How The AH-1 Cobra Is STILL In Service

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Go to https://buyraycon.com/rwf20 to get 20% off sitewide! Brought to you by Raycon. The AH-1 Cobra has now been in service across 6 decades. But there is a stark difference between the AH-1Z Viper of the early 2010s and the AH-1G that was tearing around Vietnam in the 1960's. Between these two aircraft are a series of variants, prototypes, engineering dead ends and rejections. SuperCobras, SeaCobras, TOW Cobras, King Cobras... Here's the story of the AH-1. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 01:00 The Sea Cobra (AH-1J) 03:20 The King Cobra 03:50 Sponsor Message 05:25 The King Cobra (cont.) 08:08 The TOW Cobra (AH-1Q) 09:45 US Army Variants 11:05 Iranian Upgrades (AH-1T) 12:47 The Super Cobra (AH-1W) 16:00 The Viper (AH-1Z) 18:55 Outro (AH-1RWF) All content is presented in historical context for educational purposes. All footage is owned by its copyright holder and is used in this channel under "fair use". Music by Epidemic Sound