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ATLANTA -- MD Helicopters is jumping into the U.S. Army Future Attack Recon Aircraft (FARA) competition with a new, all-composite, winged version of its 969 twin-engine attack aircraft. The new 969 will cruise at 160 knots and sprint at 180 knots, which puts it at the threshold speed requirement for the U.S. Army’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA). Based on the 969, the company is developing a winged variant that uses MD’s no-tail-rotor (NOTAR) technology that will fly at up…
