Defence Helicopter
Successful First Flight Completed at Sikorsky Hawk Works
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation's Military Derivatives Completion Center (MDCC) has successfully achieved its first flight of a Naval Hawk helicopter. This initial helicopter, produced at the Sikorsky HAWK WORKS Schweizer Aircraft, is an S-70B helicopter. Sikorsky is a subsidiary of United Technologies Corp.
The aircraft achieved first flight on Aug ...
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