The Best That Never Was 2 (Prototypes)

[Raellus]

Aircraft don't make it into most T2k campaigns, and Romania probably isn't a setting many (if any) most ref's/players have any experience using, but here's an attack helicopter that almost was.

http://www.aviastar.org/helicopters_eng/iar-317.php

It's featured in Modern Fighting Helicopters by Gunston & Spick (1988)- they thought it was a promising platform that would see a lot of interest/orders from developing nations, given its price-point and tried-and-true engine (it's based on the Alouette III) but, after the Romanian revolution, the project was cancelled. AFAIK, only a couple of prototype/demonstrators were built.