2012-07-16 By Robbin Laird The month long visit of the X3 – high-speed hybrid Eurocopter to America is half-way overview. It began at the Eurocopter facilities in Grand Prairie, Texas in June 2012. With the Lt Governor of Texas and other political dignitaries present, the senior leadership of Eurocopter introduced…
In this video, Eurocopter's high speed Hybrid helo, the X3, is seen pursuing and overtaking a French high speed train. Credit: Eurocopter http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lc7BF3yDQr4
This week, the month long visit of the X3 – high speed hybrid – Eurocopter to America began and Second Line of Defense was there. The launch of the tour was held at Eurocopter facilities in Grand Prairie, Texas. With the Lt Governor of Texas and other political dignitaries present,…
6/15/12: Next week, the new demonstration helicopter the X3 will be visiting the United States. Second Line of Defense will be there as the tour kicks off in Dallas Texas. SLD first saw the new helo at the Paris Air Show last year, and we are looking forward to catching…
07/02/2011: During the Paris Air Show, Second Line of Defense talked with Experimental Test Pilot Hervé Jammayrac of Eurocopter. Jammayrac provided an update on the aircraft and the test program. In many ways, the new helicopter was a star at the airshow, bereft of many new flying aircraft. [slidepress gallery='an-update-on-the-x3']…
An Interview with Jean-Michel Billig 12/21/2010 - In early October 2010, Second Line of Defense had a chance to talk with Eurocopter about its new high-speed test helicopter, X Cubed. Jean-Michel Billig is Executive Vice President of Eurocopter for Research and Development. The slide show and the accompanying video below…
