X3: just another speed record

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.

 

2013, June 7th D-Day

 

Catch it if you can: teaser

 

Catch it if you can: Eurocopter people sharing their experience

 

When the X3 met the TGV, French high speed train