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Radical Dual Tilting Blade Helicopter Design Targets Speeds of Over 270mph

Posted by Soulskill on from the for-all-your-helicopter-racing-needs dept.

Zothecula writes: As one of the contenders in the race to win a $100 billion contract from the U.S. government for the next generation of attack helicopter in the Army's Joint Multi-Role Technology Demonstrator (JMR-TD) program, AVX Aircraft Company has conceived a futuristic machine kitted out with coaxial rotors, ducted fans and a retractable undercarriage that could hit speeds of over 270 mph (435 km/h).

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  1. To be stolen, and hidden in the desert by Gothmolly · · Score: 5, Funny

    And piloted by a young rebel, with a cranky old sidekick as a navigator. They should make this into a TV show.

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    1. Re: To be stolen, and hidden in the desert by slinches · · Score: 5, Funny

      It's a whoosh up until about Mach 0.9-0.95. After that, it's a boom.

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  2. Re:Eurocopter / Airbus X3 by Trailer+Trash · · Score: 5, Funny

    While a simpler and more conservative design, a helicopter like this already exists: The Eurocopter (now Airbus) X3.

    Not yet in production but several functioning machines that already reached speeds of 472 km/h.

    Yeah, but we need one that travels in miles per hour.

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