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piney · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:47 pm Post subject: Sikorsky is setting records

New helo speed record Cool

www.foxnews.com/scitec...latestnews

JG300-Ascout · Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 10:58 pm Post subject: Re: Sikorsky is setting records

In fairness, it should be noted that this is a compound* helicopter, which makes comparison with almost all other helicopters problematic. There have been very few compound helicopter designs that have shown sufficient advantage to actually reach production, other than speed for it's own sake.

The AH-56 Cheyenne was a a compound attack helicopter design, and we know how well that worked out.

*A pusher propeller that augments the action of the main rotor

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