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  • UH-1 Iroquois/Definition
    ...t [[helicopter]] and [[armed helicopter]], with an [[AH-1 Cobra]] [[attack helicopter]] derivative
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  • Gazelle helicopter/Definition
    ...medium [[helicopter]], used in civilian, military transport, and [[attack helicopter]] configurations
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  • Landing Platform Helicopter/Definition
    ...er]]s to land troops; it does not have the well deck of a larger [[Landing Helicopter Dock]]
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  • USS Reuben James (FFG-57)/Definition
    ...t III or "long hull" version carrying larger [[H-60 helicopter|H-60 series helicopter]]s
    199 bytes (26 words) - 11:06, 14 April 2011
  • V-22 Osprey/Definition
    ...opter, but faster horizontal flight using after converting its rotary-wing helicopter blades to propeller blades on a [[fixed-wing]].
    256 bytes (31 words) - 10:24, 27 July 2010
  • Mast-mounted sensor/Definition
    ..., placing the sensors above the rotor so only they need to be exposed by a helicopter hiding in ground terrain
    274 bytes (44 words) - 04:27, 25 January 2009
  • Mast-mounted sensor
    ...y [[helicopter]]. Much like a submarine that only reveals its periscope, a helicopter can hover behind a concealing obstruction, and only allow the mast-mounted ...ch for targets, pop up and fire a weapon, and drop back down. Typically, a helicopter doing such a pop-up will move rapidly to the side, to avoid counterfire.
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  • UH-1 Iroquois
    ...riants soon appeared, and eventually the dedicated [[AH-1 Cobra]] [[attack helicopter]] derivative. Over 15,000 have been built, more than any other helicopter. <ref name=CoF>{{citation
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  • Gazelle (helicopter)
    #REDIRECT [[Gazelle helicopter]]
    32 bytes (3 words) - 20:08, 21 April 2009
  • MH-60 Nighthawk
    #REDIRECT [[H-60 helicopter]]
    29 bytes (3 words) - 07:30, 12 February 2009
  • LHD
    #REDIRECT [[Landing Helicopter Dock]]
    37 bytes (4 words) - 15:01, 27 April 2011
  • LHA
    #REDIRECT [[Landing Helicopter Assault]]
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  • AH-1/Definition
    #REDIRECT [[Cobra attack helicopter/Definition]]
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  • UH-60 Blackhawk/Related Articles
    {{r|Helicopter}} {{r|H-60 helicopter}}
    201 bytes (26 words) - 15:15, 1 March 2010
  • CH-53 Super Stallion/Definition
    U.S. Marine Corps heavy-lift helicopter
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  • Pararescue/Related Articles
    {{r|H-60 helicopter|HH-60 helicopter}}
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  • U.S. Army special operations helicopter/Definition
    <noinclude>{{Subpages}}</noinclude>Military [[helicopter]] used by the [[United States Special Operations Command]]
    115 bytes (13 words) - 21:00, 9 May 2011
  • MH-60 Nighthawk/Definition
    Special operations version of the H-60 Blackhawk helicopter
    95 bytes (11 words) - 20:59, 16 July 2008
  • Super Frelon helicopter/Definition
    A French heavy-lift helicopter, primarily military but with some civilian roles
    115 bytes (14 words) - 11:00, 12 September 2009
  • Helicopter/Related Articles
    {{r|armed helicopter}} {{r|attack helicopter}}
    346 bytes (49 words) - 02:26, 1 February 2011
  • Armed helicopter/Related Articles
    {{r|Mi-28 (helicopter)}} {{r|Attack helicopter}}
    423 bytes (55 words) - 07:07, 4 April 2024
  • Battle of the Ia Drang/Definition
    First divisional-scale battle involving helicopter-borne [[air assault]] troops, with U.S. forces against those of North Vietn
    164 bytes (20 words) - 21:06, 30 June 2008
  • Vertical takeoff and landing/Related Articles
    {{r|Armed helicopter}} {{r|Attack helicopter}}
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  • Close air support/Related Articles
    {{r|Armed helicopter}} {{r|Attack helicopter}}
    553 bytes (74 words) - 09:07, 28 April 2024
  • Graham Martin/Definition
    Last U.S. Ambassador to [[South Vietnam]], leaving in the last helicopter lift from Saigon in 1975
    134 bytes (19 words) - 00:44, 8 April 2009
  • Mi-28 (helicopter)/Definition
    A Russian [[armed helicopter]], with the Western designation '''HAVOC''', with a secondary [[combat sear
    160 bytes (20 words) - 13:05, 7 November 2008
  • CH-47 Chinook/Definition
    Medium transport [[helicopter]] developed by the [[U.S. Army]] and used by a wide range of countries
    136 bytes (20 words) - 20:58, 16 July 2008
  • USS Makin Island (LHD-8)/Definition
    A [[United States Navy]] [[Landing Platform Helicopter]] homeported at [[San Diego, California]]; improved propulsion over other m
    194 bytes (23 words) - 10:08, 10 February 2023
  • HMS Ark Royal (1985)/Definition
    ...carrier]] of the Royal Navy; slightly larger than her sisters; operates [[helicopter]]s and [[STOVL]] aircraft
    178 bytes (21 words) - 14:07, 3 September 2010
  • Eurocopter Tiger/Definition
