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    Airframe Family: Lockheed L-86 / H-56 Cheyenne
    Latest Model:AH-56A-LO Cheyenne
    Last Military Serial:66-8832 US
    Construction Number:1007
    Compressed ID:Lockheed AH-56A-LO sn 66-8832 US cn...
    Latest Owner or Location:United States Army Aviation Museum, Fort Rucker, Enterprise, Alabama

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    Dates

    Event

    Constructed as a YAH-56A.
    Seventh prototype

    By July 1968

    Taken on Strength/Charge with the United States Army with s/n 66-8832.
    Missile and night vision test vehicle.

    1969

    Redesignated as AH-56A-LO.

    9 August 1972

    AH-56A program cancelled.

    1972

    Last AH-56A to fly; after program cancellation the Advanced Mechanical Control System (AMCS) was installed for testing. The testing showed the AMCS removed most of the remaining control problems, improved stability, improved handling, and decreased the pilot workload. With the AMCS, the Cheyenne reached a speed of 215 kt (247 mph, 398 km/h) in level flight and in a dive achieved 245 kt (282 mph, 454 km/h); it also demonstrated improved maneuverability at high speeds. (Wikipedia).

    From Circa 1974 to After March 1981

    To U. S. Army Transportation Museum, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Newport News, VA.
    View the Location Dossier

    By December 1982

    To United States Army Aviation Museum, Fort Rucker, Enterprise, AL.
    View the Location Dossier

    15 June 1991


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    15 June 1991


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    15 June 1991


    Photographer: Robert Nichols

    14 September 2003


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    14 September 2003


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    14 September 2003


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    14 September 2003


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield

    14 September 2003


    Photographer: Glenn Chatfield
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     Data for airframe dossiers come from various sources. The following were used to compile this dossier...
    Print Sources
     U.S. Army Aircraft Since 1947 by Stephen Harding GC
    U.S. Military Out of Service 2013 by Andy Marden
    Internet Sources
     AirFighters.com
    United States Military Services Serial Number Lists by Joe Baugher
    Wikipedia
    Individual Contributors
     Glenn Chatfield
    Robert Nichols
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