AH-56 Cheyenne Helicopter
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- Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2023
- US Army featurette on the experimental AH-56 Cheyenne attack helicopter. Lockheed developed the AH-56 as a high-speed armed escort for Airmobile transport helicopters like the UH-1 "Huey"
The Cheyenne took its maiden flight in September 1967. However, technical problems and a fatal crash led to the project's cancellation in May 1969. The Army continued using the AH-1 Cobra until development of the Hughes AH-64 Apache. 
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US Army featurette on the experimental AH-56 Cheyenne attack helicopter. Lockheed developed the AH-56 as a high-speed armed escort for Airmobile transport helicopters like the UH-1 "Huey"
The Cheyenne took its maiden flight in September 1967. However, technical problems and a fatal crash led to the project's cancellation in May 1969. The Army continued using the AH-1 Cobra until development of the Hughes AH-64 Apache.
The gunner could slew 360 degrees , and on and on, Cheyenne was on another level.
Politics won that one.
It really suits the name 'gunship' wow.
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Would have been a serious threat in the Vietnam War for attacks on the Ho Chi Minh Trail. At least until 1972 when the SA-7s and ZSU-23s showed up.
I got to see one at Fort Campbell a few years back. Would have been an awesome system if it had matured.
Too Advanced for its Time
That thing sure was ugly
I guess beauty is in the eye of the beholder. I think it looks really cool; and intimidating. The enemy would likely have thought it looked scary. Which wouldn't have bothered the Army one bit.
Can it strafe an Asian village?
Maybe...I guess we'll never know.
Personally, I'd love to see the DoD resurrect the Comanche stealth helicopter