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Wednesday, May 21, 2008

First 'Blades-On' Ground Runs Conducted Successfully For Sikorsky's X2 Technology Demonstrator

Sikorsky Aircraft Corp. achieved a major milestone on its X2 Technology Demonstrator program by successfully ground testing the aircraft with rotor blades installed and spinning for the first time. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.

The initial blades-on ground test was conducted May 13 and went according to plan.

The ground tests are continuing at Sikorsky's Schweizer Aircraft Corp. rapid-prototyping facility in Horseheads, N.Y., in preparation for the X2 Technology Demonstrator's first flight.

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