Sikorsky looks to first CRH flight this year with LRIP on tap

By Rachel Cohen / February 23, 2018 at 2:03 PM
ORLANDO, FL -- Sikorsky is working toward the maiden flight of its HH-60W Combat Rescue Helicopter as it begins assembling the fleet's first aircraft in anticipation of the start of low-rate production in fiscal year 2019. The first two aircraft will be complete in the next couple of months and HH-60W will fly late this year, Tim Healy, Sikorsky's CRH program director said in a Feb. 22 interview here. The second aircraft to be built during engineering and manufacturing development...

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