The Sikorsky RAIDER X Competitive Prototype (CP) helicopter for U.S. Army’s FARA is now 90% complete, with more than 98% of parts on hand to complete the aircraft. Florida is known for its sunny skies and hot temperatures, but nothing brings the heat like the S-97 RAIDER® at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center where the Leer másSikorsky RAIDER X Competitive Prototype is now 90% complete[…]
HUNTSVILLE, Ala., April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Flying low, fast and expertly executing crisp, tight, quick maneuvers that only Sikorsky’s X2 Technology™ family of helicopters brings, the Sikorsky S-97 RAIDER helicopter flew two demos before Army officials and soldiers at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville, Alabama this week. The events offered a glimpse at Sikorsky, a Lockheed Martin company’s bid for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Leer másSikorsky S-97 RAIDER during the Army Future Vertical Lift flight demos[…]
La primera vez que el piloto de pruebas Bill Fell voló en un helicóptero Sikorsky X2 Technology ™ , supo que el «juego» del ala rotatoria había cambiado de forma significativa y para siempre. Los X2 han alcanzado velocidades superiores a los 250 kts, maniobrabilidad low-speed and high-speed con más de 60º de inclinación y, entre otras, Leer másLos nuevos helicópteros Sikorsky X2 Technology vuelan como aviones de combate: el punto de vista de un piloto[…]