    Made by [[EADS]], a light [[attack helicopter]], used for armed reconnaissance, for countries including Australia, France
    176 bytes (22 words) - 23:35, 18 April 2009
  • MQ-8 Fire Scout/Definition
    A multipurpose [[unmanned aerial vehicle]], in the form of a [[helicopter]] with relatively long endurance, whose functions include surveillance and
    205 bytes (25 words) - 19:05, 12 April 2009
  • MH-60/Definition
    ...Air Force ones being special operations but the Navy versions fill general helicopter roles
    186 bytes (27 words) - 08:25, 9 May 2011
  • Gianna Bryant/Definition
    A teenage basketball prodigy who was killed in a helicopter accident on her way to a game
    125 bytes (20 words) - 12:49, 2 April 2022
  • Harrison Ford (actor)/Definition
    ...r Wars]]'' and ''[[Indiana Jones]]'' film franchises; also an aircraft and helicopter pilot (born 1942).
    190 bytes (28 words) - 11:31, 28 November 2020
  • CH-54/Definition
    A [[Vietnam War]]-era heavy cargo helicopter that had no passenger cabin, in the interest of giving it more capability t
    186 bytes (28 words) - 10:18, 6 February 2009
  • Hybrid airship/Definition
    ...that combines characteristics of heavier-than-air (fixed-wing aircraft or helicopter), and lighter than air (airship), technology.
    176 bytes (19 words) - 08:06, 11 September 2009
  • Exocet/Definition
    ...ging French anti-shipping missile, which can be fired from land, aircraft, helicopter, submarine and ship platforms, and which has a considerable combat record
    199 bytes (27 words) - 17:56, 3 July 2009
  • RAST (disambiguation)
    {{rpl|RAST (helicopter)}}
    87 bytes (9 words) - 06:23, 26 September 2013
  • USS Kearsarge/Definition
    ...are]] ship type in the [[United States Navy]], a [[Wasp-class]] [[Landing Helicopter Dock]] assigned to [[Task Force 151]]
    191 bytes (24 words) - 10:08, 10 February 2023
  • USS Oscar Austin (DDG-79)/Definition
    ...avy]], the most important feature being that she had the hangars to have [[helicopter]]s permanently assigned
    216 bytes (29 words) - 10:08, 10 February 2023
  • UH-60 Blackhawk
    {{main|H-60 helicopter}} ...on the mission, they may be [[armed helicopter]]s, but dedicated [[attack helicopter]] variants are not used in conventional Army operations.
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  • Vietnam War ground technology/Definition
    Military technology in support of ground operations, including [[helicopter]]s and [[air assault]], either associated with or introduced in Vietnam, be
    206 bytes (25 words) - 17:06, 4 May 2010
  • AVS-6/Definition
    Aviation night vision imaging system with binocular optics that allowed helicopter pilots to conduct nocturnal missions as close to the ground as possible
    190 bytes (26 words) - 05:20, 15 November 2010
  • MC-130 COMBAT TALON/Definition
    ...es in denied areas, by airdrop or assault landing; secondary capability of helicopter refueling and navigational assistance.
    243 bytes (29 words) - 21:08, 7 August 2008
  • Combat aircraft
    ...eapons. While the current trend is to have a given type of airframe (e.g., helicopter, single/dual engine jet, large jets) take on multiple roles, the classic ro *[[Attack helicopter]]
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  • USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD-6)/Definition
    ...are]] ship type in the [[United States Navy]], a [[Wasp-class]] [[Landing Helicopter Dock]] homeported at [[San Diego, California]]
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  • USS Bataan (LHD-5)/Definition
    ...are]] ship type in the [[United States Navy]], a [[Wasp-class]] [[Landing Helicopter Dock]] assigned to [[Task Force 151]]
    202 bytes (26 words) - 10:08, 10 February 2023
  • Transport aircraft/Definition
    [[Fixed-wing aircraft]], [[helicopter]]s, or [[tilt-rotor aircraft]] whose primary role is moving people or cargo
    188 bytes (24 words) - 15:37, 25 July 2008
  • Mast Mounted Sight
    ...enemy sensors. In this case, the "mast" is the central driveshaft for the helicopter's rotary wing (i.e., rotor). ...if more spherical, is called a "disco ball". In use, the pilot hovers the helicopter behind an barrier to observation, such as a building or hill, and then slow
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  • United States Navy/Catalogs/Aircraft types
    * [[H-3 Sea King]], Cold War ASW helicopter * [[SH-2 Sea Sprite]], Cold War ASW helicopter
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  • USS Essex (LHD-2)/Definition
    A [[Wasp-class]] [[Landing Helicopter Dock]], the largest [[amphibious warfare]] ship type in the [[United States
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  • CH-53/Definition
    Heavy transport helicopter used by the [[United States Marine Corps]] and Israel; [[MH-53 PAVE LOW]] s
    199 bytes (27 words) - 16:37, 11 February 2009
  • Helicopter
    A '''helicopter''' is an [[aircraft]] which derives most of its [[lift (force)|lift]] from ...teract the spinning motion which the power unit imparts on the body of the helicopter.
