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Sikorsky Begins Testing of S-97 Raider program

Wednesday, February 4th, 2015

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Sikorsky [UTX] is starting bladed ground testing for the S-97 Raider program, the company said on Feb. 4.The Raider is an armed reconnaissance rotorcraft designed to outmatch conventional military helicopters in maneuverability, payload, speed, range, and high/hot environmental conditions, the company said.The ground runs testing phase will involve the Raider team testing the first of two prototypes as a complete system. They will perform initial ground tests with the helicopter tied down while focusing on verifying correct operation of the…

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