Eurocopter is reporting a new breakthrough in the test flight program for its X3 high-speed, long-range Hybrid Helicopter demonstrator. The aircraft is equipped with two turboshaft engines that power ...

Eurocopter is officially entering the race to develop a high-speed helicopter with its new X3 technology demonstrator. The prototype helicopter is designed to offer "the speed of a turboprop-powered ...

After undergoing a planned upgrade to its gearbox that enabled it to operate at full engine power, Eurocopter's X3 hybrid helicopter demonstrator has surpassed its original speed target of 220 knots ...

The Eurocopter test pilot set a new speed record for helicopters last week, achieving 255 knots (293 mph) in the Eurocopter X3 hybrid. That easily eclipsed the benchmark Kevin Bredenbeck set in the ...

The X2 has company – it’s called the X3. Eurocopter, the European helicopter maker that is one of Sikorsky Aircraft’s few rivals, this week said it had begun flight tests for a prototype rotorcraft it ...

The EC 135 is used by many police forces and ambulance services in the UK Helicopter maker Eurocopter has issued a worldwide safety alert to operators of its EC 135 model - the type that crashed in ...

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MARSEILLE, France (Reuters) - European group Eurocopter showed off a revolutionary winged helicopter on Monday, in a bid to counter U.S. rival Sikorsky's efforts to break the speed barrier by ...

Six employees of aircraft maker Eurocopter were killed when their helicopter crashed in a mountainous region of southeast France on Wednesday during a test flight. The crash occurred around 1.30 p.m ...

Eurocopter’s hopes of producing a new heavy transport helicopter (HTH) with a maximum take-off weight of 36t have been boosted by the release of a joint request for information from the French and ...

German-French plans for a heavy-lift transport that could be built in cooperation with U.S. manufacturers are nearing the initial definition phase, say Eurocopter executives. The two countries first ...

The Presidents of Brazil and France celebrated the signing of a contract to purchase 50 EC725 helicopters. Eurocopter and Helibras will form a joint venture to produce, assemble and maintain the ...