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  • Eurocopter Tiger
    ...the European firm [[EADS]], the '''Eurocopter Tiger''' is a light [[attack helicopter]] initially to be used by Australia, France, Germany and Spain.<ref name=Ti | title = Tiger Attack Helicopter, Europe
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  • Mast Mounted Sight/Definition
    On military [[helicopter]]s, ahollow extension goes above the top of the driveshaft, capped with a r
    242 bytes (36 words) - 21:01, 11 September 2009
  • St. Laurent-class/Definition
    First major warships built in [[Canada]]; helicopter-equipped, [[destroyer]]s optimized for [[anti-submarine warfare]] and [[con
    240 bytes (31 words) - 10:33, 16 July 2010
  • Attack helicopter/Definition
    A helicopter equipped with built-in heavy weapons, which has no standard cargo capacity
    216 bytes (31 words) - 12:39, 6 July 2008
  • Landing Ship Dock/Definition
    ...der their own power, but without the ability to operate large numbers of [[helicopter]]s
    239 bytes (38 words) - 19:24, 7 April 2009
  • Armed helicopter/Definition
    A helicopter that can be configured to carry troops or cargo only, light weapons and tro
    196 bytes (28 words) - 12:28, 6 July 2008
  • Hamilton H. Howze/Definition
    ...neral and Army Aviation pioneer, considered the creator of division-sized, helicopter-mobile [[air assault]] forces. Retired as four-star commander of UN forces
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  • Lynx (disambiguation)
    {{rpl|Lynx helicopter}}
    88 bytes (11 words) - 06:00, 24 September 2013
  • CH-47 Chinook/Related Articles
    {{r|Armed helicopter}} {{r|Helicopter}}
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  • USS Iwo Jima (LHD-7)/Definition
    ...rfolk]], [[Virginia (U.S. state)|Virginia]], a [[Wasp-class]] [[Landing Helicopter Dock]], which is the largest [[amphibious warfare]] ship type in the [[Unit
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  • Surface-to-underwater missile
    ..., warships began to take on the role of sensor and support platforms for [[helicopter]]s, which would localize the submarine at a range safe for the warship, and ...es give the surface ship an opportunity for survivable engagements without helicopter assistance.
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  • Cobra attack helicopter/Definition
    The first dedicated [[attack helicopter]], introduced in the [[Vietnam War]] by the [[U.S. Army]], but continuing t
    260 bytes (39 words) - 17:34, 6 February 2024
  • United States Naval Aviation/Definition
    ...using [[carrier-capable]] and shore-based fixed-wing aircraft as well as [[helicopter]]s
    223 bytes (32 words) - 19:45, 18 June 2009
  • MV-22/Definition
    ...d developed by the [[United States Marine Corps]] to replace the [[CH-46]] helicopter
    221 bytes (31 words) - 11:50, 27 July 2010
  • USS Wasp (LHD-1)/Definition
    ...are]] ship type in the [[United States Navy]], a [[Wasp-class]] [[Landing Helicopter Dock]] assigned to [[Expeditionary Strike Group TWO]], homeported at [[Nav
    295 bytes (38 words) - 09:00, 9 August 2023
  • County-class/Definition
    ...capability; also guns and [[Exocet]] [[anti-shipping missile]]s; Wessex [[helicopter]]
    273 bytes (34 words) - 02:00, 21 June 2009
  • Hydra 70 rocket/Definition
    ...s, used by all U.S. military services and for export; they are principally helicopter weapons but can be used on fixed-wing aircraft
    263 bytes (42 words) - 23:04, 8 May 2009
  • MH-53 PAVE LOW/Definition
    A U.S. [[Air Force Special Operations Command]] long-range heavy helicopter, with all-weather and night capability, used for [[combat search and rescue
    342 bytes (42 words) - 14:19, 20 August 2008
  • MH-53 Pave Low/Definition
    [[United States Air Force]] special operations helicopter that can fly at night, at extremely low altiude, and in most weather. Its m
    279 bytes (39 words) - 22:07, 12 May 2011
  • CH-54
    ...er design, which did not gain widespread acceptance. The CH-54 was a large helicopter, built on much the same airframe as the early CH-53 heavy helicopters. They Where the cabin would be present in a conventional helicopter, the CH-54 simply had a boom connecting the front part, containing the crew
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  • USS Kearsarge (LHD-3)/Definition
    ...are]] ship type in the [[United States Navy]], a [[Wasp-class]] [[Landing Helicopter Dock]]; homeported at [[Naval Station Norfolk]], [[Virginia (U.S. state)|Vi
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  • H-60 helicopter/Definition
