Sikorsky: Ultra-fast helicopter in the works

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unhappycamper summary of this article: I wonder how much this thing is going to cost? The Osprey is around $100 million dollars. :(






The S-97 Raider will be based on Sikorsky’s prototype X-2 helicopter.


Ultra-fast helicopter in the works
By Dave Majumdar and Gidget Fuentes - Staff writers
Posted : Saturday Apr 23, 2011 8:47:37 EDT

The Raider would be more maneuverable than conventional helicopters and would accelerate faster, said Steve Weiner, the project’s chief engineer. He also said it would be more adept at hovering than the mechanically and aerodynamically more complex V-22 Osprey.