Sikorsky's New Tilt-Wing Hybrid VTOL Aircraft Promises 575-Mile Range

05 Mar 2024 | Abstracted from New Atlas

"The new HEX program by the Lockheed Martin subsidiary features three hybrid, autonomous rotorcraft..The goal is to combine high speed with a range in excess of 500 nm (575 miles, 926 km)...feature a 1.2 MW-class turbogenerator. In the meantime, Sikorsky Innovations and GE Aerospace are completing a hybrid-electric power systems testbed with a 600 KW electric motor for hover performance tests."

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