Firefly 712 Report post Posted October 19 Today is a sad day in aviation - the classic "whomp, whomp, whomp" of two-bladed Cobras is no more, the Marine Corps retired the AH-1W today. https://news.bellflight.com/en-US/192399-united-states-marines-retire-bell-ah-1w-after-34-years-of-service 2 1 Hess, Klaiber and Britchot reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Klaiber 4,461 Report post Posted October 19 I don't know a lot about the Cobra, unfortunately. They're being replaced by the Zulu Cobra, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Razwald 904 Report post Posted October 19 Oh, you meant that whisky. 2 Britchot and Firefly reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Firefly 712 Report post Posted October 19 Yup, the replacement process has been going on since about 2010. Most of the Zulu Cobras in Marine service today are converted Whiskeys, but about a quarter of all the airframes are newly built. Not sure if the USMC order is finished or still in progress. In other news, the state-run Polish Armaments Group recently signed a memorandum with Bell about potential collaboration in the Viper/Venom programme if the AH-1Z is selected as the replacement for our Mi-24Vs. I really hope we get a Cobra in DCS, the prospect of a full-on Iran-Iraq war reenactment is just too enticing. 1 Klaiber reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Britchot 2,454 Report post Posted October 20 I'd love to see a Cobra in DCS, also. Any variant. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Klaiber 4,461 Report post Posted October 20 If I remember correctly, BelSimTek (when they were still an independent company, and not attached to Eagle Dynamics) announced the Mi-24P and the AH-1G. The Mi-24P is supposed to come out later this year, so who knows about the status or future of the AH-1G. https://forums.eagle.ru/showpost.php?p=4156456&postcount=86 My guess is that the Cobra is on the deep backburner. 1 Firefly reacted to this Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
