Two HX50s were unveiled on Dec. 6, one equipped with skids, the other with wheeled landing gear. First flight is planned for 2024.
Credit: Hill Helicopters
With an order backlog of almost 1,000 aircraft and growing, British startup Hill Helicopters has finally lifted the veil on the first prototypes of its HX50 turbine-powered light rotorcraft. At the debut of the first aircraft during a glitzy event at Duxford, England, on Dec. 6, company founder...
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