helispot

Photo ID
3602
Date Taken
None
Event
None
Submitted
Oct. 27, 2001, 1:05 p.m.
Last Updated
Sept. 3, 2019, 1:16 a.m.
Location
None
Owner
Bell Helicopter Textron
Status
Active
Category
Helicopter manufacturers
Photographer
None
Horizontal
Front quarter view
Vertical
Side view
Interior/Exterior
Exterior view
Single/Multiple
Single aircraft shown
Static/Moving
Aircraft is operating
Intrument Panel
Instrument panel not shown
Close-Up Detail
Entire helicopter shown
Day/Night
Day view
Nickname
None
Military Unit
None
Military Modex
None
Aircraft Number
None
Black Helicopter
No
Notes
Photo originally provided to submitter by Russ Rumney of Bell Helicopter.

Helicopter
2430
Type
Bell 209/AH1 HueyCobra
Variant
None
Owner
Bell Helicopter Textron
Tail Number
N209J
Serial Number
None
Buno
None
Status
Active
In/Out of Service
Yes, helicopter is still in service
Base Location
None
Notes
Early AH-1 Cobra prototype. The design cleaned up the drag and gained a few knots of airspeed, but the weight penalty wasn't worth it.