Sikorsky to flight-test HEX

Sikorsky plans to flight-test a distinctive new aircraft called HEX – a hybrid-electric vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) demonstrator with a tilt-wing. Announced during the recent HAI Heli-Expo event in Anaheim, California, HEX is the first in a series of large, next generation VTOL aircraft to feature varying degrees of electrification, and an advanced autonomy system for optionally piloted flight. According to Sikorsky, HEX “will put a premium on greater than 500 nautical miles range at high speed, fewer mechanical