Arapaho Fiasco Continues for US Army

The fourth ARH-70 Arapaho prototype made an emergency auto-rotational landing on a golf course in 2007. Bell did not disclose whether it hit the green, the fairway, or the rough.

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  Its survivability enhanced by its distinctive observation mast, the
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  In its original form, the late-model 206 was the original commercial template...
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  The RAH-66 Comanche featured stealth airframe configuration that was too far...
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  The fourth ARH-70 Arapaho prototype made an emergency auto-rotational landing...
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  Bell's 407 model is the template for the Arapaho.
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  The tail of the Arapaho's is from the Bell 427.

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