Eurocopter is reporting a new breakthrough in the test flight program for its X3 high-speed, long-range Hybrid Helicopter demonstrator. The aircraft is equipped with two turboshaft engines that power ...

After undergoing a planned upgrade to its gearbox that enabled it to operate at full engine power, Eurocopter's X3 hybrid helicopter demonstrator has surpassed its original speed target of 220 knots ...

Six employees of aircraft maker Eurocopter were killed when their helicopter crashed in a mountainous region of southeast France on Wednesday during a test flight. The crash occurred around 1.30 p.m ...

The X2 has company – it’s called the X3. Eurocopter, the European helicopter maker that is one of Sikorsky Aircraft’s few rivals, this week said it had begun flight tests for a prototype rotorcraft it ...

Eurocopter’s hopes of producing a new heavy transport helicopter (HTH) with a maximum take-off weight of 36t have been boosted by the release of a joint request for information from the French and ...

A revolutionary new "hybrid tilt-rotor" aircraft has set a new record for the fastest helicopter - an epically swift 302mph. The feat eclipses the previous record of 287.7mph set by a Sikorsky's X2 in ...

Eurocopter's proposed future Heavy Transport Helicopter (HTH) design has changed dramatically, thanks to the company's fresh co-operation with US manufacturer Boeing. On show in model form at ...

The Eurocopter test pilot set a new speed record for helicopters last week, achieving 255 knots (293 mph) in the Eurocopter X3 hybrid. That easily eclipsed the benchmark Kevin Bredenbeck set in the ...

Unless you're a serious aviation geek who can name the world's fastest helicopters without skipping a beat, there's a good chance you've never heard of the Airbus H145 or the Eurocopter EC145. However ...