ABOVE: Sikorsky’s VTOL prototype successfully demonstrated stability and manoeuvrability in both helicopter and aeroplane ...

which can be loaded easily on Air Force cargo planes for overseas transport. The VH-92A design is derived from Sikorsky‘s S-92 commercial helicopter, which first flew in 1998. The company ...

allowed it to carry cargo slung beneath the fuselage. The concept of the "Skycrane" helicopter emerged in the late 1950s. Sikorsky had already explored similar configurations with the S-60 and CH ...

Sikorsky said the aircraft also performed 30 transitions between helicopter and airplane modes ... that is large enough to carry passengers or cargo on longer-haul flights. Sikorsky plans to ...

The line between crewed and uncrewed aircraft has blurred even more after a Sikorsky Black Hawk helicopter carried out a demonstration cargo mission as well as a medical "emergency rescue ...

“It’s a very efficient hover machine but also a pretty fast aircraft for cargo and ... plans.” Sikorsky also is in conceptual design of a single-main-rotor helicopter with hybrid-electric ...

On Feb. 5, 2022, a U.S. Army UH-60A helicopter retrofitted ... Convergence 2022, where Sikorsky and DARPA showcased the Black Hawk’s ability to autonomously conduct cargo resupply missions ...

Helicopter pioneer Igor Sikorsky once said ... Indeed—the rotorcraft has a unique ability to transport cargo and people to otherwise impossible-to-reach places. That’s why the GoAERO ...

A separate test flight started out with the helicopter lifting off with a tonne of cargo attached to a 12-metre sling and flying toward a designated landing zone. During that flight, Sikorsky ...