Sikorsky X2 demonstrator has first flight

Sikorsky’s futuristic X2 high-speed helicopter technology demonstrator made its first flight Aug. 27 in Horseheads, N.Y., in the hands of chief test pilot Kevin Bredenbeck. The single-engine fly-by-wire aircraft features coaxial rotors and a pusher propeller that Sikorsky believes will revolutionize...

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