Comments by "Colonel K" (@Paladin1873) on "The First Attack Helicopter (Sort Of); Bell 207 Sioux Scout" video.

  1. This helicopter reminds me of some earlier tests the Army ran in the 1950s. I had the good fortune to talk with one of the former test pilots while l was in college in 1977. He said they modified a standard Bell Model 47 by mounting several Browning 1919 air cooled 30'06 caliber machine guns on the skids. The pilot aimed the guns by turning the nose of the aircraft toward the intended target. He made fine adjustments by watching the path of the tracers and the dust of bullet strikes. It was crude and primitive, but a start.
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