AgustaWestland released a picture of the Project Zero prototype. Only unmanned hover flight has been tested yet, with the rotors in horizontal position.
Source: http://ow.ly/i/2saia
Project Zero in hover, (C) AgustaWestland
It is so easy to ask! AgustaWestland was kind enough to answer.
Hi @blueskyrotor, here is one photo #ProjectZero http://t.co/Xwbyu6fAyX #AgustaWestland
— AgustaWestland (@AgustaWestland) June 26, 2013
Will it ever be displayed in flight?
Despite the offical AgustaWestland’s statement that the tilt rotor prototype flew several times within the last 2 years, many aeronautics enthusiasts expect the Italian manufacturer to release pictures of the demonstrator in flight.
Front view of the AgustaWestland’s Project Zero under dome at Paris Air Show 2013
Presentation of Project Zero in Paris Air Show 2013 by Dr. James Wang, Vice President of Research and Technology at AgustaWestland
Presentation of Project Zero in Paris Air Show 2013 by Dr. James Wang, Vice President of Research and Technology at AgustaWestland
Side view of the AgustaWestland’s Project Zero under dome at Paris Air Show 2013
Source: http://www.agustawestland.com/mediagallery
Side view of AgustaWestland’s Project Zero in Le Bourget, Paris Airshow 2013
Source: http://media.aerosociety.com/aerospace-insight/2013/06/17/paris-air-show-day-zero/8225/
Eurocopter X3 broke a world speed record with 255 kt in level flight (@10,000 ft), 5 kt more than the Sikorsky X2.
For the second time in its existence, this very same fuselage was made famous: the first event happened 22 years ago, when the Dauphin DGV became a world fastest helicopter with 372 km/h.