Sikorsky simulates X2 capability
Sikorsky has announced it will use an X2 Technology light tactical helicopter (LTH) simulator to show its customers the capabilities of its flying X2 techn

Sikorsky has announced it will use an X2 Technology light tactical helicopter (LTH) simulator to show its customers the capabilities of its flying X2 technology demonstrator. One of those customers could be the U.S. Army, which would use it as an armed aerial scout.

The most visible features of the fly-by-wire X2 are its dual, counter-rotating main rotor and a ducted aft propulsor. Sikorsky introduced the X2 Technology demonstrator in 2005 and the compound helicopter made its first flight in August 2008. Since then, the program has been progressing deliberately through flight testing with the goal of achieving an expected top speed of 250 knots speed later this year.