NATO Speed Demands For Future Rotorcraft Put Airbus To The Test

NH90
A new high-speed platform could have a maximum take-off weight 50% higher than an NH90.
Credit: Airbus/Anthony Pecchi
MARSEILLE, France—Airbus Helicopters believes that NATO demands for a 220-kt. cruise speed for a future medium transport helicopter could drive maximum take-off weights of up to 17 metric tons. The company’s preliminary studies based on NATO’s initial Next Generation Rotorcraft Capability...
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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