By eliminating the tail rotor, safety in the air and on the ground is significantly increased. Likewise, having no tail rotor enables the contra-rotating rotors to have more power to provide lift.

@ericdixon2898

4 жыл бұрын

The down wash is also traveling straight down instead of spiraling. By having rotors spinning in opposite direction it eliminates the swirl component of the downwash, adding to lift.

@szabowabo91

4 жыл бұрын

Also, with contra-rotating blades, retreating blade stall is cancelled out, eliminating the thing that limits the top speed of most helicopters.

@WanderfalkeAT

4 жыл бұрын

Well... They have a Limit: when the upper touch the lower Blades!

@0623kaboom

2 жыл бұрын

one shot from a 50 cal in the mast or rotor hub and its a lawn dart .... easy shot easy target super vulnerable ... once you damage one part of the rotor it loses all stability ... and the crew are doomed from then on ...

@felixcat9318

2 жыл бұрын

@@0623kaboom With respect, stating the obvious, that high calibre anti aircraft gunfire can bring down an aircraft by striking flight criical systems, causing catastrophic damage isn't really adding much to the discussion about this aircraft. Any rotorcraft can be brought down by accurate, high calibre anti aircraft gunfire striking flight critical systems, causing catastrophic damage!

Actually "what we have here" is a plastic mock up.

@villageonez4355

4 жыл бұрын

Yet air tied.

@villageonez4355

4 жыл бұрын

When do we learn to flip without moving.

@alexgeronimo8331

4 жыл бұрын

no shit sherlock

Looks very futuristic

great work, looks great, widen the backend to instal a rear trap door platform for troops to drop down out of or parachute out of the back and it will be awesome

Thanks a lot! I got it and will finish it within a year or less! - Your envisaged Shenzhen friends.

To me, these type of aircraft are the future of helicopters.

@arvinsanolin3110

4 жыл бұрын

The KAMOV KA-52 has already been there and done that with just a Coaxial Rotor setup! Did a great job pounding ISIS in Syria

@McRocket

4 жыл бұрын

@@arvinsanolin3110 Not exactly. That is not a compound helicopter. Yes, it has a coaxial rotors - which I like - but no large winglets and additional forward thrust. Compound helicopters can fly faster then regular helicopters.

@arvinsanolin3110

4 жыл бұрын

@@McRocket that ugly thing is a failure in exercise so many moving parts , more weight , more expenditure ... it's gone be another pointless money pit Itll be another OSPREY in the making .... KA-52 all the way...

@McRocket

4 жыл бұрын

@@arvinsanolin3110 Okaaaaay. I said this 'type' of helicopter. Not this particular model per se. Well, you have a nice day now. Bu bye.

@yabranovitromanov2538

4 жыл бұрын

Yes, It was a great Job. Contratulations to Mrº. Lynn Morgan. -Many Armed Forces People Approved these Project!.

So AVX has finally graduated to making Paper Aircraft rather than just Concept Art. Remember seeing art for this about five years ago. Thought they'd folded since then, but glad to see they haven't. Hopefully at some point they'll get the money to build a prototype and see if it works as well as they think it will.

Nice; But,does it fly?

These look almost EXACTLY like the war birds in Gears of War

We love to see new helicopter 🚁

Cool helicopter.

Where is the Chinese dude taking high res pictures and video of everything in AUSA?

@ernestlumezi7291

4 жыл бұрын

Arcane when you see chinese will have quicker than this already hahahah

@Arcane1604

4 жыл бұрын

@@ernestlumezi7291 nah they copy everything from Russia and the United States, look at the recent copy of the blackhawk the z-20, Chinese carrier jet? rusian copy, 5th gen planes? weird mix of the f-35 and f-22 and not even fully stealth or 5th gen, everything is a copy from Rusian and the United States, heck even European military tech. the Chinese cars are weird copies of European and American cars also.

@SoCalFreelance

4 жыл бұрын

Out in the parking lot scattering USB thumb drives

@peekaboopeekaboo1165

4 жыл бұрын

"Osprey" days are numbered!

@dadidadida123

4 жыл бұрын

Arcane yes Chinese copy everything that has the value to copy, but left those junk and failure designs. For example, China will never copy the democrazy and freedoom of the west.

Can somebody link me why is a coaxial helicopter advantages? and if hit/shot which helicopter would have the highest chance of survival of landing the traditional rotor or the co axial rotor?.

Wouldn't the proximity of the pusher fans to the stub wings reduce the effectiveness of both when considering the airflow and air pressure?

