Future Helicopters

[KevinB]

Hmmmmm looks around......but about that Bell 407!

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Northrop Grumman MQ-8C Fire Scout - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

MQ-8C Fire Scout is a Bell 407..........

I think you means was But it was also cancelled.

 

[Colin Parkinson]

You guys might find this interesting

 

[KevinB]

US Army’s next-gen helicopter engine could fly in Black Hawk next year

The Black Hawk will be the first to receive the capability, and the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter will follow.

www.defensenews.com

 

[Good2Golf]

US Army’s next-gen helicopter engine could fly in Black Hawk next year

The Black Hawk will be the first to receive the capability, and the AH-64 Apache attack helicopter will follow.

www.defensenews.com

It’s impressive in person, considering its size and how much power it’s putting out. Not quite T55-level awesome, but nice improvement over the T700

 

[SeaKingTacco]

How does the CT7 compare to this?

 

[Good2Golf]

How does the CT7 compare to this?

Depends which version.

The T-901 currently sits at about 3000-3100shp according to the GE guys I spoke with.

CT7 varies between 2500-3000 for -8 variants, but I believe the T901 is notably lighter and many fewer moving parts (so the GE reps say).

 

[SeaKingTacco]

Depends which version.

The T-901 currently sits at about 3000-3100shp according to the GE guys I spoke with.

CT7 varies between 2500-3000 for -8 variants, but I believe the T901 is notably lighter and many fewer moving parts (so the GE reps say).

I was thinking the Cyclone installed variant. It is the only one I know.

 

[Good2Golf]

I believe that one is actually 3000, so very similar. The claim to fame for the 901 is lower weight, lower SFC and longer TBOs.