What is a chopper in military terms, chopper in military terms is slang for helicopter, widely used in military to refer to any helicopter especially utility and attack helicopters, term originated from sound of rotor blades chopping air, also called bird, helo, whirlybird. For example, Huey helicopter in Vietnam War called chopper. So chopper in military terms means helicopter, informal slang for rotorcraft used for transport, attack, reconnaissance, medical evacuation, and other missions, with military choppers including UH-60 Black Hawk transport, AH-64 Apache attack, CH-47 Chinook heavy lift, with chopper term used in radio communication and everyday military language to refer to helicopter aircraft, with additional slang like bird for any aircraft and helo abbreviation.
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