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  • Sikorsky tests high-speed helicopter 27 Aug 2008 20:53 GMT
    ... low-speed 30-minute test flight in Horseheads, N.Y., Sikorsky, a subsidiary of Hartford-based United Technologies Corp. ... Hartford-based United Technologies Corp. will test the helicopter's speed, low vibration, noise and other factors, ... design, development and testing of the demonstrator aircraft. Shares of United Technologies added 16 cents ...

  • United Tech says tests world's fastest helicopter 27 Aug 2008 20:30 GMT
    ... United Tech says tests world's fastest helicopter BOSTON (Reuters) - Diversified U.S. manufacturer United ... the world's fastest helicopter. The prototype X2 aircraft has an estimated cruising speed of 250 ... in development since June 2005, United Tech's Sikorsky unit said. The fastest helicopters on the ...

  • Oil ends higher as Gustav spins toward Gulf 27 Aug 2008 20:25 GMT
    ... of possessing a controlled substance after she allegedly was found carrying drugs at L... Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. successfully tested Wednesday a prototype helicopter that can travel nearly twice as fast as conventional helicopters, the manufa... ...

  • X2 Flies 27 Aug 2008 20:19 GMT
    ... Sikorsky has flown its X2 high-speed Technology Demonstrator ... Bredenbeck flew the tiny counter-rotating coaxial rotor helicopter for a 30 minute long maiden flight ... minute long maiden flight at Sikorsky’s Schweizer Aircraft Corp. rapid-prototyping facility in Horseheads, NY on ...

  • SofTech Announces Linux Support with Latest CADRA Release 27 Aug 2008 20:18 GMT
    ... Over 100,000 users benefit from SofTech solutions, including General Electric Company, Goodrich, Honeywell, Siemens, Sikorsky Aircraft, U.S. Army, and Whirlpool Corporation. Headquartered in Lowell, Massachusetts, SofTech ( ) has locations ...

  • Sikorsky's X2 TECHNOLOGY(TM) Demonstrator Achieves First Flight 27 Aug 2008 19:32 GMT
    ... Sikorsky Chief Test Pilot Kevin Bredenbeck conducted the ... conducted the test flight at Sikorsky's Schweizer Aircraft Corp. rapid-prototyping facility in Horseheads, N.Y. The ... to advance the state-of-the-art, counter-rotating coaxial rotor helicopter. "Today's achievement is the result of dedicated ...

  • Sikorsky X2 Flies 27 Aug 2008 19:31 GMT
    ... of its X2 technology demonstrator. Lifting the aircraft off from the subsidiary in Horseheads, N.Y., Sikorsky Chief Test Pilot Kevin Bredenbeck maneuvered the ... Pilot Kevin Bredenbeck maneuvered the coaxial-main-rotor compound helicopter prototype through hover, forward flight, and a ...

  • Sikorsky's X2 speedster completes first flight 27 Aug 2008 18:16 GMT
    ... Sikorsky will gradually increase forward velocity airspeed until ... launch the X2 as a new civil aircraft. The X2 demonstrator is powered by the Light Helicopter Turbine Engine Co. (LHTEC) T800 engine, which ...

  • Spirit AeroSystems to Expand in Wichita 27 Aug 2008 17:16 GMT
    ... G650 wing, nacelle and thrust reverser, the Cessna Citation Columbus fuselage and empennage, the Sikorsky CH-53K Helicopter cockpit and cabin, and the Airbus A350 Section 15 and wing fixed leading edge ...

  • Keep Eyes Peeled for X2 News 27 Aug 2008 13:57 GMT
    ... long-sought first flight of that coaxial-main-rotor, pusher-prop helicopter was "within arm's reach." The program, launched ... program, launched in 2005 to build an aircraft that cruises at 250 kt and retains ... Advancing Blade Concept project in the 1970s. Sikorsky aims to do that with a fly-by-wire ...

  • COMING HOME 27 Aug 2008 13:36 GMT
    ... 21, of Cave Junction died in a helicopter crash Aug. 5. Their bodies were flown ... died when a Merlin-based Carson Helicopter Inc.'s Sikorsky-61 crashed and burned on the Buckhorn fire ...

  • CVU: Awarded $3.6M Contract from Sikorsky Aircraft 27 Aug 2008 13:29 GMT
    ... CVU: Awarded $3.6M Contract from Sikorsky Aircraft Wednesday, August 27, 2008; Posted: 08:50 AM ... valued at $3.6 million for the S-92(R) helicopter. CPI Aero will be providing the forward ...

  • CPI Aerostructures Announces $3.6 Million Civil Product Line Contract Award from Sikorsky Aircraft 27 Aug 2008 12:55 GMT
    ... The S-92 helicopter is the newest aircraft in Sikorsky's civil product line. The S-92 fleet spans 15 countries, and performs a number of ...

  • AgustaWestland Wins India VIP Helo Battle 26 Aug 2008 20:30 GMT
    ... to take about a year. The Italian helicopter also has a larger volume and higher ... network. The helicopter should be low-vibration, low-noise aircraft that can fly at night and in ... In September 2006, India invited bids from Sikorsky, AgustaWestland and Kamov of Russia. Kamov was ...

  • Canadian Helicopters units swoon on threat to long-time contract 26 Aug 2008 18:56 GMT
    ... Canadian Helicopters units swoon on threat to long-time contract ... currently owns and operates 11 medium category Sikorsky S-76 aircraft for Ornge pursuant to two contracts which ...


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