Sikorsky is close to breaking the helicopter speed record with its groundbreaking X2, set to pass the 250-knot mark – that’s 287 miles per hour – by year’s end. That’s nearly twice as fast as the company’s famed Blackhawk, while the current speed record for any helicopter is held by the Westland Lynx at 249 mph, or about 220 knots; but whereas the Lynx only managed that speed once (way back in 1986) the X2 plans to surpass it as a matter of course, giving the lie to the widely held belief that helis simply cannot exceed 250 mph without spinning out of control. Read the rest of this entry »
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On July - 10 - 2009
