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Attack helicopter. A British AgustaWestland Apache helicopter fires rockets at insurgents in Afghanistan, June 2008. An attack helicopter is an armed helicopter with the primary role of an attack aircraft, with the offensive capability of engaging ground targets such as enemy infantry, military vehicles and fortifications.
Pages in category "Attack helicopters" The following 27 pages are in this category, out of 27 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A.
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. used as the official helicopters of the President of the United States Marine One. 1959. 1961. 1500. Sikorsky S-61R. Medium-lift transport/SAR helicopter. Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation. The S-61R served in the United States Air Force and in the United States Coast Guard.
A version of the Lockheed YP-24 that specialized in ground attack. Douglas A-26 Invader. Ground attack. Light bomber. Douglas Aircraft Company. Originally designed A-26, then designated B-26 between 1948 and 1965 after the Martin B-26 Marauder was retired, then redesignated to A-26.
The Boeing AH-64 Apache ( / əˈpætʃi / ə-PATCH-ee) is an American twin- turboshaft attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear and a tandem cockpit for a crew of two. Nose-mounted sensors help acquire targets and provide night vision. It carries a 30 mm (1.18 in) M230 chain gun under its forward fuselage and four hardpoints on stub ...
AEG helicopter. AgustaWestland AW149. AgustaWestland AW159 Wildcat. Armed helicopter. Atlas Oryx. Atlas XH-1 Alpha. Aviation-capable naval vessel.
2,648. Developed from. Mil Mi-8. The Mil Mi-24 ( Russian: Миль Ми-24; NATO reporting name: Hind) is a large helicopter gunship, attack helicopter and low-capacity troop transport with room for eight passengers. [1] It is produced by Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant and was introduced by the Soviet Air Force in 1972.
In the US Air Force the naming convention for ground attack aircraft is a prefix "A-", followed by a number, e.g. A-10, bomber aircraft are prefixed with “B-”, e.g. B-52, and fighter aircraft with “F-”, e.g. F-35. This list is limited to fixed-wing aircraft that have been built, and does not include abandoned concepts or fictional ...