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From: elec140@canterbury
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: Re: Persian Gulf Combat Aircraft--The HueyCobra
Message-ID: <1990Oct29.025550.6682@cbnews.att.com>
Date: 29 Oct 90 02:55:50 GMT
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From: elec140@canterbury
In article <1990Oct26.015329.24935@cbnews.att.com>, jfb@ihlpm.att.com (Joseph F Baugher) writes:
> From: jfb@ihlpm.att.com (Joseph F Baugher)
>
> Its BAAAACK!   The series on Persian Gulf combat aircraft continues!
>
> Here's number 27 in the series: the HueyCobra.
>
> Bell AH-1F Cobra
>
> 	Performance:
> 		Maximum speed: 141 mph.
> 		Maximum inclined climb rate: 16,200 ft/min.
                                             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Is this for real? According to my mental maths :-? this is about 3 miles/min,
which is 180 mph! Does this mean that the Cobra can climb faster than it can
fly? Or did the ol fingers slip on the keyboard? I'm genuinely interested as
the HueyCobra has always been my favourite helicopter - it's one mean looking
machine!

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Chris Kaiser
Postgrad - Elec Eng Dept
Canterbury University
Christchurch, NEW ZEALAND

E.MAIL: c.kaiser@elec.canterbury.ac.nz
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