Sikorsky S-97 Raider Close Fly-By FlightGlobal Defence 2022-06-29 | The Sikorsky S-97 Raider does a close fly-by during a demonstration flight in West Palm Beach, FL.
Aerial tour of Normandy on the 80th anniversary of D-Day FlightGlobal Defence 2024-06-07 | FlightGlobal accompanied the US Air Force's 86th Air Wing for a C-130J transport flight on 6 June 2024 as part of the ceremonies marking the 80th anniversary of the D-Day landings in Normandy, France. Launching from Cherbourg-Maupertus airport, the flight included low-altitude passes over Omaha Beach, Pointe du Hoc and Utah Beach, close formation flying, high-angle turns and concluded with a flyover of the Normandy American Cemetery at Colleville-sur-Mer, where heads of state from around the world were gathered to mark occasion.
Sikorsky Raider X prototype ignites engine for the first time FlightGlobal Defence 2024-04-25 | For the first time, rotorcraft manufacturer Sikorsky powered up the Raider X prototype aircraft, which features the new GE Aerospace T901 Improved Turbine Engine. The engine, originally developed for the US Army's now-cancelled Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft (FARA) programme, will eventually power the army's Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawks and Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopters.Although the FARA programme has been cancelled, and the two prototype aircraft are not expected to fly, Sikorsky and the US Army are conducting limited ground testing of the T901 engine in the Raider X prototype to gather data in support of integrating the powerplant into the Black Hawk fleet.Smoke seen during the initial engine ignition is preservation oil being burned off, not a mechanical issue.Video provided by Sikorsky and Lockheed Martin.
Boeing MH-139A Grey Wolf flight testing FlightGlobal Defence 2024-01-30 | Boeing completed assembly on the first production-model MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter for the US Air Force in December 2023. The company has since begun flight evaluations on the new rotorcraft, which will provide security at nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missile sites around the United States.
Lockheed Martins Amorphic Appearance Zero-Projector Environment fighter training simulator FlightGlobal Defence 2023-11-20 | In a FlightGlobal exclusive, Lockheed Martin reveals the AMAZE Amorphic Appearance Zero-Projector Environment, an LED-based display for fighter pilot training, which promises improved visual performance and simplified operations, at a lower cost compared to current simulators that use high-resolution projectors.
Armed Chinese fighter jet flying dangerously close to American military aircraft FlightGlobal Defence 2023-10-18 | The US Department of Defense says footage from this incident on 23 June 2022 captures a Chinese People's Liberation Army fighter jet in the midst of a "coercive and risky intercept against a lawfully operating US asset in the South China Sea". The PLA jet approached within 12m (40ft) of the American craft, before repeatedly flying above and below the US aircraft and flashing its weapons, according to an account by the Pentagon.
Chinese fighter intercept of American military aircraft over the South China Sea FlightGlobal Defence 2023-10-18 | A video released by the US Department of Defense and US Indo-Pacific Command shows a May 2023 incident in which a People's Liberation Army Air Force fighter jet intercepted an unspecified US aircraft over the South China Sea. The Chinese pilot flew across the nose of the American plane, according to the Pentagon, forcing the US aircraft to fly through the fighter's wake turbulence.
Sikorsky S-97 Raider fast fly-by FlightGlobal Defence 2022-06-29 | The Sikorsky S-97 Raider experimental helicopter can reach speeds greater than 200 knots when using its rear-mounted propeller to generate forward thrust. In this demonstration flight in West Palm Beach, FL the pilots reached 185 knots.
Sikorsky S-97 Raider performs pirouette manoeuvres. FlightGlobal Defence 2022-06-29 | The Sikorsky S-97 Raider experimental helicopter performs pirouette manoeuvres at a test facility in West Palm Beach, FL.
Sikorsky S-97 Raider simulated gun run FlightGlobal Defence 2022-06-29 | The Sikrosky S-97 Raider experimental helicopter simulates a low-speed gun run in West Palm Beach, FL. The pilot uses the real propellor to create reverse thrust and slow the aircraft down for maximum time on target.
