Firefly Posted July 20, 2019 Report Share Posted July 20, 2019 Is it just me, or is this the future of helicopters? GenMarkof and Klaiber 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klaiber Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 Sikorsky is headquartered about 20 minutes from me. So I have a lot of hometown pride. My brother and I got an amazing tour of the Sikorsky headquarters 4 years back, and we got to see their Black Hawk and Seahawk production line. My brother had done something for Sikorsky through his role as a college professor, so the tour was a thank you, and I was his +1. It was an amazing time. Either way, we were lucky enough to have visited the facility on the same day that the S-97 performed it's first flight test (22 May 2015). The S-97 was in West Palm Beach, Florida. So, nowhere near us. But they announced it over the loudspeaker while we were there and everyone was super psyched. It was a very cool moment. Firefly 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Labroisse Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 The physics of that thing is amazing. At 2:09 you can see the rear propellor stop as the ship goes to level hover. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Britchot Posted July 21, 2019 Report Share Posted July 21, 2019 1966 called, they want their prototype back: Klaiber 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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