Marines have been flying the AH-1W Super Cobra since 1986. The last AH-1W was delivered in 1998. The AH-1W is being replaced by the AH-1Z, starting in 2006 as part of a remanufacture program.

The Super Cobra is operated by two pilots in two separate cockpits, much like the Army's Apache. While both cockpits can fly the helicopter and fire the weapons, the back one is suited more for ...

I made up that bad joke on the spot), i.e., the AH-1W Whiskey Cobra helicopter gunship in United States Marine Corps (USMC) service. Manufactured by Bell Helicopter (now known as Bell Textron Inc ...