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Sikorsky X2 Relocates To Florida For Next Test Phase

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Thursday, August 27th, 2009

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Aiming to achieve the highest speed ever recorded for a helicopter, Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.'s [UTX] X2 Technology(tm) demonstrator has relocated to the company's Florida flight facility as it begins the next test phases in the experimental program. The X2 Technology demonstrator combines an integrated suite of technologies intended to advance the state-of-the-art, counter-rotating coaxial rotor helicopter, the company said in a statement. The X2 Technology demonstrator is designed to show a helicopter can comfortably cruise at 250 knots while retaining…

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