Memories of flying and the guys he flew with came flooding back for former pilot Berchman Richard of Alexandria after seeing an AH-56 Cheyenne helicopter in the United States Army Aviation Museum at ...
Ahead of its time in performance and design, the Lockheed AH-56 seemed like a promising attack helicopter for the United States Army during the Vietnam War, but instead ended up on the chopping block.
Despite its cancellation, the Lockheed Martin AH-56 Cheyenne left a lasting legacy on US military aviation. In the 1960s, as the Vietnam War was raging, Lockheed Martin created a concept known as the ...
Berchman Richard, a former test pilot, recently visited the U.S. Army Aviation Museum to see the AH-56 Cheyenne helicopter he flew in the 1970s. Richard was one of only six pilots to fly the Cheyenne, ...