{"product_id":"anigrand-craftswork-anig4062-1-144-xch-62-hlh-heavy-lift-helicopter-program","title":"Anigrand Craftswork ANIG4062 1:144 XCH-62 HLH Heavy lift helicopter program","description":"Boeing XCH-62 HLH Heavy lift helicopter program. Includes BONUS aircraft of the Sikorsky CH-54A Skycrane, Fairchild VZ-5 Fledgling and Cessna YH-41 Seneca. In 1967, the Soviet Mil V-12 helicopter made its first lift-off successfully. The U.S. military had an urge to match or top this heavy-lift helicopter. In early 1970, a joint Army and Navy working committee was formed to study the development of a heavy lift helicopter. The requirement for a 22-ton payload class HLH was issued. Boeing proposed the tandem-rotor Model 301 that was about twice size of the Chinook. Other design included in the competition was the Sikorsky S-73. In 1973, a contract was awarded to Boeing for the construction of one prototype, designated XCH-62. In 1975, the XCH-62 proto type had been 90% complete, being readied for a planned initial flight the next year, but Congress declined to provide further funding. The incomplete XCH-62 program was terminated. In 1983, the Army and NASA proposed collaboration to finish the aircraft for experimental flights but Congress again refused to fund the project. The XCH-62 remained in storage until 1987 when it was decided that it should be placed in the U.S. Army Aviation Museum at Fort Rucker, Alabama.","brand":"Anigrand Craftswork","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53773548781905,"sku":"ANIG4062","price":98.85,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0865\/4992\/2129\/files\/ANIG4062.jpg?v=1778719702","url":"https:\/\/www.jadlamracingmodels.com\/products\/anigrand-craftswork-anig4062-1-144-xch-62-hlh-heavy-lift-helicopter-program","provider":"Jadlam Toys \u0026 Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}