Sikorsky [UTX] Dec. 26 announced the first H-92 helicopter featuring fly-by-wire (FBW) technology completed its first successful flight Dec. 20 at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center in West Palm Beach, Fla. "This successful flight of the first H-92 helicopter to feature state-of-the-art fly-by-wire technology ushers in a new era for the H-92 product line," Stephen Estill, Sikorsky vice president and chief marketing officer, said in a statement. "This aircraft was the first of a new generation of helicopters designed to…
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