As far as I'm aware, attack helicopters have never really been sorted into 'generations', especially to the totality of fighter aircraft. But I was watching a DVD the other night and it said that the AH-64A Apache is a second-generation attack helicopter.
This got me thinking. Can you please help me make a bit of a list of what helicopters are what generation? It'll be a bit of a guessing game for the most part, as the only mention of generations with attack helicopters have been the aforementioned 'second-generation' AH-64 Apache and the 'fifth-generation' Russian UVK.
I would have assumed that the early Cobra family, at least, were first-gen? The Apache is second-gen? The Comanche and perhaps Longbow are third-gen? The Sikorsky Raider is fourth-gen? Take the 'fifth-gen' UVK with a grain of salt, it is claimed to be that by Russians, after all!
Thanks for the assistance.