Sikorsky S-97 RAIDER demonstrates agility at the X during Future Vertical Lift flight Demo 

I'd also note that its "small" size would make it less apparent when looking to shoot it down.

You mean villagers in some 3rd world country..

I urge for the contrary. it gives you a good warning of what is coming your way... Time to duck and cover...

It would be ideal if the "bad guys" heard nothing at all. With those propellers running it's loud as fuck.

@@koscocosco5309 A villager in a 3rd world country is all it takes to one of these down unfortunately.

You were installing LP record player in it. And your buddy fake missiles. 😄

lol 😂

For sure they will. Some sort of noise cancelling technology that they already used on those specially equip Nighthawks they flew on the night Special Forces killed Bin Laden.

It can be flown without it when sound is a bigger concern than speed as well.

There’s no footage because it hasn’t been completed yet. Press release from March 26, 2021 said it was about 30% complete.

This chopper is fine RPG magnet. Love it.

@@Only_God_Is_Allah_SWT All choppers are MANPAD magnets. What's your point?

Waiting for engines, should be a demo coming soon within the next 6 months, and yeah good luck hitting that thing running full speed with an RPG7 lmaooo And even if you do, our TR3B Black Mantas will drill holes in your little terrorist foreheads from low orbit lmaoo But you and your buddies also look like perfect M250 magnets from 2000 yards, Emir Lmao

The Westland Lynx holds the world record for a pure helicopter, having achieved an average of 249mph over a 15km course back in 1986. It is also fully acrobatic and can carry 8 troops or a large variety of weapons ordinance. 35 years later and this COMPOUND helicopter is barely any faster and is less manoeuvrable. Even worse, the Lockheed Cheyenne prototypes from the late '60s were as fast and agile as this Sikorsky. Apart from the electronics and newer fly by wire technology, this machine really isn't that big an advance.

@@another3997 This helicopter is going to fly faster than 250 MPH you know that right?

@@randomman057 Let me know when it does.

Absurdly fast for how supposedly efficient they are. Apparently these are saving a lot of fuel and cruising at those high speeds at the same time. Likely can go faster, but we won't know for sure until prototype testing is really completed.

RIP Headphone users

It’s not loud when Compared to single rotor helicopters. If you hear it, then you’re too late.

It’s a lot louder than single rotor Sikorski helicopters.

I wonder if being inside of it would be like being next to a panel saw constantly running

I want to see how fast it is with a full weapons load-out and crew compliment (including max number of troops transported).

The Westland Lynx holds the world record for a pure helicopter, having achieved an average of 249mph over a 15km course back in 1986. It is also fully acrobatic and can carry 8 troops or a large variety of weapons ordinance. 35 years later and this COMPOUND helicopter is barely any faster and is less manoeuvrable. Even worse, the Lockheed Cheyenne prototypes from the late '60s were as fast and agile as this Sikorsky. Apart from the electronics and newer fly by wire technology, this machine really isn't that big an advance.

And why not go for ducting fans (Harrier) and skip the rotor blades.

to forward faster i believe

​@@zeke3486 Harrier used jet engines not ducted fans. Regardless ducted fans are much less efficient than rotors. For example the F-35 and the S-64 Skycrane both have similar powerplants in terms of power output but the S-64 can lift itself and an additional 25,000 lbs while the F35 (which uses a ducted fan behind the cockpit to support the front end of the plane in VTOL) can lift itself and it's ordinance, which is considerably less than 25,000 lbs. An S-64 can lift an M1 tank on a sling, try that with an F-35 and see what happens. This is also why tiltrotors will never replace helicopters for "helicopter things" like lifting large loads and loitering in hover. The proprotors have to compromise between disk loading in hover and prop drag in forward flight so you end up with an aircraft that is a less than ideal helicopter and less than ideal airplane.

Fuel.

It might be a year since asked, but the answer is Sikorsky already tried this: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikorsky_S-69 In addition to fuel consumption as already mentioned, the jet engines caused excessive vibration which would have adverse effects on operation and equipment lifespan. Furthermore, the jets reduced the strength of ground effect, making vertical takeoffs impossible.

And less efficient.

Retractable wheels increase aerodynamics and top speed

... why does* it* have retractable* wheels?*

@@einundsiebenziger5488 sorry my English is not perfect I have my head full with Spanish, German , Italian and Portuguese Have a nice day genius 😁👍

Yes. And, you don’t hear the noise until it’s on you. By then, it’s too late.

@LA This is a scout helicopter though and not for attack...

If the rear prop fails, you still have two counter rotating main rotors.

