- Lockheed began construction of the aircraft at its Van Nuys, California facility, and on 3 May 1967, Lockheed held a roll-out ceremony for the AH-56A.
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- The Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne was a cutting-edge attack helicopter designed in the mid-1960s, a time when the United States was heavily involved in the Vietnam...
- The Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne was poised to be the most advanced thing. It was a revolutionary attack helicopter killed by politics.
- As the AH-56 program developed, senior US Army personnel began envisioning more roles for the already impressive AH-56 to undertake.
- The Army -- in cooperation with industry -- began developing the AH-56 Cheyenne and the AH-64 Apache during the final years of the Vietnam conflict.
- Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne HistoryThe AH-56 Cheyenne was Lockheed's first and only foray into development of a production helicopter.
- The Army awarded Lockheed a contract for ten AH-56 prototypes in 1966 and a production contract, based on flight testing progress later in January 1968.
- Introduction: The Lockheed AH-56A was designed to meet the U.S. Army's requirement for the Advance Aerial Fire Support System (AAFSS).
