BIBFRAME Work

Title

The RAH-66 Comanche helicopter

Type

• Text
• Monograph

Contribution

• Linden, Arthur W. (aut)

Subject

• Attack helicopters--United States--Design and construction--History (LCSH)
• Comanche (Reconnaissance/attack helicopter)--History (LCSH)

Language

• eng

Classification

• DDC: 623.74/60472 (Assigner: dlc)
• LCC: UG1232.A88 (Assigner: dlc) (Status: used by assigner)

Content

• text

Supplementary content

• index
• bibliography

Summary

"On December 5, 2003, Lt. Gen Richard A. Cody, Army Deputy Chief of Staff and an experienced aviator, flew the Comanche. According to the January 2004 issue of National Defense he "...gave the aircraft a stellar review. ...Cody said that the Comanche had 'exceeded his expectations' and was particularly impressed by the rotor system, engine response and control. Cody also reportedly said the aircraft was 'easy to fly' and should be put into the hands of soldiers as soon as possible." Twelve weeks later the program was cancelled. So, what happened? How did Comanche become expendable? How did a program that was originally scheduled to enter Low Rate Initial Production in 1996 get delayed to 2011? How did an aircraft originally designed to replace the Army's light scout/attack fleet grow to become a virtual replacement for the much larger, heavier AH-64 Apache? This is a story of great accomplishment and much frustration. This is the Comanche history, as told by the some of the key members of the Comanche development team"-- Provided by publisher.

Authorized Access Point

Linden, Arthur W. The RAH-66 Comanche helicopter

Geographic Coverage

• United States

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-30T17:49:29.547406+00:00
• Agent: cbc
• Status: c
• Derived from: 22355573

Admin Metadata

• Date: 2026-09-30
• Cataloger id: Unknown
• Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
• Description language: eng
• Description authentication: pcc