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Sikorsky reveals first S-97 Raider helicopter prototype

2014-10-06 09:33:40| Industrial Machines - Topix.net

Sikorsky's record-breaking X2 Demonstrator helicopter may be a museum piece these days, but the technology that went into it is still alive and kicking as the United Technologies subsidiary takes the wraps off the first of its two S-97 Raider helicopter prototypes. According to Sikorsky, this event marks the beginning of the armed reconnaissance 'copter's flight tests aimed at providing the US Army with its next generation of combat rotorcraft.

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Sikorsky unveils S-97 Raider helicopter

2014-10-04 21:48:31| Industrial Machines - Topix.net

Sikorsky Aircraft, a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp., Oct. 2 unveiled the first of two S-97 Raidera helicopter prototypes, signaling the start of activities in the program's test flight phase and a major step toward demonstrating the new - and first - armed reconnaissance rotorcraft featuring X2a Technology designed for military missions. "Today, Sikorsky unveiled the next generation of military rotorcraft, with capabilities and performance never seen before in our industry," said Sikorsky President Mick Maurer.

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Emergency Response for Helicopter Salvage

2014-09-15 01:00:00| Offshore Technology

Late in the afternoon on 19 February, Rotrex Winches was contacted by our customer to attend site urgently and carry out inspections and tests of winches and associated lifting equipment onboard a salvage vessel.

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Igor Sikorsky's VS-300 Helicopter Transformed Aviation 75 Years Ago

2014-09-13 02:34:39| Industrial Machines - Topix.net

The first flight event began a four-year test program that proved the efficiency of Sikorsky's single rotor design, gave birth to a global helicopter industry, and forever changed the course of aviation history. "Tens of thousands of helicopters today fly the world's skies, and the configuration almost all of them use is a single main rotor coupled to an anti-torque tail rotor.

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