Army seeks erosion-resisting rotors
Sikorsky will develop more durable rotor blades able to withstand sand and rain erosion under a 42-month, $11.4 million contract from the U.S. Army’s Aviation Applied Technology Directorate. The program is aiming for a blade life of 1,000 hours in erosive environments, compared with the 200-300...
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