"The Sikorsky S-97 Raider About to Take to the Skies" Topic
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| Tango01 | 22 May 2015 10:57 p.m. PST |
"Sikorsky's S-97 Raider prototype is almost ready for its maiden flight, according to a company executive.
The high-tech helicopter was slated to take to the skies last year but its launch was delayed while Sikorsky did further development and testing. The wait now appears to be nearing an end.
"The first aircraft is going through ground runs right now. We'll be flying within a two to three week timeframe," Douglas Shidler, the head of Sikorsky's joint multi-role technology demonstrator program, told National Defense May 19 at an industry conference in Tampa.
Demonstrations of the Raider are expected to begin next year following further testing and evaluation, Shidler said…"
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| Quaker | 22 May 2015 11:02 p.m. PST |
Wow this is an old concept. Fascinating to see it might actually be put into production. |
 McKinstry   | 23 May 2015 7:08 a.m. PST |
UTC, the parent of Sikorsky, has been pretty open about the desire to sell off Sikorsky. I doubt Boeing would be allowed to buy it but in any case, I would worry about a corporate change affecting what looks to be a promising line of development. |
| HobbyDr | 23 May 2015 7:10 a.m. PST |
Something about this profile reminds me of the Arado 234. |
 20thmaine | 23 May 2015 7:17 a.m. PST |
It looks lovely – but no launch customer is the real issue it faces. |
| Johny Boy | 23 May 2015 9:12 a.m. PST |
Surely pilotless drone is the next step, it's a generation behind |
| Lion in the Stars | 24 May 2015 7:06 p.m. PST |
The S-97 is a notional replacement for MH6 Little Birds, and it's the sub-scale prototype for the replacement of the MH60. I really doubt that the Army will go for the tilt-rotor bird Boeing is pushing for the FVL program, but the Raider design is basically completely mature technology. Coaxial rotors have been flown since the 1950s, and we had a pusher prop helo back in the early 1970s. |
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