Bell AH-1W Super Cobra

Ugo Crisponi · #1 (**permalink**) 5th October 2008, 12:50

An Iraq deployed Whiskey Cobra with new exhausts...

Ugo

GrubbyFingers · #2 (**permalink**) 5th October 2008, 13:13

Ugo, wonderfully grotty helo. The Hellfires look great too. like you could pluck them off the screen.

Graeme.

gamary · #3 (**permalink**) 5th October 2008, 13:26

Oooh! That's my favourite one, Ugo! I love the weathering. I didn't know about those new exhaust: they give the chopper a much sleeker shape. I have a question: what's on that map folder next to the gunner? (I have some idea, I just want confirmation...

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santynus · #4 (**permalink**) 5th October 2008, 14:23

great work Ugo

Ugo Crisponi · #5 (**permalink**) 5th October 2008, 17:22

	Quote: Originally Posted by GrubbyFingers
	Ugo, wonderfully grotty helo. The Hellfires look great too. like you could pluck them off the screen. Graeme.

Hi Graeme, here is a better view of the Hellfire

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Ugo Crisponi · #6 (**permalink**) 5th October 2008, 17:24

	Quote: Originally Posted by gamary
	Oooh! That's my favourite one, Ugo! I love the weathering. I didn't know about those new exhaust: they give the chopper a much sleeker shape. I have a question: what's on that map folder next to the gunner? (I have some idea, I just want confirmation... )

Bonsoir Gaetan,

the exhausts are same as the ones in AH-1Z. Maybe an interim upgrade from Whiskey to Zulu conversion...

...that was abit hard to shade as there are not so many referring points.

MAP...believe it or not, it was the first one I found on google-images looking for navigation charts! didn't care much what was about as it would have been so small and impossible to guess

Ugo Crisponi · #7 (**permalink**) 5th October 2008, 17:31

one more Super Cobra as they were painted in '90s...

Jesters-Ink · #8 (**permalink**) 5th October 2008, 18:07

Nice to see you here Ugo, nice chopper too

GrubbyFingers · #9 (**permalink**) 6th October 2008, 00:41

That Hellfire is sweet. You really are the Master of Glass!

Hey Ugo, you've got Mprim's Tobago disease, your rotors have changed direction of rotation!

Ugo Crisponi · #10 (**permalink**) 6th October 2008, 00:47

	Quote: Originally Posted by GrubbyFingers
	That Hellfire is sweet. You really are the Master of Glass! Hey Ugo, you've got Mprim's Tobago disease, your rotors have changed direction of rotation!

Ouch!

.....what chopper has right direction? the grey one or the camo one?... my skill as pilot is not so good..

funny as the Cobra pilot who commissioned this artwork didn't notice!