOW662 has ’30’ on the front nose
WOW663 has ’28’ on the nose

The figures and accessories are shown for scale comparison purposes only and are not included