27.09.2005, 18:18
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Zitat:CH-53X HLR & JHL: Future Heli Programs on Collision Course?
The US Army, in cooperation with its Joint Service and NASA partners, recently announced the award of five agreements/contracts for the Concept Design and Analysis (CDA) of a Vertical Takeoff and Landing (VTOL) Joint Heavy Lift (JHL) rotorcraft. This is a futuristic aircraft that would carry roughly the capacity of a modern C-130 Transport, but with the ability to take off and land like a helicopter. No current US military helicopter platform even comes close. To meet this goal, the competitors are deploying some radical and different technologies in their proposals.
At the same time, the US Marine Corps' vital medium-heavy lift CH-53E Super Sea Stallion helicopters are beginning to to wear out their airframes. Hence the HLR Heavy Lift Replacement program, aimed at fielding new-build CH-53X aircraft beginning in 2012. [...]