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Jul 23, 2024 · Learn more about Airbus at FIA 2024. Racer, Airbus' high-speed helicopter demonstrator, has reached its fast cruise speed target of 407 km/h (220 kts).
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Jul 23, 2024 · Airbus Helicopters, July 23, 2024 - Farnborough - Airbus’s Racer high-speed helicopter demonstrator, developed in the frame of the European Research Clean Sky 2 project, has reached its fast cruise speed target of 407 km/h (220 kts).
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Jul 24, 2024 · The target fast cruise speed of 253mph (407km/h) was passed on June 21, less than two months after Racer’s first flight, when Airbus Helicopter’s chief test pilot Hervé Jammayrac, pushed the aircraft to a speed of 260mph (420 km/h) during a test flight.
Optimised for a cruise speed of 400 km/h, the Racer features a variety of innovative technologies, including: A characteristic box-wing designed for aerodynamic efficiency. A hybrid metallic-composite airframe designed for low weight. A new high-voltage, direct-current electric generator.
Jul 23, 2024 · Airbus' Racer helicopter has shattered speed records, reaching a blistering 260 mph, surpassing its target cruise speed of 249 mph.
Jul 23, 2024 · The Racer—short for Rapid and Cost-Effective Rotorcraft—reached 227 kt. (407 km/hr.) in level flight on June 21, speeding past the cruise speed target of 220 kt. just two months and nine...
“The aim of the Racer is not to go as fast as possible, but to offer enhanced operational capabilities at the right price for missions where speed can really be an asset,” sums up Julien Guitton. “When we ask end users whether high speeds are of interest to them, the answer is invariably ‘yes, but’.
