Saturday, November 14, 2009

Turbocopters -- G.F.

My article is on a new technology called the Turbocopter. The company building these, Sikorsky, hopes the new helicopter will travel twice as fast as a regular helicopter. A regular helicopter flies at 150 mph. They also hope to have the new Turbocopter will have low vibration, low pilot workload (most processes are animated), and low noise. The turbo comes from the back high speed prop that pushes the helicopter to help it accelerate faster. This is a great innovation because it is a big advantage for time critical missions such as medical evacuations and military operations. The helicopter will be able to hover, maneuver, and go around 300 mph.
This will help the economic situation because it will create many new jobs to make the helicopter. This is good for the war during medical emergencies. These would be great but it will be 10 years before we see these choppers in the sky.

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