Hill Helicopters Details In-House Turbine Development

Artist's concept of HX50.
Credit: Hill Helicopters
LONDON–British start-up rotary-wing OEM Hill Helicopters has unveiled a turbine engine developed in-house that will go on to power the company’s HX50 light helicopter. Hill’s 500-shp GT50 uses a modular design with two-spool turboshaft, comprising a single-stage centrifugal compressor driven by a...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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