Hill Helicopters Targeting HX50 First Flight by Year’s End

Heli-Expo showgoers crowd around an HX50 mockup.

Credit: Tony Osborne/Aviation Week
ANAHEIM, California–Jason Hill, founder of UK startup Hill Helicopters, has committed to achieving a first flight of the company’s HX50 turbine-powered light helicopter this year despite engine development delays. Company engineers are planning to run a completed prototype of the GT50 turbine engine...
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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