What Went Wrong with the AH-56A Cheyenne Attack Helicopter

Ahead of its time in performance and design, the Lockheed AH-56 seemed like a promising attack helicopter for the United States Army during the Vietnam War, but instead ended up on the chopping block. Gunship Success During America’s involvement in Vietnam, it was discovered that adding firepower to a Bell UH-1 Iroquois or “Huey” helicopter, […] The post What Went Wrong with the AH-56A Cheyenne Attack Helicopter appeared first on The Aviationist.

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What Went Wrong with the AH-56A Cheyenne Attack Helicopter
AH-56A Cheyenne

Ahead of its time in performance and design, the Lockheed AH-56 seemed like a promising attack helicopter for the United States Army during the Vietnam War, but instead ended up on the chopping block. Gunship Success During America’s involvement in Vietnam, it was discovered that adding firepower to a Bell UH-1 Iroquois or “Huey” helicopter, […]

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