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Sikorsky X2 Technology Demonstrator Breaks Rotorcraft Speed Record

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Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010

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Sikorsky's [UTX] X2 Technology(tm) demonstrator recently unofficially broke the speed record for rotorcraft, achieving a maximum speed of 225 knots in a one-hour test flight at the Development Flight Center. X2 Technology demonstrator Chief Pilot Kevin Bredenbeck executed the successful record-breaking test flight. The previous record for a 3,500 kg class of rotorcraft--216 knots-- was set by a Westland Lynx in the mid-1980s. Westland is now Agusta Westland, a joint venture of Finmeccanica-GKN plc. "The X2 Technology demonstrator's latest flight…

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