X2 Technology Helo Reaches 250 kt. True Airspeed

Sikorsky’s X2 Technology helicopter demonstrator last week achieved a key design goal when it reached 250 kt. true airspeed in level flight. Sikorsky calls the speed, accomplished during a 1.1-hr. flight, an unofficial speed record for a helicopter. The demonstrator also reached 260 kt. in a shallow...

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