A video shows an experimental, high-speed helicopter that’s under development by Piasecki Aircraft.
Dubbed the “SpeedHawk,” the aircraft, which is under development for the U.S. Army, was developed from the SH-60 Seahawk.
The helicopter can hit 180 knots, or around 207 mph.
According to ArmedForcesUpdate:
“SpeedHawk” is a concept aircraft based on applying X-49A compounding concepts to a production UH-60 Black Hawk offering better performance, range, and increases in useful load. The “SpeedHawk” aircraft includes an SPU (third engine), high forward-swept wing concept, a 45 inch cabin extending fuselage “plug”, and several other drag reducing and performance-oriented improvements, including a rotorhead fairing, landing gear streamlining, and a fly-by-wire flight control system.
The U.S. Navy-sponsored project worth US$26.1 million consists of a Sikorsky YSH-60F helicopter modified by Piasecki as a testbed to validate the “Vectored Thrust Ducted Propeller” (VTDP) system. One YSH-60F was converted to test the feasibility of VTDP under an advanced technology demonstration program. The YSH-60F is powered by two General Electric T700-GE-701C engines.
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