Compound Rotorcraft

Airbus Helicopters chief plays down prospects of high-speed programme without military money

Airframer continues to validate its compound architecture through flight tests of the Racer demonstrator. Airbus Helicopters is unlikely to launch a new civil rotorcraft using the compound architecture it is validating through the Racer demonstrator without first introducing the high-speed technology on a military platform, according to the airframer's chief executive. In flight testing since…