U.S. Army Independently Testing High-Speed Rotorcraft Configurations

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Initial CHITA tests at Langley used a conventional helicopter configuration with a slowed rotor.
Credit: U.S. Army
With an eye on its rotorcraft future, the U.S. Army has been quietly performing independent experiments with advanced high-speed rotorcraft configurations. A modular wind tunnel model, the Compound Helicopter Interactional Aerodynamics (CHITA), was developed by the Army’s Combat Capabilities...
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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