@bestamerica

4 жыл бұрын

hi B P... ' it is a not good design

No tail rotor,but fans,which could do the same job ?.

Awesome! I have seen concept art of this bit didnt know there was a bulit physical prototype until now. About the competition, I know avx was applying for the gouvernment contract but didnt think they made the cut and Sikorsky sb1 was the one selected, does this mean your still in the competition? Love the co-axial concept and really amazing avionics! Cant belive all that is powered by batteries but if it is you got a real winner there, im really impressed by this helo!

@kdrapertrucker

Жыл бұрын

I think that this is just a mockup. The military usually wants to see mockup of the aircraft, then they decide which 2 bids to choose to award prototype funding to, then those two prototypes are tested to see if they meet requirements, and the one that best fulfills requirements is the one that gets chosen for production contract.........in theory.

I always thought co-axial was "old school" seems i was wrong what an interesting machine !!!!! when can i have a r/c version .

who else wants a JANE'S sim for 2020?

@bigballzmcdrawz2921

4 жыл бұрын

ATF aka Advanced Tactical Fighters & that WW2 flight sim (forgot the name) were my shit back in the day.

@bailey2624

4 жыл бұрын

@@bigballzmcdrawz2921 my first Sim game was USNF 97. Then came atf and longbow

@rvh1702

4 жыл бұрын

Oh Longbow 2....the memories 😌

@bigballzmcdrawz2921

4 жыл бұрын

Longbow Flashpoint Korea expansion👍

Make a vedio about hal rudra Indian helicopter

So you guys have your computers for this project isolated right? Otherwise the next gen Chinese Aircraft has just been displayed

Should have used one roter and the those two in the end should have been for stealth and speed

I thought there were only two contestants in this competition-the Bell V-280 Velor and the Sikorsky/Boeing SB-1 Defiant. This thing isn't even at the prototype stage yet.

This thing will be an avionics nightmare. It's a flying circuit board.

20 years to make a ka-52 copy....!!!

@mcearl8073

4 жыл бұрын

Ignacio Laforcada Do all of you dummies saying the same thing actually think it’s a copy just because it has coaxial rotors? That’s like saying an r22 is a copy of an Apache. Coaxial rotors have been a thing since the beginning of helicopters for fucks sake.

@WanderfalkeAT

4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. A RUSSIAN THING :)

@herc1305

4 жыл бұрын

@@WanderfalkeAT No. It was first made by a Frenchman.

@WanderfalkeAT

4 жыл бұрын

@MaverickMedia100 If you have pictures or videos of flying french coaxial helicopters of ww2 - that would help! kamow ka8 = 1946. breguet 111 = 1949! Maybe the french came up first with that concept but kamow built it first! also the 111 only had 1 example produced!

@008rip9

4 жыл бұрын

@@WanderfalkeAT brantley b-1 first flight 1946. kamov ka-8 first flight 1947. just face it. the russian military is based off copying and stealing

Do the twin ducted fans work underwater. This thing looks suspiciously like a submersible.

@WanderfalkeAT

4 жыл бұрын

If they would be Jets, I'd unterstand their Use. But at Speeds of +200kts they are pretty lame :)

@georgiesonymusic675

4 жыл бұрын

Performance is what worth.

Nice.

Had me at no hydraulics

Electronics are better than hydraulics?

It's cool it's all electric but will it be able to function against electronic warfare and not just drop of the sky?

@judahboyd2107

4 жыл бұрын

They could do internal faraday cages or something. I assume it's designed to modern EW standards but I couldn't say for sure. Taking the term "drop out of the sky" more litterally though, I wonder if it can auto-rotate.

The fact weapons can be stored enhances the potential for stealth applications. Why have the ISR components atop The nose rather than below it?

@WanderfalkeAT

4 жыл бұрын

That is for when your Heli Mockup has to look Multifunctional but you have no Room on the Belly for it :) But be sure if you ask them - They put 20 Seonsors all around it when they present that JOKE again :)

The moment the blueprints were uploaded, the Chinese knew every single specification and the entire recipe in how to make it.

I do kind of question putting the H-stab right behind the fans, but I'm guessing someone ran the math on that...

