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High speed AH-64 : Boeing proposing Pusher Prop on tail

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Old 31st Oct 2018, 13:32
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MM, a `bent` fin or trimming rudder(through the AFCS) would sort out yaw....
The model pictured shows the tail rotor attached to the end of the horizontal stabiliser.
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Originally Posted by rigpiggy
like this???

That's exactly what I was thinking as well. An AH-56 reboot. But I didn't realise the proposal includes a tilting tail rotor.

Cheyenne was an interesting design, ahead of its time but the tech snags couldn't be overcome. Also the political wrangling between the USAF and Army killed it off.

It also inspired this however...

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