Despite these qualities, and its superiority over the other two types evaluated by the US Army to meet the same requirement (the Chrysler VZ-6 and the Curtiss-Wright VZ-7), the Army decided that the "Flying Jeep concept [was] unsuitable for the modern battlefield", and concentrated on the development of conventional helicopters instead.
Despite these attributes, and its superiority over the other two types assessed by the US Army to fulfill the same need (the Chrysler VZ-6 and the Curtiss-Wright VZ-7), the Army deemed that the "airborne jeep concept [was] unsuitable for contemporary battlefields", and focused on developing conventional helicopters instead.