@ashtonhartley2662

4 жыл бұрын

Maybe they divert thrust from the fans. 🤔

Take it

I guess since everyone is saying this is the same as a Russian helicopter because they both have coaxial rotors I guess every helicopter with a single rotor and tail rotor are all just identical helicopters too. Forget about all the tech inside and the pusher fans, it has a coaxial rotor system so it’s just a copy of an old Russian design that had nothing else similar to it.

looks like a lot of moving parts (i.e. lots of broken parts that equal more maintenance and replace parts....more money)

Muy bonito helicópteros hojala se ofrezca Colombia

Gave me Kamov-52 vibe

I think all helicopters should have a co-axial configuration. Dump the tail rotor

@jameson1239

4 жыл бұрын

In the future yeah

The real question is, how does this stack up against the Sikorsky Raider? Can this company really compete against an established player like Lockheed/ Sikorsky?

@abvmoose87

4 жыл бұрын

Dwane Anderson that will be really interesting to see for sure! The fact that they got a physical prototype made this late in the race seem to suggest someone higher up want to evaluate what it can do.

I'd like to see the ones their not showing

@hardmcshaft5665

4 жыл бұрын

Dean Robert same. Always makes me wonder what toys they have in their deep dark d.u.m.b s

Mixed black hawk and Ka27

W O W !

Can you mount weapons in the wings sir????

@jimtroy4380

4 жыл бұрын

Well you could but you dont want to. Because the more clear the surface is the more lift will be generated when the fans accelerate the helicopter horizontaly. Which can allow the pilot to reduce RPMs of the coaxial rotor and maintain altitude

@bestamerica

4 жыл бұрын

hi E L... ' not good design about the side wing

Key word: "prototype." Just like the stuff at car shows that never goes into production.

That thing is too sick for words. It's the F***ING future!

@TocTeplv

4 жыл бұрын

yeas... the future of sixties. Cos everybody who wanted already built it 50 years ago

Design for commercial transport, but first sell it to the millitary for RnD budgets

Degraded Visual Environment? Do you mean, it works well in the dark?

Why do companies keep putting the joystick on the “armrest” sort of area (helo companies and jet companies). Just keep it traditional and have the stick in the middle. Particularly in helicopters where control is harder.

@Veldtian1

2 жыл бұрын

This is a fly by wire hybrid rotorcraft, not a helo at all.

wow they invented the KA-52

At 2:48, the aircraft is destroying residential areas???🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️🤦‍♀️

@superlumbagoman9370

4 жыл бұрын

@WE WUZ VIKANGS!!! n shiet. What a "tough guy" you are.

Guess they liked the Ka-50 or Ka-52 from Russia. i won't lie, it's a cool design.

What we have here is a rip off of the Kamov Ka-50 because we couldn't think of a better design! Tells you something?

Low vibration level? I think you are going to have high vibration issue, and the Reason is because you have choosen 4 blade rotors

@abvmoose87

4 жыл бұрын

Nico De Toffol how come? More blades give more vibrations? Havent heard of it before.

@nicodetoffol6945

4 жыл бұрын

I didn't say that, I said 4 blades

@nicodetoffol6945

4 жыл бұрын

@@abvmoose87 I said 4 blades

@abvmoose87

4 жыл бұрын

Ok, what blade rotor would have been optimal do you think?

@nicodetoffol6945

4 жыл бұрын

@@abvmoose87 for a vibration point of view I'd better choose odd number for blades than even number. In case of twin rotors, especially coaxial rotors, I think two rotors of 3 blades would be ok, maybe 5 blades wouldn't be good from An aerodynamics point of view. In case of 4 blades per rotor I'd suggest adjustment with a rotor crossed (+position)and the other 45 degrees moved (X position) How ti be clear Please forgive my english I Am Italian

pusher props are electric?

@Veldtian1

2 жыл бұрын

electric motor, no transmission shafts that way. just big fat high voltage power cord.

When you look at bells offering this is innovative but overly complex

@burnerjack01

4 жыл бұрын

Innovative? Russian version has been in service since the 1980s.

@libertyman3729

4 жыл бұрын

THERE IS A LOT GOING ON THERE.

@jeffreyexposito3803

4 жыл бұрын

@@burnerjack01 Russian helicopters are garbage.

@havoc3742

4 жыл бұрын

@@jeffreyexposito3803 the Mi-24 would disagree

@CheapSushi

4 жыл бұрын

This thing looks like another fragile, easy to damage, maintenance nightmare just like what Sikorsky is offering.

Airwolf vibes

All electric..everyone wants to know..how it will handle with an EMP directed toward it?

@SB-xt6gb

4 жыл бұрын

Helicopters don't glide!

@neilcarey5341

4 жыл бұрын

@@SB-xt6gb they do auto-rotate though.....

