A-160 Hummingbird Poised to Fly

August 05, 2004

"Watch for the A-160 Hummingbird to be back in the air soon. The helicopter UAV - which uses radical areodynamics in its rotor system to impart endurance - has been grounded since early this year, pending changes since a landing accident. The company - Frontier Systems - is now part of Boeing's organisation, under the umbrella of the rotorcraft part of Phantom Works. The flight will still use a four-cylinder auto engine (from Subaru), but a six cylinder-powered aircraft will soon follow."

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