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The Insane Capabilities for Future Combat Helicopters | NATO NGRC
🕑 Added 2025-03-04 20:46:51 +0000 UTCNot too long ago, NATO launched a new project to develop the helicopter of the future. It comes with really impressive, borderline ludicrous requirements, in order to really push for the "next big milestone". In this video I will provide insights on these and also show you a really impressive flight demonstration of one of the three main contenders - the X-2 concept of Sikorsky!
Big thank you to all of you who have supported me to get to the point where I can get such access, it continuously impresses me what this community is able to achieve. I have also asked Sikorsky if any of you have questions on their design, that we could make a follow up sometime in the future. So ask away and let's try to get your questions answered directly from the source.
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Bumbum McPoopy-FartFace
I don't get it. This was already solved in the 80's. Airwolf.
Military Aviation History
The balance sheet for this speed and the ABC was complexity and price at the time. I am given to understand that pilots had an incredible workload burden and the added systems made it a tough sell at the time. Nowadays, with the automation and state of technology, this concept appears to be far more viable. As with every design there are trade-offs, as a concept it appears to fits the NGRC requirements quite well. Given the published timeline, this or next year we will know more on the final decision.
Steve Kurt
That is pretty cool! The idea of using a pusher prop to get more speed out of a helicopter has been around for a while. Wiki says that Sikorsky's earlier version, the S-69, first flew in 1973. I have to wonder if there were aspects of the design that couldn't be satisfied with the technology of the era, or if there wasn't really a high demand for a fast helicopter. I'm curious to see whether there finally is a market for such an aircraft. Thanks for giving us such a close look!
