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Sikorsky To Build Hybrid-Electric VTOL Tilt-Wing To Showcase Commercial, Military Application’s

Sikorsky To Build Hybrid-Electric VTOL Tilt-Wing To Showcase Commercial, Military Application’s
Artist's rendering of Sikorsky's HEX hybrid-electric tilt-wing demonstrator aircraft. Image: Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Sikorsky business unit on Tuesday disclosed plans to build, test, and fly a hybrid-electric vertical takeoff and landing demonstrator (HEX/VTOL) aircraft with a tilt-wing configuration for potential commercial and military applications. The HEX demonstrator is being developed by Sikorsky’s Innovations unit, which is targeting a power systems testbed and follow-on demonstrator over the next two to five years. The company is seeking an aircraft with a range of at least 500 nautical miles at high speed and…

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