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Sikorsky X2 Technology tops 100-knot speed

West Palm Beach, USA - Development of the new counter-rotating coaxial rotor helicopter goes on

Sikorsky’s X2 Technology demonstrator achieved a maximum speed of 106 knots (196,3 km/h) in a recent test flight, as announced yesterday by the US manufacturer, a subsidiary of United Technologies. This aircraft combines an integrated suite of technologies intended to advance the state-of-the-art, counter-rotating coaxial rotor helicopter. It is designed to demonstrate that a helicopter can cruise c...

AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency - 1110271
Rome, Italy, 10/16/2009 12:08
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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