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Sikorsky Using Raider to Refine Future Army Attack Aircraft Design

Tuesday, June 25th, 2019

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Sikorsky Using Raider to Refine Future Army Attack Aircraft Design

Sikorsky's S-97 Raider is rolled onto the flight line just before sunrise June 25 in West Palm Beach, Fla. (Photo by Dan Parsons)

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Sikorsky [LMT], now testing its S-97 Raider compound helicopter weekly, has transitioned the aircraft to a team focused on creating the company’s Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) offering. The compound helicopter, one of two Sikorsky built initially to satisfy the Army’s need for an armed scout helicopter to replace the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior, now has 55 total flight hours. It has flown to 207 knots in level cruise flight, performed 60-degree banks and risen to…

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