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Helicopter devoid of a tail rotor and can significantly improve the combat capability of the us army.
The cruising speed of the helicopter MD 969 – almost 300 kilometers per hour / defenseworld.netАмериканская company MD Helicopters has shown combat helicopter Combat MD969 Explorer.
It is reported Naked-science.
Light reconnaissance and attack helicopter Combat MD969 Explorer, created on the basis of the MD 902 Explorer, was presented at the exhibition Heli-Expo 2019, which started on March 5.
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A distinctive feature of the new helicopter was the lack of a tail rotor. We are talking about the use of so-called NOTAR system, involving the compensation of reactive torque from the rotor is installed in the tail fan and air jets located on the tail boom.
MD969 developed in the framework of Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA), involving the delivery of the U.S. army a large number of light helicopters.
The new machine can reach a cruising speed of nearly 300 kilometers per hour. On the outer holders, the helicopter can carry very different weapons.
As reported the UNIAN, the European aircraft manufacturer Airbus Helicopters intends to submit US your high-speed combat variant of the helicopter within the framework of American program Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft Competitive Prototype (CP FARA).