Originally Posted by
SASless
Remember what was going on in those years with the Economy?
Military Budgets were affected by those same factors and the draw down from Vietnam Years.
True, but the army was also reeling from the dumpster fire that was the AH-56 program. So I would argue their taste for rigid rotors was not all that well developed.
I've not seen anything published or documented that would illustrate a positive opinion expressed by the Army regarding XH-59A, so I am curious why you say:
The Army saw the ABC as having more potential as shown by their decision not to get involved in the Tilt Rotor Contract
The logical conclusion they did not get involved in either project goes back to your point regarding the budget situation.