Sikorsky Reveals HEX Tiltwing Demonstrator Configuration

HEX

HEX has twin rotors mounted on a tiltwing with a conventional T-tail and tricycle landing gear.

Credit: Sikorsky
ANAHEIM, California—Sikorsky has unveiled the configuration of the Hybrid-Electric Demonstrator (HEX), a fully autonomous vertical-takeoff-and-landing (VTOL) prototype to be developed with GE Aerospace which will form the foundation for future product development across a range of aircraft. Designed...
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