Sikorsky/Boeing Defiant First Flight Slips Into 2019

Sikorsky and Boeing have confirmed that the first flight of the SB-1 Defiant advanced rotorcraft demonstrator has slipped into early 2019 because of an issue discovered during ground runs of the powertrain systems test bed (PSTB) in West Palm Beach, Florida. The discovery was minor and “a relatively...

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