{"product_id":"anigrand-craftswork-boeing-xch-62-hlh-heavy-anig4062","title":"Anigrand Craftswork Boeing XCH-62 HLH Heavy - ANIG4062","description":"\u003ch2\u003eAnigrand Craftswork Boeing XCH-62 HLH Heavy - ANIG4062 - 1\/144 Scale Model\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore the \u003cstrong\u003eAnigrand Craftswork Boeing XCH-62 HLH Heavy - ANIG4062\u003c\/strong\u003e, a premium 1\/144 aircraft kits (resin) at Access Models. 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 prototype 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. perfect for scale model enthusiasts and collectors.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShop this aircraft kits (resin) now at Access Models!\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Anigrand Craftswork","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55120976576885,"sku":"ANIG4062","price":87.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0689\/4590\/3920\/files\/ANIG4062.jpg?v=1740681016","url":"https:\/\/accessmodels.co.uk\/products\/anigrand-craftswork-boeing-xch-62-hlh-heavy-anig4062","provider":"Access Models","version":"1.0","type":"link"}