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02-10-2014, 09:31 AM
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Guess thats one way to take care of retreating blade stall.
Looks neat, I want one! Mike
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02-10-2014, 01:19 PM
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A most interesting article. Thanks, Flyboy.
Maybe the reason for the new story is in this line: "All of the lessons from the [2010] X2 are being baked into the upcoming Sikorski S-97 Raider." Since Ray pointed out that it's a Sikorsky, I have to say that it looks like a Corsair (which was also a Sikorsky, incidentally). Two forum in-jokes in one sentence. Don
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02-10-2014, 01:37 PM
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Problem is, the S-97 was announced in 2010 as well.
Don't get me wrong, I'm a helicopter junkie and love hearing about the X2 and S-97 (although they are ugly as hell, IMO), it's just weird for it to be a big deal again all of a sudden. That being said, I think I may have answered my own question... according to various sources, the first flight of the S-97 should be happening sometime this year.
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02-10-2014, 10:15 PM
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Still one of my favorites: Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wouldn't mind having one or two of these as well! Mike
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02-10-2014, 10:34 PM
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Nice toy, but........
My opinion is to spend the research money toward transport helicopters of multiple rotors ( like a quad rotor ). Attack helicopters are just expensive toys for the military. They are OK if no one is shooting back at them. However as was seen in a recent video in the Sinai desert, anyone with an SAM-7 MANPAD can knock it down and fast.
A transport utility helicopter makes allot of sense and is versatile in many situations. You can even launch drones from it to do the shooting while it is in a safe area. I remember how reluctant the US army was to use Apache helicopters during the Balkan wars. They didn't want to get shot at. Isaac
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02-11-2014, 07:38 AM
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It's nice... but (IMHO) limited in utility. Those big spinning rotors so close to the doors.
The S-97 just looks mean!
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