09.10.2022, 10:05
Zitat:Italy Air Force chief wants in on US next-gen helicopter tech — prontohttps://www.defensenews.com/global/europ...ch-pronto/
ROME — Italy needs to partner with the United States on the development of coaxial rotor helicopters — and fast — to get the same benefits it earned as an early partner on the F-35 program, according to Italy’s Air Force chief. Gen. Luca Goretti said Italy urgently needs to get in on the ground floor of the technology’s development to avoid playing catch-up later. [...]
Coaxial rotor helicopters, which feature two rotors turning in opposite directions, are under development by a Sikorsky-Boeing team to compete in the U.S. Army’s Future Vertical Lift program. Two platforms, the Defiant X and Raider X, feature pusher propellers that notably increase speed. [...]
“We will be a promoter in Europe of [coaxial] technology, a leader in its development and industrial growth, which will increase in time, as happened with the F-35, where the Germans and Swiss are now looking at us and our maintenance hub in Cameri with a potential interest in our competencies,” Goretti said. [...] “Today they are working on the possibility to fly at 300 knots, to carry out extreme maneuvers and stop immediately, which could be a leap in quality for new generations of helicopters,” Goretti said.
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