Mon, Apr 18, 2011
Static Display Planned At AAAA Annual Forum And Expo This
Week
The Collier Award-winning X2 Technology demonstrator will be on
static display at the Army Aviation Association of America (AAAA)
Annual Professional Forum and Exposition April 18-20 in Nashville,
TN. It is the first time Sikorsky Aircraft is showing the aircraft
at the military trade show.
The static display gives AAAA show attendees the opportunity to
view the demonstrator just seven months after it set an unofficial
world speed record for conventional helicopters when it reached a
speed of 250 knots true air speed in level flight on Sept. 15,
2010. The first application of the X2 technologies will be
incorporated into a new helicopter program, the S-97 Raider
prototype.
Sikorsky plans to design, build and fly two S-97 Raider
prototype light tactical helicopters to enable the U.S. military to
evaluate the viability of a fast and maneuverable next generation
rotorcraft for a variety of combat missions. The X2 Technology
demonstrator and the S-97 Raider mockup recently were displayed
together in the courtyard of The Pentagon, allowing military
representatives and media housed in the facility a rare opportunity
to see the two aircraft up close and side by side.
"With the success of the X2 Technology demonstrator program,
Sikorsky has begun showing the U.S. military services this
next-generation rotorcraft technology that offers the functionality
to outmaneuver conventional helicopters, hover at twice the
altitude, and perform quick stops and close-air support agility,"
said Steve Engebretson, director of Sikorsky's armed aerial scout
program. "The X2 Technology demonstrator captured the world's
attention with its speed capabilities, but its technology also
brings greater endurance and the ability to operate at high and hot
altitudes, a valuable suite of tools for today's military."
Like the X2 Technology demonstrator, the S-97 Raider helicopter
will feature twin coaxial counter-rotating main rotors and a pusher
propeller that enables an X2-designed helicopter to cruise at 220
knots. Other innovative technologies include fly-by-wire flight
controls, hub drag reduction, active vibration control, and an
integrated auxiliary propulsion system.
S-97 Computer Rendering
X2 Technology demonstrator Chief Pilot Kevin Bredenbeck and
Engebretson will deliver five presentations on the X2 Technology
demonstrator and the S-97 Raider during AAAA.
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