Piper Aviation Museum - XM-73 Reflex Sight
Bill Maloney
6/2/2012

01XM73FoldingFinAerialRocket2_75inchReflexSight 02XM73ReflexSightRangeAdjustmentDial 03XM73ReflexSightRangeCalculator 04XM73ReflexSightRangeCalculator
01 XM-73 Folding FinAerial Rocket 2.75 inch Reflex Sight 02 XM-73 Reflex Sight Range Adjustment Dial 03 XM-73 Reflex Sight Range Calculator 04 XM-73 Reflex Sight Range Calculator
05XM73ReflexSightRangeCalculator 06XM73FoldingFinAerialRocket2_75inchReflexSight 07XM73DataPlate 08XM73FoldingFinAerialRocket2_75inchReflexSight
05 XM-73 Reflex Sight Range Calculator 06 XM-73 Folding Fin Aerial Rocket 2.75 inch Reflex Sight 07 XM-73 Data Plate 08 XM-73 Folding Fin Aerial Rocket 2.75 inch Reflex Sight
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09 XM-73 Folding Fin Aerial Rocket 2.75 inch Reflex Sight

 

The XM-73 Reflex Sight was used in the early Bell AH-1 Cobra attack helicopters. This optical aiming sight was used to sight 2.75 inch Folding Fin Rockets fired from the M200A1 Rocket Launcher. Here is an example of a Bell AH-1 Cobra Attack Helicopter at the New England Air Museum. Here is a closeup of the M200A1 Rocket Launcher mounted on an AH-1 Cobra Helicopter..

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