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Old 15th October 2004 | 21:32
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tacks
 
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AH-56 Cheyenne

I`ve just read some articles about the Lockheed AH-56A program.

This tandem-seat helicopter was a main/ tailrotor configuration.
Additionally a pusher propeller on the tail and wings (wingspan 7.9 metres - about 26 feet) were fixed, which gave her a cruising speed of nearly 200 kts.

Obviously, at high speeds the whole thing worked out quite nicely.
But I´m thinking about her hover capabilities.
Was she efficient in stationary hover (prop plus fairly wide wings!)?
How about her behaviour at low speeds/hover (was it a feathered prop?).
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