Aircraft maker is showing off the unusual design, which someday, it says, will cruise twice as fast as today's helicopters. Sikorsky 'progressing' with X2 helicopter effort - CNET X ...

For several years, Sikorsky has been working on what it calls X2 technology, a suite of systems that it says could let a helicopter "cruise comfortably" at 250 knots.

Sikorsky, makers of the Blackhawk and other sleek helicopters, have successfully tested their X2 Technology Demonstrator, a prototype designed to showcase new propulsion systems that will allow ...

FARNBOROUGH—Sikorsky is exploring a third variant of its X2 twin-main-rotor helicopter design, situated between the smaller, attack-focused Raider and the larger Defiant it is designing for U.S ...

Sikorsky pitched the Defiant X, which used the X2 design, for the army’s Future Long Range Assault Aircraft (FLRAA) competition to replace the Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk utility lift helicopter.

“With a $1 billion investment, X2 aircraft offer speed, range and agility that no other helicopter in the world can match. We remain confident in X2 aircraft for U.S. and international mission ...

Sikorsky first flew its contra-rotating main rotor and tail-mounted pusher prop-equipped X2 technology demonstrator in 2008, eventually achieving a speed of 253kt (468km/h) in 2011.

We remain confident in X2 aircraft for U.S. and ... which includes a multi-year contract for the procurement of UH-60M Black Hawk as well as money for upgrades to the Sikorsky-made aircraft. ...

Sikorsky plans to fly the X2 Technology demonstrator, shown here in an illustration, by the end of 2006. It would demonstrate a new class of co-axial helicopters capable of cruising at 250 knots ...

Last week, a fascinating experimental helicopter from Sikorsky and Boeing made its longest flight yet: It flew from West Palm Beach, Florida to Nashville, Tennessee—a distance of some 805 miles.

Military contractor Sikorsky has major presence in Palm Beach County aerospace hub. In Palm Beach County, Sikorsky's operations include aircraft production, the Sikorsky Training Academy and X2 ...

The Piasecki X-49 Speedhawk was an experimental helicopter based on the Sikorsky SH-60 Seahawk, which in turn was based on the iconic UH-60 Black Hawk.