An Abridged History of the Army Attack Helicopter Program

Abstract

The suitability of the helicopter as a weapons platform was initially studied by the Army in 1955. In the intervening years all Army armed helicopter programs, with one exception, have been modifications or derivatives of aircraft designed for other than weapons carrying purposes. This paper will focus on that exception, the AH-56, replaced by the AAH, in an attempt to provide insight into the actions which lead the Army to its current Attack Helicopter posture.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 29, 1973
Accession Number
AD1121533

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Army Aviation
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Close Support
  • Contractors
  • Contracts
  • Cost Estimates
  • Cost Reductions
  • Costs
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Fire Support
  • Fuel Tanks
  • Governments
  • Grenade Launchers
  • Ground Support
  • Helicopters
  • Procurement
  • Production
  • Prototypes
  • Spare Parts
  • Tactical Air Support
  • Task Forces
  • Training
  • Training Devices
  • Warfare
  • Weapons

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Theoretical Analysis.