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Lockheed AH-56A Cheyenne - Warbird Tech Vol. 27

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Lockheed AH-56A Cheyenne is volume 27 of the Specialty Press "Warbird Tech" series and covers all aspects of one of the most radical and highly developed helicopter to be built and flown today. Authors Tony Landis and Dennis Jenkins collaborate to relate an authoritative and informative account of the evolution and eventual failures of the Lockheed AH-56A Cheyenne. Included is the aircraft's structural breakup in wind tunnels, factory tech photos and cutaway views, propulsion and weapons system details, rigid rotor explanation, and a great deal more. As with all books in this outstanding series, Lockheed AH-56A Cheyenne is profusely illustrated throughout with black and white as well as color photographs. Highly recommended.

In addition to being one of the most innovative and revolutionary aircraft projects in the past 50 years, the AH-56 Cheyenne program also stands out as an interesting look at how on one hand great aerodynamic minds can elegantly overcome seemingly insurmountable problems, only to be mired down by short-sighted policies and entrenched cliques. This book is a long time in coming, is informative and insightful and is without a doubt an essential addition to the collection of anyone who appreciates clever design, aviation history and is prone to wonder 'what if?' about the projects that could-have-been.

A very informative and comprehensive study of the subject matter, with a bonus in the form of photos of other than the Cheyenne Lockheed helicopters. What I missed as a modeller were colour close-up photographs of the airframe details and more photos of the desert camouflage variant than just the one on the cover. Worth buying, but not sufficient if you want to build a scale model replica of the AH-56.