The Eurocopter X3 achieved a speed of 255 knots in level flight, surpassing the Sikorsky X2's record. The X3's speed is attributed to its hybrid design, combining a main rotor with two forward-facing ...

As Eurocopter presses ahead with development of its X3 technology demonstrator with a view to introducing the radical high-speed technology commercially in six years, the key challenge is not ...

Eurocopter is bringing its X3 experimental hybrid helicopter demonstrator to the United States this month for a summer tour that could include a visit to a town near you. The first stop will be ...

Eurocopter is claiming to have beaten Sikorsky’s X2 unofficial speed record by reaching 263 kt. in a dive with its X3 high-speed demonstrator. During trials in early June, Eurocopter test pilots ...

The helicopter, which is part of Airbus' high-speed, long-range hybrid helicopter (H3) concept has been patented by Airbus. ___5095688___https:_____static.pulse.com ...

17 May 2011, 09:20 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache // Eurocopter has today taken the wraps off the first product from “Mercedes-Benz Style”, as the EC145 helicopter has had its world premiere at the ...

The race to own the skies is getting faster. Eurocopter revealed this week it has developed a hybrid helicopter that can go 220 knots per hour after rival Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. took its new hybrid ...