Eurocopter X3 hybrid helicopter achieves 267 mph speed

Next Big Future ^ | May 20, 2011 | Brian Wang

[decimon]

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Future helicopters incorporating the X3 configuration will offer customers about 50 percent more cruise speed and range at very affordable costs, therefore defining the future of high productivity rotary-wing aircraft.

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[decimon]

[Alex Murphy]

[Clive]

Here is an advertisement that has been appearing for a long time in the Canadian American Strategic Review.

Challis Heliplane

[decimon]

It looks good.

Yeah, it does. Kinda surprised I see nothing about military use as that's a huge market.

[decimon]

That’s a pretty wild design.

[RoadKingSE]

The door gunner will have to be careful not to shoot the prop. (:^o)

[Grut]

Ahem! And circa 1960, at that.

[4rcane]

look kinda small though.

[headstamp 2]

Man, passengers need to stand clear of those props.

Picture jumping out of that in a hot LZ.

[decimon]

That’s neat. The Wikipedia entry has it as a convertible helicopter/autogyro. I’ve always wondered why that combo has never been commercially or militarily successful.

[decimon]

Man, passengers need to stand clear of those props.

Picture jumping out of that in a hot LZ.

RoadKingSE has tha answer to that. The props will have been shot off by the door gunner.

[Clive]

Pretty basic, in my estmation, A fixed airfoil on the starboard side to compensate for retreating blade stall.

The ad claims 3000 mph capability.

[smokingfrog]

Oh yeah! Airwolf would kick the snot out of that thing. I saw it shoot down a Russian Mig-25 Foxbat once.

[decimon]

The ad claims 3000 mph capability.

Must be Imperial miles. ;-)

[newzjunkey]

Ridiculous looking contraption.

[hattend]

Looks like a failed Osprey prototype.

[taildragger]

Ridiculous looking contraption.

Euro (French Primarily is my guess) manhood envy response to the Skikorsky's X2 which IMHO is a game changer vs.this Euro Kludge which is unworkable, just look at it, vs. the X2 below....