HX50 Light Rotorcraft First Flight Held Up By Lack Of Engine

Tony Osborne December 12, 2023
Hill Helicopters HX50 aircraft

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...
Tony Osborne

Based in London, Tony covers European defense programs. Prior to joining Aviation Week in November 2012, Tony was at Shephard Media Group where he was deputy editor for Rotorhub and Defence Helicopter magazines.

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