@SB-xt6gb

4 жыл бұрын

@@neilcarey5341 Thanks for the info.

unmanned aircraft with 50 hell fire missiles. no need more manned aircraft anymore.

@libertyman3729

4 жыл бұрын

...and OVER the horizon missiles.

@sheeplord4976

4 жыл бұрын

Unmanned planes are quite tame in their flight plans as of currently.

So much stuff to go wrong... Ease of maintenance you say? I highly doubt it.

Large disposable drones only way to go !!

Hasn’t Russia had this type chopper forever or is this new technology?

@WanderfalkeAT

4 жыл бұрын

If AMERICA says it is new, you better BELIEVE IT :)

@0623kaboom

2 жыл бұрын

@@WanderfalkeAT the americans have one on display in one of e military museums ... virginia I think ... it was shown to be downable with a single 308 round to the mast ... and was discontinued because of the quick death of crew once hit ... circa 1960 ... this design is so old it almost a century old now and even davinci had a dual stacked rotor version as well as his corkscrew one ...

@WanderfalkeAT

2 жыл бұрын

​@@0623kaboom Davinchi also had a Glider that didn't fly also, Is he now the Father of Airplanes? LOL! He also had a Turtle Wooden rolling Thing - Now he is the Father of Tanks? FACT: The Russians are the Coax Chopper Makers - You guys Copy everything. In Fact I'd call you Chinese, but you simply buy the Tech and say it's yours :) Even your first Jets where impossible without Whittle! And don't get me started with Rocket Tech - BIG L-O-L!

Waiting for this technology to become commercial

@jebise1126

4 жыл бұрын

it is. kamov got commercial co-axial helicopters

@yungdadi

4 жыл бұрын

@@jebise1126 o really. You mean people own this for private use?

@jebise1126

4 жыл бұрын

@@yungdadi yes you can buy ka 32. it pretty big and expensive but its civilian. ka 226 is smaller and i think also civilian version can be bought. both are co-axial but no pusher props there

@kuzmankapidan5506

4 жыл бұрын

@@jebise1126 Odlično si objasnio! Sad mu objasni šta znači "Jebi Se"! 😂😂😂😂😂

@abvmoose87

4 жыл бұрын

I think the Sikorsky s97 will be available as corp version pretty soon, prob will be quite expensive though. I think there is some european brand though making a light affordable co-axial helo. Can't remember thr name though.

It looks like airwolf

Not bad, Russia develope coaxial rotors and side by side pilots helis like 20 years ago, but you are doing great behind...

this thing looks so dumb were is the ah-66

Russians already have this hardwere remember the buran shuttle?

@defencebangladesh4068

4 жыл бұрын

Kamov-52

@paladin0654

4 жыл бұрын

The one that never flew?

@hardmcshaft5665

4 жыл бұрын

What about the alligator that been flying for abit i think.. russia makes far better helicopters always has

@defencebangladesh4068

4 жыл бұрын

@@hardmcshaft5665 yes KA-52 Alligator

@leewilliam8111

4 жыл бұрын

useless rusian helecopter

Side by side pilots is wrong for an attack helicopter.The field of view is compromised for both pilots. How many fighter type aircraft have been developed with side by side seating? If one is incapacitated, the other is partially blinded.

I like Sikorsky’s version better, but this is still a beautiful machine.

Why would i send this out , when i can send drones with the same weapons and way more smaller foot print and zero danger to life ?.

@289pinto

4 жыл бұрын

Drones won't hold a crew

Let's hope it's designation is not 737 😉

hand it up there going to be no more wars

Future Attack Reconnaissance aircrafT. FART.

@badlandskid

4 жыл бұрын

SBD

So they put fans on a Russian design.. innovative!

@jesusalfredofernandezcruz1833

Жыл бұрын

And wings.

I hope they are not competing against Lockheed raider X attack helicopter. Side-by-side pilot capabilities is really not In issue to worry about because flight controls can be switched from pilot to pilot even if they’re sitting front and back positions. With the wings that’s probably gonna carry extra fuel and the two prop fans along with that Wide ass whale tail of a tail is going to cause unnecessary air drag that will Limit hi speed capabilities. Lockheed Raider X has a more suitable aerodynamic slipstream airframe for high-speed capabilities. No,I do not like the Raider X wide ass whale tail as well. I still believe that Boeing’s Comanche is a better platform for a dual blade system that has a way better stealth Version of a Attack helicopter concept. This is one time that I really think that Boeing should I put their hat in the game. I really think Lockheed and Boeing should really hook up on this one. Hope you’re listening Penny potluck. Sincerely, Cinderella😎

Looked promising untill I saw the pilot at 3:31

Although the Russians have been at it longer (and it's a proven design), they don't have the ducted booster fans. So these guys here still deserve a little credit for adding their own spin on it.

