Finally the Philippine Air Force (PAF) much
anticipated dreaded AH-1 “Cobra” attack helicopters is in home soil.
It was earlier reported that the two attack
helicopters will be arriving in early 2020 principally because the PAF pilots
needed more trainings being conducted by its Jordanian counterparts.
"Test pilots are needed to help fix the
aircraft (if there are technical problems) while instructor pilots are needed
to train additional pilots to man (the 'Cobra' attack helicopters)," said PAF Commander, Lt. Gen. Rozzano Briguez last month.
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| (photo credit to MaxDefense) |
The donation of the Cobra attack helicopters were
finalized when president made a State visit in the Kingdom of Jordan.
Said helicopters are meant to beef up the
Philippine Air Force capability since this is a new platform for them.
MaxDefense Philippines was the first to break the
news when it uploaded a photo of one of the AH-1
“Cobra” attack helicopters in its social networking page that arrived via an Antonov
an-124 Ruslan heavy strategic airlifter.
The “Cobra” attack helicopter
The AH-1
"Cobra" is a two-blade, single-engine attack helicopter manufactured
by Bell Helicopter.
It was developed using
the engine, transmission and rotor system of the Bell UH-1 Iroquois. A member
of the prolific Huey family, the AH-1 is also referred to as the "Huey
Cobra" or "Snake".
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