    ..., and the [[MH-60]] special operations variant that is not really a Black Helicopter but instead very, very dark gray
    322 bytes (47 words) - 10:03, 9 May 2011
  • Vertical replenishment/Definition
    ...ship and the warship being resupplied do not physically connect, but use [[helicopter]]s to transfer the supples. Faster and requiring less shiphandling skill th
    290 bytes (43 words) - 05:13, 24 February 2009
  • HAVE QUICK II/Related Articles
    {{r|Attack helicopter}} {{r|H-60 helicopter}}
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  • Mast Mounted Sight/Related Articles
    {{r|Armed helicopter}}
    191 bytes (25 words) - 12:27, 7 November 2008
  • WLD-1
    ...and moored mines; this sonar can also be carried by the MH-60S Knighthawk helicopter. A helicopter-borne laser-based detection system also complements the sonar.It integrates
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  • MPQ-64/Definition
    ...rine Corps|U.S. Marine Corps]], to detect aircraft, [[cruise missile]]s, [[helicopter]]s and [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s (UAV), for [[air defense artillery|air
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  • Mast-mounted sensor/Related Articles
    {{r|Attack helicopter}}
    232 bytes (29 words) - 23:34, 18 April 2009
  • Landing Platform Dock
    ...t, the "platform" is a flight deck that supports a substantial number of [[helicopter]]s and, usually, short-takeoff-vertical-landing ([[STOVL]]) aircraft. ...ly well decks were open to the sky; the LPD and earlier [[Landing Platform Helicopter]] closed the well deck with a flight deck. These vessels also have complex
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  • CH-53 Sea Stallion/Definition
    A heavy helicopter originally developed by the [[United States Navy]] for supporting Marine am
    345 bytes (47 words) - 10:07, 10 February 2023
  • United States Marine Aviation/Definition
    Primarily the [[helicopter]], [[STOVL]] and [[tilt-rotor]] aircraft assigned to [[Marine Air-Ground Ta
    442 bytes (56 words) - 11:16, 19 June 2009
  • Key West Agreement/Related Articles
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  • Lift (force)
    Lift is used in [[aircraft]] such as [[airplane]]s and [[helicopter]]s as a means
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  • Airfoil
    Airfoils are used on a variety of vehicles such as [[airplane]]s and [[helicopter]]s as well as other
    389 bytes (64 words) - 14:30, 30 December 2007
  • Ultraviolet/Related Articles
    {{r|Armed helicopter}} {{r|Attack helicopter}}
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  • Surface-to-underwater missile/Related Articles
    {{r|H-60 helicopter}}
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  • Operation Eagle Claw
    ...licopter and a fixed-wing transport/tanker. With the loss of an additional helicopter, there was insufficient airlift to carry out the mission.
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  • Marine Air-Ground Task Force/Related Articles
    {{r|Armed helicopter}} {{r|Attack helicopter}}
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  • Royal Marine Commando
    ...cipally operate from [[amphibious warfare]] ships, with air support from [[helicopter]]s and [[Harrier (fighter)|Harrier]] aircraft.
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  • John Kline/Definition
    ...retired [[colonel]], [[United States Marine Corps]], duty as presidential helicopter pilot and military aide to [[Jimmy Carter]] and [[Ronald Reagan]]; commande
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  • Key West Agreement
    ...carrier]] and made it available as the Army base. The Army has changed its helicopter weapons to be compatible with Navy standards for [[Hazard from Electromagne
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  • Fixed-wing aircraft
    ...t; when it pivots so that the rotating airfoils point up, it operates as a helicopter, but when it pivots the rotating airfoils 90 degrees toward the noise, the
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  • Littoral Combat Ship/Related Articles
    {{r|H-60 helicopter|MH-60 Seahawk}}
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  • Aerospace/Related Articles
    {{r|Helicopter}}
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  • V-22 Osprey/Related Articles
    {{r|Helicopter}}
    449 bytes (59 words) - 00:01, 13 August 2010
  • Super Frelon helicopter/Related Articles
    Auto-populated based on [[Special:WhatLinksHere/Super Frelon helicopter]]. Needs checking by a human.
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  • Gazelle helicopter/Related Articles
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