#SB1DEFIANT 

I've been following this technology since the '80s and ABC. Absolutely awesome to see Defiant flying so well.

Hats off to all the team at Sikorsky!!!

Flies like a dream! Can't wait to see more!

thanks for shearing Team DEFIANT

Epic music and editing to accompany this awesome project.

That is such a beautiful aircraft. I love it.

That thing is gorgeous!

I love the design of this aircraft and it's my pick over tilt rotor technology competitors!

It looks big sitting next to the Blackhawk! Really amazing engineering!

Amazing work by the Defiant team!

That's amazing !

I'm happy to see helicopters finally using of the technoloty devoloped during the AH-56A Cheyenne program by Lockheed California Co. Curising speed 250, every day. Tow missiles, night visor, laser aiming, rockets, TOW milliles, helmet sightsm had to use P-51;s for chase planes. And this was back in the 70-80's. Berchmqn Ridhard Test pilot, Lockheed CA Co.

The Army should award the helicopter contract to the Lockheed Martin-Boeing team.

Cool ride!!

Beautiful 👍🏻🇺🇸

I'm Happy to see

Cool Machine ❤

Amazing👍

Btw for people unaware with the technology of coaxial rotors. Don’t be confused! I see a comment somebody compares it to a coaxial helo of the past. Like ka-52. This is a very different animal. To get the advantage of this system the two rotors have to be very close together. The ka-52 alig they have them spaces too far apart to benefit from what Sikorsky is doing on lag etc.

YES!

This copter is on another level. design is on point

Wow!

Poetry in motion

Very nice

Really nice and STABLE looking aircraft. Very impressive performance 🥹

Great accomplishment by the Sikorsky team. Additional props goes to the Bell Flight team too for the V-280. Many years of innovation, design and development.

This is right next to my home, I seen this helicopter and the Comanche along time ago, I can often here helicopter way off in the distance in the woods...

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ STABILITY & SPEED BADGE CONGRATS YOU WIN.!!! 👏👏👏

I'm biased as I have a lot of experience with the UH 60 L helicopter, which to me was and still is one of the best if not thee best all around helicopter ever made, as it's versatility and maneuverability were second to none, and probably still are. I was sincerely hoping to see some more aggressive flying here, but leave disappointed 😞 The Blackhawk A and L models were field serviceable too, plus 10g crash worthiness... very important if you ask me. So, a major understanding indeed to replace the Blackhawk... I for one wish that the assembly line today had RAH 66s on it, yes the Comanche!! *and yes, I realize that does not replace the Blackhawk, but the RAH 66 was a very very impressive helicopter to see fly, and I always felt let down that we never got that aircraft into production even though we won the contract.

Saludos desde Uruguay 💪😁👍

Top! Greetings from Berlin, Capital of Germany

one damn good looking bird

Seems like they made a good machine but the valor seems so implemented and #’s out the box are good. The range is really good.

I'm rooting for Defiant to be the next successor for Blackhawk

Incredible. A winner.

Esse é o mais top do mundo

I'd really like to see a demonstration of lowspeed precision, dead stop to full speed sideways to dead stop to backwards. That and a low altitude/high speed obstacle course (maybe unmanned for that one?).

The kobie skin

I was hoping this would be produced just so I could look at it. 🙂

Суперский вертолёт , как ка52 !!!

Green light to go on a mission!

🔝

👍💪💪

Valor may have won the contract to replace the black hawk but I'm sure the defiant will still be produced in some number to meet other strategic and tactical needs of the army

This should be the winner.

I think they should pick both, the V280 looks like a better long range troop/equipment transport and the Defiant looks more agile probably better suited as an attack aircraft.

They should genuinely be getting the newest contract, especially for something to replace the Osprey

That's got to be the best helicopter I have ever seen. The development team has done a fantastic job

does it transition into a more gyrocopter-like flight profile when in fast forward flight?

Looks like an RC helicopter. Very impressive as the real deal. Will pair nicely with the V-22 Osprey

This looks stealthier & agile than the Bell, but Bell took the award..wonder why

So they can't start a and stop the rear blades mid flight?

