SUPER STEALTH HELICOPTER DESIGNS FOR 2030

The US Army just signed “technology investment agreements” with four firms:   a Bell-Lockheed Martin team, a Boeing-Sikorsky team, Karem Aircraft and AVX aviation to develop prototypes that will compete to be the basis for the ground service’s light and medium-sized helicopters of the 21st Century.

 

The new choppers must be able to fly at least 265 miles per hour — double the top speed of your average helicopter.

 

They also have to be able to hover at altitudes of up to 6,000-feet in 95 degree temperature; a difficult feat for many helicopters.

 

The choppers must also be quieter than today’s helicopters. 

 

All four companies have nine months to flesh out their designs, after which, the Army will select two to be built and flying by 2018. The Army wants the new aircraft in service by 2030 or so.

Take a look at the designs - http://informantdaily.com/meet-armys-tricked-super-fast-stealth-copters-2030/

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