Helicopters


Ever since Leonarda Da Vinci 'invented' a helicopter people have been attracted to the way these 'tools' can be used. Helicopters today are an integral part of our lives. They lift heavy equipment to out-of-the-way places, transport traffic victims to hospitals, fight tanks, extinguish fires and are used for an endless number of other things, most of them useful. Here is our collection of books on the topic!
Apache AH-64 Boeing (McDonnell Douglas) 1976-2005 by Chris Bishop

(New Vanguard-III) (Paperback)

Book Description
The Boeing (McDonnell Douglas, formerly Hughes) AH-64A Apache is the US Army’s primary attack helicopter, and the most advanced helicopter gunship flying today. The most expensive rotary-winged aircraft ever built when it was introduced in the early 1980s, it has since proved its worth on battlefields all over the world, seeing action in the Gulf War, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo and the recent conflict in Iraq. This book examines the design, development and deployment of a quick-reacting, airborne weapons system that can fight close and deep to destroy, disrupt, or delay enemy forces.
New Vanguard 87: Bell UH-1 Huey 'Slicks' 1962-75 by Chris Bishop

(Paperback)

Book Description
The US Army requirement for a light utility helicopter was formulated after the Korean War. Bell's Model 204 design won a competition in 1955, and was given the military designation H-40, later renamed the HU-1 Iroquois. The original design called for a helicopter that could be used for transport, airborne battlefield command and control, medical evacuation, fire support co-ordination and search and rescue. Later its missions would be expanded to include troop insertion/extraction, armed escort and special operations. This title details all the technological background behind the development and use of the Huey "Slick" in Vietnam, as well as covering all the major uses that this transport aircraft was put to.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
Last updated August 18th, 2005