Eurocopter unveils new-look helicopter, page 1
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Topic started on 27-9-2010 @ 05:15 PM by Romantic_Rebel
news.yahoo.com...


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 rewriting rotorcraft design rules. The X3 hybrid helicraft -- which combines forward-facing propellers astride two short aircraft wings with the familiar overhead rotor blades seen on any normal helicopter -- was unveiled following months of secrecy.


This is awesome here. Now all they have to do is make it eco friendly and we would be all set.
Keep em' coming France. We need more romance and technology breakthroughs.
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