Airbus Rapid And Cost-Effective Rotorcraft First Flight Nears
Airbus has developed the Racer aircraft with 50 European industrial and academic partners supported by funding from the European Union.
Credit: Airbus Helicopters
Just as Leonardo is putting the finishing touches on its Next-Generation Civil Tiltrotor Demonstrator (NGCTR), Airbus is preparing to begin ground tests ahead of the first flight of its own high-speed rotorcraft demonstrator. Building on its X 3 demonstrator, which flew in 2010, Airbus intends to...
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