Sikorsky Aircraft’s X2 Technology demonstrator has achieved the speed record for rotorcraft (225kt) in a one-hour test flight at the company’s development flight centre.
X2 Technology demonstrator broke the previous 216kt record for a 3,500kg class of rotorcraft, set by a Westland Lynx in the mid-1980s.
Sikorsky programme manager of advanced programmes Jim Kagdis said the X2 Technology demonstrator’s latest flight was continuing to push the speed envelope, successfully flying about 50kt faster than a traditional helicopter.
The demonstrator has an integrated suite of technologies to advance counter-rotating coaxial rotor helicopters.
The X2 is designed to demonstrate that a helicopter can cruise comfortably at 250kt whilst retaining desirable attributes, such as improved low-speed handling.
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