V-280 wins US ARMY FLRAA contract

[Commando Cody]

Originally Posted by SASless

Then there was this lovely Attack Helicopter that was way ahead of its time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_AH-56_Cheyenne

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Problems with Cheyenne included that it was not as fast as it was hoped, was behind schedule and had vibration issues. Also, Army was thinking that agility was going to be more important than speed and that was emphasized in the follow-on AAH competition. One other significant factor was USAF's intense opposition to the Cheyenne program as they felt it infringed on "their" mission of Close Air Support.