Let’s take a closer look at the fixed-wing, and rotary-wing, aircraft in Coppola’s masterpiece. The most prominently featured aircraft in Apocalypse Now is the Bell UH-1 Iroquois, known as the “Huey.” ...

The Army was one of 28 government agencies authorized to fly helicopters near Ronald Reagan National Airport before its Black Hawk helicopter collided with an American Airlines passenger jet last week ...