Awesome! Another coaxial design! About time we started making them. Kamov have done extremely well with these designs, and they out-perform other single-main-rotor helicopters in every scenario. The pusher fans are an interesting twist. I'd be interested in seeing how they add to the helicopter's performance in live testing. Great design, hope to see more of it in the future.
Meadmaker 452 The Sikorsky S97 and its subsequent models are going to be better, they have already gone more than 270 knots already proven without government funding.
AVX was dropped from the FARA program in March 2020 along with Karem and Boeing. Bell 360 Invictus and Lockheed Raider X were selected to compete in the next phase of the program. RIP.
If all they want is an attack helicopter, sure. This heli offers more payload capacity and options for payload, potential to carry personnel unlike invictus. The aft fans and coax design in this aircraft adds the potential to fly faster than the Invictus though I have no idea what the top speeds of each aircraft is.
@@Mediiiicc True but FARA is suppost to be a scout helicopter replacement. The FLRAA contract is more the personel carrier and in that case the V-280 Valor stands as the clear choice. The Raider is promising better specs than the Invictus but only time will tell with the Raiders final design compaired to Invictus.
That 360 seems like a good choice to take over the mission of the Kiowas but a poor choice for anything else. There is no extra capacity to carry passengers. The weapons bay is not that large. The Raider X seems like a step up. This AVX comes next. Then the Defiant X seems like the most capable. With a range double that of a Blackhawk and a speed double that of a Blackhawk it would be hard not to choose if they had to choose just one "multi-role" helicopter. I could envision the Defiant X could also be "reconfigurable" to carry troops, configured as a gunship, or configured as an attack helicopter.
@@michaeljorgensen790 The Defiant X and V280 Valor are in competition to replace the Blackhawk. I really like both designs and their capabilities. The V280 will be just a bit faster than the Defiant, but it takes up a lot more room too. It can't get into some of the smaller landing areas the Defiant can. As for the Invictus and the Raider X, I liked both of those too. But the Raider X is way more flexible, and capable. The Invictus is struggling to meet the FARA speed requirements. Bell has already changed the Fenestron tail for a regular open tail to try and reduce weight to achieve better speed. There is just no way possible for the Invictus to match the speed advantage of the Raider X with its current single main rotor/tail rotor configuration. Bell will try to win this with simplicity and hopefully a lower cost. But if I had to my life on the line to fly a helicopter, I want the better helicopter, not the cheaper one.
it looks like the Westland Lynx or Wildcat from the front with the boxy split windows. Well, AVX didn't make the FARA cut, but they definitely made an interesting machine!
Might be a contender... Like the electric concept for the actuators.. I might be softening my view toward the coaxial design.. Foldable might be one thing.. Big fan of the modern cockpit displays.. I am concerned about the protection of the main electrical systems . but love NO hydraulics...
Hi, 😊 If AVX failed in the FARA Programme, then can it be sold to Allies, and any other Countries, except China, North Korea, Iran, Russia, Belarus,...?🤗
The Air Force knows how to get funding approved. Insure you hire an Air Force sales person to get the Army approved for the funding and you’ll have mission success ha! 😆
O yes re-define what inter-theater means in a global A-symmetric environment and re-wright the rules for self deploying aircraft to account for the modern pop up global threat.
