Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. [UTX] achieved a major milestone in its X2 TECHNOLOGY (tm) demonstrator program by successfully ground testing the aircraft with the pusher propeller installed and spinning for the first time. Sikorsky announced its initiative to develop an integrated suite of technologies called X2 TECHNOLOGY in June 2005. The project is funded solely by Sikorsky. The Jan. 23 test used the fly-by-wire pitch control system with the rotating, high-speed pusher propeller for the first time. The program testing has…
Sikorsky Push Propeller X2 Conducts First Successful Ground Test
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