The fighter jet has been constantly transforming and advancing since the very first aircraft of its type, the Messerschmitt Me 262, but it took a bit longer for a true attack helicopter to arrive.

The Cobra was powered by a Lycoming T53-L-703 engine that generated 1,800 shaft horsepower. Compared to other attack helicopters of the era, the G model was small. It was only 44.7 feet long and ...

The award, which Biden awarded to Taylor Monday at the White House, was the final recognition for a long-ago battle, when Taylor, an AH-1 Cobra attack helicopter pilot, personally rescued a four ...

the unofficial moniker of “Whiskey Cobra“ emanates from the NATO phonetic alphabet pronunciation of the “W” in the helicopter’s mission design series nomenclature. (On a separate note ...

On the night of June 18, 1968, then-1st Lt. Taylor flew his Cobra attack helicopter to rescue the men after they had become surrounded by the enemy. "It was pitch black. No moon. No stars.

US President Joe Biden has awarded the nation's highest military medal to a Vietnam War helicopter pilot who disregarded a direct order. Retired Army Capt Larry Taylor, now 81, flew his Cobra ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — As an Army first lieutenant and Cobra helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War, Larry Taylor flew hundreds of missions and saved countless lives. But no rescue flight was as ...

WASHINGTON — As an Army first lieutenant and Cobra helicopter pilot during the Vietnam War, Larry Taylor flew hundreds of missions and saved countless lives. But no rescue flight was as daring ...