@WanderfalkeAT

4 жыл бұрын

HAHAHA! HAHAHAAAAHAHAHA! If you put a Spoiler on your Chevy, you can claim to have invented the Car? HAHAHAAAHAHA! That gave me a REAL Laugh, thanks :)

1:52 Stealth capability.

It may sound stupid. But why is this purpose needs a whole new military program?? Why not brings back the commanche program and be done with it???

It seems very EMP-vulnerable.

Why are they still using Rotors... Some dude has already deigned one around the F35B lift fan. That does away with Rotor Blades. Thus is does not need a tail boom. Forward flight is combination of lift fan and the Turbine Engine....And it's fast and quieter with the same amount of lift capacity. In a compact air frame...

@ChevTecGroup

4 жыл бұрын

Doubt it. No way it's quieter than a rotor system, and fuel/power efficiency, controllability, and durability would not come close

@MasterChief-sl9ro

4 жыл бұрын

@@ChevTecGroup You idiot.. You can see the results of such systems in a store bought Drone...As those 60 foot Rotor Blades are loud..One reason they try so hard to remove the Tail Rotor. The Fuel capacity of them are limited to 2 hours. Are far more intensive in flight control. Higher Maintenance man hours... So I suggest you read more. As I can tell you never been around them.. Thank You...

@Khumry

4 жыл бұрын

i agree like the one in the movie avengers

@ChevTecGroup

4 жыл бұрын

@@MasterChief-sl9ro I've been a helicopter mechanic for over a decade. I guess me and all the engineers at Lockheed, Sikorsky, Boeing, Airbus, and every other major manufacturer is dumber than you and your videogame/movie experience. Multirotor drones do work well but only for smaller rotor blades. The way they are controlled are completely different. Drones control thrust by varying the speed of a rotor, on larger systems the inertia of the rotors is too big to overcome. Also, drones fly for a matter of minutes, helos fly for hours. While Multirotor systems are very cool and are promising. They definitely don't beat traditional helicopters when you are trying to fight a war or do real work. Keep playing your video games til you get old enough to try the real thing

@ChevTecGroup

4 жыл бұрын

@@MasterChief-sl9ro and your mention of a turbine system like the f-35 to make a helicopter shows you know nothing. Will it hover? Yeah, but not much else. I had 2 Apaches hovering 300 yards from me at 100ft AGL last week and didn't know they were there until I looked up. And the loudest rotor system in the military is the mv22 osprey, which is the closest thing to what you describe yet shakes building the farthest away. The f-35 and harrier are even louder but at a much higher tone.

Very Kamov

He says the chopper is all electric forgetting that Russian Alabuga EMP can incinerate all electric/electronic circuits on board in no time and render the chopper and other American flying machines obsolete!!

@ozzy7763

4 жыл бұрын

Amos Lukyaa uhhhh you do realize that military electronics are hardened against EMPs right ?

@amoslukyaa5792

4 жыл бұрын

@@ozzy7763 May be protecting against Mickey Mouse USA manufactured EMP generators not Russian no nonsense Alabuga is capable of incinerating all semiconductors even if the circuit boards are screened with 15 inches thick area 51 manufactured alloys for protection, Alabuga will still fry Uncle SAMs electronic circuit boards like French fries - Russian never bluffs, when they say gotta ground breaking weapons you better take them seriously.

@nbranski43

4 жыл бұрын

@@amoslukyaa5792 rUsSiAnS nEVeR BLuFf

Looks like a nightmare to work on.

So if the pilot is unconscious he cannot transfer control of the aircraft to the co-pilot?

🇲🇨🇲🇨🇲🇨👍💪👌

Clones of Kamov? Hahaha!

@The1badgolfer

4 жыл бұрын

Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...

@WanderfalkeAT

4 жыл бұрын

It is normal for the Yanks to copy everything. In that Regard they are like the Chinese :) Just that they normally buy the Foreign Companies and grab the Patents before they say - Oh look we designed something New :) That does not work with the Russians and KAMOV ;) Also the Alligator grabs that Thing and f*cks it in the Arse because it thinks it's a Lady Alligator, with side mountet Propeller Titts :)

@jonlocke1624

4 жыл бұрын

@@WanderfalkeAT But it's not stealing via espionage. Doing it through legitimate business is not necessarily a bad thing.

