Light Helicopter Experimental

Light Helicopter Experimental (LHX)
RAH-66 Comanche
General information
Project forUtility and Scout/Attack Helicopter
Issued byUnited States Army
ProposalsBoeing-Sikorsky and Bell-McDonnell Douglas
History
OutcomeBoeing-Sikorsky RAH-66 Comanche, subsequently cancelled
RelatedAdvanced Composite Airframe Program (ACAP)

The Light Helicopter Experimental (LHX) program was a 1980s United States Army helicopter procurement project to replace the AH-1 Cobra and OH-58 Kiowa helicopters. The result of this program lead to the development of the RAH-66 Comanche, which was cancelled before entering production.

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