Rotorcraft
Airbus Launches 'DisruptiveLab' Demo Helicopter
Airbus's latest helicopter is a flying laboratory designed to test technologies to cut carbon emissions and noise.
Airbus's DisruptiveLab demonstration helicopter is a flying laboratory designed to test technologies to cut carbon emissions and noise. (Photo: Airbus Helicopters)
Airbus's DisruptiveLab demonstration helicopter is a flying laboratory designed to test technologies to cut carbon emissions and noise. (Photo: Airbus Helicopters)

Airbus plans to fly its DisruptiveLab demonstration helicopter by year’s end. The helicopter is a flying laboratory designed to test technologies to improve aircraft performance and reduce CO2 emissions by up to 50 percent over conventional helicopters.