In the mid-1980s, the Army, the US National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA), and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) collaborated on a scheme to finish the XCH-62 for experimental flights, requesting a combined US$71 million in funding through fiscal year 1989. However, Congress declined funding, and the craft remained incomplete.
In the mid-1980s, the US military, space agency NASA, and defense research organization DARPA collaborated on a project to finish the XCH-62 for experimental flights, seeking $71 million in combined funding by 1989. However, Congress declined to approve the request, leaving the craft unfinished.