So fenestrons or fantails are literally the most sensitive things in the world. -- what you see on these birds with the open prop. You could shoot multiple holes in it and be fine. The fan or ducted tail systems are literally like turbo fan jet engines. Like the H145/as365/ec155/ec135/h135/ the rah-66 Comanche. These are all helos that have a counter TRQ fantail or fenestron. But they turn at 10,000-11,000rpm and the blades are extremely delicate. If the balance gets off even a hair it goes in self destruct mode. This is one reason the RAH-66 Comanche fell threw. Unfortunately I’ve seen bell or others are building another one with the fan tail and it’s sad! Let’s just say a fenestron is not the bird you wanna take to the X. .

Has controllable pitch axis in hover and slow forward or reverse flight.

@@Tony-om5kr I'm sure it's awesome but they didn't show it here was my only complaint

@@alouiciousjackson5812 I would love to see it enter a hot LZ using the tail prop in reverse pitch to slow it down.

Maybe that was the point lmao???

Kamov KA-50 Hokum

@@Tony-om5kr The Ka-50 is not the first helicopter with co-axial rotors. The first heli of that design successfully flew in 1946.

This success is burning on Ukrainian soil at the moment. Already lost around 20% of their combat ready helicopter fleet. Putin remains a master strategist.

Why does* this aircraft have a* Russian name on it?* Because Igor Sikorsky, founder of the Sikorsky helicopter company was an ethnic Russian, born in Ukraine in 1889, then part of the Russian empire. He emigrated to the US where he became a US citizen and started developing helicopters.

Three quarters of it is engine and drive shaft, not much space in the cabin.

The AH-56 used a pusher like same this (specifically a constant RPM variable thrust prop with fully reversible pitch). The "jet engine" you are referring to was the turboshaft engine that powered the rotor system. A turboshaft uses the same principle as a turbojet but uses hot gases to drive a rotating shaft via a turbine rather than to generate thrust. Most modern helicopters use a turboshaft engine. The M1 Abrams also uses a turboshaft instead of a piston engine. M1 turboshaft startup: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-2ZfVP19mDm4.html K-Max helicopter turbine startup: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-p1NWWPIvpk0.html In spite of having an exhaust that looks a lot like a jet nozzle, they do not generate thrust, it's just an exhaust. The energy from the expanding gas is all captured by the turbine on the shaft and converted into torque and the waste heat is extracted from the exhaust and recycled back into the burner.

Turbine engines eat a lot of fuel. It would significantly reduce its range.

Most of them are downed 😂. The remaining shoting rockets from safe distance they fear the MANPADS like hell.

Indeed, the V280, hasn't had any delays or budget problems and aside from being a little bit larger has greater speed, range, and cargo capacity.

The Westland Lynx holds the world record for a pure helicopter, having achieved an average of 249mph over a 15km course back in 1986. It is also fully acrobatic and can carry 8 troops or a large variety of weapons ordinance. 35 years later and this COMPOUND helicopter is barely any faster and is less manoeuvrable. Even worse, the Lockheed Cheyenne prototypes from the late '60s were as fast and agile as this Sikorsky. Apart from the electronics and newer fly by wire technology, this machine really isn't that big an advance.

One of the goals of this program is to have a common platform for transport and gunships similar to how the USMC has the AH-1 and UH-1 and the V-280 is a no go for that because a tiltrotor would make a terrible gunship (not as good as a pure helicopter in loiter and hover) and the USAF would never tolerate it anyway. Part of the key west agreement is that the Army is prohibited from armed fixed wings and if the USAF complained about the AH-56 over it's stub wings they would certainly complain about a tiltrotor gunship.

it's not a blackhawk replacement it's a kiowa replacement

Brantly B-1 was developed in USA 1946, 3 years befor Kamov-10 first flight. It is very likely that all the ideas are stolen from Germany in the WW2, like the rocket technology. They still using old Soyuz rockets from 1957. Most of the knowledge is from deported German scientists.

Yes, it can. Up to 40 knots. Do the research.

@@seaskimmer9071 "Yes, it can. Up to 40 knots." France: We are interested!

Yes, it can. Do the research.

@@seaskimmer9071 yeah.. Thanks for heads up. Yes it can fly sideways.

It is an US helicopter, the difference is obvious, it is flying.

Sikorsky isn't a russian company,

@@bloodypine22 well what county are the helicopters from

@@marcafterdark1003 Sikorsky Aircraft is an american company. Founded in the 20s by an Ukrainian immigrant.

@@bloodypine22well I stand corrected