NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. --Sikorsky successfully completed an initial series of tests required by the Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) to verify the structural strength of the Marine Corps’ next-generation CH-53K heavy lift helicopter, the company said here Wednesday at the Sea Air Space convention. Conducted on a full-size, non-flying aircraft called the static test article (STA), the tests are part of a three-year program to validate the helicopter has the structural integrity to operate safely over its entire flight envelope--from…
