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
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| X2 Technology Demonstrator Pilot Named Flightglobal “Aviator of the Year”, 12-Nov-11 : DUBAI, United Arab Emirates - Flightglobal Magazine has named Sikorsky Aircraft’s X2 Technology™ Demonstrator Pilot Kevin Bredenbeck its “Aviator of the Year.” Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. |
| Sikorsky Chief Test Pilot Awarded SETP Honor for Achievement with X2, 03-Oct-11 : STRATFORD, Connecticut - Kevin Bredenbeck, the pilot who flew the revolutionary X2 Technology™ demonstrator last year to an unofficial speed record for conventional helicopters, has been recognized by the Society of Experimental Test Pilots (SETP) with the Iven C. Kincheloe Award for the year’s outstanding professional accomplishment in the conduct of flight testing, Sikorsky Aircraft announced today. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. |
| X2 Takes its Final Flight - Program paved the way for upcoming S-97 Raider, 14-Jul-11 : WEST PALM BEACH, Florida - Sikorsky Aircraft Corp.’s X2 Technology™ demonstrator has flown for the last time, the company announced today. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp. |
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 S-97 Raider | 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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 | 0001 | 2008 |  N41AX : Schweizer SHM-41A / X-2 prototype f/f 27aug08; to N525S+ N525SA : Schweizer SHM-41A / X-2; ex N41AX N525SA : on permanent display in the Udvar Hazy Center, part of +  | |