Rotorcraft
Kopter Resumes Flight Testing of SH09 Helicopter
Leonardo subsidiary Kopter said flight testing of the third SH09 light helicopter prototype restarted in Pozzallo, Italy, after a Covid-incuded pause.
Kopter resumed flight testing of P3, the third prototype of its SH09 light single helicopter, last week in Italy. The Leonardo subsidiary paused testing in mid-March due to Covid-19 and will now focus on evaluating an upgraded main rotor configuration. (Photo: Kopter)
Kopter resumed flight testing of P3, the third prototype of its SH09 light single helicopter, last week in Italy. The Leonardo subsidiary paused testing in mid-March due to Covid-19 and will now focus on evaluating an upgraded main rotor configuration. (Photo: Kopter)

Leonardo subsidiary Kopter announced yesterday that flight testing of the third SH09 light-single helicopter prototype—dubbed P3—restarted in Pozzallo, Italy, last week. The Kopter flight test and prototype maintenance teams arrived in Pozzallo earlier this month to prepare P3 to resume flight tests that had been halted March 10 due to Covid-19.


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