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Helicopters. Second H-160 (PT2) prototype takes off

Marignane, France - It is the first model to fly with the Turbomeca Arrano engines

The H-160’s second prototype took off today in Marignane (France), kicking off a busy 2016 for this helicopter as it pursues its flight test program with two prototypes. The machine in question PT2 is the first H-160 to fly with the Turbomeca Arrano engines. PT1 had accumulated more than 75 hours of flight testing by the end of 2015, allowing the aircraft to open the flight envelope and validating s...

fra/pec - 1172915
Rome, Italy, 01/27/2016 18:14
AVIONEWS - World Aeronautical Press Agency

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