Sikorsky S-97 Raider
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The Sikorsky S-97 Raider is a high-speed scout and attack compound helicopter based on the Advancing Blade Concept with a coaxial rotor system under development by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky planned
S-97 Raider in flight
Mockup in October 2011
Sikorsky X2
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The Sikorsky X2 is an experimental high-speed compound helicopter with coaxial rotors, developed by Sikorsky Aircraft, that made its first flight in 2008 and was officially retired in 2011.
Sikorsky S-97 Raider
…complexity requiring the full-time attention of two pilots led to the program's cancellation. These problems were largely solved on another attempt by the Sikorsky X2 technology demonstrator in 2010. First proposed in response to a Request for Information for the Armed Aerial Scout (AAS) program in March 2010, the…
Sikorsky X2 Demonstrator