What are the new under cockpit strakes for?

An amazing helicopter

4:08 so much bigger than a blackhawk

A mock up version should be offered to the civilian market

너무좋다“! 우리 특공대에 배치해서 전용팀으로 활용하면 좋겠다”! 특히, 707 특공대에~~~~!

Still the BEST! Sikorsky Aurcraft. 🇺🇸👍🇺🇸💪🇺🇸

the child of thropters has born

I think navy will like it ❤

This would make Awesome POTUS - Marine One Helicopter! 👍👍

What a beautiful ship? The perfect successor to the Black Hawk...

What now? Are foreign/civilian contracts allowed?

I'm going to remain seated for a while longer.

Hi team defiant, please can i use a short extract of this video for a RU-vid video i am working on relating to the maximum forward speed of a helicopter. Of course the video will be credited to yourself. Thank you in advance , kind regards, Andrew

This is probably good as a dedicated attack aircraft much like the apache

Its what else it can do that they arent showing us🤔 Looks like a handy bit of kit tho👍

Now that the Defiant lost the competition for the U.S. Army contract, is it dead, or does it have a chance of getting a contract overseas?

So, I guess all those callers to Art Bell were on to something?

I get the whole speed thing, but it seems like the tilt rotor v-280 is going to have problems with tight landing zones.. But I'm sure they thought about it. This was my favorite to win.

Nice craft, but the V-280 was the best call between the two.

Sikorsky raider

Why not keep the name 'Sky Raider' S-97?

The defiant is cool but the interior space is limited for such a big vehicle. As opposed to the valor.

is that big thing a replacement for the Blackhawk or Chinook? It looks quite large.

Cool video, less music though please.

Holy cow, another level for an English guy.

What kind of armament can this carry? TOW 2 would be deadly with this kind of maneuverability. Might be able to laser multiple targets and rapidly let the TOWs out while strafing sideway maintaining a safe distance from the target.

Just add a few rocket pods and paint the belly white. It’s time for a Airwolf movie. 🐺

The Defiant is better than the original Black Hawk. I'll say that much. The system will work well.

So... y'all are going to release a model for us to fly in X-Plane, right? 🚁

Wow, very futuristic and the slim design of everything looks fantastic. Just wonder how long the military will take to get their hands on this piece of kit? And if it'll ever end up the arsenal of the Australian defence force. Mmmm. 🤔👍

I would have picked this one looks more survivable compared to the tilt osprey style. I can see the other one having one engine failure and becoming impossible to fly and land because you can’t auto gyrations down. Plus looks like this would be easier to train people on.

No weapons tests?

So this thing is almost Bugatti Chiron fast, might not sound that impressive but, unlike the Chiron, this thing can do that for hours not a few minutes! ;) 248 kts is 459 kph or 285 mph...

You know, Angry Cops was right, it does *kinda* look like one of those rc helicopters in terms of dual rotors and the tail rotor.

It could replace Apache!

How much downpayment & monthy?

Sweet by the time this makes it to production drones will have made it completely obsolete can’t wait…we’ll have squads of small drones that can fit/fly anywhere to zip in and pick up a downed pilot or wounded soldier and then buzz right out almost like a eagle diving in for its lunch and gone before you even knew it was there.

Would this be a replacement for the Blackhawk?

4:06 there is a place called GAYLORD?

Need NO MUSIC version.

Wasn't this program cancelled ???

RAH 66 was able to do 170 Knots on normal power if the Comanche was still in flight this would have beat this helicopter in just seconds

Awesome Design! Looks like the russian Kamov guys were right with their Coaxial Rotor Layout way back in the 70's and 80's!😉👍

It really dwarfs the Blackhawk.

А в км/ч сколько?

الغواصه الطائره

Is is bullet proof?

this looks like the maintenance hours will be atrocious not to mention the maintenance costs... that being said STOP WITH THE TILT ROTORS! Gawd those are the most disastrous frame in military history