@herc1305

4 жыл бұрын

Russia did not invent Coaxial rotors. A Frenchmen did that or maybe Italian. The first American coaxial helo was made before the first Russian coaxial helo. The SB1 Defiant looks about as much as a Kamov as your newest Kamov looks like the very first coaxial helo developed in USA in the early 1940's.

@eacorion

4 жыл бұрын

Abraham Zuñiga no

Конкурент Ка-52

未来小鸟

Go USA!

Soon rotors will be replaced with giant fan jets. With speeds of 300knts.

So, it doesn’t fly but looks pretty...🤔

@More-Space-In-Ear

4 жыл бұрын

Hammerschlägen M because he just told us in the video hence my post. 😏

@More-Space-In-Ear

4 жыл бұрын

Hammerschlägen M no worries my friend, no worries 😉😊

Halo called, they want the future back! Sweet chopper!

Looks like an Alligator with propfans. This is going to be a maintenance nightmare.

@cleo1488

4 жыл бұрын

They will all be maintenance nightmares compare to the OH-58.

@bbmw9029

4 жыл бұрын

@@cleo1488Coaxial counterrotating props, prop fans, retractable gear. Sounds lots more complex than anything the army is flying currently. And the all electric controls could go either way. No hydraulic fluid to deal with, but electrical gremlins can be tough to find.

@cleo1488

4 жыл бұрын

BB MW Complex, but I love the innovation. If maintenance is the main priority then Bell Invictus 360 will win.

@possiblyadickhead6653

4 жыл бұрын

I don't think they are going to get far with this bird. Just contemporary helicopters have better sensors and more storage and payload.

@cleo1488

4 жыл бұрын

notafakeaccount I don’t think they will get far with FARA overall.

' oh no... that is a error wrong design on the battle helicopter

S-97 Raider.

@gianpaolovillani6321

4 жыл бұрын

The s-97 raider aircraft really sucks.

I could make a better Heli/plane in Simple Planes.

👍😎☕🍩🚁

double rotary system is a copy of Russian technology

@aldenroswell8504

4 жыл бұрын

Well it's just a rotor system it's not neccisarily copied

@clevernduruza8624

4 жыл бұрын

@@aldenroswell8504 if it's Russian it's not copied but if it's American its copied?

@WanderfalkeAT

4 жыл бұрын

We live in a American World, where Water is Blue and Russians are BAD!

@flycatchful

4 жыл бұрын

Germany developed this technology during WWII.

@WanderfalkeAT

4 жыл бұрын

Not the same Kind. The Flettner had 2 Rotorheads side by side with each having 2 Blades contrarotating made them not touch each other. Well seen in the Flettner Fl 265. A great Design because it was not so complex like the one KAMOV was using. Anyway, it limited the Blades per Head to 2. And it wasn't very silent. Some Ultralight Plane/Choppers are still using it Today.

Coaxial has the BEST performans! russians are good in that! but it can be proven more mainly in the rotor area all other futures is good this heli is good! the invictus from bell has perfect rotor but i think can go an step forther! we talk for tottaly cloose rotor area! yes..next step is rotor disc enclosed but all together like thespinning top performans ! to land an heli on your tip of your finger und fly without any..noise! is all about rotor! the rotor in this model the two rotors are much apart each other needs so more work! work needed allso the aerodynamics must be more thinn ! the bell has it all more better but this combine propulsion system is very good as an good third hand! very good in low und heavy landings and low altitudes manovers

Sikorsky can't make one that doesn't crash, only the French hold the world speed record for helicopter in level flight.

@abvmoose87

4 жыл бұрын

JoJo Rox What are you talking about? Which Sikorsky crashed? The Sikorsky in competition with this havent crashed as far as I know? The X2/S-97/SB-1 is ultra stable and performs like s champ, will most likley win the contract but I like this helo as well. Please explain what crash youre talking about.

@jojorox7493

4 жыл бұрын

The thing can't even land without tearing its rotorblades off. The prototype that crashed in 2017 has not been repaired. The French helicopter that holds the speed record is far more stable.

@abvmoose87

4 жыл бұрын

JoJo Rox I didnt know of a crash but I guess youre referring to the hard landing. I didnt thinkmuch of it but maybe it was more serious than I realised. Which one is the french one? Is it a different model?