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Sikorsky S-97 Raider Demonstrated At The U.S. Army’s Redstone Arsenal
Sikorsky S-97 Raider Demonstrated At The U.S. Army’s Redstone Arsenal
The Sikorsky S-97 Raider helicopter flew two flight demonstrations at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville (Alabama), on April 13 and April 15, 2021. (Photo: Sikorsky/Lockheed Martin).
The demonstrations were meant to show the S-97 Raider’s agility and the program’s status to the U.S. Army personnel working on the Future Vertical Lift program.
Sikorsky demonstrated the S-97 Raider, the company’s development aircraft for the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) program, to the U.S. Army personnel at Redstone Arsenal in Huntsville (Alabama) on April 13 and 15, 2021. Sikorsky’s test pilots Christiaan Corry and Bill Fell flew the Raider in routines “that highlighted both low-level helicopter maneuverability and the high-speed capability”.
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