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Has a attack helicopter ever shot down a military fixed-wing aircraft?
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While delivering ammunition in an Air America (CIA) Huey, Captain Theodore H. Moore and Flight Mechanic Glenn R. Woods came across a pair of North Vietnamese Air Force An-2 Colt bi-planes in the process of attacking a secret US radar station just across the border in Laos. Woods had equipped himself with a contraband AK-47, and used this to shoot down both of the AN-2s. An air combat first.
During the Rhodesian Bush War a Rhodesian Air Force Alouette helicopter Gunship known as a K Car armed with a 20 mm Matra cannon was attacked by a Botswana Defence Force Islander which fired rockets at the K Car crewed by Chas Goatley and Beaver Shaw. The K Car engaged the Islander striking it twic with HE rounds forcing it down. This incident happened on the 9 August 1979.
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A civilian factory where military aircraft parts are refurbished can be subject to attack?
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A civilian factory where military aircraft parts are fabricated may be subject to attack.?
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The AH-1W Super Cobra is an attack helicopter used mainly by what US military service?
The SUPER Cobra (two engines instead of one) is a "post" Vietnam helicopter used by the USMC because it was cheaper to buy than the newe APACHE attack helicopter.
How did US involvement in Vietnam help the development of the helicopter?
Necessity is the mother of invention. The Viet War accelerated the helicopter. Choppers existed in WWII, and Korea accelerated that machine into US military service (USA svc). After it was in service with the USA, other branches experimented with it. When Vietnam hit the scene, the bird was desperately needed because of the terrain. Starting in about 1962 in South Vietnam the evolution of the helicopter became nearly un-stoppable. The bird went from a strictly observation aircraft to a medical evacuation machine, troop carrying machine, aircraft recovery machine, a gunship, an attack helicopter (the Cobra was America's first designed from the ground up specifically built (purpose built) attack helicopter, and even a VIP and CC aircraft (VIP-Very Important Person & CC=Command & Control).
What is the the purpose of the military aircraft?
To support the military aims of the country. -To protect from enemy air attack, to attack the enemy vigorously and to assist the army with air co-operation and support.
Can a civilian factory where military aircraft parts are fabricated be subject to attack?
It is acceptable to attack military civilian targets. All sides did it in World War II, Vietnam, etc.
What does air raid mean?
an attack by air planes (as bombers) on a surface target
How fast does a military helicopter go?
The fastest are attack helicopters like Apache, they mostly fly about 230 -250 mph.
What is the difference between military aircraft and civil aircraft?
Military aircraft are designed to destroy the enemy's military aircraft and (sometimes) their civil aircraft. They also preform bombing tasks as well as a few non-combat tasks. Civil aircraft are mainly transports and crop sprayers that don't do much fighting. Military aircraft are designed to fulfill a multitude of roles that are specified by the Armed forces that will be using these aircraft. These roles include Air attack as well as air support and defence of other military assets. Transport and surveillence are also key roles that military aircraft fulfill. Civil aircraft are designed to perform commercial transport as well as personal use and sports roles. Civil aircraft have no need for stealth or combat survivability the way military Military aircraft do.
What is the overriding priority in the first few hours after an attack or other disaster at a military airfield?
Get the aircraft flying
Which is best an attack or utility helicopter?
An attack helicopter is best for attacking targets and a utility helicopter is best for carrying troops and supplies.
Why was the RAH-66 Comanche program cancelled?
On February 23, 2004, the U.S. Army announced their decision to cancel the Comanche helicopter program in view of the need to provide funds to renovate the existing helicopter fleet of aging attack, utility, and reconnaissance aircraft. Also a factor was the growing popularity in the military of using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for reconnaissance purposes
