Military Helicopters
Traditionally been used by military helicopter to evacuate wounded soldiers or the carrying of weapons and accessories from one place to another. But during the Vietnam War, helicopters have been reinvented as an offensive weapon.
Although the use of military helicopters began during World War II, was still in the early stages of development. For example, gyros England and Russia for observation duties, Germany used the Flettner FL 282 Kolibri to fight for limitedthe Mediterranean, and the U.S. Coast Guard uses the Sikorsky YH-4A for the practice of dropping bombs against U-boat.
Military helicopters have been extensively during the Korean War, especially the roles of cargo delivery. The U.S. Army began testing 47 Bell OH-13, Sikorsky S-51 and H-19 helicopters equipped with machine guns Piasecki H-21 and rocket pods. The real revolution in military helicopters came with the Vietnam War, calling the U.S. Army combat helicopter equipped for a newturbocharged engines led to the invention of completely new Bell 207 Sioux Scout.
The Vietnam War also led to the development of a new form of warfare, known as Air Mobility such as helicopters, are completely abolished enabled armies deep into enemy territory, striking suddenly and powerfully.
Modern inventions have included a more flexible and have the military helicopters, machine safety design and durability perspective changed. The revolutionary changehelicopter engineering is the use of notaries, or Rotar tail design, blows air through a slot along the tail boom to produce forces to counter the torque.
Nowadays, most modern armies, new air combat units were formed by helicopter armed with antitank rockets and helicopters has been an essential part of military equipment in the inventory of the most powerful armies in the world.
