The Eurocopter X3 achieved a speed of 255 knots in level flight, surpassing the Sikorsky X2's record. The X3's speed is attributed to its hybrid design, combining a main rotor with two forward-facing ...

Just about every helicopter operator is quite familiar with noise complaints. Whether it be the local news helicopter or even a medical helicopter, many people on the ground don't like the sound ...

Since Eurocopter‘s formation 20 years ago from the merger of helicopter producers in France and Germany, the company has steadily increased its market share, capturing and holding onto the coveted ...

Eurocopter is reporting a new breakthrough in the test flight program for its X3 high-speed, long-range Hybrid Helicopter demonstrator. The aircraft is equipped with two turboshaft engines that power ...

Eurocopter is officially entering the race to develop a high-speed helicopter with its new X3 technology demonstrator. The prototype helicopter is designed to offer "the speed of a turboprop-powered ...

Eurocopter has announced a new pair of speed records set by its hybrid helicopter demonstrator, the X3. Piloted by Hervé Jammayrac, the X3 reached a level flight speed of 255 knots (472 km/h) over the ...

See that chopper right there? That's the Eurocopter X3, and as of last week, it can cruise at more than half the speed of a commercial jet. Although the helicopter was striving to hit 220 knots, it ...

Eurocopter has rebuffed German media reports questioning the operational suitability of its Tiger attack helicopter, and says the type has passed the 20,000 flight hour mark without incident. "Wire ...

The X2 has company – it’s called the X3. Eurocopter, the European helicopter maker that is one of Sikorsky Aircraft’s few rivals, this week said it had begun flight tests for a prototype rotorcraft it ...

Eurocopter's proposed future Heavy Transport Helicopter (HTH) design has changed dramatically, thanks to the company's fresh co-operation with US manufacturer Boeing. On show in model form at ...

An Ottawa judge has thrown out fraud charges against Eurocopter Canada Ltd., stopping in its tracks the one criminal prosecution in the decade-long Airbus saga. The case involved the purchase by the ...