Benefiting from the XH-59 (Advancing Blade Concept) and X-49A experiences, the high-speed helicopter technology demonstrator made its first flight at the Schweizer Aircraft facility on August 27, 2008. It is a single-engined fly-by-wire aircraft that features coaxial rotors and a pusher propeller. Was retired on July 2011 after accumulating 22 hours over 23 test flights. Development continued with the S-97 Raider a high-speed scout and attack helicopter proposal for the US Army
Specifications X2 |
Derivatives & Versions of X2 |
| Model | Year | History |
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 S-97 Raider 2015 | 2015 | Two rigid coaxial rotor prototypes designed to demonstrate a game-changing combination of maneuverability, hover ability, range, speed, endurance ... On August 2, 2017 one of the aircraft suffered a hard landing during a hovering test flight at the Sikorsky Development Flight Center at Palm B ... |
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Construction Numbers |
| C/N | Built as | Year | History | |
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| 0001 | 2008 |  N41AX,N525SA | ||
