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Sikorsky X2 Team Wins Collier Trophy

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Key Takeaways:

  • Sikorsky's X2 technology demonstrator was awarded the 2010 Robert J. Collier Trophy for its innovative co-axial rotor and auxiliary propulsion design.
  • The X2 achieved an unofficial speed record of 250 knots for a helicopter, six months prior to receiving the award.
  • Sikorsky views the X2 technology as highly scalable for diverse future rotorcraft applications, with a proposed S-97 Raider already unveiled and civil versions being explored.
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The team behind Sikorsky’s X2 technology demonstrator has won the 2010 Robert J. Collier Trophy, six months after the unique twin-coaxial rotorcraft set an unofficial speed record for a helicopter of 250 knots.

“Sikorsky has a long and storied history of innovation, starting with the invention of the world’s first practical helicopter and continuing today with X2 technology and the exciting new possibilities it opens for our company and our industry,” said Sikorsky president Jeff Pino.

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