Airbus Refines Hybrid Helicopter

A new U.S. patent granted to Airbus Helicopters details a refinement of its high-speed hybrid helicopter concept that incorporates a joined-wing configuration to reduce weight. Filed in 2013, the patent (9,321,526) described a compound helicopter in which the dihedral main wing attached to the lower...
Graham Warwick

Graham leads Aviation Week's coverage of technology, focusing on engineering and technology across the aerospace industry, with a special focus on identifying technologies of strategic importance to aviation, aerospace and defense.

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