 In June 1962 , Bell Helicopter presented a new helicopter design to Army officials , in the hopes of soliciting funding for further development . The D @-@ 255 Iroquois Warrior was envisioned as a purpose @-@ built attack aircraft based on the UH @-@ 1B airframe and dynamic components , with a nose @-@ mounted ball turret , a belly @-@ mounted gun pod , and stub wings for mounting rockets or <unk> anti @-@ tank missiles . 
