Sikorsky X2 breaks helicopter speed barrier

Flight Global ^ | 5/20/10 | John Croft

[Daffynition]

Wow! You do good work P73!

[AFreeBird]

Sweet looking ride. 250kts with a rotary wing. Amazing.

[archy]

I hope Igor is planning on paying Kamenev royalties. The Russkis been doin’ this for years!

Indeed they have...

[Sudetenland]

It’s sweet, but I would still rather have an A-10 Warthog :)

[decimon]

168kt = 193MPH

[Delta 21]

Hot Rod!

Definatly a Hot Rod!

[Airwinger]

Sorry,, been there, done that, got the T-Shirt in 1974 in my baby!

Performance: (most) 196mph (315km/h);
(CH-53E) over 200mph (320+ km/h).
initial climb (maximum) typically 2,180ft (664m)/min;
Service ceiling, typically 20,400ft (6220m);
Empty weight:

Semper Fi

CH-53 Crew Chief

[Airwinger]

Seriously tho, has to be a mis-print or something, ‘53s were called the 200mph Superbird in the 70’s, and could hold, oh,, 2-3 of these things and sling one underneath for good measure.

[Pro Super]

The Lockheed AH-56 Cheyenne had a top speed of 212 knots (244 mph, 393 km/h) and a cruising speed of 195 kn (225 mph, 362 km/h). So the Sikorsky product has a ways to go before it sets any kind of record.

[A.A. Cunningham]

Current world record holder for fastest helicopter:

Westland Lynx ZB500 - 249.1 miles per hour

[Kenny Bunk]

What those antiquarians over at Sikorsky are doing is channeling Juan de la Cierva!

This ain't no helicopter. It is a powered, pusher AutoGyro. I'll give you this, it IS more advanced than those built by Igor Benson down North Carolina way.

It is a great idea, too. The concept could replace the Osprey tilt-engine concept, with which me personally, ain't never been comfy with, despite reassuring notes from AA.

[shredderman]

I totally forgot about the “Hokum”. I haven’t seen any in front line service, just Hind-D’s. But then again, being in the Navy, all I’ve seen are Hormone’s and Helix’s. Nice picture!

[Kenny Bunk]

http://www.gyroplanepassion.com/Igor_Bensen.html